Safety Representatives and the Working Environment Committee: Introduction to the Rules (Working Environment Act, Chapters 6 and 7)

No, not by itself. Under the Regulations on organisation, management and employee participation (forskrift om organisering, ledelse og medvirkning), sections 3-18 to 3-20, the employer must make sure that safety representatives and AMU members receive the training they need. As a main rule this is at least 40 hours. The parties can agree together on shorter training if they consider it adequate. This course is self-study. It gives an introduction to the rules and can refresh your knowledge. It is the employer, together with the parties, who decides what training is sufficient and who must be able to document it.

No. The certificate shows that you have completed the course. It is not a regulated or officially approved qualification, and the Labour Inspection Authority (Arbeidstilsynet) has not assessed the course. The employer decides whether the course fits into the training in the business.

Safety representatives, chief safety representatives, AMU members, union representatives, managers and employers who want to know the rules in chapters 6 and 7 of the Working Environment Act (arbeidsmiljøloven). It goes through the rules of the law, not the conditions in a particular industry or business.

The employer must decide and document what training safety representatives and AMU members are to have, provide time, pay and coverage of expenses, and give training suited to the business's risks, chemicals and industry. The employer must also have its own systematic health, safety and environment (HMS) work, carry out risk assessments and report accidents. The course gives knowledge, but not ready-made answers for your business.

The right to stop work comes from section 6-3 of the Working Environment Act and belongs to the safety representative, not to course participants as such. It applies only where there is immediate danger to life or health that cannot be averted straight away in another way. The course explains the conditions, but a stoppage must always be judged in the specific case. If you are in doubt, you can contact the Labour Inspection Authority.

The course follows the rules as they stand today. The limits for when there must be an AMU (30 employees, or 10 to 30 when a party demands it) and for agreeing another arrangement instead of a safety representative (fewer than five employees) changed on 1 January 2024. Older sources may give other figures. Always check the current wording on lovdata.no.

It costs nothing. You see which lessons you should read again, and you can take the test as many times as you like.

Only after you have passed: NOK 790 for the course certificate. The course and the test are free.

Every certificate has a number and a QR code. When someone scans the code or enters the number on our verification page, your name, the course and the date you passed are shown.

The law sets no deadline for this course, so the certificate has no expiry date. The rules can change, and you should update your knowledge when your role or the rules change. Safety representatives are elected for two years at a time, and the employer must consider the need for training at each new election.