Norway Arbeidstilsynet News

Over 20,000 HMS Cards Ordered in Goods Transport Since December 2025

Arbeidstilsynet reports that over 20,000 HMS cards have been ordered by goods transport companies since ordering opened in December 2025, exceeding expectations and indicating the sector was prepared when the mandatory requirement took effect on 1 January 2026. Posten Bring Varebil AS, serving clients including IKEA and Elkjøp, was an early adopter with approximately 600 cards ordered for its fleet of roughly 250 light commercial vehicles nationwide.

Norway Implements EU Directive 2024/869/EU with New Workplace Limits for Diisocyanates and Lead

Norway's Arbeidstilsynet has implemented the EU's fifth amendment directive 2024/869/EU to the carcinogen-mutagen-reproductive toxic directive 2004/37/EC through amendments to the Regulations on limit values. The new rules establish exposure limits for diisocyanates (carcinogenic) and lead and inorganic lead compounds (reproductive toxic). Biological limit values for lead now specify 45 µg Pb per liter blood for women of fertile age and 150 µg Pb per liter blood for other workers. The directive applies from 9 April 2024.

New HMS Card Contract Signed With Tieto, Three Years, Starts January 2027

Arbeidstilsynet has signed a new three-year contract with Tieto (formerly Tietoevry) for the delivery of HMS cards, the work-authorisation cards required in Norway's covered industries. The contract, signed 31 March 2026, begins January 2027 and has an estimated annual value of approximately 50 million Norwegian kroner, with options to extend for up to two additional years. The new agreement will introduce a unified physical card across industries, improved security using bank-card technology, a more user-friendly ordering solution, and stricter information-security and privacy requirements.