Netherlands: staff sickness and training

“Law” is a binding rule. “Official guidance” is not law, but inspectors expect it. “Chef Hygiene default” is a value the app checks against where no rule gives a number.

• LawDutch law sets no food hygiene certificate, number of hours or renewal. Staff must be supervised and instructed to suit their work (Regulation 852/2004, Annex II, Chapter XII).
• Official guidanceStaff must know the hygiene code, and the owner may instruct them. The NVWA checks staff knowledge during inspections.
• LawA person with a disease carried by food, infected wounds, skin infections, sores or diarrhoea must not handle food. They must report it at once (Regulation 852/2004, Annex II, Chapter VIII).
• Official guidanceFor norovirus, RIVM advises staff to return to their own work no earlier than 24 hours after vomiting or diarrhoea stops.
• LawWith one or more employees you must appoint a BHV’er for first aid, fire fighting and evacuation (Arbowet, art. 15).
• LawManagers on an alcohol licence must be 21 or older and hold the Verklaring Sociale Hygiëne (Alcoholwet, art. 8).