Amendments and consultations

Which regulations apply?

Regulations governing HSE in the Norwegian petroleum industry contain risk- and performance-based requirements. The five sets of regulations fall within the jurisdiction of several regulatory authorities, and must be viewed in relation to each other.

Read more about the regulations

The HSE regulations are updated annually through a process which ensures close company and union involvement. Proposed amendments to the existing regulations are normally circulated for consultation in July, with a deadline for comments the following October. All consultation responses are published here on the website (in Norwegian only).

Amendments proposed to the HSE regulations
Proposals for changes to the health, safety and environmental regulations covering Norway’s petroleum sector are now being circulated for public consultation.
Amendments to the regulations (December 2020)
The Norwegian Environment Agency and the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway adopted amendments to the HSE regulations on 16 December 2020.

All regulations

Acts