2. Criteria for a good work environment
Briefly about the topic
There are three central criteria for the work environment which all businesses must fulfill.
They're called "the 3 criteria". All businesses must fulfill the following:
Create a Risk Assessment (RA).
Organise a yearly work environment evaluation.
The employer must ensure that all employees have been onboarded and instructed correctly in how to execute their work tasks safely and securely.
Der er tre centrale krav til arbejdsmiljøet, som alle virksomheder skal opfylde.
APV (Risk Assessment)
All businesses with at least one employee must have a written assessment of their work environment - this is called a Risk Assessment. It is the owner of the business' responsibility, alongside the employees, to create an APV and you get to decide how it's done.
There has to be a plan of action in the areas where the physical and psychological work environment can be improved. This plan of action must be visible to the employees.
A yearly work environment evaluation
Once a year all businesses with at least one employee must arrange a yearly work environment evaluation.
Your dialogue regarding the work environment must happen as a continuous and direct contact in your daily work, but once a year the owner of the business must arrange a work environment evaluation with its employees.
Here you have the opportunity to talk about how you feel about the safety regulations and the well being among your colleagues and which challenges you're having at work.
The owner of the business, alongside the employees, must create a plan of action for the work environment for the following year, decide who's in charge of what, as well as establish the goals for your cooperation the following years and evaluate and discuss whether or not you've reached the goals from last year's assessment.
Onboarding and instruction
The owner of the business has the responsibility to make sure that the employees have been trained and instructed in how to perform their job correctly to avoid mistakes and accidents from happening. It is important to build up a new routine when new employees are hired, or a new situation occurs fx. new technology or new tools. The employees should be able to execute their job without getting an injury or getting sick.
Before new employees begin their work, you have to, depending on the concrete work tasks, train and onboard them in how the tools and machines work, the correct work postures and movements etc.
If there are any particular safety measures at your work place, it is important to inform about those as well.
Why is this topic relevant to our industry?
Within all companies, frameworks have been created for the work environment, including this industry.
In this industry, there is often a particular focus on parts of the work environment such as heavy lifting, slippery floors and so on, but having the frameworks for these particular tasks and discussions can help maintain focus during the busy weekdays.
What does it say about the topic in the legislation?
Where can you find inspiration?
- Read more in the consigned book "Fakta om arbejdsmiljø 2022" - pages 84-86 (yearly evaluation)
- Read more in the consigned book "Fakta om arbejdsmiljø 2022" - pages 116-123 (APV)
- Read more in the consigned book "Fakta om arbejdsmiljø 2022" - pages 96-98 + pages 130+140 (onboarding and instruction)
- Read more in the consigned book "Fakta om arbejdsmiljø 2022" - pages 263-264 (onboarding and instruction)
- Link: How to onboard and train employees in a safety culture
- Link: Risk Assesment
You need to immerse yourself in the 3 criteria for a good working environment. You can delve into the following:
APV:
The yearly work environment evaluation:
Onboarding and instruction:
Remember there’s a drop-down menu, where you can choose between businesses.
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Choose 1 of the 3 criteria either: the APV, the yearly work environment evaluation or onboarding and instruction.
How to solve the assignment:
You must via a written essay, a movie/audio file etc. convey the following:- The task number/which topic you have chosen.
- To describe the information you have read up on and the reflections it's given you.
- Seeing as the Mandatory Occupational Health and Safety Organization course is about working together, you must discuss the topic/contents with a colleague or your work environment group.
The purpose is for you to grow more knowledgeable of how you can work together to prevent and control different challenges that may occur relating to the topic.
Think of at least 2 learning points - meaning:Your thoughts/opinion on the themes you have chosen in regards to the conditions at your workplace. It has to be something you/You have to be aware of - mention examples of this.
Criteria for the teacher's feedback:It's important that you can tell from the assignment that they've spent time working with the contents of the theme and the evaluations it's brought with the research. Everyone gets constructive feedback on all of their assignments.
Remember to upload your assignment on Teams before the deadline.
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Choose 1 of the 3 criteria-either the APV, the yearly work environment evaluation or onboarding and instruction.
Read the entire assignment under "opgaver" on Teams and relate it to the sub-assignment you've chosen. Discuss the subject and questions with your colleagues or your work environment group.
Choose 1 out of the 3 criteria and describe what you're doing - or planning to do - in the area.
How to solve the assignment:
Read the entire assignment under "opgaver" on Teams and relate it to the sub-assignment you've chosen. Discuss the subject with your colleagues or your work environment group, and convey the following via a written essay, a movie/audio file etc.:
- Task number/the subject you've chosen
- What information you've read and worked with as well as the reflections it's given you
- Answer the questions given to you in the assignment and elaborate on how you're handling situations at your workplace.
- Your reflections on what you feel your workplace is doing right in regards to the topic. Mention a few examples and elaborate on why it is good. How do you feel you can improve? Mention a few examples and explain how you can improve this at your workplace.
Criteria for the teacher's feedback:It's important that you can tell from the assignment that they've spent time working with the contents of the theme and the evaluations it's brought with the research. Everyone gets constructive feedback on all of their assignments.
Remember to upload your assignment on Teams before the deadline.