A safe and pleasant workplace
The work environment is about both the physical and the psychosocial work environment. You should feel safe and not risk injury at work. Equally important is that you feel happy and well. It can be about:
- Meaningful and challenging work tasks
- Opportunities to influence your work situation
- Clear goals and expectations
- A fair and motivating salary system
Naturvetarna works to create sustainable working conditions for its members. We see the work environment as part of a sustainable working life and offer a guide to personal sustainability.
The employer has the main responsibility for the work environment and must follow laws and guidelines. As an employee, you need to know which manager is responsible for health and safety issues in your workplace. Responsibility can be delegated, but this should always be in writing.
You as an employee also have a responsibility. This means that you must:
- Comply with workplace regulations
- Report risks and problems
- Be involved in work environment management
Support for health and safety at work
The social partners have developed guides and tools to support work environment management in the workplace. Feel free to use these to gain inspiration and knowledge about what health factors exist and how to promote a healthy work environment.
- Within municipalities and regions, Suntarbetsliv
External link, opens in new window. works to provide inspiration and tools for a healthy workplace in the municipal and regional sector. Among other things, they organize work environment training. - In the private sector, Prevent External link, opens in new window. works to promote a good work environment by providing information, training and producing useful products to help with work environment management. They offer a number of work environment training courses.
- In the public sector, the Swedish Trade Union Council External link, opens in new window. and Hållbart arbetsliv (Sustainable Working Life) work for positive change, to counteract rising sickness rates and promote a longer working life for a better working day.