5 ECTS credits
130 h study time

Offer 1 with catalog number 6001468FEW for working students in the 2nd semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.

Semester
2nd semester
Enrollment based on exam contract
Possible
Grading method
Grading (scale from 0 to 20)
Can retake in second session
Yes
Enrollment Requirements
NOTE: registration for this course is only possible for working students. Day students can register for courses whose code ends with an R. At Inschrijven / studentenadministratie@vub.be you must be registered at the VUB as a working student for the current academic year.
Taught in
Dutch
Faculty
Faculty of Law and Criminology
Department
Publiek recht
Educational team
Kelly Reyniers (course titular)
Activities and contact hours
18 contact hours Lecture
75 contact hours Independent or External Form of Study
Course Content

Lectures and questions from students.

The course seeks to analyse in depth various legal matters relating to “welfare at work”. It starts with a general theoretical framework by way of introduction to safety theory and a discussion of the relation between law and safety. After a brief historical overview of developments of Belgian regulations on safety at work and their European framework, an in-depth study will be conducted of the various sources of law with regard to safety at work such as the Welfare at Work Act, ARAB and the Codex, labour law legislation, social security regulations, etc. The following items will be examined:

  • ARAB: objective, structure, characteristics, general principles and the restructuring of ARAB to the Codex on welfare at work
  • Prevention and social security: prevention as a function of social security and analysis of provisions relating to prevention in occupational risk insurance
  • Competence, responsibility and liability of the actors involved in welfare policy: general competence of the various actors and specific competence for employment in the same workplace; working with external enterprises and temping; special responsibilities with regard to violence, bullying and sexual harassment at work; penal and civil liability
  • Organisation, status and tasks of the actors involved in welfare policy with regard to a) organisation, status and tasks of the Workplace Health and Safety Committee and b) organisation, status and tasks of internal and external services for Workplace Health and Safety
Course material
Course text (Required) : Welzijn op het werk en arbeidswetgeving, Syllabus van de titularis, Via het secretariaat
Handbook (Required) : Handboek welzijn op het werk, Van Regenmortel Anne, Die Keure, 9789048647200, 2023
Additional info

Complementary study material: Additional course material will be provided by the tutor.

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

  • The course seeks to provide students with an advanced understanding of legal regulations pertaining to the Workers' Health and Safety Act.
  • Enable students to critically analyse this matter and solve concrete cases and problems autonomously in an scientifically responsible matter.
  • Provide students with a sound and up-to-date understanding of legal regulations pertaining to "welfare at work".
  • Enable them to critically analyse and assess this matter and solve concrete cases and problems autonomously in an scientifically responsible manner.

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Oral Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Oral Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

  • Examen Mondeling with a relative weight of 1 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Additional info regarding evaluation

Oral examination with written preparation

Allowed unsatisfactory mark
The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context

This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Social Law: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)