The Danish Working Environment Authority can stop all contractor work on construction sites
Official title (in Danish): Lov om ændring af lov om arbejdsmiljø (Entreprenørstop på byggepladser og forhøjelse af bødeniveau)
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What changes:
- In special cases, after stepping up its inspections and giving written notice, the Danish Working Environment Authority can order a contractor to stop all work covered by the contractor's agreement with the client on a construction site.
- This also applies to the work of subcontractors.
- Who: The rules apply to contractors who have an agreement with a client to carry out work on a construction site, and to their subcontractors.
- When: Section 1, no. 1-5 and 7 entered into force on 1 January 2026. The rest of the Act entered into force on 1 July 2025.
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The case at the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)
Source: Retsinformation.dk
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)
Lovforslaget udmønter en del af den politiske aftale, som regeringen (Socialdemokratiet, Venstre og Moderaterne), Danmarksdemokraterne, Socialistisk Folkeparti, Enhedslisten, Radikale Venstre, Dansk Folkeparti og Alternativet indgik den 23. maj 2024 om en styrket indsats mod social dumping. Lovforslaget indfører regler om, at Arbejdstilsynet i særlige tilfælde kan give påbud om, at den eller de entreprenører, der har indgået aftale med bygherren om arbejde på en byggeplads, skal stoppe deres eget og alle underentreprenørernes arbejde på byggepladsen (entreprenørstop). Forslaget skal være et supplement til de håndhævelsesmuligheder, som Arbejdstilsynet allerede har til rådighed, og være et yderligere incitament for virksomhederne på byggepladserne til at prioritere arbejdsmiljøet. Lovforslaget indeholder en forhøjelse af bødeniveauet for virksomheder, der begår alvorlige arbejdsmiljøovertrædelser.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 18 December 2024Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- Passed · 27 March 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: 3.beh./Vedtaget
- Stadfæstet · 3 April 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- Partly entered into force · 1 July 2025Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet
- Fully in force · 1 January 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: Stadfæstet