The government has tasked the Swedish Agency for Work Environment Expertise with developing and disseminating knowledge about safety culture in the construction industry to help prevent accidents.
How does AI impact the work environment and employees’ rights when used for managerial purposes? To better understand the ethical and legal challenges posed by AI, we are compiling current knowledge in the field.
In a rapport we have gather knowledge and experience from relevant stakeholders concerning work-related crime and its relationship with or consequences for the work environment and systematic work environment management.
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.
During a NIVA webinar, we will present our report, "The Impact of Work-related Crime on the Work Environment." You are welcome to join!
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.
On behalf of the Swedish government, we compile knowledge about how remote work affects gender equality in the labor market.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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".
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.
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- A researched-based guide for a better work environment is now available in english.
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.
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.
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!
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.