ABSTRACT
Having a safety representative has been mandatory for enterprises with more than ten employees in Norway since 1977. Studies show that safety representatives are important contributors to several aspects of working conditions in several ways, from a spokesman for health and safety issues (Garcia et al., 2007), instrumental in establishing systematic occupational health work (Saksvik et al., 2003), an early warning system for safety issues (Ryggvik 2007) and an ombudsman employing the right to halt dangerous work (Torvatn et al., 2007).
