Chapter 8 · The labour market and personal finances
Vem har huvudansvaret för arbetsmiljön i en verkstad som den på bilden?
Who has primary responsibility for the work environment in a workshop like the one shown?
Correct answer: The employer
The employer has primary responsibility for preventing work-related ill health and accidents. Employees and safety representatives participate, but do not take over that responsibility.
Key words
arbetsmiljö · work environment
Source: Arbetsmiljöverket: Arbetstagarens deltagande i arbetsmiljöarbetet · Avsnittet om samarbete och arbetsgivarens huvudansvar
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Why this option does not fit
Arbetsmiljöverket
The authority supervises compliance; the employer is responsible for conditions at work.
Skyddsombudet
The safety representative represents employees in work-environment matters.
Fackförbundet
A union can support employees but does not hold the employer’s primary responsibility.