Accident at work To be recognized as such, a

• be a sudden and unexpected event;
• have caused you physical damage (cut, crushing of a part of your body, hernia, infarction...) and/or psychological damage (emotional shock);
• have a connection with your work (an accident during your working time in the premises, parking lot or canteen of your company; an accident between your workplace and your residence; an accident while you are teleworking...).

In a guide for victims of accidents at work and their families, the Directorate-General for Labor shall indicate in particular:

• the various approaches that you can perform
• rights and allowances to which you are entitled;
• the interlocutors that you can ask for.

Accident at work In 10 factsheets (a member of your family has died following a procedure; what to do if you are declared unfit for your position; obtain compensation from the court of law...), the administration informs you in particular:

• that you have special protection against dismissal accident at work when you are a victim of an occupational disease or illness, during and after the period of work stoppage;
• that you can request a psychological support accident at work if a member of your family or a colleague has died as a result of a
• that your employer must, to the extent possible, assign yourself to a position appropriate to your abilities accident at work and comparable to your previous job, when you are declared unfit following a