Legal framework · Belgium

Who has to run a psychosocial risk analysis in Belgium.

Every employer, whatever the size of the company. What the 50-worker threshold changes, and what it does not.

The question

Is my company covered by the obligation to run a psychosocial risk analysis?

In brief

Every employer is covered, whatever the size of the company. Preventing psychosocial risks is an integral part of well-being-at-work policy.

An organisation of twelve people covers exactly the same ground as a hospital. Size changes the resources available, not the obligation.

The analysis is carried out by the employer, with the participation of the workers. The prevention adviser for psychosocial aspects is involved on the terms set out in the Code.

What the 50-worker threshold changes.

Below 50 workersThe employer turns to an external service for the prevention adviser for psychosocial aspects. This is precisely the segment where a fast, well-equipped approach adds the most.
From 50 workers upwardsThe prevention adviser for psychosocial aspects can be internal, if the organisation has one.
In both casesThe prevention adviser from the internal service for prevention and protection at work exists either way, and the obligation to run an analysis remains in full.

Who does what.

The employerRuns the analysis and carries responsibility for the prevention plan.
The workersTake part in the analysis. Without their participation, the analysis has neither value nor legitimacy.
BolbyProvides the instrument, the platform and the statistical treatment of the results.
The approved adviserConclusions and recommendations can be handled by certified advisers from an approved external prevention service.
What Bolby changes

Bolby is not an external prevention service and does not stand in for one. We provide the measurement (a validated instrument, the platform, the analysis) and we work with the approved adviser of your choice on the conclusions.

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How often does a psychosocial risk analysis have to be redone?No article of the Code on Well-being at Work sets a frequency for the psychosocial risk analysis. The “every five years” comes from the global prevention plan. What that changes for you.Read

This page sets out the Belgian well-being-at-work framework in plain language. It is not legal advice. For your own situation, rely on your prevention adviser for psychosocial aspects. Last reviewed: September 2026.

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