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.
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.
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.
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.
Headings: The Agency Participated in the World Congress on Safety and Health at Work in Sydney, Threats and Violence in the Workplace and Sexual Harassment – Part of Gender-based Violence in the Workplace.
About 3 000 persons from 120 countries gathered when the 23rd edition of the World Congress on Safety and Health at Work took place in Sydney, Australia. We were there to listen to the latest research in the work environment area and to present some of our own reports.
In a new project, the Swedish Agency for Work Environment Expertise is compiling relevant research in the field of cognitive ergonomics. The purpose of this literature review is to raise awareness about factors associated with good cognitive ergonomics across various types of jobs and diverse tasks. Another goal is to describe the outcomes of different workplace interventions. The results can contribute to the development of systematic occupational health and safety efforts, enhancing cognitive ergonomics in workplaces.
The problem has proven to be very widespread with great suffering for individuals and costs for employers in the form of ill health, costly investigations and reduced efficiency. It is against equality and equal development.