Swedish Work Environment Authority

Swedish Work Environment Authority (Arbetsmiljöverket) is the responsible authority for 2 acts in the Swedish law library, covering working life and health. Its regulations are issued in the AFS series. Every act below carries its SFS number, entry into force and a link to the official text at the Riksdag. Checked 2026-08-16.

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Official name: Arbetsmiljöverket
Regulation series: AFS
Acts: 2
Area: Working life and health
Read date: 2026-08-16

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Acts under this supervision

Visselblåsarlagen
SFS 2021:890In force: 2021-12-17Arbetsmiljöverket
Swedish act SFS 2021:890, in force since 2021-12-17: Lag om skydd för personer som rapporterar om missförhållanden. The responsible authority is Arbetsmiljöverket.
AML
SFS 1977:1160In force: 1978-07-01Arbetsmiljöverket
Swedish act SFS 1977:1160, in force since 1978-07-01: Arbetsmiljölag. The responsible authority is Arbetsmiljöverket.

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What does systematic work environment management require of a small employer?Work Environment Act (1977:1160) chapter 3 section 2 a, with the Work Environment Authority's provisions on systematic work environment management

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