Section 2-3. Duties of the working environment committee

The working environment committee is a decision-making and advisory body tasked with ensuring that the working environment legislation is implemented in the undertaking.
In addition to the duties mentioned in Section 7-2 of the Working Environment Act, the committee is responsible for the following:
  1. a.
    The committee shall help to prepare an action plan for the safety and environmental work in the undertaking;
  2. b.
    The committee or representatives of the committee shall conduct inspections in the undertaking to map and assess the need for safety and environmental measures. Safety representatives and supervisors for individual areas in the undertaking should take part in the inspection of the areas they represent or supervise;
  3. c.
    The committee shall advise on the prioritisation of the undertaking's plans as regards working environment issues and raise questions about new measures;
  4. d.
    The committee shall adopt guidelines for the induction of new employees in matters relating to safety and environmental work in the undertaking and see to it that the employer ensures that new employees receive training as soon as possible after their appointment;
  5. e.
    The committee shall also work to ensure that the employees of the undertaking gain insight into working environment problems and seek their participation in the safety and environmental work;
  6. f.
    The committee shall consider work instructions to be prepared for concurrent work with cytostatics and ionising radiation; see Section 15-2 of the Regulations concerning the Performance of Work.
In cases as mentioned in Section 7-2 (4) of the Working Environment Act, the committee shall have access to the Labour Inspection Authority and the police's investigation documents. The Labour Inspection Authority or the police will decide the extent to which documents shall be presented. Any information that the committee receives from the Labour Inspection Authority or the police shall only be used insofar as this is necessary to clarify the cause of a work accident.