NRCWE is the primary counsellor of the government
and its ministries and agencies when research based knowledge is required
on issues related to the working environment. The Director General of the
NRCWE takes part in weekly meetings of the management of the Ministry of
Employment. These meetings are chaired by the Permanent Secretary and are
an optimal platform for coordination with all parts of the ministry and
involvement in OSH-related initiatives in other ministries.
The primary users of research based knowledge in the Ministry of Employment
are the Working Environment Authority (Arbejdstilsynet) and the National
Board of Industrial Injuries (Arbejdsskadestyrelsen) with whom the NRCWE
meets four times a year at director level in order to coordinate, discuss
and decide on matters of mutual interest.
Examples of counselling by the NRCWE of national authorities within the
last few years:
The Government’s National Working Environment Strategy 2005, 2010
The Working Environment Authority’s annual surveillance reports
The Mercury Case, 2006
The Asbestos Case, 2006
The Government’s Public Sector Quality Reform, 2007
White Paper on Sickness Absence and Musculoskeletal Disorder, 2008
The Government’s Action Plan on Sickness Absence, 2008
The Government’s Commission on Prevention, 2008-2009
