As a manager you are required by law (The Working Environment Act §3-5) to requires you to take a course in HSE rules and regulations.

In addition, the Working Environment Act §2-3 states “Employees charged with directing or supervising other employees” must “ensure that safety and health are taken into consideration”. Companies are obliged to provide the training in HSE.

In general, the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority never pre-approves HSE-courses, but they have defined what it must contain.

As such the course satisfies those requirements as it covers the relevant laws and regulations and guidelines.

Is it only working environment topics that are dealt with in the course?

Yes, requirements for HSE courses for employer/managers apply to the working environment.

Estimated time is six to eight hours.

Yes, you control the progress yourself. If you take a break, the system will remember where you left off when you later start up again.

Yes. You can print out your course certificate when you have completed all the modules in the course.

Yes, if you have questions regarding the course or the topics presented, you may contact us for free.

HMS Norge has been offering educational and content-rich courses for safety delegates and managers for more than 20 years. Our content derives from the deep experience of our collaborative work with our 2000 members in companies across a variety of industries and partners all over Norway. We offer consultancy services in health, safety, physical and psycho-social working environment to both private and public companies. In other words, we have solid expertise in HSE.