The Swedish Work Environment Authority (SWEA; Swedish: Arbetsmiljöverket, AV) is a Swedish administrative authority sorting under the Ministry of Employment, responsible for issues relating to the working environment and work injury statistics. It is led by Director General Lars Lööw since 2024.

Task

The agency is tasked by the Government with issuing regulations, should spread information and furnish advice on occupational safety and health (OSH), and the relating labour laws, in particular the (). This is primarily done with the (AFS), which contains provisions and general recommendations specifying the requirements to be met by the work environment.

The agency also publishes other books, brochures, reports and should promote collaboration between parties on the labour market, on issues relating to OSH. Furthermore, the agency has a supervisory role for the compliance of the occupational health legislation, the Working Hours Act () and, in certain aspects, the Tobacco Act () and the Environmental Code (). This is usually done with inspections, and for this purpose, the agency has the right to issue stipulations and injunctions to any non-compliant employer.

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