Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2003, published 92nd ILC session (2004)

Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) - Norway (Ratification: 1949)

The Committee notes the Government’s report and the annual report of inspections for 2002 as well as the attached report on the activities of labour inspection in the Oslo region for the same year. The Committee notes with interest the contribution of research institutions to identifying the needs and priorities of labour inspection, as well as the manner in which the cooperation provided under Article 5(a) of the Convention is being developed between the inspection services, on the one hand, and the various government services and departments engaged in similar activities, on the other hand. In this respect, it notes that a joint database on occupational health and safety has been created with the Directorate for Fire and Electrical Safety, the Industrial Health and Security Organization and the Pollution Control Authority in order to ensure the rational coordination of their respective activities, and that a framework for cooperation at the local and regional levels has been established between the labour inspection services and county employment centres in order to exchange information and explore opportunities for joint action. Noting the Government’s statement on the reinforcement of inter-institutional collaboration targeting certain enterprises in particular, the Committee would be grateful if the Government would provide information on the various forms of this collaboration and its impact on the results of inspection activities.