Rapidly increasing energy exchange in vehicles has created challenges, such as fires in batteries that are different from fires caused by oil and other energy sources. The conference revealed, among other things, that effective ways of controlling fires of this kind are being developed.

Falls are common occupational accidents in all the Nordic countries, and they are both occurring on a level surface and falling from a height. Accidents can have serious consequences and can be prevented relatively easily by appropriate measures.

The Directorate of Fisheries has allocated catch quota to vessels for the fishing year 2024/2025.

The European Council summit will be held in Harpa on 16 and 17 May. The impact of the summit is already being felt, as is shown in the following photo from Austurstræti from yesterday.

A total of 495 damage claims have been reported to NTI after the natural catastrophy in Grindavik. Assessment of 354 damage claims has been concluded, Assessors have started work on 138 cases and 3 new cases await processing. 430 of the total of 495 are damages to properties, 57 claims are for contents or liquid assets and 8 are claims of damage to utility systems in Grindavík.

The preparation of a coastal area plan in the Westfjords and Eastfjords is underway on the basis of the Law on the Planning of Marine and Coastal Areas. The Regional Council for each region, appointed by the Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources, is responsible for the preparation of the relevant coastal area plan. The planning organisation is responsible for the preparation of the plan under the authority of the regional councils.

The annual report for 2023 has been published. It contains information on the activities of the National Archives of Iceland in the last year.

The Directorate of Labour has published the 2022 annual report of the Parental Leave Fund.

A Nordic point-of-sight conference was held from 25 - 26 October at the Blind Society's house in Hamrahlíð 17. Participants from Iceland, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden attended the conference, as well as several participants from Teams.

A call is open for applications for grants to the Bergþóra Magnúsdóttir and Júlíus Bjarnason Memorial Fund.