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Taxi Driver Hits Parking Attendant After Receiving Fine in Skellefteå
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Taxi Driver Hits Parking Attendant After Receiving Fine in Skellefteå

Report Highlights Workplace Vulnerability of Young Women in Sweden
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Report Highlights Workplace Vulnerability of Young Women in Sweden

The majority of young working women do not believe they can work until retirement age in their current profession, shows a new report. "It's about problems at the system and structural level", says Lars Lööw, head of the Work Environment Authority
Sweden Boosts Workplace Inspections to Combat Rising Crime
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Sweden Boosts Workplace Inspections to Combat Rising Crime

More and more checks are being carried out in the joint authority work against work-related crime – and more and more crime is being detected. We notice in our daily work an enormous amount of cheating, says Arne Alfredsson from the Work Environment Authority
Investigation Reveals Welding Error Sparked Fatal Fire at Liseberg's Oceana
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Investigation Reveals Welding Error Sparked Fatal Fire at Liseberg's Oceana

A welding work that went wrong was behind the fire in Liseberg's water world Oceana last year, according to the accident investigation commission. During the investigation, traces of an earlier fire were also found
Reports of violence against LSS staff increase
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Reports of violence against LSS staff increase

Reports of violence directed against staff working at LSS accommodations are skyrocketing, reports Kommunalarbetaren with reference to statistics from the Work Environment Authority.
Customs Officer Fired Stray Shot in Hotel
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Customs Officer Fired Stray Shot in Hotel

Nail Salons Reported to the Police – After Inspection
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Nail Salons Reported to the Police – After Inspection

Extensive deficiencies in work environment, human exploitation, and suspected crimes against the Aliens Act. This was discovered by Swedish authorities in a large review of nail care salons conducted at the end of last year
The Cameraman's Fall to be Investigated
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The Cameraman's Fall to be Investigated

More discipline to reduce chaos in schools
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More discipline to reduce chaos in schools

The Government is worried about the chaos in school. Now, clearer disciplinary measures are being proposed
The Government Calls for Crisis Meeting on School
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The Government Calls for Crisis Meeting on School

The Forsmark Accident: No Deficiencies in the Work Environment
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The Forsmark Accident: No Deficiencies in the Work Environment

No deficiencies in the work environment were behind the death of a 25-year-old employee at Forsmark's nuclear power plant in September last year, according to the Work Environment Authority, which is now closing the investigation.
Reports of violence in elementary school increase sharply
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Reports of violence in elementary school increase sharply

The number of reports of violence in elementary and middle school is increasing sharply, reports SVT with reference to figures from the Work Environment Authority.
Caregiver assaulted by inmate – suffered concussion
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Caregiver assaulted by inmate – suffered concussion

Incidents at Northvolt – Demanding an Investigation
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Incidents at Northvolt – Demanding an Investigation

Two serious incidents at crisis-ridden Northvolt prompt the Work Environment Authority to demand an investigation, writes Norran.
42 died in workplace accidents this year
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42 died in workplace accidents this year

The Intolerance of the Swedish People Should be Mapped
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The Intolerance of the Swedish People Should be Mapped

The Government wants to investigate Swedes' attitudes towards intolerance, both in the entire population and in schools. We need to get it in black and white how big the problem is with racism, anti-Semitism and hate and threats in schools connected specifically to ethnicity, says Minister for Gender Equality Paulina Brandberg (The Liberals)
After the Ocean Fire - NCC and Liseberg Under Investigation
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After the Ocean Fire - NCC and Liseberg Under Investigation

Young Women Are Most Affected by Stress
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Young Women Are Most Affected by Stress

Women run more than twice the risk of men to be sick-listed for stress, shows a new report from the Insurance Agency. It is also the unpaid household work that sets an increased stress, says Minister for Elderly and Social Insurance Anna Tenje (The Moderate Party)
Hundreds of asbestos removals breached regulations
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Hundreds of asbestos removals breached regulations

VGR's journal system criticized: "Catastrophe"
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VGR's journal system criticized: "Catastrophe"

Critical employees, an investigation at the Medical Products Agency – and an IT attack. On Tuesday, the criticized journal system Millennium was put into use
The Fight Against Waste Crime Intensifies
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The Fight Against Waste Crime Intensifies

The waste management industry is pointed out as a high-risk area for crime – and now the authorities' work against fraud is to be intensified. In a first coordinated effort in Stockholm County, deficiencies were found in over half of the controls
After the drama: "Paradise Hotel" gets a new season
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After the drama: "Paradise Hotel" gets a new season

It will be a new season of the new-old version of the documentary soap opera "Paradise Hotel".
Preliminary Investigation into Sugar Explosion Dropped
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Preliminary Investigation into Sugar Explosion Dropped

Samhall Criticized – Failed to Report Workplace Accidents
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Samhall Criticized – Failed to Report Workplace Accidents

Samhall has, through missing or inadequate work injury reports, violated the law in thousands of cases, according to the Work Environment Authority. The company states that over 6,000 accidents may have been missed, reports Fastighetsfolket
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