Ensuring a Sustainable Work Environment for PhD Students at Chalmers
Factors and tools promoting a sustainable work life for PhD students at Chalmers, including rights, obligations, and support available. Emphasis on safe work tasks, risk assessment, managerial responsibilities, wellness activities, and the DAM-project findings.
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A sustainable work environment Samuel Fr jmark, health and safety officer HR-division 2020-09-30
Take home messages There are certain factors and tools which promotes a sustainable working life for PhD students Sweden has comparably strict work environment acts and regulations which require everyone to participate PhD students are (normally) employed at Chalmers and have the same rights and obligations as all employees There are both information and support available regarding work environment at Chalmers 2024-09-16
Chalmers Rights and obligations All your work tasks should be safe and you should get an introduction on how they should be performed in a safe way ALL work tasks must be risk assessed To prevent accidents Swedish legislation demands it Fines if we don t https://intranet.chalmers.se/media/2256/risk-assessment-template.xlsx 3 2024-09-16 9/16/2024
Rights and obligations Your manager is responsible for your physical work environment as well as you social and organizational work environment. Your manager is the one who will have appraisal talks with you. Note! Manager and supervisor are most often NOT the same person Safety delegates have a legislated right to represent the employees in work environment issues and they may act as a support in individual cases Accidents and near misses must be reported 4 2024-09-16
Rights and obligations PhD students have the right to vacation days and must take at least 20 vacation days each year Chalmers provides opportunities for preventive wellness activities In work related matters, Chalmers external occupational healthcare service may assist you after approval from your manager Take early signs of work related illnesses seriously and take care of your co- workers we are each other s working environment! 5 2024-09-16
Chalmers The DAM-project -a project aiming at investigating PhD student s work environment at Chalmers The following factors were found to promote a sustainable working life for students: A close relationship with your manager Clearness in the responsibilities of different roles involved (supervisor, co-supervisor, examiner, director of studies for graduate schools etc.) Possibility for recovery including use of vacation days Clear expectations regarding goals, objectives, tasks, etc. Social support especially concerning finding your PhD student identity and future career 6 2024-09-16
Chalmers A sustainable work load Type of work tasks Methods, tools, available time, Amount of work load competence, feedback on Quality efforts, time for recovery, Time limits control and participation, social Emotional load support etc Degree of difficulty Clearness in objectives Demands Resources 2024-09-16 7
Chalmers Work environment and equality policy at Chalmers Work methods A systematic work environment- and equality management according to the legislation Promoting and preventing work, within work environment and equality, should focus on strengthen the organizational barriers for preventing ill-health Prioritized areas: A sustainable workload by clearness in objectives and roles possibility to recovery feedback on efforts social support A work environment that does not forces employees to quit their working life in advance An equal working environment for all employees A work environment free from discrimination A systematic fire safety management 2024-09-16 8
Chalmers Tools for a sustainable work load Focus on methods for handling the occupational work load and not for handling reactions of stress/high work load Two key elements: Self compassion Border control Tool for estimating the need of recovery https://skatta terh mtning.se/ https://sneltestwerkdruk.nl/eng/ 9 2024-09-16 9/16/2024
Information and support Your manager Your safety delegate Intranet HR-partners and HR department arbetsmiljo.stodet@chalmers.se 10 2024-09-16
Take home messages There are certain factors and tools which promotes a sustainable working life for PhD students Sweden has comparably strict work environment acts and regulations which require everyone to participate PhD students are (normally) employed at Chalmers and have the same rights and obligations as all employees There are both information and support available regarding work environment at Chalmers 2024-09-16
