Organisational and social work environment in practise

About Organisational and social work environment in practise

This course provides a practical introduction to the Swedish Work Environment Authority’s new provisions on the organisational and social work environment. It is aimed at those who want to know more about the provisions and what they mean in practice. The course covers the background, who is affected, what the provisions require and what they mean for the organisation. The aim is to gain knowledge on how to practically integrate the requirements of the provisions into daily work environment management.

The provisions on the organisational and social work environment focus on preventive work environment management in the psychosocial area. They clarify and complement systematic work environment management. The organisational work environment includes leadership and management, communication, participation, latitude to act, allocation of tasks, and demands, resources and responsibilities. The social work environment includes social interaction, cooperation and social support from managers and colleagues.

Purpose

The aim is to provide the participant with an understanding and knowledge of the requirements of the provisions and how they can be applied in practice in the workplace.

Objectives

After completing the training, the participant will:

• have more in-depth knowledge about matters relating to the organisational and social work environment and understand how these issues can be integrated in systematic work environment management
• Have knowledge of the requirements in the provisions
• Gain an understanding of how objectives can be set
• Be able to develop procedures
• have a specific toolbox covering ways in which investigations and assessments of, measures for and control of the organisational work environment can be implemented.
• Target group
• Managers, safety representatives and others who play a part in work environment management.

Recommended prior knowledge 

The participant should have basic knowledge of the work environment (equivalent to Prevent’s courses in Better Work Environment – BWE). Experience in work environment management in your own organisation is an advantage.

Scope

One day

Working methods

Theory in the form of lectures is interspersed with discussions and group work.

Course content

• The requirements of the Swedish Work Environment Authority’s Statute Book (AFS) on the organisational and social work environment, and how these can be applied in practice
• Introduction to and brief overview of systematic work environment management (WEM) and the link to the provisions on the organisational and social work environment
• Work-related stress
• Early signs and signals of a poor psychosocial work environment
• Unhealthy workload, mental and physical
• Working hours
• Victimisation
• Cooperation for success
• Health promotion factors and best practices
• Procedures