Safety work. If the social partners at an enterprise with fewer than ten employees agree not to have a safety delegate, the elected shop xxxxxxx may perform the functions of the safety delegate. Safety delegates shall have unimpeded access to areas for which they are responsible. If they must leave their workplace, they shall inform their immediate superiors in advance or as soon as possible. Seniority and wages shall be calculated as if the safety delegate/chief safety delegate was working throughout the period in which they served these functions. In enterprises where no working environment committees exists, cooperation between the employer and safety representatives shall include the responsibilities incumbent on safety representatives as laid down in Section 6-2 (8) second sentence of the Working Environment Act. In enterprises where working environment committees have been established pursuant to Section 7-1 of the Working Environment Act, the management may, within specific budgetary limits, authorize the working environment committee to implement safety measures agreed upon by the members of the committee. This does not limit the decision-making powers vested in the committee under the law. The parties wish to emphasize the importance of preventive work regarding the working environment and health in the enterprises. As to enterprises’ statutory obligations to have health and safety (HSE) personnel, and as to the requirements for the professional qualifications of said personnel, reference is made to Section 3-3 of the Working Environment Act and its regulations. The duties of the HSE personnel shall be set forth in the documentation of the enterprise in accordance with the Regulation on Systematic Health, Safety and Environmental Work in Enterprises (Internal Control Regulation).
Safety work. In addition to the provisions stated in 10.1 above, the employee is obliged to participate in safety work if required. The following tasks are classed as safety work:
