Kebnekaise Accident Highlights Safety Shortcomings at Swedish Tourist Association

The Work Environment Authority points out several deficiencies in the safety work at the Swedish Tourist Association (STF) after an accident where two of their employees were killed, writes Norrländska Socialdemokraten.

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Kebnekaise Accident Highlights Safety Shortcomings at Swedish Tourist Association
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The accident occurred at the end of April this year at Kebnekaise where the two men fell over a hundred meters in connection with cleaning up after a completed competition in the area.

After the incident, the Work Environment Authority initiated an investigation and now points out a number of deficiencies in the work environment at STF.

Among other things, there is a lack of "clear, accessible and target group-adapted instructions for hazardous work". The Work Environment Authority therefore sets a number of requirements to rectify the deficiencies – including ensuring that employees have sufficient knowledge and that there are clear routines for how risk assessments should be made.

STF now has until 2 October to rectify the deficiencies, in order not to risk a fine.

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