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1. News article13 Oct 2026

   Arbeidstilsynet and Stami host a free online seminar on 20 October busting three myths about the psychosocial work environment

   • The seminar is on Tuesday 20 October, from 09:30 to 15:00. It aims to teach more about what affects the psychosocial work environment (how people feel and get along at work), and how workplaces can prevent problems.
   • It tackles three myths: that the topic is only about how each person feels, that the answer is making employees more resilient, and that only the manager can do something.
   Mental healthWork life
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2. Op-ed10 Oct 2026

   Labour Inspection Authority director: a safe speaking-up culture is built in small moments

   • Ingvill Kvernmo is director of the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority. In an article in Dagens Perspektiv on 9 October 2026 she says trust at work is very concrete. Can you ask questions, admit mistakes or say the workload is too high without being brushed off?
   • Her main point: a good speaking-up culture is more than the right to speak. Staff must feel it is safe and that it makes a difference. If concerns are raised again and again and nothing happens, people go quiet.
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3. News article8 Oct 2026

   Labour Inspection Authority found breaches in over 80% of 180 inspections in hospitality and accommodation

   • This year the Labour Inspection Authority has inspected 180 hotels, restaurants and similar businesses. In over 8 in 10 it found breaches of working environment rules.
   • In over six in ten, risks were not properly mapped, assessed or acted on. The mappings are often too vague to lead to useful measures.
   BusinessMental healthPublic health
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4. News article7 Oct 2026

   Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority urges workplaces to mark Safety Representative Day on 22 October, focusing on psychosocial work environment

   • Thursday 22 October is Safety Representative Day. The Labour Inspection Authority wants to show the value of safety representatives' work. They should be a natural part of work environment efforts all year.
   • This year's theme is the psychosocial work environment (how people are doing at work, socially and mentally). Safety representatives must take part when the workplace maps risks, decides what to do and plans measures.
   Mental healthWork life
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5. News article5 Oct 2026

   Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority holds seminars and stands on speaking-up culture and trust at work around World Mental Health Day

   • The Labour Inspection Authority invites people to seminars on how workplaces can have a good culture of speaking up. A good culture like this helps employees trust each other more.
   • Speaking-up culture means how employees experience speaking out at work: is it possible, and what happens if you do?
   Mental healthWork life
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6. News article5 Oct 2026

   Buying tyre changes from businesses without Labour Inspection Authority approval is illegal

   • The Labour Inspection Authority asks you to check in a register whether a garage is lawful before you book a tyre change. The winter tyre season is starting soon.
   • Hand car washing, tyre changes and tyre storage usually need approval from the Authority. Businesses approved by the Public Roads Administration do not need it.
   CompetitionConsumer protectionWork life
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7. Op-ed29 Sept 2026

   Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority defends occupational health service rules and signals closer oversight of commercial add-ons

   • The article is a reply to criticism published in Dagsavisen on 17 and 24 September 2026, where seven doctors and the union LO said that occupational health services (BHT) are selling too many paid extras and doing too little to prevent work-related illness.
   • The head of the Labour Inspection Authority agrees that BHTs should focus on preventing illness and injury at work — not treating workers after the fact.
   Public healthWork life
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8. Op-ed28 Sept 2026

   Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority: Nine in ten schools lack adequate prevention of violence and threats against staff

   • Over the past three years, inspectors visited more than 1,000 schools and after-school care centres. At almost nine in ten, they found the school was not doing enough to protect staff from violence or threats. Eight in ten schools also failed to train staff properly on how to handle such situations.
   • Between 2015 and 2025, the authority received more than 160 reports of violence and threats against school staff. Across all workplaces combined, there were over 1,200 such reports in ten years.
   Children and youthSchoolWork life
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9. Op-ed24 Sept 2026

   Norway's Labour Inspection Authority: Hospital management, not individual doctors, must solve high workload problems

   • The head of Norway's Labour Inspection Authority says hospitals – not individual doctors – are responsible for ensuring good working conditions, using the TV drama LIS as a real-world illustration.
   • Inspections find that hospitals have good rules on paper, but these often don't work in practice at ward level where patient care happens.
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10. Report17 Sept 2026

    Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority: Nearly 9 in 10 schools fall short on preventing violence and threats against staff

    • Between 2023 and 2025, Norway's Labour Inspection Authority visited more than 1,000 schools and after-school programmes to check whether they are doing enough to protect staff from violence and threats.
    • Almost three in four inspections led to enforcement action — 2,139 orders to fix problems, 156 fines and 8 penalty charges for the most serious cases.
    SchoolWork life
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