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Health and safety strategy in Swedish agriculture

Issue title: IEA 2012: 18th World congress on Ergonomics - Designing a sustainable future

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Lundqvist, Peter | Svennefelt, Catharina Alwall

Affiliations: Department of Work Science, Business Economics and Environmental Psychology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, PO Box 88 SE-230 53 Alnarp, Sweden.

Note: [] Corresponding author: Peter Lundqvist, Professor, Department of Work Science, Business Economics and Environmental Psychology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, PO. Box 88, SE-230 53 Alnarp, Sweden. Phone: +46 40 415495; E-mail: peter.lundqvist@slu.se

Keywords: injury, prevention, collaboration, national program, stakeholders, agriculture, Sweden

DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2012-0048-5304

Journal: Work, vol. 41, no. Supplement 1, pp. 5304-5307, 2012

Published: 2012
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Abstract

In Sweden there is a joint focus on injury prevention in agriculture and this is coordinated through the Swedish Committee on Working Environment (LAMK). LAMK is a network working for a good, healthy and safe working environment in Swedish agriculture from the view of the enterprise with the humans in focus. It is a committee consisting of representatives of authorities, institutions, companies, research & education institutions and organisations referring to the green sector. Examples of on-going initiatives & partners are presented which are included in this mission against injuries in agriculture. It involves the Swedish Work Environment Authority,, the Federation of Swedish Farmers (LRF), the Swedish Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU, the Federation of Swedish Forestry and Agricultural Employers (SLA) and the Swedish Municipal Worker´s Union.

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