OSH system at national level – Norway

Occupational safety and health legislative framework

The Norwegian legislation on occupational safety and health is in accordance with the framework Council Directive 89/391/EEC[1] and is based on the Working Environment Act from 1977 (latest amendment in 2017)[2].The Working Environment Act[3] stipulates that all employees in Norwegian companies must have a satisfactory working environment. The act is applied to all organisations which have employees, except for the fishing fleet and merchant marine. All companies are obligated to adopt a systematic approach to their working environment which is specifically noted in the regulation concerning a systematic approach to…