NS 5814:2021 — Requirements for risk assessments
The Norwegian method for planning, conducting and documenting a risk assessment: purpose, scope, acceptance criteria, analysis and verifiable documentation. It is widely used in HSE work, emergency preparedness and public procurement.
Register
- Designation
- NS 5814:2021
- Edition
- 2021
- Publisher
- Standard Norge
- Group
- Risk, compliance and continuity
- Area
- SME, employment and contracts
- Read date
- 2026-09-09
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Used together with
- Working Environment Act
LOV-2005-06-17-62In force: 2006-01-01Arbeidstilsynet
The Act sets the requirements for the working environment, working hours, hiring, temporary employment, hired labour, safety representatives and working environment committees, and the rules on protection against dismissal. It is the central act for every Norwegian employer.
Risk, compliance and continuity
- Risk management, guidelines
NS-ISO 31000:2018Standard Norge
The principles and process for enterprise risk management: identification, analysis, evaluation, treatment, monitoring and reporting. It is guidance and cannot be certified, but it is used as a reference in internal control and board reporting.
- Compliance management systems, requirements with guidance
NS-ISO 37301:2021Standard Norge
The requirements for a compliance management system: mapping compliance obligations, roles and independence, training, a reporting channel, monitoring and reporting. It is the closest standard to what supervisory bodies mean by documented compliance.
- Anti-bribery management systems, requirements with guidance
NS-ISO 37001:2016Standard Norge
Measures against bribery: risk assessment, due diligence on business associates, gifts and hospitality, third-party controls and investigation. It is used alongside the customer due diligence duties of the Anti-Money Laundering Act in internationally exposed businesses.
- Business continuity management systems, requirements
NS-EN ISO 22301:2019Standard Norge
The requirements for continuity management: impact analysis, recovery times, continuity plans, exercises and review. Financial undertakings and public sector suppliers meet the same requirements again in supervisory rules on operational continuity and outsourcing.
Norwegian law
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