ARTICLE · 30 MAY 2024

Når må en bedrift ha verneombud?

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Svaret på dette spørsmålet er at alle bedrifter må ha verneombud. I Norge er hovedregelen at det skal velges verneombud i alle bedrifter. Derimot er det lov å gjøre unntak i bedrifter med færre enn fem ansatte.

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Svaret på dette spørsmålet er at alle bedrifter må ha verneombud. I Norge er hovedregelen at det skal velges verneombud i alle bedrifter. Derimot er det lov å gjøre unntak i bedrifter med færre enn fem ansatte. I denne bloggen gir vi den en rask oversikt over blant annet hva et verneombud er, hvem som kan være det og hvilke unntak som gjøres.

Hva er verneombud?

Et verneombud er en ansatt i en bedrift som er valgt av de ansatte for å ivareta arbeidsmiljøet og sikkerheten på arbeidsplassen. Verneombudet har rett til å delta i planleggingen og gjennomføringen av tiltak som gjelder arbeidsmiljøet, og skal fungere som et bindeledd mellom arbeidstakerne og ledelsen i bedriften med hensyn til helse, miljø og sikkerhet (HMS) på arbeidsplassen.

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