Risk Assessment
Risk assessment for working alone
Working alone can involve special risks and it is important to identify which these can be. According to the Work Environment Act (Arbetsmiljölagen, chapt 3, § 2, section 2), the employer must take into account the special risk of ill-health and accidents that may result from the employee performing work alone. Regulations from the Swedish Work Environment Authority (Arbetsmiljöverket, AFS 1982:3, AFS 2023:2) contain general provisions on solitary work.
The Committee for the working environment has developed guidelines for working alone in the labs, at Fysikum. Lab-responsible persons are responsible for performing the risk assessment. The risk assessment will be reviewed by head of the Committée for the working environment (Per-Erik Tegnér), contact person laboratory safety (Petra Björk) and a work environment representative (arbetsmiljöombud, Henrik Öström, Maria Högman, Kristina Holmlund), together with the lab-responsible person.
For more information, please contact: Patrik Löfgren (0855378657, patrik.lofgren@fysik.su.se) or Petra Björk (0855378657, petra.bjork@fysik.su.se).
Working alone, Fysikum pdf, 179.4 kB.
Working alone, risk assessment, Fysikum docx, 39.7 kB.
Risk assessment for pregnant and breastfeeding employees
For pregnant and breastfeeding employees, an individual risk assessment must carried out to ensure a safe working environment.
The employer/group leader is responsible for performing the risk assessment, as soon as the employee has informed about the pregnancy/breastfeeding. The Swedish Work Environment Authority (www.av.se) is responsible for the legislation (AFS 2023:2, previously AFS 2007:5) regarding the work environment for pregnant and breastfeeding employees.
For more information, please contact: Petra Björk (08 - 5537 8657, petra.bjork@fysik.su.se).
Risk assessment in connection to the Corona pandemic
Riskbedömning Corona pdf, 142.9 kB. (142 Kb) - Risk assessment in connection to the corona pandemic update 210224 (in Swedish, 142 kb)
Reporting in the IA System (Work Environment Information System)
Stockholm University has a system, IA (Work Environment Information System), for reporting of incidents at work, incidents on the way to or from the workplace, occupational injuries, crimes, occupational illness and environmental deviations.
More information about the system, and how to file a report, is available on SU’s staff page:
Last updated: 2025-11-20
Source: Fysinfo