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Regulations On Administrative Arrangements In The Working Environment Act (Regulations On Administrative Arrangements)

Original Language Title: Forskrift om administrative ordninger på arbeidsmiljølovens område (forskrift om administrative ordninger)

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Regulations on administrative arrangements in the Working Environment Act (regulations on administrative arrangements) date FOR-2011-12-06-1360 Ministry of labour and Social Affairs published in the 2011 booklet 14 entry into force 01.01.2013 last edited by-2016-06-27-826 from 01.07.2016 Change applies to Norway Pursuant LAW-2005-06-17-62-section 1-3, LAW-2005-06-17-62-section 1-4, LAW-2005-06-17-62-section 1-6, LAW-2005-06-17-62-section 2-2, LAW-2005-06-17-62-section 3-1, LAW-2005-06-17-62-section 3-2, LAW-2005-06-17-62-section 4-1, LAW-2005-06-17-62-section 4-4, LAW-2005-06-17-62-section 4-5, LAW-2005-06-17-62-section 5-5, LAW-2005-06-17-62-section 6-4, LAW-2005-06-17-62-section 18-3, LAW-2005-06-17-62-section 18-9 Announced 28.12.2011 at. 14.05 Directed 01.10.2013 (EEA henvisningsfeltet) short title regulations on administrative arrangements Chapter overview: Chapter 1. Introductory provisions (§ § 1-1-1-3) Chapter 2. Approval of the corporate health services (§ § 2-1-2-4) Chapter 3. Regional safety representatives for the construction business (§ § 3-1-3-8) Chapter 4. Regional safety representatives for overnight businesses, serving businesses, cleaning businesses, mfl. (§ § 4-1-4-7)
Chapter 5. Dispute resolution about the safety representatives and the working range for loading and unloading workers in ports (§ § 5-1-5-2) Chapter 6. Requirements for type testing and type approval of old tractors (§ § 6-1-6-3) Chapter 7. Requirements for certification bodies (§ § 7-1-7-3), Chapter 8. Requirements to the training business and expert business (§ § 8-1-8-7) Chapter 9. Foreign buyers access to use the equipment, or to carry out work under water or increased ambient pressure (§ § 9-1-9-5) Chapter 10. Requirements for the control of bottles for breathing air to the diving and respiratory protection (sections 10-1-10-3) Chapter 11. Issuance of certificates (section 11-1) Chapter 12. The Authority's consent by the listing of the building etc. After the Working Environment Act § 18-9 (§ § 12-1-12-2) Chapter 13. Criteria for approval, and more (§ § 13-1-13-2) Chapter 14. Fees and charges (§ § 14-1-14-3) Chapter 15. Final provisions (sections 15-1-15-3) legal authority: Ministry of labour determined by the (now labour and Social Affairs) 6. December 2011 with authorization in law 17. June 2005 Nr. 62 for a work environment, working time, employment etc. (the Working Environment Act) § 1-3 third paragraph, section 1-4 first paragraph, section 1-6, § 2-2, § 3-1 last paragraph, section 3-2, last paragraph, section 4-1, section 4-4 last paragraph, section 4-5, section 5-5, section 6-4 the third paragraph, section 18-3 the second paragraph and section 18-9, first and second paragraph.
EEA EEA referrals: annex VII No. 1 (Directive 2005/36/EC as amended by Directive 2006/100/EC, Regulation (EC) No 1430/2007, Regulation (EC) No. 755/2008, Regulation (EC) No. 279/2009, Regulation (EC) No. 213/2011) and Regulation (EC) No. 623/2012, annex XVIII No. 10 (directive 2009/104/EC).
Changes: modified by regulations 19 des 2012 No. 1375, March 13, 2013 No. 281, 30 Dec 2013 No. 1716, 24 feb 2014 Nr. 206, 17 March 2014 Nr. 281, 22 Dec 2014 Nr. 1883, 22 des 2015 Nr. 1832, 27 June 2016 Nr. 826. Corrections: 01.10.2013 (EEA henvisningsfeltet).

Chapter 1. Preliminary provisions section 1-1. Scope the regulation applies to the practicing of public authority and the administrative arrangements in relation to the safety training, occupational health service, expert business and regional safety representatives.
Forskriftens section 14-1 and chapters 7, 8, 9, 11 and 12 do not apply to petroleum activities at sea and for businesses on land after border regulations section 6 letter e.

§ 1-2. Who the regulation addresses the obligation to carry out forskriftens requirements stated by the individual provisions.
The regulation also applies to businesses that do not employ workers.

§ 1-3. Definitions in this regulation means: 1) work equipment: technical devices, etc., that machines, lifting tool, security components, containers, transport devices, appliances, installations, tools and any other subject that is utilised by the manufacture of a product, or by execution of the work, 2) the use of work equipment: work operations such as starting, stopping, Assembly and disassembly, transport, use, monitoring, inspection, repair, maintenance, care and cleaning, 3) old tractors: tractors that is used or is expected to be used in the business that comes under the Working Environment Act , weighing 500 kg or more, and that is delivered before 1. September 1964 or imported except the dealer before the 1. January 1967.

Chapter 2. Approval of the corporate health service section 2-1. The obligation to apply for approval Business health service to assist employer cf.. regulations on the Organization, management and intervention chapter 13 must obtain approval of the Labour Inspectorate.

section 2-2. Requirements to be approved to be approved must corporate health services a) overall, be able to provide a holistic and preventive assistance in the systematic health, environmental and security work, cf. Working Environment Act § 3-3 and the regulation on organization, management and intervention chapter 13 b) have a quality assurance system which ensures that occupational health service assists the employer as described in the regulations on the Organization, management and intervention chapter 13 to the satisfaction, and ensures competence development for occupational health service staff c) have a composition and a professional staff that is able to give advice in the following areas of expertise: occupational/work health , occupational hygiene, ergonomics, psychosocial and organizational work environment and systematic HSE work d) have a professional staff that covers a minimum of three years of work. The individual subject areas (work medicine, occupational hygiene, ergonomics and psycho-organisational) must be covered with a minimum of 30% of a year's work s) in particular cases can a corporate health service where the professional staff covering the two years of work, still be approved if it can be documented that the occupational health service has a working relationship with one or more relevant skill environments covering missing subject areas.

§ 2-3. Duration of approval the Labour Inspectorate provides authentication for a period of five years. The labour inspectorate may draw back if not the approval requirements longer met, or if they are not met within a prescribed time limit.

§ 2-4. (Revoked 1 jan 2013 by regulation 19 des 2012 No. 1375).

Chapter 3. Regional safety representatives for the construction business § 3-1. Appointment and jettison regional safety representatives Regional safety representatives to work in businesses as mentioned in the regulations on the Organization, management and intervention Chapter 5.
Regional safety representatives for building business appointed by the Union. Regional safety representatives for the fixed business appointed by the Norwegian Union of general workers. The regional safety delegates ' activity is added in the associations. Unions give message to Fund the Board of directors who are appointed.
Regional safety representatives to work full time. They are appointed for four years at a time.
Fund the Board ensures that the designated regional safety delegates ' activity has the qualifications required under section 3-3.
The Fund Board then gives message about who is appointed to regional safety representatives to The Authority's region offices, the competent Federation and employer organizations. The companies covered by the scheme is given the message about who is designated as a regional safety representatives in connection with the collection of the tax.
The Fund Board for the regional conservation Commissioner scheme may decide that a regional safety representatives should be deprived of the task, if the person in question obviously and persistent do not perform the tasks that are required by this regulation or grossly abused the task.
That person is considered as regional safety representatives until it similarly is given notice of nyoppnevning or the protection of the Ombudsman are resolved from the task.

section 3-2. Site section and the number of safety representatives Fund Board by unanimous decision the geographical area of the regional safety representatives for building business and for construction activities and the number of regional safety representatives. As a general rule it should be one regional safety representatives for building business and one for construction activities in each of the areas.

section 3-3. The qualifications of Regional safety representatives should have at least three years of experience from work within one of the professional groups to be regional safety representatives.
They shall also have at least three years experience as a Union official, hence at least two years as safety representatives.

section 3-4. Forbundenes tasks Connected to develop plans for the regional conservation ombudenes business. The plans shall be approved by the Fund Board.
Associations should submit reports to the Fund the Board when the Board asks for it. a unified Association annual report working out for their safety representatives to the Fund Board.

§ 3-5. Instructions may require that the Fund associations Board of Directors prepares instructions for the regional safety delegates ' activity. The instructions must be approved by the Fund Board.
The Fund Board sets out instructions for the levying of the charge.

§ 3-6. The Fund is managed by a Board of Directors, the Fund Board of Directors with five members, of which two members appointed by the workers ' organizations, two members of employers ' organizations, and a member of the labour inspectorate which is the Board's leader.
Fund Board members appointed for two-year terms.
The Ministry determines the remuneration of the Board's members.
Fund the Board shall draw up the annual report on the regional safety ombudenes business. Annual reports, plans and financial statements will be sent the relevant main organizations, the Labour Inspectorate and the Ministry.
The Fund Board can make decisions that can be implemented assessments, analyses and projects such as the regional safety delegates ' activity can make use of in their work.

§ 3-7. Coverage of expenses by the regional conservation ombudenes business Fund Board determines each year the refund to the subject associations of wage and social spending for the regional safety delegates ' activity. It is determined also rates for the reimbursement of other expenses such as travel, diet and information materials.

The competent trade unions covering the expenses of the business, equipment and training of the regional safety delegates ' activity. The Fund Board can nevertheless unanimously adopt to reimburse expenses for training, if this is reasonable for the sake of course nature and scope.

section 3-8. The Appeal Board's decision can be appealed the Fund to the Ministry.

Chapter 4. Regional safety representatives for overnight businesses, serving businesses, cleaning businesses, mfl.

§ 4-1. Appointment and appointment of regional safety representatives Regional safety representatives to work in the businesses as mentioned in the regulations on the Organization, management and intervention, Chapter 6.
The regional safety delegates ' activity be hired for and be appointed by the Labour Inspectorate. Before hiring labour inspection should obtain tilrådning from the Fund the Board, cf. § 4-2.
The regional safety delegates ' activity for four years be appointed at a time, and to work full time.
The Labour Inspectorate does not have the authority the regional instruction to protect delegates ' activity as to the execution of the task as regional safety representatives.
Fund the Board shall draw up the General instructions for the conduct of the task as regional safety representatives, and by the way can instruct the regional safety delegates ' activity in their work.

§ 4-2. The Fund is managed by a Board of Directors, the Fund Board of Directors with five members with individual deputies. Two of the Board's members with personal deputy members appointed by the workers ' organizations and two of the Board's members with personal deputy members appointed by the employers ' organizations. The labour inspectorate shall appoint one neutral Member as well as personal Deputy member, who shall be the Chair of the.
Fund Board members appointed for two-year terms. The Ministry determines the remuneration of the Board's members.

section 4-3. The Fund Board's tasks the Fund Board determines the number of regional safety representatives for the industries that are in the scope of the regulation and their geographic scope, on the basis of what is considered to be the need in every industry.
The Fund Board collects the fee pursuant to section 14-3, and determines how much of the fee that will be exacted go to coverage of the expenses of the regional safety ombudenes business in each of the industries that are covered by the scheme. Unless there is agreement on the Board about anything else, should the funds be distributed proportionately according to how much is collected in the respective industries.
The Fund Board will be in connection with the levying of tax give message to businesses as to who is appointed as regional safety representatives.
Fund Board may decide that a regional safety representatives should be deprived of the task before the expiry of the four-year period, if the protective and persistent Ombudsman revealed do not perform the tasks that are required by this regulation or grossly abused the task.
The Fund Board to draw up general guidelines for the regional safety delegates ' activity, jf. § 4-1.
Fund the Board of Directors may decide that it should be implemented assessments, analyses and projects such as the regional safety delegates ' activity can make use of in their work.

§ 4-4. Industry view the selection Fund Board can create industry view the selection and decide that the whole or in part shall have the powers referred to in section 4-3 third to the sixth paragraph.

§ 4-5. Reimbursement of expenses, etc. Fund the Board determines each year refund to the Labour Inspectorate of wage and social spending for the regional safety delegates ' activity.
The Fund Board sets out the common rates for industries to cover other expenses, such as travel, diet and information materials.
The Labour Inspectorate covers expenditure on Office equipment and training, of the regional safety delegates ' activity. The Fund Board can nevertheless unanimously adopt to reimburse expenses for training, if this is reasonable for the sake of course nature and scope.

section 4-6. Annual reports Regional safety representatives should be within 1. February each year send the report to the Fund Board about their business the previous year.
The Fund Board will be within 1. April every year prepare annual report about the scheme in the previous year, including financial statements, instructions and reports from the regional safety delegates ' activity.
Annual reports, plans and financial statements will be sent the relevant main organizations, the Labour Inspectorate and the Ministry.

section 4-7. Secretariat labour inspection is the Secretariat for the Fund Board.

Chapter 5. Dispute resolution about the safety representatives and the working range for loading and unloading workers in ports section 5-1. Dispute about the number of safety representatives in ports the Labour Inspectorate determines the number of safety representatives, if the parties cannot agree, jf. regulations on the organization management and intervention Chapter 4.

section 5-2. Dispute about the working sample size and employer representation labour inspection in ports determines the Working Committee's size or about which employers will be represented in the selection, if the parties cannot agree, jf. regulations on the Organization, management and intervention Chapter 4.

Chapter 6. Requirements for type testing and type approval of old tractors section 6-1. Type testing, calculation and evaluation of old tractors Type of trial, styrkemessig calculation and assessment made by technical control body, should be carried out after the specifications accepted by the Labour Inspectorate.

§ 6-2. Type approval of driver protection on old tractors Leads should be protected by the labour inspection type approved.
When the Labour Inspectorate make type approval of driver protection on old tractors can be withdrawn or the tidsbegrenses.

section 6-3. Accepted technical control body for the type approval of driver protection on old tractors the Labour Inspectorate accept technical control body to typegodkjenne leads services. For that type approval may be given to the driver's protection be considered styrkemessig, calculated or type of tried.

Chapter 7. Requirements for certification bodies section 7-1. Designation of and requirements for certification bodies to certify training business-working equipment the labour inspectorate shall designate certification bodies to certify training business for the use of work equipment.
To be designated as certification bodies, the following requirements must be met: a) the certification body shall have the necessary staff on hand, and to have the utilities needed to be able to perform administrative and technical tasks in connection with the certification on the proper manner, b) certification body to perform the certification with the greatest possible professional integrity and skill. Staff should not let themselves put off for some form of locking or promptings, especially of economic nature, which might affect the assessment or the results of the certification, c) certification body, its Director and the staff to perform the certification shall not drive the training business or participate in training, d) the certification body should have procedures to be able to judge, grant, maintain, extend, suspend and withdraw the certification, e) it staff to perform the certification should have good technical and professional background , sufficient knowledge of and experience with the use of the work equipment security tutorial includes and the skill required to be able to draft certificates, f) organets should be the certification staff unbiased and objective. The staff's remuneration shall not depend on the number of certifications that are being carried out or the results, g) the certification body shall draw liability insurance, h) certification body has confidentiality with regard to all information it becomes aware of during the performance of their work. This does not apply to the Government that oversees the regulation.

The labour inspectorate may issue an order of correction within a prescribed time limit or withdraw the designation, if a certification body no longer meets the requirements that are mentioned in the first paragraph, or otherwise acting in violation of the regulations.

section 7-2. Designation of and requirements for certification bodies to certify expert business-working equipment the labour inspectorate shall designate certification bodies to certify expert business. To be designated as certification bodies, the following requirements must be met: a) the certification body shall have the necessary staff on hand, and to have the utilities needed to be able to perform administrative and technical tasks in connection with the certification on the proper manner, b) certification body to perform the certification with the greatest possible professional integrity and skill. Staff should not let themselves put off for some form of locking or promptings, especially of economic nature, which might affect the assessment or the results of the certification, c) certification body, its Director and the staff to perform the certification shall not be an expert business or participate in the competent control, d) the certification body should have procedures to judge, grant, maintain, extend, suspend and withdraw the certification , e) it staff to perform the certification, to have good technical and professional background, sufficient theoretical knowledge and practical experience with the use and maintenance of the working equipment as the expert to check business, the skill that is required to be able to draft certificates, f) organets should be the certification staff unbiased and objective. The staff's remuneration shall not depend on the number of certifications that are being carried out or the results, g) the certification body shall draw liability insurance, h) certification body has confidentiality with regard to all information it becomes aware of during the performance of their work. This does not apply to the Government that oversees the regulation.

The labour inspectorate may issue an order of correction within a prescribed time limit or withdraw the designation, if a certification body no longer meets the requirements that are mentioned in the first paragraph, or otherwise acting in violation of the regulations.

section 7-3. Requirements for the certification authority that will issue the certificate by manufacturer the regulations section 4-5 the certificate shall meet the requirements in the regulations section 4 producer-5 the second paragraph.

The certification authority that will issue the certificate by manufacturer the regulations section 4-5 should make sure that the appropriate annual product corresponds to the certified product. The control should be documented in writing.
The control to be performed by the certification body that has certified the product. If the certification body has ceased, a different certification bodies carry out the control.
The certification body should require that the manufacturer immediately if the anomaly corrects controlled product differs from the certified product.
The certification body shall revoke the certificate for that product if the manufacturer does not fix any discrepancies so that the product corresponds to the certified product.

Chapter 8. Requirements to the training business and expert business section 8-1. Requirements for training operators certified safety training in the use of work equipment business that should drive the certified safety training according to the regulations on the execution of the work Chapter 10, shall be certified by a certification body.
The business should meet at least the following requirements: a) the tutorial will be operated according to the plans for safety training, b) the requirements of the regulations on the execution of the work section 10-2 to be met, c) the one to perform the security tutorial, should have the necessary knowledge and experience to carry out the training, d) it should have knowledge of applicable laws, regulations and standards on the site in question, e) the should only use the equipment under Security tutorial that is in accordance with the requirements of this regulation , f) it should have the capacity for the security tutorial, g) security training will be organized independently of the other activity, h) to outline the necessary facilities and equipment, in) as far as it is reasonable and possible could facilitate the training so that people with disabilities also can be given safety training if the disability is not a hindrance to perform the work, j) be able to hold the aptitude test and trial period for citizen from other EEA countries or Switzerland who seek the Labour Inspectorate for permission under section 9-1 and section 9-2 , k) to hold the final try after undergone safety training, l) it should have the necessary prerequisites to be able to issue documentation for passing the safety training, m) to make sure to register in the registers with trained people necessary concession, n) it should have insurance for personal injury that may occur in connection with the security tutorial.

Fulfillment of the requirements of the second paragraph should be documented.

section 8-2. Expertise evidence for certified safety training in the use of work equipment business that driver safety training in the use of work equipment as mentioned in the regulations on the execution of the work section 10-3, to make sure that it is issued as evidence of the skills are trained.
Expertise the proof will be uniform, in the handy format and difficult to forge. It should contain at least the following: a) name of the training business, b) the name and date of birth on it that are trained, c) photograph of the who are trained, d) kind of work equipment as it is given training in, e) issue date, f) name and signature of the issuing the expertise the proof.

The business should make sure the storage of evidence that safety training is provided. Upon termination of business that lead to registry, the documentation is transferred to the other Norwegian registry or to the Labour Inspectorate if such a registry does not exist.

section 8-3. Requirements to the training business that should drive the safety training of workers who will be participating in work under water or increased ambient pressure Business to drive safety training in the execution of work under water or increased ambient pressure, should at least make sure and be able to document: a) that training be given in accordance with the requirements of the regulation on organization, management and intervention Chapter 8 and the regulations on the execution section 26-20 and section 26-21 b) the preparation of their own plans for security training c) that the training follows the plans for safety training

d) required knowledge and experience with the who perform security tutorial, jf. section 26-17 s) required knowledge of applicable laws and regulations in the area f) the necessary training in the preparation and application of risk assessments g) sufficient capacity for safety training h) that the security tutorial organized regardless of your business's other task i) necessary facilities and equipment j) that there will be held after security examination reviewed training k) necessary conditions to be able to issue the diving evidence of passing security training in diving l) keeping of register of trained people m) insurance for personal injury that may occur in connection with the security tutorial.

section 8-4. The issue of diving proof business as driver safety training will issue diver's evidence. Diving the proof can only be issued to it as: a) has turned 18 years, b) by health declaration is found fit for diving, c) have reviewed the practical and theoretical safety training, and passed the examination.

section 8-5. Requirements for diving Diver should be proof proof uniform, in the handy format and difficult to forge. It should include: a) the name and logo on the training business as well as nationality characteristics of Norway b) name, date of birth and nationality of the who have undergone security training c) photograph of the who are trained d) bevisinnehaverens signature e) class for the training that is complete f) proof number g) issue date h) statement: "Diver proof is only valid together with a valid health declaration".

The who has been training for just to dive in scientific purpose, jf. section 26, third paragraph, to have this checked at the scuba diving the proof.
The who will perform the rescue diving will be documenting subjects tutorial in addition to diver the proof.

section 8-6. Requirements for expert business that will control the work equipment shall be certified expert witness business by a certification body.
Expert business should have sufficient theoretical knowledge and practical experience on that site it to work.
Expert business to carry out the work of academic integrity, technical excellence and independence. The work will be organized so that your business or your business added can not let them affect of pressure or promptings that can affect the outcome of the control they need to perform.
In order to carry out their tasks fully justifiable to expert business have: a) an organization that is adapted to the business to be operated, b) required competent staff, c) the necessary equipment and utilities, d) access to equipment that they themselves do not have, and that is required to be able to carry out the control, e) description of the routines for the expert control.

The staff who will carry out the control shall have: a) good technical background, b) knowledge of applicable laws, regulations and standards, c) knowledge and experience with the control to be carried out, d) the skill required to prepare documentation for the executed control.

Expert business secrecy about technical issues and business relationships, like that of competitive reasons is of importance to concealment.
Expert business to draw liability insurance.
Fulfillment of the requirements of this paragraph shall be documented.

section 8-7. Expert control of the work equipment Expert to verify that business work equipment complies with the requirements of work equipment in the regulations on the execution of the work section 10-5, and is fully justifiable mounted, placed and maintained.
The expert control should especially include: a) the control of the parts of work equipment which has importance for the safety and the working environment and that will be exposed to wear and tear, cracks, damage, corrosion and the like, b) feature control with appropriate load, c) control of protective devices, d) verification that the instructions for the use, operation and maintenance which is of importance for safety, are present.

Expert business will be documenting the control and certify that it is entirely proper to use the equipment.

Chapter 9. Foreign buyers access to use the equipment, or to carry out work under water or increased ambient pressure section 9-1. Requirements for professional qualifications for citizen from other EEA countries or Switzerland to establish itself in Norway and using work equipment from other EEA countries or Switzerland to establish itself in Norway and using work equipment as mentioned in the regulations on the execution of the work section 10-3 to search the Labour Inspectorate for permission before the commencement of such work. Permission is granted if the applicant sets forth:-proof of nationality-competence evidence or proof is required for qualification as the use of the appropriate work equipment in other EEA countries or Switzerland.

Permission should also be given to the who has exercised the profession full-time for two years during the last to years in another EEA country or Switzerland that is not law regulates that profession, provided that they possess one or more skills evidence or qualification evidence that testify that the applicant is competent to use the appropriate work equipment. The requirement of two years of practice do not apply if the applicant has competence evidence or qualification evidence from a regulated education.
If the training that the applicant has undergone, are of significant different nature than that which follows from the regulations on the execution of the work section 10-2, the applicant must either complete a trial period or take an aptitude test, before permission is granted, if any. The applicant can choose between trial period or aptitude test. The labour inspection setting out closer to the guidelines for such aptitude test and trial period.
The Labour Inspectorate will be faced with looking for the receipt of and confirm the application, where appropriate, request the relevant information within one month after such application is received.

The application will be processed as soon as possible, and no later than within four months after the complete documentation was forwarded.
If there is not any decision would be made before the deadline expires, the relationship can be appealed to the superior authority in line with the rules in the Working Environment Act § 18-6 the seventh paragraph.

section 9-2. Requirements for the citizen from other EEA countries or Switzerland to work temporarily in Norway and use the equipment For the citizen from other EEA countries or Switzerland which are legally established in another EEA country or Switzerland and to work temporarily in Norway and using work equipment as mentioned in the regulations on the execution of the work section 10-3 applies to provisions of section 9-1 with the special rules that follow from this paragraph.
In the cases referred to in § 9-1 the second paragraph, permission is granted if the applicant presents documentation that he or she is legally established in another EEA country or Switzerland and not in any way is imposed ban on exercising their business.
The labour inspectorate shall seek to settle the matter no later than within one month after the application is received. If there is a risk of delay, should the applicant under no later than within one month fixed about the reason for the delay and schedule for a decision, which must be made no later than two months after receipt of the complete documentation.
Where there is a substantial difference between the professional qualifications of the applicant and the training that is required by regulations on the execution of the work section 10-2, and to the extent this difference is such that it can be harmful to health or safety, the applicant shall be given the opportunity to show, by means of an aptitude test, that this holds the missing knowledge or expertise. If it is hit decision that the applicant shall undergo aptitude test according to the time limits in the previous paragraph, this is offered within a month. If suitable hot crazy ven not offered within a month, the applicant can exercise work. The labour inspection sets out the further guidelines for such aptitude test.
If the absence of any response within the time limits in the third and fourth paragraphs, work can be exercised.

section 9-3. Requirements for professional qualifications for citizen from other EEA countries or Switzerland to establish itself in Norway and work under water or increased ambient pressure Permission should be given to the one that has exercised the profession full-time for two years during the last ten years in another EEA country or Switzerland that is not law regulates that profession, provided that they possess one or more skills evidence or qualification evidence that testify that the applicant is competent to perform the work. The requirement of two years of practice do not apply if the applicant has competence evidence or qualification evidence from a regulated education.
Seeking to present a confirmation of any satisfactory health by the document required in other EEA countries or Switzerland or the latest of these countries ' residence State for entry to or the exercise of the profession, or if in these countries not required documentation as stated, certificate issued by the competent authority in that State corresponding to the certificates issued in Norway. It may be required that documentation on health by the presentation should not be more than three months old.
If the training that the applicant has undergone, are of significant different nature than that which follows from the regulations on the execution of the work section 26-20 and section 26-21, to the applicant take an aptitude test before permission is granted, if any. The labour inspection setting out closer to the guidelines for such aptitude test.
The Labour Inspectorate will be faced with looking for the receipt of and confirm the application, where appropriate, request the relevant information within one month after such application is received.
The application will be processed as soon as possible, and no later than within four months after the complete documentation was forwarded.
If there is not any decision would be made before the deadline expires, the relationship can be appealed to the superior authority in line with the rules in the Working Environment Act § 18-6 the seventh paragraph.

section 9-4. Requirements for the citizen from other EEA countries or Switzerland to work temporarily in Norway and work under water or increased ambient pressure in cases as mentioned in section 9-3 first paragraph, permission is granted if the applicant presents documentation that he or she is legally established in another EEA country or Switzerland and not in any way is imposed ban on exercising their business.
The labour inspectorate shall seek to settle the matter no later than within one month after the application is received. If there is a risk of delay, should the applicant under no later than within one month fixed about the reason for the delay and schedule for a decision, which must be made no later than two months after receipt of the complete documentation.
Where there is a substantial difference between the professional qualifications of the applicant and the training that is required by regulations on the execution of the work section 26-20 and section 26-21, and to the extent this difference is such that it can be harmful to health or safety, the applicant shall be given the opportunity to show, by means of an aptitude test, that this holds the missing knowledge or expertise. If it is hit decision that the applicant shall undergo aptitude test according to the time limits in the previous paragraph, this is offered within a month. If suitable hot crazy ven not offered within a month, the applicant can exercise the profession. The labour inspection sets out the further guidelines for such aptitude test.
If the absence of any response within the time limits in the second and third paragraph, the work can be performed.

section 9-5. Requirements for the citizen from countries outside the European economic area or Switzerland to work under water or increased ambient pressure the labour inspectorate to give permission to the citizen from countries outside the European economic area or Switzerland who search for regulations on the execution of the work section 26-24. Application for such permission will be documenting the qualifications for diving, including the institution which made the tutorial, the tutorial that is followed and validation or that is issued by the public authority in the country of the applicant comes from.
It will be lodged valid health policy that is not more than three months old by the production.
The application and the documentation must be released on Norwegian or English. If the documentation is not available on the Norwegian or English, should the applicants submit a verified translation of the documentation.

Chapter 10. Requirements for the control of bottles for breathing air to the diving and respiratory protection section 10-1. Demands for expert can approve the labour inspection person a business that has added an expert person after the regulations on the execution of the work section 25-4, as the controller of compressed air bottles of scuba diving and respiratory protection.

section 10-2. Control's Temple a business that is approved as reviewer, should have the control's temple with own control number. Labour inspection and assigns leads record of control numbers.
The labour inspectorate may withdraw approval and control the temple if the provisions of the regulation here Chapter 10 and in the regulations on the execution of the work chapter 25, are not complied with.
By the cessation of business to the given message to the labour inspectorate that the control number is no longer in use.

§ 10-3. Control's design to the temple the temple be designed to control skin: Chapter 11. The issuance of the certificates section 11-1. Registration of the reviewers that the issuer of the certificate the labour inspectorate to record reviewers who issues the certificate for work in or on the tanks, rooms, pipeline or similar where there may be danger of fire or explosion, jf. regulations on the execution of the work chapter 29.

Chapter 12. The Authority's consent by the listing of the building etc. After the Working Environment Act § 18-9 section 12-1. Requirements for the application the labour inspection sets out the form for application for consent from the work environment Act § 18-9.
In addition to the information required in the application form, the Labour Inspectorate in each case require all of the information that is considered necessary to assess whether the requirements have been met.

section 12-2. Criteria for consent the labour inspectorate can set as criteria for consent from the work environment Act § 18-9: a) that it be carried out measures of improvement of the working environment out of the changes that are listed in the application, b) that the Labour Inspectorate is kept informed by projects that are of such a character that the detail plans can not be lodged in advance and that these must be submitted and approved as they are available. The labour inspectorate can in such cases also require to be kept informed of any comments from the working or safety representatives as these treats the plans, c) that it be made control or trial that the Labour Inspectorate find necessary before changed the plant, manufacturing processes or equipment.

The labour inspectorate can agree that a construction work or other change is set in the time before the plans are processed by the authority, if it finds that this is ubetenkelig out from the work environment into account. The authority can set the terms of the permit.

Chapter 13. Criteria for approval, etc.

section 13-1. Authentication, convictions,, documentation etc. of work equipment the labour inspectorate can, when it is considered necessary to achieve the work equipment is designed and provided with protective equipment in accordance with the demands of the Working Environment Act and its regulations set, require: a) type approval of the equipment before use in Norway, b) convictions of the working equipment to get at issue that it corresponds to type-model, c) authentication of technical gadgets by the labour inspection, by an expert institution or expert person approved by the labour inspection , d) documentation that will make that work equipment is authorized by the foreign authority or research institution, e) own control of working equipment that will be made by the report on control measures or other documentation.


The labour inspectorate may, in connection with the approval arrangements mentioned in the first paragraph, require that the producer of the work equipment have staff with the required professional qualifications, and that the manufacturer takes control of materials, components, processing and the finished product.
Moreover, it can be set conditions regarding subsequent inspections and that these should be made by people with specific academic prerequisites.

section 13-2. Control stamping and the withdrawal of the approval of the business that should drive the control of compressed air bottles of scuba diving and respiratory protection labour inspection and assigns leads record of control numbers assigned to approved reviewers.
The labour inspectorate may withdraw approval and control's temple.

Chapter 14. Fees and charges section 14-1. Fees for byggesaks treatment after working environment Act § 18-9 the labour inspectorate to calculate and claim the fee for processing of application for consent from the work environment Act § 18-9 the first paragraph. The fee shall not exceed selvkost by the service. The fee is determined after a section in the four categories of the type of building and number of square metres: category 1: public's building and vocational building without permanent jobs; Max fee 3 895 kroner.
Category 2: Professional construction with permanent jobs without the computer processes and pollutants; Max fee 11 685 dollars.
Category 3: Professional construction with permanent jobs and with computer processes and risk of contaminants; Max fee 23 370 kroner.
Category 4: Larger building complexes, such as airport development and shop Centre, which requires significantly more work than that determined in the individual categories; the fee is assessed in each case.
Category 5: individual cases that do not go into any of the above mentioned categories, such as ventilation and building inspection installations; Max fee NOK 1 126.
The labour inspectorate can index the rates annually in accordance with the adjustments in the State budget for wage and price growth.
The provision will not apply to Svalbard.

section 14-2. Fee for regional safety representatives in the building and construction industry scheme of regional safety representatives are funded by employers in businesses that are covered by the regulation are paying a fee to the Fund for regional safety representatives per year. Size of the fee is on the payroll costs 0.03%. The fee will still be at least $ 250. For sole proprietorships to the fee be $ 250 per year.
The Ministry sets out and can determine the changes in the tax rate. The Ministry may including fix a fee that covers expenses collections by collection of the fee.

section 14-3. Fee for regional safety representatives for overnight businesses, serving businesses, cleaning businesses, mfl. The scheme is financed by employers in businesses that are covered by the regulation are paying a tax on payroll expenses 0.065% to a fund that is managed by the Fund Board. The fee should at least be $ 250. For businesses that do not employ workers should the fee be $ 250.
The Fund Board has the authority to put down the fee if the scheme a significant surplus accumulates. The Fund Board to put down the fee if the scheme at the year end has accumulated a profit equivalent to the total operating costs of the previous year.

Chapter 15. Final provisions § 15-1. Punishment intentionally or negligent violation of this regulation or decision given in pursuance of this, or accessory to this, is a crime according to the Working Environment Act Chapter 19.

section 15-2. Violation fee If someone who has acted on behalf of the business has infringed the provisions of the regulations here or decisions given in pursuance of this, the business imposed violation fee after the Working Environment Act § 18-10.

section 15-3. Entry into force this Regulation shall enter into force 1. January 2013.