One of the safety representatives or another employee who has held an office in the undertaking may be elected as the senior safety representative; see Section 6-1 (3) of the Working Environment Act.In undertakings where the majority of the employees are members of a local trade union, the trade union shall appoint a senior safety representative.In undertakings where the majority of the employees are members of a trade union, but where none of the unions represents the majority alone, they may appoint the senior safety representative jointly. If they fail to agree, the rule set out in the fourth paragraph shall apply.If the conditions set out in the third paragraph are not met, the safety representatives shall elect a senior safety representative. In the event of parity of votes, the election shall be decided by drawing lots.The senior safety representative is responsible for coordinating the activities of the safety representatives. Matters that concern several safety areas shall be submitted to the senior safety representative. The question of which safety representative shall deal with a matter is decided by the senior safety representative.The provisions laid down for the safety representative shall otherwise apply correspondingly to the senior safety representative.
