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Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulations on the design, design and manufacture of personal protective equipment (PPE) (FOR-2018-06-22-1019). (Forskrift om konstruksjon, utforming og produksjon av personlig verneutstyr (PVU)) -

Adoption: 2018-06-22 | NOR-2018-R-109594

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Law, Act

Meld. St. 12 (2017–2018) White Paper on Health, safety and environment in the petroleum industry. (Meld. St. 12 (2017–2018) - Helse, miljø og sikkerhet i petroleumsvirksomheten.) -

Adoption: 2018-04-06 | NOR-2018-L-109721

The report deals with the status, trends and the government's assessments of health, environment and safety in the petroleum activities.

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation on electrical equipment (FOR-2017-10-10-1598). (Forskrift om elektrisk utstyr) -

Adoption: 2017-10 | NOR-2017-R-109595

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (No. 1856 of 2016) amending the Ordinance (No. 1356 of 2011) concerning the design and facilities of workplaces and work premises (Workplace Ordinance). (Forskrift (Nr 1856 af 2016) om endring i forskrift (Nr 1356 af 2011) om utforming og innretting av arbeidsplasser og arbeidslokaler (arbeidsplassforskriften).) -

Adoption: 2016-12-22 | Date of entry into force: 2017-01-01 | NOR-2016-R-107209

Amends article 5-14 ss.1 concerning hazard warning signs for chemical substances or mixtures classified as dangerous and article 5-14 ss.2 concerning safety signs for areas, rooms or shutters used for storing large amounts of chemical substances or mixtures classified as dangerous.

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (No. 1339 of 2016) amending the Ordinance (No. 1357 of 2011) concerning the performance of work, use of work equipment and associated technical requirements (Ordinance on the performance of work). (Forskrift (Nr 1339 af 2016) om endring i forskrift (Nr 1357 af 2011) om utførelse av arbeid, bruk av arbeidsutstyr og tilhørende tekniske krav (forskrift om utførelse av arbeid).) -

Adoption: 2016-12-22 | Date of entry into force: 2017-01-01 | NOR-2016-R-107211

Amends article 2-4 ss.1 concerning the employer's responsibility for the workers access to the substance catalog with information on the chemicals and relevant safety data sheet and information sheet at the workplace, article 10-3 concerning work equipment subject to certification requirements, article 16a-1 ss.1a concerning level, frequency range and exposure time in connection with electromagnetic fields, new heading for article 17-2 "Requirements for training on assembly, dismantling, change and control of scaffold with upper scaffold floor from two meters to five meters" and new heading for article 17-4 "Requirements for training on assembly, dismantling, modification and control of scaffolding with nine-meter top scaffolding flooring and for scaffolding not assembled in the standard assembly according to the supplier's installation instructions".

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (No. 1860 of 2016) amending the Ordinance (No. 1358 of 2011) concerning intervention values and limit values for physical and chemical factors in the work environment and infection risk groups for biological factors (Ordinance on intervention values and limit values). (Forskrift (Nr 1860 af 2016) om endring i forskrift (Nr 1358 af 2011) om tiltaksverdier og grenseverdier for fysiske og kjemiske faktorer i arbeidsmiljøet samt smitterisikogrupper for biologiske faktorer (forskrift om tiltaks- og grenseverdier).) -

Adoption: 2016-12-22 | Date of entry into force: 2017-01-01 | NOR-2016-R-107213

Amends article 4-1b concerning exposure limits and radiation doses and appendix 5, 6 and 7:
- Appendix 5: Lower tilt values for electromagnetic field.
- Appendix 6: Upper tilt values for electromagnetic field.
- Appendix 7: Limit values for electromagnetic field.

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulations on Radiation Protection and Use of Radiation (Radiation Protection Regulations) (2016-12-16-1659). (Forskrift om strålevern og bruk av stråling (strålevernforskriften)) -

Adoption: 2016-12-16 | NOR-2016-R-109467

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (No. 1338 of 2016) amending the Ordinance (No. 1356 of 2011) concerning the design and facilities of workplaces and work premises (Workplace Ordinance). (Forskrift (Nr 1338 af 2016) om endring i forskrift (Nr 1356 af 2011) om utforming og innretning av arbeidsplasser og arbeidslokaler (arbeidsplassforskriften).) -

Adoption: 2016-11-17 | Date of entry into force: 2017-01-01 | NOR-2016-R-107205

Introduces a new p.6 to article 2-1 concerning considerations of the risk of violence and threat of violence when designing and furnishing workplaces and workplace premises.

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (No. 1339 of 2016) amending the Ordinance (No. 1357 of 2011) concerning the performance of work, use of work equipment and associated technical requirements (Ordinance on the performance of work). (Forskrift (Nr 1339 af 2016) om endring i forskrift (Nr 1357 af 2011) om utførelse av arbeid, bruk av arbeidsutstyr og tilhørende tekniske krav (forskrift om utførelse av arbeid).) -

Adoption: 2016-11-17 | Date of entry into force: 2017-01-01 | NOR-2016-R-107206

Introduces a new chapter 23a with with heading "Work that may cause violence and threat of violence".

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (No. 759 of 2016) amending the Ordinance (No. 1356 of 2011) concerning the design and facilities of workplaces and work premises (Workplace Ordinance). (Forskrift (Nr 759 af 2016) om endring i forskrift (Nr 1356 af 2011) om utforming og innretning av arbeidsplasser og arbeidslokaler (arbeidsplassforskriften).) -

Adoption: 2016-06-21 | Date of entry into force: 2016-07-01 | NOR-2016-R-107174

Amends article 5-7 no.2 ss. and 6-5 ss.4 p.1 concerning radio frequency radiation, non-ionizing radiation and securing openings between wall and scaffold or pathway.
 

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (No. 760 of 2016) amending the Ordinance (No. 1358 of 2011) concerning intervention values and limit values for physical and chemical factors in the work environment and infection risk groups for biological factors (Ordinance on intervention values and limit values). (Forskrift (Nr 760 af 2016) om endring i forskrift (Nr 1358 af 2011) om tiltaksverdier og grenseverdier for fysiske og kjemiske faktorer i arbeidsmiljøet samt smitterisikogrupper for biologiske faktorer (forskrift om tiltaks- og grenseverdier).) -

Adoption: 2016-06-21 | Date of entry into force: 2016-07-01 | NOR-2016-R-107176

Amends article 1-5a, 1-8, 5-3, 5-4 (heading), 5-5 (heading), 6-1 and Appendix 1 concerning daily exposure value, definitions of radiation, sand and other blowing measures used for sandblasting, requirements for cement and cementitious mixtures, requirements for breathing air from filling systems, assessment of the risk of biological factors and the substance Kloretan,

Introduces a new article 4-3 concerning electromagnetic field oxygen and limit values, a new Appendix 5 concerning lower electromagnetic field values ​​and a new Appendix 6 concerning electromagnetic field values ​​and a new Appendix 7 regarding electromagnetic field limits.

Repeals Appendix 1 concerning the substance 2-propoxyethanol.

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (No. 761 of 2016) amending the Ordinance (No. 1357 of 2011) concerning the performance of work, use of work equipment and associated technical requirements (Ordinance on the performance of work). (Forskrift (Nr 761 af 2016) om endring i forskrift (Nr 1357 af 2011) om utførelse av arbeid, bruk av arbeidsutstyr og tilhørende tekniske krav (forskrift om utførelse av arbeid).) -

Adoption: 2016-06-21 | Date of entry into force: 2016-07-01 | NOR-2016-R-107178

Amends article 1-4 no.24 concerning ionizing radiation, article 1-4 no.29 regarding artificial optical radiation, ultraviolet radiation, visible radiation of infrared radiation, article 6-7 ss.2 concerning protective equipment, article 14-2 ss.2 concerning measurement of hand and arm vibrations, article 17-2 ss.3a, 3b and 3e concerning safety on assembly of scaffolding structures, article 17-4 ss.2a and 2c regarding health and safety assembly of scaffolding structures, article 31-1 ss.1b concerning workers who may or may be exposed to substances, preparations or processes, articles 31-2 ss.2 p.1, 31-3 ss.1 p.2, 31-4 ss.1 and 31-5 ss.2 p .1 concerning content in the employer's register of employees.

Introduces a new no. 14 to article 1-4 concening electromagnetic field (whereas present no.14-48 becomes new no.15-49), a new article 10-4 regarding requirements for equipment-specific training (whereas present articles 10-4 to 10-22 becomes new articles 10-5 to 10-23) and a new chapter 16a concerning electromagnetic fields.

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (No. 762 of 2016) amending the Ordinance (No. 1359 of 2011) concerning construction, design and manufacture of work equipment and chemicals (The Producer Ordinance). (Forskrift (Nr 762 af 2016) om endring (Nr 1359 af 2011) i forskrift om konstruksjon, utforming og fremstilling av arbeidsutstyr og kjemikalier (produsentforskriften).) -

Adoption: 2016-06-21 | Date of entry into force: 2016-07-01 | NOR-2016-R-107182

Amends article 4-1 concerning technical requirements for access and execution of work on roofs and facades and article 4-6 concerning transitional arrangements for products that are type-approved by the Labor Inspection Authority.

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (No. 798 of 2015) amending the Ordinance (No. 1356 of 2011) concerning the design and facilities of workplaces and work premises (Workplace Ordinance). (Forskrift (Nr 798 av 2015) om endring i forskrift (Nr 1356 av 2011) om utforming og innretning av arbeidsplasser og arbeidslokaler.) -

Adoption: 2015-06-26 | Date of entry into force: 2015-06-26 | NOR-2015-R-102471

Amends article 5 and 7 concerning marking and labeling, chemicals and pollution in the work atmosphere.

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (No. 799 of 2015) amending the Ordinance (No. 1358 of 2011) concerning intervention values and limit values for physical and chemical factors in the work environment and infection risk groups for biological factors (Ordinance on intervention values and limit values). (Forskrift (Nr 799 av 2015) om endring i forskrift (Nr 1358 av 2011) om tiltaksverdier og grenseverdier for fysiske og kjemiske faktorer i arbeidsmiljøet samt smitterisikogrupper for biologiske faktorer.) -

Adoption: 2015-06-26 | Date of entry into force: 2015-06-26 | NOR-2015-R-102472

Amends Appendix 1: List of intervention values and limit values for pollutants in the work atmosphere concerning chemicals that should be considered mutagenic, chemicals that should be considered toxic to reproduction, ceiling limit is an instant value that indicates the maximum concentration of a chemical in the breathing zone that should not be exceeded.

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (No. 806 of 2015) amending the Ordinance (No. 1357 of 2011) concerning the performance of work, use of work equipment and associated technical requirements (Ordinance on the performance of work). (Forskrift (Nr 806 av 2015) om endring i forskrift (Nr 1357 av 2011) om utførelse av arbeid, bruk av arbeidsutstyr og tilhørende tekniske krav (forskrift om utførelse av arbeid).) -

Adoption: 2015-06-26 | Date of entry into force: 2015-06-26 | Date of partial entry into force: 2016-01-01 | NOR-2015-R-102473

Amends article 1, 3, 17, 31 concerning preliminary provisions, requirements for work with chemical and biological risk factors, requirements for working with physical risk factors, register of exposed workers.

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (No. 1885 of 2014) amending the Ordinance (No. 1358 of 2011) concerning intervention values and limit values for physical and chemical factors in the work environment and infection risk groups for biological factors (Ordinance on intervention values and limit values). (Forskrift (Nr 1885 av 2014) om endring i forskrift (Nr 1358 av 2011) om tiltaksverdier og grenseverdier for fysiske og kjemiske faktorer i arbeidsmiljøet samt smitterisikogrupper for biologiske faktorer (forskrift om tiltaks- og grenseverdier).) -

Adoption: 2014-12-22 | Date of entry into force: 2015-01-01 | NOR-2014-R-102464

Amends article 6-1 b, article 8-1, article 5-1 concerning limit values, definitions on radiation, limit values for pollutants in the working atmosphere.
 
Amends Annex 1: List of limit values for pollutants in the working atmosphere.

Repeals article 6-1 d.

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (No. 1894 of 2014) amending the Ordinance (No. 1357 of 2011) concerning the performance of work, use of work equipment and associated technical requirements (Ordinance on the performance of work). (Forskrift (Nr 1894 av 2014) om endring i forskrift (Nr 1357 av 2011) om utførelse av arbeid.) -

Adoption: 2014-12-22 | Date of entry into force: 2015-01-01 | NOR-2014-R-102465

Amends various articles in the Ordinance concerning preliminary provisions, requirements for work with chemical and biological risk factors, requirements for working with physical risk factors, requirements related to other risk work.

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (No. 1898 of 2014) amending the Ordinance (No. 1359 of 2011) concerning construction, design and manufacture of work equipment and chemicals (The Producer Ordinance). (Forskrift (Nr 1898 av 2014) om endring i forskrift (Nr 1359 av 2011) om endring i forskrift om konstruksjon, utforming og fremstilling av arbeidsutstyr som ikke dekkes av forskrift om maskiner (produsentforskriften).) -

Adoption: 2014-12-22 | Date of entry into force: 2014-12-22 | Date of partial entry into force: 2016-07-01 | NOR-2014-R-102466

Amends various articles in the Ordinance concerning scaffolding and ladders.

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (No. 207 of 2014) amending the Ordinance (No. 1357 of 2011) concerning the performance of work, use of work equipment and associated technical requirements (Ordinance on the performance of work). (Forskrift (Nr 207 av 2014) om endring i forskrift om utførelse av arbeid.) -

Adoption: 2014-02-24 | Date of entry into force: 2014-02-24 | NOR-2014-R-98948

Amends article 4-17 ss.1 p.2, article 10-2 ss.6, article 26-22, article 26-23, article 26-24 and article 31-1 ss.1 on regulations concerning the concentration of asbestos fibers in the air, citizens of other EEA countries or Switzerland to establish in Norway and registries to be held by employers.

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (No. 1717 of 2013) amending the Ordinance (No. 1359 of 2011) concerning construction, design and manufacture of work equipment and chemicals (The Producer Ordinance). (Forskrift (Nr 1717 av 2013) om endring i forskrift om konstruksjon, utforming og fremstilling av arbeidsutstyr og kjemikalier (produsentforskriften).) -

Adoption: 2013-12-30 | Date of entry into force: 2014-01-01 | Date of partial entry into force: 2015-01-01 | NOR-2013-R-98941

Amends the title of the Ordinance, article 1-4, article 4-3, article 4-4, article 4-5 and article 6-2 (whereas the previous article 6-2 becomes a new article 6-3) concerning strength and stability, labeling, assembly and operating manuals, certificates and fines.

Repeals article 4-6 - 4-10.

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (No. 1718 of 2013) amending the Ordinance (No. 1358 of 2011) concerning intervention values and limit values for physical and chemical factors in the work environment and infection risk groups for biological factors (Ordinance on intervention values and limit values). (Forskrift (Nr 1718 av 2013) om endring i forskrift om tiltaksverdier og grenseverdier for fysiske og kjemiske faktorer i arbeidsmiljøet samt smitterisikogrupper for biologiske faktorer (forskrift om tiltaks- og grenseverdier).) -

Adoption: 2013-12-30 | Date of entry into force: 2014-01-01 | NOR-2013-R-98942

Introduces a new article 7-2 concerning penalties for violations (whereas the present article 7-2 becomes a new article 7-3).

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (No. 1719 of 2013) amending the Ordinance (No. 1356 of 2011) concerning the design and facilities of workplaces and work premises (Workplace Ordinance). (Forskrift (Nr 1719 av 2013) om endring i forskrift om utforming og innretning av arbeidsplasser og arbeidslokaler (arbeidsplassforskriften).) -

Adoption: 2013-12-30 | Date of entry into force: 2014-01-01 | NOR-2013-R-98943

Amends article 5.2 ss.5, article 2-14 ss.2 (whereas the present article 2-14 ss.2-ss.4 becomes new article 2-14 ss.3-ss.5), article 5-6 ss.2, article 5-7 no.5 ss.2, article 9-1, article 10-2 (whereas the present article 10-2 becomes a new article 10-3) concerning regulations on work environment, the obligation to pay fees for building permits and penalties for violations.

Repeals article 3.5 ss.2.

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (No. 1725 of 2013) amending the Ordinance (No. 1357 of 2011) concerning the performance of work, use of work equipment and associated technical requirements (Ordinance on the performance of work). (Forskrift (Nr 1725 av 2013) om endring i forskrift om utførelse av arbeid, bruk av arbeidsutstyr og tilhørende tekniske krav (forskrift om utførelse av arbeid).) -

Adoption: 2013-12-30 | Date of entry into force: 2014-01-01 | NOR-2013-R-98944

Amends various articles concerning regulations on safety in work environments in chapter 17 (work at height), chapter 18 (work with lifting equipment), chapter 22 (safety signage, signaling and communications), chapter 24 (work with operational control and safety monitoring) and chapter 25 (requirements for control, marking and filling breathing air for diving and breathing equipment).

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (No. 658 of 2013) amending the Ordinance (No. 1357 of 2011) concerning the performance of work, use of work equipment and associated technical requirements (Ordinance on the performance of work). (Forskrift (Nr 658 av 2013) om endring i forskrift om utførelse av arbeid.) -

Adoption: 2013-06-18 | Date of entry into force: 2013-06-18 | NOR-2013-R-97466

Introduces a new article 6-5 ss.3 (use of security protection mechanisms) and a new article 6-10 ss.3 and ss.4 (use of secure waste containers).

Amends article 1-4 no.44 (whereas article 1-4 no.44 becomes article 1-4 no.45 etc) (pointed and sharp objects), article 6-1 ss.2 (risk assessment) and article 6-4 ss.1 (protection of workers exposed to biological factors).

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (No. 12 of 2013) amending the Ordinance (No. 1358 of 2011) concerning intervention values and limit values for physical and chemical factors in the work environment and infection risk groups for biological factors (Ordinance on intervention values and limit values). (Forskrift (Nr 12 av 2013) om endring i forskrift om tiltaksverdier og grenseverdier for fysiske og kjemiske faktorer i arbeidsmiljøet samt smitterisikogrupper for biologiske faktorer (forskrift om tiltaks- og grenseverdier).) -

Adoption: 2013-01-07 | Date of entry into force: 2013-01-07 | NOR-2013-R-97453

Amends various data in the Appendix 1: List of intervention values and limit values for pollutants in the work atmosphere.

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Law, Act

Ordinance (No. 10 of 2013) amending the Ordinance (No. 1356 of 2011) concerning the design and facilities of workplaces and work premises (Workplace Ordinance). (Forskrift (Nr 10 av 2013) om endring i forskrift om utforming og innretning av arbeidsplasser og arbeidslokaler (arbeidsplassforskriften).) -

Adoption: 2013-01-04 | Date of entry into force: 2013-04-01 | NOR-2013-L-97452

Amends article 2-22 ss.2 concerning security measures and obligatory height of railings.

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (No. 1371 of 2012) amending the Ordinance (No. 1355 of 2011) concerning organization, leadership and participation. (Forskrift (Nr 1371 av 2012) om endring i forskrift (Nr 1355 av 2011) om organisering, ledelse og medvirkning.) -

Adoption: 2012-12-19 | Date of entry into force: 2013-01-01 | NOR-2012-R-94429

Amends various articles in the ordinance concerning regulations on occupational safety and health.

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (No. 1372 of 2012) amending the Ordinance (No. 1356 of 2011) concerning the design and facilities of workplaces and work premises (Workplace Ordinance). (Forskrift (Nr 1372 av 2012) om endring i forskrift (Nr 1356 av 2011) om utforming og innretning av arbeidsplasser og arbeidslokaler (arbeidsplassforskriften).) -

Adoption: 2012-12-19 | Date of entry into force: 2013-01-01 | NOR-2012-R-94430

Amends article 1 (5) and and 2 (22) ss.2 concerning exceptions given by the Labour Inspectorate and the Petroleum Safety Authority within certain industries and the height of the railing in some cases.

Introduces a new article 1 (2) ss.2 concerning exceptions for petroleum activities offshore and certain onshore activities.

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (No. 1374 of 2012) amending the Ordinance (No. 1359 of 2011) concerning construction, design and manufacture of work equipment not covered by ordinances relating to machinery (The Producer Ordinance). (Forskrift (Nr 1374 av 2012) om endring i forskrift (Nr 1359 av 2011) om konstruksjon, utforming og fremstilling av tekniske innretninger som ikke dekkes av forskrift om maskiner (produsentforskriften).) -

Adoption: 2012-12-19 | Date of entry into force: 2013-01-01 | NOR-2012-R-94431

Amends article 1 (2) ss.3 concerning the application of the ordinance on scaffolding, ladders and structures on roofs and facades. The provisions do not apply certain offshore petroleum activities and operations on land.

Introduces a new title to the ordinance: Ordinance (No. 1359 of 2011) concerning construction, design and manufacture of work equipment not covered by ordinances relating to machinery (The Producer Ordinance).

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (No. 1376 of 2012) amending the Ordinance (No. 1358 of 2011) concerning intervention values and limit values for physical and chemical factors in the work environment and infection risk groups for biological factors (Ordinance on intervention values and limit values). (Forskrift (Nr 1376 av 2012) om endring i forskrift (Nr 1358 av 2011) om tiltaksverdier og grenseverdier for fysiske og kjemiske faktorer i arbeidsmiljøet samt smitterisikogrupper for biologiske faktorer (forskrift om tiltaks- og grenseverdier).) -

Adoption: 2012-12-19 | Date of entry into force: 2013-01-01 | NOR-2012-R-94434

Amends article 1(3) ss.2, 1(6) b and d, 1(9), 5(2) a and b concerning limit, precaution and exposure values, exceptions given by the Labour Inspectorate and the Petroleum Safety Authority within certain industries.

Introduces a new article 1 (2) ss.2 concerning exceptions from the regulations concerning noise which does not apply to certain offshore petroleum activities.

Repeals article 7 (2) wherea the present article 7 (3) becomes a new 7 (2).

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (No. 622 of 2012) on classification, labeling and packaging of substances and mixtures. (Forskrift om klassifisering, merking og emballering av stoffer og stoffblandinger (CLP-forskriften)) -

Adoption: 2012-06-10 | NOR-2012-R-109392

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (No. 1356 of 2011) concerning the design and facilities of workplaces and work premises (Workplace Ordinance). (Forskrift (Nr 1356 av 2011) om utforming og innretning av arbeidsplasser og arbeidslokaler (arbeidsplassforskriften).) -

Adoption: 2011-12-06 | Date of entry into force: 2013-01-01 | NOR-2011-R-89918

Contains 10 chapters concerning, inter alia:

Chapter 1: Preliminary provisions.
Chapter 2: Requirements for workplaces and work premises.
Chapter 3: Requirements for staff rooms, rooms for cleaning equipment, first aid and first aid equipment.
Chapter 4: Safety equipment.
Chapter 5: Marking and labeling.
Chapter 6: Securing of dangerous workplaces and areas.
Chapter 7: Chemicals and pollution in the work atmosphere.
Chapter 8: Working in an environment that can lead to exposure to biological factors.
Chapter 9: Fee related to legal processes during construction.
Chapter 10: Final provisions (penalty, entry into force).

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (No. 1357 of 2011) concerning the performance of work, use of work equipment and associated technical requirements (Ordinance on the performance of work). (Forskrift (Nr 1357 av 2011) om utførelse av arbeid, bruk av arbeidsutstyr og tilhørende tekniske krav (forskrift om utførelse av arbeid).) -

Adoption: 2011-12-06 | Date of entry into force: 2013-01-01 | NOR-2011-R-89919

Contains 32 chapters concerning, inter alia:

Part 1: Preliminary provisions:
Chapter 1: Preliminary provisions.

Part 2: Requirements for work with chemical and biological risk factors:
Chapter 2: Chemical database.
Chapter 3: Work in which chemicals can pose a danger to workers' safety and health.
Chapter 4: Working with asbestos.
Chapter 5: Working in heat.
Chapter 6: Working in an environment that can lead to exposure to biological factors.
Chapter 7: Working with the risk of genetic defects.
Chapter 8: Working with sewage.
Chapter 9: Working with cytotoxic agents.

Part 3: Requirements for working with physical risk factors:
Chapter 10: Requirements for use of work equipment.
Chapter 11: Facilitating the use of work equipment.
Chapter 12: Inspection and maintenance of work equipment and facilities.
Chapter 13: Working with equipment required by an inspector.
Chapter 14: Work that can lead to exposure to noise or mechanical vibrations.
Chapter 15: Ionizing radiation.
Chapter 16: Artificial optical radiation.
Chapter 17: Working at height.
Chapter 18: Working with equipment for lifting.
Chapter 19: Working with mobile work equipment.
Chapter 20: Water jetting.
Chapter 21: Excavation labor.
Chapter 22: Safety signs and signaling.

Part 4: Requirements related to other risk work:
Chapter 23: Risk assessments, training and information by manual labor.
Chapter 24: Working with operational control and security monitoring.
Chapter 25: Inspection and testing of air bottles for breathing air.
Chapter 26: Working with diving.
Chapter 27: Working with rocks.
Chapter 28: Work with CO2 systems for fire fighting.
Chapter 29: Work in or on tanks, pipelines, rooms where there may be flammable goods or hazardous substances.
Chapter 30: Avalanche danger of residence and construction sites.

Part 5: Register of exposed workers:
Chapter 31: Register of exposed workers.

Part 6: Final provisions:
Chapter 32: Final provisions (penalty, entry into force).

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulations concerning action and limit values for physical and chemical agents in the working environment and classified biological agents (Regulations concerning Action and Limit values). (Forskrift (Nr 1358 av 2011) om tiltaksverdier og grenseverdier for fysiske og kjemiske faktorer i arbeidsmiljøet samt smitterisikogrupper for biologiske faktorer (forskrift om tiltaks- og grenseverdier).) -

Adoption: 2011-12-06 | Date of entry into force: 2013-01-01 | NOR-2011-R-89921

Contains 7 chapters concerning, inter alia:

Chapter 1: Preliminary provisions.
Chapter 2: Noise.
Chapter 3: Vibrations.
Chapter 4: Radiation.
Chapter 5: Chemicals.
Chapter 6: Classification of biological agents.
Chapter 7: Final provisions.

Appendix 1: List of intervention values and limit values for pollutants in the work atmosphere.
Appendix 2: List of classified biological factors (infection risk groups).
Appendix 3: Non-coherent optical radiation.
Appendix 4: Optical radiation from laser.

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (No. 1359 of 2011) concerning construction, design and manufacture of work equipment and chemicals (The Producer Ordinance). (Forskrift (Nr 1359 av 2011) om konstruksjon, utforming og fremstilling av tekniske innretninger og kjemikalier (produsentforskriften).) -

Adoption: 2011-12-06 | Date of entry into force: 2013-01-01 | NOR-2011-R-89924

Contains 6 chapters concerning, inter alia:

Chapter 1: Preliminary provisions.
Chapter 2: Requirements for work equipment.
Chapter 3: Driver protection on old tractors.
Chapter 4: Scaffolding and ladders.
Chapter 5: Simple pressure vessels.
Chapter 6: Final provisions (penalty, entry into force).

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Miscellaneous (circular, directive, legal notice, instruction, etc.)

Meld. St. 29 (2010-2011) - Joint responsibility for a good and decent working life - Working conditions, working environment and safety. Report to the Storting (White Paper). (Meld. St. 29 (2010–2011) - Felles ansvar for eit godt og anstendig arbeidsliv) -

Adoption: 2011-08-26 | NOR-2011-M-109720

The White Paper on 'Joint responsibility for a good and decent working life' was a recommendation introduced to the Cabinet by the Ministry of Labour on 26 August 2011 and approved by the Cabinet on the same day.

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (No. 1712 of 2010) amending Ordinance (No. 1157 of 1985) respecting work with ionising radiation (No. 607 of 1995). (Forskrift om endring i forskrift om arbeid med ioniserende stråling.) -

Adoption: 2010-12-20 | Date of entry into force: 2011-01-01 | NOR-2010-R-89230

Amends article 3 ss.2 concerning provisions for radiation limit values not to be exceeded.

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (No. 158 of 2010) relating to health, safety and the environment in the petroleum activities and at certain onshore facilities (the framework regulations). (Forskrift om helse, miljø og sikkerhet i petroleumsvirksomheten og på enkelte landanlegg (rammeforskriften)) -

Adoption: 2010-12-02 | NOR-2010-R-109393

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (No. 1380 of 2010) on radiation protection and use of radiation (Radiation Protection Regulation). (Forskrift (Nr 1380 av 2010) om strålevern og bruk av stråling (strålevernforskriften).) -

Adoption: 2010-10-29 | Date of entry into force: 2011-01-01 | Date of gradual entry into force: 2014-01-01 | NOR-2010-R-89149

Introduces 10 chapters and 58 articles:

Chapter 1: Preliminary provisions (article 1-4).
Chapter 2: General provisions relating to ionizing and non-ionizing radiation (article 5-21).
Chapter 3: Provisions relating to ionizing radiation (article 22-28).
Chapter 4: Provisions relating to occupational exposure to ionizing radiation (article 29-33).
Chapter 5: Provisions of non-ionizing radiation (article 34-36).
Chapter 6 Provisions relating to medical use of radiation (article 37-53).
Chapter 7 Administrative provisions (article 54-56).
Chapter 8 Final provisions (article 57-58).

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (No. 1345 of 2010) amending the Ordinance (No. 608 of 1998) respecting the use of work equipment. (Forskrift (Nr 1345 av 2010) om endring i forskrift om bruk av arbeidsutstyr.) -

Adoption: 2010-10-15 | Date of entry into force: 2010-10-15 | NOR-2010-R-89150

Repeals article 47 ss.6 and ss.7.

Introduces a new article 47a (requirements for recognition of professional qualifications for EEA nationals to establish themselves in Norway) and a new article 47b (requirements for approval of the qualifications of EEA nationals to work temporarily in Norway).

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (No. 605 of 2010) on protection against optical radiation in the workplace. (Forskrift (Nr 605 av 2010) om vern mot kunstig optisk stråling på arbeidsplassen.) -

Adoption: 2010-04-27 | Date of entry into force: 2010-04-27 | NOR-2010-R-89092

Contains 5 chapters and 16 articles concerning, inter alia:

Chapter 1: Introductory provisions (article 1-4, purpose; scope; target groups; definitions).
Chapter 2: Risk assessment, measures and more (article 5-11, systematic prevention of exposure; risk assessment; limits; assessment; calculation and measurement of exposure; measures; specific measures in excess of the limit; information and training).
Chapter 3: Medical examination (article 12-14, requirement respecting medical examination; employer's monitoring of the health survey; relocation).
Chapter 4: Penalties (article 15, penalties).
Chapter 5: Final provisions (article 16, entry into force).

Appendix I: Non-coherent optical radiation (Table 1.1.-Table 1.3.).
Appendix II: Optical radiation from the laser (Table 2.1.-Table 2.6.).

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance (No. 31 of 2010) amending the Ordinance (No. 456 of 2006) respecting protection against noise at the workplace. (Forskrift (Nr 31 av 2010) om endring i forskrift om vern mot støy på arbeidsplassen.) -

Adoption: 2010-01-15 | Date of entry into force: 2010-02-01 | NOR-2010-R-89100

Introduces a new p. 2 (scope of application concerning civil aviation) to article 2 and a new chapter 4 (new title) including a new article 17 (supervision) and article 18 (exemption), whereas the present chapter 4 becomes a new chapter 5, the present chapter 5 becomes a new chapter 6, the present article 17 becomes a new article 19 and the present article 18 becomes a new article 20.

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Occupational Health Service Ordinance (No. 1173 of 2009). (Forskrift (Nr 1173 av 2009) om arbeidsgivers bruk av godkjent bedriftshelsetjeneste og om godkjenning av bedriftshelsetjeneste.) -

Adoption: 2009-09-10 | Date of entry into force: 2010-01-01 | NOR-2009-R-88442

Introduces 4 chapters containing the following 12 articles:

Articles 1-3: Scope and definitions.
Articles 4-5: Employers' obligation to provide occupational health service checks and to submit plans and yearly reports on occupational safety and health.
Articles 6-7: Duty and demands for obtaining approval by the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority to conduct occupational health service checks.
Article 8-12: Duration of approval; complaints; sanctions; transitional measures and entry into force.

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Construction Client Regulations (FOR-2009-08-03-1028). (Forskrift om sikkerhet, helse og arbeidsmiljø på bygge- eller anleggsplasser (byggherreforskriften)) -

Adoption: 2009-08-03 | NOR-2009-R-109598

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Law, Act

Act (No. 39 of 2009) to amend the Working Environment Act (No. 62 of 2005). (Lov om endringer i arbeidsmiljøloven) -

Adoption: 2009-06-19 | Date of entry into force: 2010-01-01 | NOR-2009-L-88418

Amends the following articles:

Article 3: Employer's duty to use a medical examination service;
Article 4: Occupational safety and health provisions;
Article 6: The right of workers representatives to follow training organised by the trade union;
Article 7: The right of members of a working environment council to paid training opportunities;
Article 10: Agreements on maximum working hours;
Article 12: Right to observe religious holidays;
Article 14-17: Job security, lay-offs, pension and related dispute settlement;
Article 18: Implementation and the role of The Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority.

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulations on registration, assessment, approval and restriction of chemicals (REACH Regulation) (FOR-2008-05-30-516). (Forskrift om registrering, vurdering, godkjenning og begrensning av kjemikalier (REACH-forskriften)) -

Adoption: 2008-05-30 | NOR-2008-R-109596

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance No. 1501 of 2006 to amend Ordinance (No. 804 of 2005) respecting protection against mechanical vibrations.

Adoption: 2006-12-19 | NOR-2006-R-75169

Amends section 4a (definitions).

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance No. 1231 of 2006 to amend Ordinance (No. 1362 of 2000) on radiation protection and use of radiation (Radiation Protection Regulations).

Adoption: 2006-11-10 | Date of entry into force: 2006 | NOR-2006-R-75159

Amends section 46(1) (appeals).

Norway - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance No. 1042 of 2006 to amend Ordinance (No. 170 of 1995) respecting workplaces and work premises.

Adoption: 2006-09-08 | Date of entry into force: 2006 | NOR-2006-R-75152

Amends section 39 (washing facilities).