Practical Perspectives on Safety Promotion in Construction

About this webinar

Occupational safety has long been a high priority in the construction industry. Despite this, the number of occupational incident reports has not declined.

This webinar will report on the current state of safety in the construction sector, focusing on key challenges and identifying viable strategies to strengthen safety performance. Drawing on insights from recent inspections and research conducted in both Sweden and Denmark, the webinar will specifically highlight both barriers and facilitating factors that influence safety outcomes.

This one-hour webinar will provide overall results that will be dealt with in detail in the upcoming 2½-day NIVA course Occupational Safety Promotion in the Construction Industry, organised in Malmö, Sweden in May 2026.

Lecturers

Silje Lunde Vassbotten works as an inspector at the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority, with a focus on the construction sector. She holds a Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering (MSc. Structural Engineering). She will report on her experiences with the challenges she sees as an inspector at the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority.

Monica Kaltenbrunner is a researcher in occupational health science and an analyst at the Swedish Work Environment Authority. She has extensive knowledge about health-promoting factors and factors that enhance working conditions. Her expertise also encompasses safety culture across various sectors and is co-author of the recent Swedish report on ”Safety culture in practice: from challenges to possibilities in the construction sector”.

Pete Kines is a senior researcher at The National Research Centre for the Working Environment in Denmark. He has extensive knowledge about safety culture challenges in the construction sector and opportunities for safety promotion, and is co-author of a report and article dealing with proactive leading indicators for occupational safety, health and wellbeing.

Contact person

Nora Tobiasson
Project Manager at NIVA
email: nora.tobiasson@niva.org