Deputies mutual assistance and advice have compiled useful information on safety and management. The documents below were prepared partly in response to questions from municipalities. Click on the document of your choice to download it.
Health & safety
Churches are responsible for the safety of salaried staff, volunteers and visitors. Churches therefore have to deal with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and health and safety regulations. It is advisable, and in many cases even mandatory, to also make proper arrangements for emergency assistance by organising in-house emergency services (bhv) and drawing up a proper emergency plan.
- Health and safety checklist for municipalities without hospitality industry 19-03-2016
- Report arbo RIE bhv 17-10-2016
- Manual on occupational health and safety from obena
- Checklist care for safety CGK 19-03-2016
- Calamity plan CGK 19-03-2016
Management of buildings and finances
The management committee manages the congregations' finances and, if the congregation has its own building, for the operation and maintenance of the church building. The committee has its own duties and powers for these responsibilities and bears directors' liability to some extent.
Sustainability
- Stewardship - sustainability for churches March 2019
- 20230228 sustainability scheme (pdf)
- 20230228 preservation scheme (excel)
For anyone involved in management and governance within the church, the Churches Fair Netherlands a recommended event.