Must the employer carry out a risk assessment?
Yes. The employer shall systematically investigate, assess, remedy and follow up the work environment, and the assessment shall be written ahead of changes in the operations.
Kildestatus
- Kildehenvisning registrert, kildetekst ikke verifisert på nytt
Lesedato
- Kildehenvisning registrert, kildetekst ikke verifisert på nytt
Lesedato
What the source says
- Chapter 3 section 2 a of the Work Environment Act: the employer shall systematically plan, direct and control the operations.
- Chapter 3 section 2 a: documentation of the work environment effort to the extent the operations require.
- Chapter 3 section 2: risks shall be prevented before the work starts.
Source rows
- Work Environment Act (SFS 1977:1160)SFS 1977:1160 · Swedish Work Environment Authority · Read 2026-08-20 · Content hash a720fa169575a2b9Official source
- Co-Determination in the Workplace Act (SFS 1976:580)SFS 1976:580 · Labour Court decides disputes · Read 2026-08-20 · Content hash bdef3f0114d81839Official source
For the employer · How the employer puts the question
Do the assessment before the change is decided, afterwards it serves no preventive purpose.
For the employee · How the employee puts the question
The safety representative may take part in the assessment and read the documentation.
Leading rulings
- C-341/05 LavalCourt of Justice of the European Union · 2007-12-18
Collective action for terms beyond the posting rules is assessed against the freedom to provide services.
Official source
Next step
Read the assessment together with the duty to negotiate, changes trigger both.
The rows reproduce what the source says. They are not legal advice, and applying them to a specific case is the reader's or their counsel's decision.
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