Corporate governing documentation, national and international standards and official regulations include functional and specific requirements for the working environment and control of risk.

An important management principle is that risk must be assessed and reduced as far as possible, even though relevant technical standards may have been met, e.g. for such factors as noise levels, working positions and pollution of the working atmosphere.

During project development, this means that we carry out risk assessments together with users when planning workplaces and plants, and perform studies or analyses to check whether strain or exposure can be reduced. This process also applies even when we intend to use traditional and established solutions.

Our goals for health and the working environment are:

• We endeavour to achieve workplace health promotion, well-being, collaboration and improvements
• We endeavour to avoid undesirable strain and exposure that may cause injuries,  occupational illnesses and fatalities.

To achieve the goals we have:

• Clear targets and requirements for how we work
• Technical requirements for the working environment 
• Requirements for psychosocial risk management

During the operations phase, we monitor the working environment and work processes to assess whether risk can be reduced by making changes to technology, organising the work differently, providing worker training or improving their protection. Clear priorities are set for risk reduction when a hazard has been identified. The following prioritisation of actions is used during design and operation:

• Removing the hazard through design or technology changes, or by switching to less hazardous chemicals
• Controlling the hazard through technological solutions, such as a closed system
• Controlling the hazard through organisational measures or changing work processes
• Controlling the hazard through protective measures or personal protective equipment - this represents the last option on the list and is also used as a final and additional barrier.

We monitor our activities through expert evaluations and by performing measurements to assess whether our risk reduction and control are effective, and also follow up in such a way that possible residual risk is controlled.