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Membership and application
Click on the video below to view a short introduction to SÄKU
Companies, organizations and individuals that have an interest in safety culture, risk, human factors, health and occupational safety can join the association. Individual memberships are only allowed for students, retirees and the unemployed. Included in the terms "companies" and "organizations" are both private and state/regional/municipal actors, higher education institutions, as well as employer and employee organizations. Membership covers all employees, not only the specialists, work environment representatives, and safety representatives who actively work with risk, work environment, and health issues within the member organization. Each member appoints a responsible member representative and one or more contact persons in order to spread information about the membership within the organization.
If a company or an organization becomes a SÄKU member, all of its employees are automatically covered by the SÄKU membership, not only the specialists and the Health and Safety representatives who actively work with risk and occupational health and safety at the member organization. Wholly owned subsidiaries are also included in the membership. Temporarily hired personnel, contractors and consultants who work solely for a member organization can also be covered by the membership, given that they also have an email address at the member organization.
The association fee is paid every calendar year and consists of a membership fee which is VA free and a service charge that is exclusive of VAT. The membership and service fee amounts are decided by the association’s management at the general meeting. The association fee is based on the size of the member organization regarding the number of employees in order to make it more fair. The association fee (membership + service fee) for membership for the year 2026 is shown in the box below.
The association fee is used to cover the expenses of goods and services that only the association's members have access to or use. Examples of this can be the management of the member part of the website and administration costs to the extent that the administration works with the member business. The service fee is used to cover the cost of goods and services that relate to non-members. Examples of this are costs for open events and the time that the secretariat works to organize open events and to handle the "open" / external website.
The association fee shall be paid no later than May 30 each year in order for the association member to have the right to vote at the general meeting. Each member has one vote at the general meeting. By proxy, a member is able to vote for a maximum of one other member.
A member is offered:
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Participation in seminars/webinars (free) and events (additional cost) such as the annual SÄKU Conference and SÄKU tailored masterclasses
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Approximately 7-10 webinars per year featuring international and Swedish experts, researchers and inspiring companies
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Free access to the SÄKU member portal (available in Swedish and English), which includes:
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SÄKUPlay (video recordings from webinars)
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Material and presentations from webinars
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Contact information of the other members for easier networking between the association's activities
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The SÄKU Library - a constantly growing collection of resources where you can find materials that can inspire, support learning, and be used in your work with health and safety
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Opportunities for cross-industry meetings
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Access to the association's LinkedIn page
For you who become a member, there is a unique opportunity to influence the content and focus of the network's future activities.
Application for membership of the association is done by emailing the following information to the association's secretariat: contact details of the organization, the organization’s member representative and one or more contact person(s).
In order to become a student member, you must be able to show a registration certificate for your program / courses that corresponds to at least 50% study pace for at least two periods (one semester / half year), i.e. what CSN defines as eligible for receiving study grants.
Proof of being a retiree or unemployed must also be shown when applying for membership for these categories.
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