{"id":302,"date":"2025-12-11T09:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T09:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordhms.no\/?p=302"},"modified":"2026-10-15T13:50:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T13:50:21","slug":"what-is-hms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nordhms.no\/en\/kas-yra-hms\/","title":{"rendered":"What is HMS?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Anyone who starts a business in Norway will, sooner or later, come across the three letters HMS. This stands for Helse, Milj\u00f8 og Sikkerhet (Health, Environment and Safety). However, it is a mistake to think that HMS is merely a folder full of documents that you need to have ready for an inspection by the Labour Inspectorate (Arbeidstilsynet). In fact, HMS is a systematic and ongoing process designed to ensure a safe and healthy working environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under Norwegian law (Regulations on Systematic Health, Safety and Environmental Work in Enterprises), every company is required to have a functioning HMS system. This means that the employer is responsible for ensuring that activities relating to the health and safety of employees are systematically planned, organised, carried out and monitored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does a functioning HMS system consist of?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1 Definition of responsibilities: Who is responsible for HMS within the company? (Manager, safety representative \u2013 verneombud).
2 Risk assessment (Risikovurdering): Ongoing identification of hazards, risk assessment and a plan for preventive measures.
3 Procedures and instructions: Clear rules on how to carry out work safely, use equipment and act in the event of an accident.
4 Reporting of deviations (Avviksh\u00e5ndtering): A system that enables employees to report hazardous situations, incidents or non-conformities, and the process for responding to them.
5 Training and information: Ensuring that all staff are aware of the risks and safety procedures.
6 Annual review: Assessment of the system\u2019s effectiveness and continuous improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having a well-organised HMS system is not a burden, but an investment. Not only does it protect against fines, but it also helps to reduce staff sickness, boosts productivity and creates a positive image for the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NORD HMS offers a digital, multilingual HMS system that enables all these processes to be managed online, simply and efficiently. We help not only with preparing documents, but also with implementing a fully functional system within your organisation and fully digitising your organisation\u2019s HMS. Get in touch to find out how we can help you \u2013 info@nordhms.no or +47 902 89 530<\/a> <\/p>\n\n

Related:<\/strong> HMS IK system<\/a> \u00b7 HMS course for the company manager<\/a> \u00b7 40-hour HMS course for safety representatives<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The HMS system: not just a folder on a shelf, but the key to your business\u2019s success in Norway<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":172,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-be-kategorijos"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordhms.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordhms.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordhms.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordhms.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordhms.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=302"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/nordhms.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1308,"href":"https:\/\/nordhms.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302\/revisions\/1308"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordhms.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordhms.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordhms.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordhms.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}