The Swedish Work Environment Authority (Arbetsmiljöverket) has issued a prohibition against steel company Stegra following safety violations at their steel plant construction site in Boden. According to inspections, the company faces potential fines of up to 1 million kronor for inadequate fall protection measures.
The authority has banned Stegra from performing certain high-altitude construction work at the Boden site unless safety requirements are met. The prohibition applies to all building and construction work where there is a risk of falling two meters or more. The Work Environment Authority assessed that there is an immediate and serious risk of injury at the steel plant construction site because the fall protection does not meet standards.
comments on construction sites in some places and how fall protection is used
Nils Eklund, press spokesperson for Stegra, acknowledged the authority's concerns, stating that they have "comments on construction sites in some places and how fall protection is used." The company now faces the threat of substantial financial penalties if they violate the prohibition order.
The inspection revealed deficiencies in how fall protection equipment was being used at the construction site, prompting the immediate safety intervention by Swedish authorities.