New Project: Green Transition in Agriculture
We are currently conducting a study to understand what the green transition means for agriculture and its impact on the work environment, focusing on both Swedish and Nordic perspectives.
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2024
Webinar: Work-related crime and the Work Environment – Insights from Research and Practice
During a NIVA webinar, we will present our report, "The Impact of Work-related Crime on the Work Environment." You are welcome to join!
The Impact of Work-related Crime on the Work Environment
Work-related crime has severe consequences for individual employees and society, and the problem has received widespread attention both within and outside the Nordic region. For those who work where this type of criminality occurs, it can deteriorate the work environment. The Swedish Agency for Work Environment Expertise has, therefore, initiated a systematic literature review.
How Equality Between Women and Men is Affected by Remote Work
On behalf of the Swedish government, we compile knowledge about how remote work affects gender equality in the labor market.
Platform Work and AI in Focus During Meetings in Valencia
This week, representatives from the Swedish Agency for Work Environment Expertise visited the University of Valencia to follow up on two ongoing projects. Together with the research team, we discussed preliminary results and future steps.
Swedes’ Attitudes and Knowledge about Work Environment Examined
How important are work environment issues to the Swedish population? The agency is now launching a project to examine attitudes and knowledge about the work environment among the Swedish public.
The Environmental Work Resulted in Safe Patient Handling and Movement in the Lung Department
During the autumn of 2022, the Swedish Agency for Working Environment Expertise launched a guide for safe patient handling and movement in health care. The guide gives workplaces a chance to work preventively to make the patient handling and movement safe and thus avoid strain injuries.
Mapping the Culture of Silence in Workplaces
What does the term "Culture of Silence" mean, and how does it impact employees in Swedish workplaces? The Swedish Agency for Work Environment Expertise taken the initiative to broaden and compile knowledge about this phenomenon.
Lessons learned from COVID-19
The Swedish Agency for Work Environment Expertise leads the work of compiling experiences and lessons learned in working life during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report will form the basis of a joint European compilation carried out by the PEROSH network.
Newsletter May 2023
Headings: Our research-based guide "Safe patient handling and movement" is now available in English and our upcoming report "Rapid changes in working life place higher demands on work environment management".
Rapid changes in working life place higher demands on work environment management
Working life is changing and developing at an increasingly rapid pace, and it is expected that the work environment and work environment efforts will keep pace.
Research Becomes Practical!
We have produced a research-based guide to help managers, HR, work groups, protection officers, and other key personnel create an inclusive workplace for LGBTQI people.
Safe patient handling and movement available in english
Safe patient handling and movement- A researched-based guide for a better work environment is now available in english.
Mapping Health Risks Associated with Physically Demanding Work
In two projects, the Swedish Agency for Work Environment Expertise is compiling knowledge on how prolonged or persistent physically demanding work affects work-related health. The compilations focus on mapping the association with mortality, cardiovascular diseases, sick leave, disability benefits, and the risk of having to change or terminate employment.
Review and reports about healthcare personnel available in english
The Swedish Agency for Work Environment Expertise reported its mission on the working environment in healthcare to the government in December 2023. They are now also available in English.
SAWEE at the Gender Equality Forum
For the second year in a row, The Swedish Agency for Work Environment Expertise participated in the Gender Equality Forum in Karlstad, February 7-8. This time, they shared a booth with The Swedish Work Environment Authority, under the slogan – Gender Equal Work Environment!
The rapid emergence of platform work challenges traditional knowledge – focus in new compilation
Platform work is a rapidly growing sector, which increases the need to understand and manage the occupational health risks within the area. In a new international collaboration, we are now compiling knowledge related to platform work to map out specific occupational health risks and health-promoting factors.
Low Awareness of the Work Environment for People with Disabilities
The knowledge about the work environment for people with disabilities is relatively low. Therefore, there is a need to increase understanding and compile knowledge in relation to the work environment.
2023
Merry Christmas and a Happy OSH Year!
This year's Christmas gift may not fit in traditional wrapping paper, and is a bit of a challenge to place under the tree, but despite that it is perfectly possible to share with others.
Important knowledge of work environment risks and health factors in health care personnel
Swedish Agency for Work Environment Expertise has reported its mission on the working environment in healthcare to the government. It is clear that it is a pressured industry where employees have considered changing their workplaces. It is also clear that the knowledge that already exists about how to promote a good and sustainable working environment is not used to the extent that would be needed.