Deviations are reported by text message
Because the system is too cumbersome to open on a phone. Both the incident and the learning disappear.
Built in Norway, for Norwegian business
The quality system people actually use
Deviations, checklists, documents, risk and internal control in one system people can use without training. On desktop, tablet and mobile – even with no signal.
No commitment – you decide whether to continue. Price after the trial, from NOK 499 per month for the whole company.
- Up and running in 10 minutes
- Works offline
- A flat price, however many you are
- Data stored in Norway
Nordvik Bygg AS · Overview
Good morning, Kari
9Open cases
2Overdue
14Closed in the last 30 days
7 dMedian time to close
Needs attention
2 overdueGuardrail missing on scaffolding, third floorAVV-2026-0001 · Critical · Unassigned1 day overdue
Waste not sorted at Moa ØstAVV-2026-0006 · Medium · Ola Hansen6 days overdue
Scaffolding inspectionAnnual plan · Mats RuudDue today
Near miss: excavator swung towards a pedestrianNES-2026-0002 · High · Ingrid LieDue tomorrow
Internal control
Needs attention72/ 100 · grade C
- 2 cases are overdue−12
- 3 certificates have expired−15
- 1 document past its review date−3
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This keeps recurring
Last 90 daysFall hazard 4 ↑Dust and noise 3 ↑Waste handling 3 →
Sound familiar?
Most Norwegian companies already have a quality system. The problem is rarely that it is missing – it is that nobody uses it.
The procedures exist, but nobody can find them
The folder structure was built by a consultant in 2019. Now people search for five minutes and give up.
The risk assessment lives in a spreadsheet
Last updated before the previous audit, with no owner and no deadline on the measures.
Nobody knows what keeps recurring
Deviations get counted, not analysed. So the same mistakes repeat year after year.
Paper checklists waiting to be scanned
The sheet stays in the van until Friday. The photo of the fault never gets linked to anything.
Rolling it out cost more than owning it
Setup fees, consultant hours and a course in “document structure” before anything worked.
Four things we do differently
7 industry packs
A finished system on day one
You choose your industry when you sign up. The system then fills itself with deviation categories, checklists, an HMS handbook, an emergency plan, suggested risks, an annual plan and competence requirements for your industry. No consultant hours, no empty folders.
Step 2 of 2
Which industry are you in?
We fill the system with checklists, routines, risks and an annual plan for your industry.
Construction
Industry and manufacturing
Health and care
Transport and logistics
Food and beverage
Retail and service
Ready in your system: 34 deviation categories · 5 checklists · 7 documents · 14 suggested risks · 12 annual plan activities · 13 competence requirements
One case core
The modules are genuinely connected
Tick “No” on “Guardrails fitted?” in a checklist and the deviation is created automatically – with the photo you took, the location, the time and a link back to the inspection. Audit findings, risk actions and customer complaints are the same case type with the same workflow.
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Checklist on a phone
Mats answers “No” to “Is the guardrail complete?” and takes a photo. No signal – it is saved on the device.
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The deviation creates itself
The system raises the deviation with the photo, the place, the time and a link back to the check.
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An action with an owner
Ola is assigned the case, the deadline follows the severity, and the action becomes a task.
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The risk picture updates
The action is linked to the hazard “Fall from height”, and the residual risk is documented.
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Management sees the pattern
The fourth fall-related deviation in 90 days. The report shows it, with nobody counting by hand.
Offline-first
The whole app works with no signal
Not just one form. Report deviations, run checklists, take photos, read procedures and tick off tasks in a tunnel, a basement or at sea. When the connection returns everything syncs, merging changes field by field so nobody overwrites anyone.
Scaffolding checkOffline
6 of 8 answered
Is the base stable?
YesNoN/A
Is the scaffold braced and tied?
YesNoN/A
Is the guardrail complete?
YesNoN/A
This becomes a deviation
A photo is required when you answer “No”.
Photo attached · waiting for a signal
Sign and finish
Checklist with no signal
Offline · 3 changes waitingLast synced 07:12
Deviation: guardrail missingWith 1 photo · 284 kBWaiting
Scaffolding check completed8 answers · signedWaiting
Task ticked offScaffolding inspectionWaiting
Everything is stored on the device. It is sent automatically when you get a signal – you do not have to do anything.
5 roles, not 15
The menu grows with your role
A field worker sees five menu items: overview, deviations, checklists, documents and tasks. A quality manager sees everything. Same product – but nobody is met by 30 modules they will never open, and nobody clicks a locked door.
Field worker
Quality manager
Eight modules, one system
Every module a Norwegian company genuinely needs – and nothing beyond that. We left out time tracking, payroll and project management on purpose: those are other markets with strong specialists, and bolting them on would make this harder to use, not better.
Deviations and cases
Report in 20 seconds. Close with cause and action.
Read moreChecklists and forms
Filled in on mobile, offline, with a signature.
Read moreDocument control
Versions, approval and read receipts.
Read moreRisk assessment
5×5 matrix, residual risk and owned measures.
Read moreInternal control and annual plan
Recurring HMS activities that follow themselves up.
Read moreCompetence
Who is qualified, and when does it expire.
Read moreTime tracking
Clock in with one button. The record the law requires.
Read moreLeave and absence
Request leave and see the balance before you send.
Read morePeople follow-up
Follow-up plan and dialogue meeting, with deadline and owner.
Read moreAudits
Plan, perform and close findings.
Read moreReports and analytics
What keeps recurring – not just how many.
Read moreHow it works in real operations
Four situations from the demo data you get access to when you sign up.
On the scaffold
Mats does the weekly scaffold check on his phone. There is no signal on the third floor, so it is saved on the device. He ticks “No” on guardrails, photographs it, and the deviation is already created.
At the quality manager’s desk
Kari opens the dashboard and sees the two overdue cases, the three expired certificates and that falls from height is the fourth deviation in 90 days. Nobody counted anything by hand.
On the medicine round
The fridge reads 9,1 °C. The limit in the checklist is 2–8, so the deviation is created with the measured value, the time and the place – before anyone has decided who should handle it.
Before service
The daily temperature log takes 30 seconds. A year of documentation is ready when the food safety authority arrives – on one screen, not in a binder.
Risk you can actually see
5×5 matrix with residual risk after measures. And one professional detail most systems get wrong: a consequence of 5 – a fatality or serious injury – is never classified as low risk, no matter how unlikely it is.
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Negligible
Minor
Moderate
Serious
Very serious
LowModerateHighCriticalLikelihood ↑ · consequence →
An annual plan that follows itself up
Recurring HSE activities become real tasks with a named owner and a deadline. The system never creates a duplicate of something still open – so the list stays worth looking at.
Annual plan 2026
Monthly and weekly tasks are created on top of thisJan
- Management review
- Safety walk
Feb
- Risk assessment review
- Vehicle roadworthiness test
Mar
- Expert inspection of machinery
- Chemical inventory
Apr
- Employee survey
May
- Internal audit
Jun
- Calibration of measuring equipment
Jul
- Summer shutdown
Aug
- Noise measurement
Sep
- Fire drill
Oct
- Fire extinguisher check
Nov
- Robbery preparedness review
Dec
- Review of HSE objectives
Same system on every device
Browser, iPad, iPhone and Android share data, design and workflow. A case you open in the van looks identical when you continue at your desk. The web version installs as an app on mobile without an app store.
HMS-01 · Governing documents
HSE policy
PublishedVersion 3
Purpose
This policy sets out the company’s overall health, safety and environment objectives, and how we work systematically to meet them, per section 5 of the Norwegian Internal Control Regulations.
Our commitments
- Nobody should be injured or made ill by working here.
- Every employee should know the risks in their own work.
- Deviations are reported – always, and without fear of consequences.
Read receipts
Read by 31 of 343 outstanding
MRJDPAhave not confirmed
Next review
14 January 2027
A task is created automatically as the date approaches.
Browser on desktop
Report a deviationStep 1 of 2
What happened?
Guardrail missing on the third-floor stairs
Severity
LowMediumHighCritical
The deadline is set to tomorrow, based on the severity.
Take a photo
Report a deviation on mobile
Works with no signal
The whole app, not one form. Local database, outgoing queue, field-level merge on reconnect.
Built for gloves
Touch targets of at least 44 px, high contrast, and no dropdowns where a large button will do.
Nothing to install
The web version installs from the browser. Native apps are available for iOS and Android when you want push notifications and the camera.
Why choose us over the alternatives
We reviewed the most widely used Norwegian systems. They do a lot right – but the same gaps recur, and that is where we differ.
| Capability | Samsvara | Typical competitor |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing published on the website | ✓ | – |
| A flat price, not per user | ✓ | – |
| No setup fee | ✓ | – |
| Industry content ready at signup | ✓ | – |
| Entire app works offline | ✓ | – |
| Checklist creates deviations automatically | ✓ | – |
| Menu adapts to the role | ✓ | – |
| Deviations, documents and checklists | ✓ | ✓ |
| Risk assessment and ISO support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mobile app for iOS and Android | ✓ | ✓ |
| Data stored in Norway or the EU | ✓ | ✓ |
| Working-time records to Norwegian law | ✓ | – |
| Absence with the quotas Norwegian law sets | ✓ | – |
| Sick leave follow-up with statutory deadlines | ✓ | – |
“Typical competitor” is based on publicly available information from the most widely used Norwegian vendors in September 2026. We update this table when they change – and we have included the points where they match us.
Ready for your industry
The system is universal, but the content is not. Choose your industry and the checklists, routines, suggested risks and annual plan are already the ones you need.
Construction
Job safety analysis on mobile before work starts, scaffold inspections that replace the paper tag, and hot work permits with fire watch timing. All of it works with no signal, because there is rarely 5G in a basement.
See the packIndustry and manufacturing
A daily machine check in under a minute, a lockout/tagout routine everyone has acknowledged, and internal audits against ISO 9001 with a ready question set. Calibration and preventive maintenance sit in the annual plan.
See the packHealth and care
Medication deviations reported without fear, fall risk assessment on admission, and medicine storage checks where a temperature outside 2–8 °C becomes a deviation by itself. Built for the Norwegian regulation on management and quality improvement.
See the packTransport and logistics
A pre-trip vehicle check drivers actually complete, because it takes under a minute and works in the cab with no signal. Load securing, ADR certificates and driving hours in one place.
See the packFood and beverage
A 30-second daily temperature log, with limits that create a deviation automatically when the fridge is too warm. Critical control points per HACCP, cleaning checks and allergen labelling.
See the packRetail and service
A daily opening walkthrough covering escape routes, slip hazards and pricing. A robbery routine everyone has acknowledged, and a risk assessment for lone working at opening and closing.
See the packOffice and services
The general pack covers Norwegian internal control requirements and the ISO 9001 core: an office safety round, new starter onboarding, an HMS policy, an emergency plan and privacy.
See the packPublic pricing
Almost nobody in this market publishes their prices. We think that is the wrong way round: if you have to book a meeting to find out what something costs, the vendor is the one benefiting.
Deviations
For the company that needs its deviations under control first. Everyone is included, at no extra cost.
NOK 499
per month for the whole company
- Deviations and cases with workflow, deadline and owner
- Report from mobile, also without coverage
- Photos, comments and corrective actions on every case
- Root cause, recurrence and verified closure
- Notifications and a full audit trail
- Unlimited users
Complete
Most chosenAll of Samsvara: every one of the fourteen modules, with no add-ons and nothing sold separately.
NOK 1,499
per month for the whole company
- Everything in Deviations
- Checklists and forms that raise deviations automatically
- Document control with versions and read receipts
- Risk assessment with a 5×5 matrix and residual risk
- Time: clock in and out, time bank and who is at work
- Leave and holiday with allowances from Norwegian law
- People: appraisals and sickness follow-up
- Internal audit, competence, annual plan and reports
- Auditor role with read access
- Industry pack with ready-made content
On the way
- Public API and webhooks
- Single sign-on (SSO) and two-factor login
- All prices exclude VAT.
- A free trial of 60 days. No commitment – you decide whether to continue.
- A flat monthly price for the whole company. We do not count users, and the price does not rise when you hire.
- No setup fee. Cancel monthly.
- You own your data and can export it at any time.
Security and operations
A quality system holds sensitive information: injuries, near misses and personnel data. That places real obligations on us.
- Data stored in Norway, backups in the EEA
- Data processing agreement signed with the subscription
- Role-based access and a complete audit trail
- Encrypted in transit, and at rest with the hosting provider
- You own your data and can export it yourself
- Built for GDPR, with retention rules per object type
Questions we get asked
How long does it take to get started?
You can register your company and be running in under ten minutes. When you pick your industry, the system fills itself with deviation categories, checklists, an HMS handbook, an emergency plan, suggested risks, an annual plan and competence requirements. Then you invite your people, and they can report deviations the same day – with no training.
Do we need training or consultants?
No. That is the whole point. The system is built so a field worker understands it first time, and a quality manager finds everything without a manual. We do not sell implementation projects, and there is no setup fee. If you need help, we answer the same day in Norwegian.
What happens when there is no signal?
Everything you do is stored on the device and succeeds immediately. You can report deviations with photos, complete checklists, sign, read procedures and tick off tasks. When the connection returns, everything uploads automatically. If someone else changed the same case meanwhile, we merge field by field – and where there is a genuine conflict, you choose, instead of something silently disappearing.
Does it satisfy Norwegian internal control rules and ISO 9001?
The system is built around the requirements: documented routines with version control and read receipts, risk assessment with measures and ownership, deviation handling with root cause analysis, systematic follow-up through the annual plan, internal audits and the management review. No software can certify a company – an auditor does that – but everything an auditor asks for, you can pull up on one screen.
Where is our data stored?
In Norway, with backups inside the EEA. No data is processed outside the EEA – that commitment is written into the data processing agreement, signed together with the subscription. You can export all your data at any time, and you own it.
Can we use it on both desktop and mobile?
Yes, and it is the same system. Browser, iOS and Android share data, design and workflow. A case you open on your phone in the van looks identical when you continue at the office. The web version can also be installed as an app on mobile without going through an app store.
What if we already have a system?
Then you probably already have the documents and routines, which is the time-consuming part. You can upload those directly. Automatic import of deviation history from Excel is on the roadmap and not ready yet – if you need the history from day one, tell us and we will help you move it. Run both systems in parallel for a month if you like. We have no lock-in, so you risk nothing.
What does it cost after the trial?
Two prices, both a flat monthly amount for the whole company: NOK 499 if you only need deviations under control, and NOK 1,499 for the complete system with every module. The 60-day trial ends by itself – you are never charged without saying yes.
Can employees report anonymously?
Yes. If you choose anonymous reporting, your name is not stored anywhere – not on the device and not in the audit log. You will not receive updates on the case, because that could reveal who you are. This matters for near misses and work environment concerns actually surfacing.
What does it cost to involve everyone?
Nothing extra. The price is a flat monthly amount for the whole company, whether you are five or two hundred, and we do not charge per user. The reason is simple: a quality system only management can access does not work – and pricing that penalises you for letting the carpenter in makes sure he never gets in.
Try it on your own company
Ask for the trial, choose your industry, and see how the system looks with routines, checklists and an annual plan already in place. 60 days, no commitment, and no credit card.