In the government’s strategy was three years ago and a zero tolerance towards fatalities in the workplace. However, what few people know is that it will still die, on average, one person a week in the Swedish workplace. On behalf of the government, the work environment authority has analysed the occupational accidents with a fatal outcome, which occurred in the year 2018, and for the first half of the year 2019. In total, occurred 82 fatal accidents during the period, of which 9 were related to foreign workers in Sweden.
The worst affected sectors are construction, transport, storage and communication, agriculture and forestry. It is the most common scenario is that the deaths are occurring in the context of road traffic accidents, falls from height, working with vehicles and machinery such as the unloading of the goods, or that any one can become trapped or struck by other objects.
Some events, such as falls, are more common in areas such as construction, but not only there. Therefore, it is important not to limit efforts to a specific industry, but rather to focus on the preventive measures against the type of accident. With the proper knowledge and a good work environment the vast majority of fatal accidents occur.
in A recurrent pattern of events that led to the fatal accident, is that there have been one or more deviations from the way in which they usually act, and that the security measures at the same time, are lacking or inadequate. Accidents that result in death occur at the beginning or at the end of a task, a shift or a week or so. Is often lacking, or there is a lack of supervision or instruction. Or the instructions are not well-known or it is not accompanied by any other reason.
Accidents that result in death occur at the beginning or at the end of a task, a shift or a week or so. Is often lacking, or there is a lack of supervision or instruction.
the Common is also to have a sufficient protective barriers, like safety zones, fall protection and safety equipment have not been available or effective. It may be ignorance, but the conscious neglect, defective equipment, or equipment that have not been maintained. All too often, it seems essential health and safety routines and measures are not reaching out to those who are involved both in the complex of establishments, as a construction site, and when the contractors come to a place of work, in order to carry out a temporary assignment. People from different organisations with different corporate cultures can gather to collaborate on projects. This makes security even more complex. It is a shared responsibility for safety and the working environment will become no one’s responsibility.
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Often, the lack of a systematic management of the working environment. the Analysis shows that there is often a lack of assessment of the current job. There is also the lack of procedures for systematic preventive management of the working environment, and a time to pause and assess the risks in the event of deviations in the process.
the Analysis does not show anything we don’t already know. The risks are not new, and what needs to be done is well known. However, we do have a work environment that is constantly changing. The new conditions require, making it easy to comply with and address the new problems of the work environment. Increased competition from companies that are all the same affect everyone, even those who want to do the right thing. Our analysis shows that the case of a fatal accident are often several parties are involved, the more security that is put at risk, is lacking or inadequate.
We can see that the businesses that operate in an unfair market environment is more often than others to be affected by a serious accident. It is also a place where many of the most dangerous jobs there is. Our myndighetsgemensamma controls the how of crimes, such as tax and benefits, is closely related to the violations of the working environment and the exploitation of human beings.
the co-operation between authorities is an important prerequisite, in order to put a stop to the business, which in one way or another, in violation of the law. When companies and organizations to procure goods and services, it should be obvious that the client sets the requirements on the safety performance, in such a way that none of the supplier at any stage may be tempted to compromise safety in order to get the commission. It is also important for the client to follow up and verify that it is agreed, are complied with in practice.
2 , Safety management requires the scope to get it wrong. , as people, We make mistakes and we make mistakes. We live in the face of the various risks are controlled at the core of how we perceive and interpret the risks, what the risks actually are. An assessment of the impact of the various risks must therefore be based, in part, on an understanding of how people perceive risk, and, secondly, on an understanding of the factors that will affect the way you look at risk. Therefore, the need of employers to develop work processes, procedures, and actions so that people may make a misjudgment or a mistake, without having to be injured or to die.
preventive measures include regular and routine basis to examine the risks as well as implement and follow-up of security measures at multiple levels and in different ways, based on the job specific needs and requirements.
• the Interface of the safety system.
• to take stock of the tasks that may be dangerous.
• to Give instructions for the work to be done safely, what protective measures are to be used, and when and how to use them.
• put in place procedures for what to do in the event of deviations, to stop, to assess, remediate, report.
Training in safety procedures.
• Work with the attitudes to safety: personal, employee, team, company.
• get help from industry associations to support and disseminate examples of good practice.
it is necessary, and that the social partners will continue to intensify its work in order to create a good safety culture. Employers, workers and safety delegates need to have the local work environment in the focus of attention. To work together in order to get the best solution, with the Swedish work environment Authority’s regulations as the basis, in order to create a safe working environment and prevent accidents. From our side, we will support and contribute in terms of knowledge and, in some cases, to act as a catalyst, in order to ensure that the prevention gains momentum. We are also working with our inspections are looking at all the jobs.
the Swedish work environment authority proposes that the work is integrated into the vocational education and training at the high school, as well as the relevant rules are integrated into the training programs of institutions of higher education. We also suggest that an understanding of the international and national scientific research are made available so that the industries can make use of the knowledge of the preventive work environment measures. Finally, we propose that a review be made of what is the responsibility of the customer to have the work environment of those who will carry out the service.
Everyone has a right to a safe and healthy work environment. No one should have to become ill, be injured or killed by their work.
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