Apply for a permit to work with asbestos
All enterprises intending to work with asbestos or asbestos-containing materials must apply for a permit for such work from the Labour Inspection Authority (Arbeidstilsynet).
The application form is only in Norwegian.
Guidance
See guidance for application for permit to work with asbestos (only in Norwegian, arbeidstilsynet.no).
The form is only available in Norwegian.
Who should use this form?
All companies intending to work with asbestos must obtain a permit from the Labour Inspection Authority (Arbeidstilsynet). This applies to demolition, repair, maintenance and other handling of materials containing asbestos. The requirement also applies where there is suspicion of materials containing asbestos.
Access to the form
Access packages
Submitting form
The person submitting the form on behalf of your organisation must have the correct authorisation via an access package (tilgangspakker) in Altinn. For this form, the person must have one of the following access packages:
Area of authority Bygg, anlegg og eiedom: «Oppføring av bygg og anlegg»
Area of authority Forhold ved virksomheten: «Starte, endre og avvikle virksomhet»
Area of authority Andre tjenesteytende tjenester: «Tjenester NUF»
Receiving mail
To receive mail from us you must have the following access package:
«Ordinær post til virksomheten»
Read more about the new access packages in Altinn and how to grant authorisations (in Norwegian)
Access as an individual service
The person submitting the form on behalf of the organisation may also access the form as an individual service. This individual service is called:
«Søknad om tillatelse til å arbeide med asbest og asbestholdig materiale»
In addition, you must grant authorisation for this individual service to be able to notify the Labour Inspection Authority of changes:
«Melding om arbeid med asbest eller asbestholdig materiale»
«Endring i melding om arbeid med asbest eller asbestholdig materiale»
Read more about how you grant authorisation for individual services (in Norwegian)
More about the form
As well as applying for a permit to work with asbestos, you must also send a notification to the Labour Inspection Authority before each asbestos assignment (only in Norwegian, arbeidstilsynet.no).
What should I attach?
Your application must include information on
your enterprise’s experience in working with asbestos
what type of permit you are applying for
the methods you will be using
how you will organise and manage the work
training of employees (with uploading of individual course certificates)
whether the employees have been found fit to work with asbestos by a doctor following a health examination
In addition, you must include instructions for the work with asbesto. The instructions must cover the type of asbestos work for which you are applying for a permit. You must also include any statements from a safety delegate or employee representative, working environment committee and occupational health service.
Read more about what your application should include (only in Norwegian, arbeidstilsynet.no)