About SÄKU
(The Swedish Safety Culture Network)
Who are we?
The Swedish Safety Culture Network (SÄKU) is since 2014 a non-profit association with the aim of being an industry-wide network that offers competence development and experience exchange opportunities for people working within the areas of, or have interest in, risk, occupational safety and health. An overall presentation of us can be downloaded HERE.
Members of the association are companies and organizations, including 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 and the Health and Safety representatives who actively work with risk and occupational health and safety at the member organization.
You can view SÄKU’s members by clicking HERE.
More information about what membership entails and how to become a member can be found by clicking HERE.
Click on the video below to view a short introduction to SÄKU
Vision and goal
Our vision is to be the leading industry-wide network in Sweden concerning Occupational Safety & Health Culture. Our goal is to be an organization where learning is the central core and where we provide our members with a platform that contributes to the competence development by research, training and practical applications in the areas of safety culture, risk, human factors, occupational safety and health.
Why safety culture & human factors?
We believe that to systematically and continuously work with the perspectives of safety culture and human factors within an organization are two basic steps to minimize accidents and problems related to occupational health and safety while at the same time developing a resilient operation. Accidents, sick leave and problems with occupational health and safety cause human suffering, but they are also very costly and can affect the reputation of an organization in the eyes of both customers, investors and the general public. Successful businesses invest in safety culture and human factors because they see a direct link between safety culture, human factors and a profitable sustainability both in terms of efficiency, quality and the well-being of its employees.
Collaboration with External Partners
If SÄKU collaborates with external partners for a joint event, or if SÄKU informs its members about an external event, it must be ensured that the collaboration in some way benefits SÄKU’s members with an advantage that cannot be obtained otherwise. Examples include offering SÄKU’s members discounted prices on trainings, conferences, courses, or similar activities. Other examples may include providing SÄKU’s members with access to unique information and knowledge. The collaboration between SÄKU and the external partner must be linked to SÄKU’s vision and goals.
GDPR - Policy
As a non-profit association that organizes events and manages memberships, we need to process personal data in order to conduct our activities. The information is used solely by the association and only within the scope of our operations. The data controller for the Security Culture Network (Säkerhetskulturnätverket) is the Secretary or the person representing the Secretariat.
When an individual subscribes to our mailing list to receive information about the association’s events, or registers to create a user account, their name, organization, and email address are stored in a register. When a person registers for one of our events, their name, organization, and email address are recorded in a separate register, together with any allergy information, for the purpose of tracking attendance and event administration. This information is retained for a maximum of two months and is then anonymized in order to produce statistical data regarding attendance at each event. If the person registering is not already on the association’s mailing list, they will also be added to that list. In cases where a non-member registers for an event, billing-related information will be retained for up to two months after invoicing has been completed. The contact person associated with each organizational membership is shared with other members to facilitate networking and professional connections.
By registering for our events, individuals also consent to the possibility of appearing in video recordings and photographs taken during the event, if such recording takes place. Video recordings are made for educational purposes and to enable members to access the event afterward. These recordings are a membership benefit and are not available to the general public. Video and audio recordings, as well as photographs taken in connection with SÄKU events, may also be used in materials promoting the association.
Billing information related to membership is retained until the following year’s membership invoicing, at which time the information is reviewed and confirmed as still valid for the member. The Swedish Accounting Act may require certain information to be retained for longer periods where applicable.
Personal information associated with event registrations, mailing lists, or similar records may be deleted, corrected, or provided upon request by contacting the data controller (the Secretariat). Personal data is routinely deleted if the email address is no longer valid or if the individual requests to leave the association and/or unsubscribe from the mailing list or delete their user account.