Occupational Health and Safety
The Occupational Health and Safety Organization
The current Occupational Health and Safety Organization for the period March, 1 2024 to February 28, 2027 consists of the following levels:
Work place assessment (WPA)
The WPA survey was conducted from February 28 to March 11, 2022.
The WPA includes questions related to both the physical and psychological work environment. The psychological part of the questionnaire is anonymous.
Learn more about WPA on the websites of Health and AU.
Members of the WPA Advisory group at Department of Clinical Medicine:
- Jørgen Frøkiær
- Malene Hvid
- Per Højgaard Christensen
- Ellen Hollands Steffensen
- Tina Bach Aaen
WPA Action Plans 2022
The Department of Clinical Medicine has developed WPA action plans for:
- Workplace considerations and behavior
- Ergonomics at office workstations
- Information flow
- Employee development interviews (MUS)
- Enhancing well-being through better task-time balance and reduced stress
- Social security for preventing harmful behavior
The WPA action plans in Danish can be found on the WPA portal (click on the red box to the right).
Emergency response
Aarhus University has an emergency response in the event of accidents, fire, acts of violence and other crisis situations.
First aid courses (CPR)
At Department of Clinical Medicine (IKM), AU employees at IKM without regional employment are offered a first aid course (CPR) to provide the same opportunity to AU employees as non-healthcare AUH employees.
The course provides insight into current guidelines and is followed by practical training and feedback.
The course consists of:
- Theoretical overview of the basic cardiac arrest algorithm for adults and children, focusing on detection, alerting, and management of cardiac arrest.
- Demonstration of hand maneuvers and use of the Automated External Defibrillator (AED).
- Skill training for individual hand maneuvers, AED use, and safe defibrillation.
- Mini-scenarios where the individual components are integrated, followed by evaluation of each participant’s performance.
The theoretical part is delivered as auditorium teaching and lasts approximately 45 minutes. Afterward, participants are divided into 2 groups for 45 minutes of practical training with feedback.
In spring 2024, IKM offers the following courses:
- Thursday, May 23, 08:00-10:00 (Danish): The course will be held in room J115-139, Entrance J, J110.
- Thursday, May 30, 08:00-10:00 (Danish): The course will be held in room J115-139, Entrance J, J110.
- Wednesday, June 19, 12:30-14:30 (Danish): The course will be held in room J115-137, Entrance J, J110.
Binding registration is done via the Conference Manager:
- Registration for May 23 (Danish): https://events.au.dk/hjerte-lunge-redningd23maj2024
- Registration for May 30 (Danish): https://events.au.dk/hjertelunge-redningd30maj2024
- Registration for June 19 (Danish): https://events.au.dk/hjerte-lunge-redningd19juni2024
Repeating the course is not allowed the first 3 years.
GMO laboratories
All work with GMO organisms must be reported to the Danish Working Environment Authority.
The notification consists of:
- A project review to be renewed every 5 years.
- A lab permit (classification as a class 1 lab) that is not, as a rule, limited in time.
If a lab permit has been granted, only a project review needs to be applied for.
The project owner must subsequently file various permits so that they can be presented if the Danish Working Environment Authority wishes to see them during inspections visits.
Executive Order on Gene Technology and Working Environment (in Danish)
Forms for notification of GMO labs and project reviews (in Danish)
Contact persons regarding GMO laboratories:
Beatrice Tscherning Olesen, beatrice@clin.au.dk
Per Højgaard Christensen, phc@clin.au.dk
Policy for pregnancy at Health
At Health, a pregnancy policy has been made to ensure a safe and secure working environment for pregnant women.
Advice on working environment
If you need guidance on the classification and labeling of hazardous substances, biosafety, working with carcinogens, Atex, and more, you can contact Health’s Chemical Consultant.
For assistance with shipping dangerous goods, including biological substances on dry ice by air or an IATA course, you can reach out to the Safety Advisor function.
If you require advice or help regarding specific issues related to physical work environment—such as ergonomics or indoor climate—you can contact one of the authorized advisors with whom AU has a collaboration agreement.
Please note that as a unit (department or center), you are responsible for covering all expenses related to using an advisor. You can find more information about AU’s partners for occupational health advice.
You are welcome to get in touch with HE’s occupational health and safety contact person, Christoffer Madsen Raben, cra@au.dk or by phone +45 3018 3166, for clarification on your requirement for external guidance.
Risk assessment including Chemical Risk Assessment
Risk assessment guide (overall guide and framework for risk assessment at AU)
Stress
Prevent and Manage Stress - for leaders, employees, and AMO at AU provides information on stress prevention and management, including a stress test and various tools.
The Graduate School of Health offers information to PhD students and supervisors on preventing and managing stress on the website Preventing and Managing Stress.
