News
2006-11-14
Young people must be better prepared for hazards in the workplace
One out of every three employers neglects to give young employees the introduction they need in order to work safely. This is revealed by the thousands of inspections which the Work Environment Authority has carried out nationwide among businesses and other operations employing large numbers of young persons.
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2005
Fine response by clients and consultants
– but there are shortcomings
The Work Environment Authority’s major supervision and information campaign this year focussed on the responsibility of clients and consultants for good and safe working conditions during both the construction and use phases. A total of 1,150 inspection visits were made and altogether more than 800 stipulations were issued. Shortcomings were found with half the developers and a third of the consultants. Overall the initiative has met with a very good reception in the industry.
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Read the address by Director-General
Kenth Pettersson
See the results of the supervision campaign in our overhead transparencies (PowerPoint)
Smokeless restaurants
As from June 1, 2005, all restaurants in Sweden will be smokeless. This will improve the working environment for all employees in restaurants. Restaurants serving food may, however, arrange for separate smokingrooms.
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Plan of Activity 2004-2006
The Work Environment Authority has been tasked by the Government and Riksdag (parliament) with ensuring that the working environment meets the stipulations laid down in the Work Environment Act and is good and developmental for all concerned. We carry out this task by issuing legally binding Provisions, inspecting workplaces and disseminating information.
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Supervision campaign reveals
– manifold deficiencies of computer workstations
The Work Environment Authority has carried out some 140 inspections of workplaces with computer activities. The drive resulted in nearly 680 stipulations being addressed to 135 employers.
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Five fatalities in five months
– but new efforts now to deal with falls from height
Phase two of the European campaign against falls from height in the construction industry continues for two hectic weeks in September, with the Work Environment Authority inspecting risk assessments and fall prevention measures in something like 500 undertakings.
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Joint initiative for pupils’ work environment
“The Work Environment Act must start being fully implemented in schools.”
This appeal comes from Kenth Pettersson and five other heads of national authorities in an article published by the Swedish daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter.
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Safer construction sites
– target for European campaign
The first phase of an inspection campaign in the construction industry to reduce the number of falls from height will be taking place during the early weeks of June.
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Many work well
– a few a really careless about safety on construction sites
Work was suspended with immediate effect at 15 worksites, subpoena deadlines were passed at another three, and conditions at three more were so bad that the prosecution authorities were called in.
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New study compares the work environments of large and small undertakings
Employees have twice as much access to occupational health services in large undertakings as in small ones, and opportunities of training in paid working time are also greater in firms with more than 50 employees. But the proportion of work-related disorders due to stress and other forms of mental strain is appreciably lower in small undertakings than in large ones.
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Underground train drivers to be protected with PSDs and help within reasonable time
Motormen on the Stockholm underground are to be issued with personal security devices (PSDs) and to be accompanied by at least one security-trained person equipped with a PSD when turning trains during evenings and at night. In violent and threatening situations the driver must be able to count on a patrol squad coming to his or her assistance within ten minutes.
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