Systematic work environment efforts Build the foundation for a healthy and sustainable organisation

Feelgood can help interpret work environment legislation, assess which regulations apply to different activities, and develop procedures and instructions. In collaboration with you, we can also build up your organisation's management system for systematic work environment management (SAM). We can then support the implementation of the management system, for example by developing an annual cycle for SAM, holding work environment training courses for managers, participating in safety inspections and performing risk assessments.

We can then work together to maintain active systematic work environment management over time. The goal is to ensure a good work environment and, through this, achieve a committed workforce and a successful business with lower costs for ill health.

Feelgood can map and analyse both the physical and the organisational and social working environment at your company. For example, we can conduct a working environment survey using our Health, Working Environment and Lifestyle Survey (HALU), which analyses the connections between these areas. This initiative can motivate and inspire employees and the organisation to become more involved in health, lifestyle and work environment issues. Employees gain insight into their health status and receive advice on lifestyle changes. As an employer, you receive feedback that shows the areas in which the organisation needs to develop and the areas from which you can learn in order to prevent ill health and continue to strengthen what is healthy and what works well.

We have many different methods for investigating your work environment, such as various risk assessments and measurements in the physical environment, as well as several survey methods for the organisational and social environment. Together, we start with an analysis of your situation, identify the areas you should prioritise and choose the right mapping method for you. After analysing the results, you will get a clear picture of your work environment and suggestions for improvement measures that we can also help you implement.

Knowledge of occupational health and safety is the basis for understanding your responsibilities in this area and knowing how to create conditions that make work better and easier for both yourself and your colleagues. Feelgood's occupational health and safety training courses emphasise the value of well-functioning, systematic occupational health and safety work – for the organisation, the group and the individual.

We train your managers, safety representatives and others with delegated work environment responsibilities. We offer a wide range of work environment training courses and can also tailor them to your specific needs. Of course, we can offer the training courses in physical, digital and digiphysical formats. All depending on the situation and your needs.

One concept that usually works well is to have someone from your HR department who is knowledgeable about your business participate in the training, so that your managers and safety representatives can discuss your internal policies and procedures during the training. This increases understanding and interest in internal work environment efforts and promotes internal collaboration.

A key part of systematic work environment efforts is to investigate the work environment so that risks can be identified and assessed. And to propose measures to reduce or eliminate the risks. In addition, an action plan must be drawn up for how and when the measures are to be implemented and when the results are to be followed up.

Feelgood's work environment engineers have expertise in areas such as chemical and microbiological work environment risks, working at heights, use of work equipment, noise, lighting, climate and vibrations. In many areas, there are limit values for harmful effects in the work environment and guidelines for designing a good physical work environment. We work with workplace environment surveys, technical investigations and occupational hygiene measurements to see if hygiene limits are being exceeded. We also help to assess which medical checks need to be carried out in an organisation depending on the nature of its operations.

Regular ergonomic risk assessments enable you to prevent physical strain injuries for both office staff and employees with physically demanding jobs. Feelgood conducts workplace visits and assists you with risk assessment and mapping. We also give lectures to give all your employees the tools they need to do the right thing and reduce risks. And we work with functional analyses and physiotherapy for individual employees. Our physiotherapists specialise in work-related strain injuries.

When planning a change in operations, the employer must assess whether the change poses any risks to health or safety that may need to be addressed. It is also important to consider the health benefits that the change may bring. A risk assessment must be carried out before new construction, relocation or renovation of office premises. It is in preventive work that the potential for influence is greatest and the costs lowest. You will also reap the most long-term benefits from these efforts.

The purpose of the risk assessment is to ensure a good physical working environment in the new office. This means that the assessment focuses on the risks and shortcomings that may arise when the office changes. One example is when a business with individual cubicle offices is converted into an open-plan office or an activity-based office. The work of assessing any risks due to the planned change should be carried out in much the same way as risk assessment in day-to-day operations. The main difference is that there is no actual workplace or situation to assess. In the event of a major change, a special working group should be set up with knowledge of the areas affected by the change.