Papers by Ing-marie Andersson
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, Mar 31, 2017
Attractive work has been defined as a job position which an individual wants, where the employee ... more Attractive work has been defined as a job position which an individual wants, where the employee experiences job stability and where employee identification and dedication are fostered. The present study is aimed at increasing knowledge about attitude changes to work during young people's transition from school to work-life. A closed cohort, consisting of 225 pupils from graduating classes in 10 upper secondary schools in Sweden, was studied. The most significant result was found in the pupils' expectations regarding work attractiveness while they were still attending school and in the subsequent year, after they had finished school. During school attendance, there were no differences between the groups, while those who did not find employment after school greatly reduced their demands regarding attractive work. Those who managed to get a job maintained the same level of expectation as during their school years, in terms of requirements for an attractive job.
Animals, Feb 11, 2022
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative... more This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY
Atgarder mot luftfororeningar pa laboratorier och vid lodning : Utvardering av ett punktutsug
Arbetsmiljoarbete I Sverige 2004 Arbetsmiljoarbete En Kunskapssammanstallning Over Strategier Metoder Och Arbetssatt For Arbetsmiljoarbete, 2006
ABSTRACT PIMEX involves the combination of real-time monitoring instruments with video of the wor... more ABSTRACT PIMEX involves the combination of real-time monitoring instruments with video of the worker’s activities. In the1980s the idea was developed and tested in Sweden and is now an established method used by practitioners in different countries. The goal was to develop easy-to-use, usercentered risk communication tools that should provide the user with the information needed to reduce the risks in their working life. PIMEX can now play an important role in getting the message across about hazards and risks in the workplace. The PIMEX method has been used in the following areas: • Direct intervention at workplaces to motivate and engage worker • Task analysis for understanding and controlling exposure • Production of training material • Occupational hygiene research For direct intervention, PIMEX has some important advantages. By watching recorded material, the personnel involved develop a better understanding of the connection between the situation at the workplace and the exposure that arises. This knowledge is considerably more difficult to communicate when the monitoring results are presented in reports, tables or figures. Presentation is made even easier by the fact that the results can be viewed simultaneously as the measurements are being made. This makes it possible to use the viewer’s curiosity, knowledge that supports motivation for participation in work environment development. Occupational hygienist etc. can get detailed information on exposure by the use of task analysis. That information can provide a very important basis for remedial measures. Production of training material is an area of use that makes it possible to spread the knowledge gained at one workplace to a larger circle. The medium can be video, CD or DVD. One such example on a training material is “Hazard Prevention and Control in the Work Environment: Airborne Dust” based on a WHO document. The course material was tested and evaluated in South Africa 2003. As a tool for research, PIMEX provides many opportunities. The wealth of information that is found in a picture, combined with the monitoring data from different instruments, can provide the basis for research on such topics as the connection between production parameters and exposure.
PIMEX in the aluminiumindustry. It is not always self-evident what should be done to minimize the... more PIMEX in the aluminiumindustry. It is not always self-evident what should be done to minimize the elements that create problems in the work environment. Which initiatives are most effective in imp ...
Arbetsmarknad & Arbetsliv, Apr 24, 2020
Förbättrad arbetsmiljö inom hästnäringen genom nya metoder och verkty
ABSTRACT Video technology has been utilized for the production of training films focusing on occu... more ABSTRACT Video technology has been utilized for the production of training films focusing on occupational hygiene topics for at least two decades. These films have mainly been produced in a traditional way with some basic story told, illustrated with video pictures and accompanied by a speaker voice. The introduction video exposure monitoring technologies as PIMEX have made it possible to develop the use of video by adding additional information to the video picture about, at the same time occurring exposure to e.g. air contaminants. This technology has meant an important advance what concerns improved understanding of the link between occupational exposure and the situation in the work place and worker behaviour. The improved possibility to involve the worker and supervisors in the search for effective control measures is perhaps the most important characteristic. This technology is now used in several countries and the experiences from its use prompts for continued development and widened use. The development of video technology, especially digital video and the possibilities to do professional editing in standard computers implies a fantastic possibility and challenge for the occupational hygienist. Digital video cameras, computers with video editing as standard and possibilities to produce ready products on built in CD or DVD burners are now common products on the consumer market which implies that the price level has gone down drastically. With those tools is it therefore possible now to produce advanced reports and especially effective, visualized training materials. This way of using the technology is already in use in different countries for production of exposure study reports as CD-ROMs including text as well as video illustrations. At the Swedish Institute for Working Life has training videos using visualization methods as PIMEX been produced for many years. In recent year has this production been developed in many ways to make a wider and more effective distribution of knowledge possible? One example is the production of an extensive training material focusing on control of occupational exposure to dust. This product is also produced in html-code, which means that it can be used in most standard computers and that it is prepared for distribution on Internet. The duplication of such a product is not expensive and the possibility to distribute via Internet makes a wide knowledge spread possible. Other examples have focused on hazard control in wood industry and the organisation of a systematic work environment management system. The today available technology based on digital video and computer technology has made it possible for non-professional video producers to produce and distribute training material which are much more effective to get the message across. This possibility may be compared to the introduction of word processing technology which today makes it possible for any hygienist to write professionally looking reports. It is now time for occupational hygienists to utilize the new possibilities for production of effective training tools.
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