Here is the ergonomics legislation from
Sweden
The information here was collated from official online sources by Ergo Global ergonomists. All information is for general purposes and cannot be considered 1-to-1 legal advice. Ergo Global disclaim any liability relating to the information provided on this page.
To Note
Sweden does not have a single “ergonomics act,” but ergonomics regulation is integrated into its Work Environment Act.
Page last updated: 22/01/2026
The Duties of
The Employer
- Sufficient knowledge - The employer must ensure that all employees have sufficient knowledge of the work, and the risks involved, in order to prevent ill health and accidents and to achieve a satisfactory working environment.
- Written instructions - If there are serious risks in the work, there must be written instructions on how to carry out the work safely. The instructions must be adapted to the target group and kept up to date.
- Risk assessments - The employer must regularly examine the work environment conditions, in order to assess the risks of ill health and accidents at work.
- Recorded assessments - Risk assessments must always be documented in writing. The documentation must state what the risks are, and whether they are serious.
- Risk of operation change - When changes to operations are planned, the employer must examine whether the changes entail risks of ill health or accidents and assess these.
- Provide information to other teams - The employer must provide information to the occupational health service, or to the corresponding external expert assistance, about the factors that affect, or are suspected of affecting, the health and safety of employees.
- Workload management - The employer must ensure that the tasks and powers assigned to workers do not give rise to an unhealthy workload. This means that resources must be adapted to the requirements of the work.
- Work hour management - The employer must take the necessary measures to prevent the organisation of working hours from leading to ill health among employees.
The information on this page comes from...
Work Environment Act
The Swedish Work Environment Authority's regulations and general guidelines (AFS 2023:1) on systematic work environment management
The Swedish Work Environment Authority's regulations and general guidelines (AFS 2023:2) on planning and organisation of work environment management
What's next?
Step 1
Run an ergonomics audit following these regulations.
Step 2
List out the gaps in your ergonomics policy.
Step 4
Contact Ergo Global for more support where needed.
