As announced in a newsletter in 2024 we have now launched 2 new websites in English:

• www.workenvironment.aau.dk (this site)
• www.preparedness.aau.dk

We hope our English-speaking colleagues will find the new pages helpful.

We welcome your input if there is content you would like to see on the sites. 
Write to us at arbejdsmiljoesektion@adm.aau.dk.

Following the AMR election, two sessions of the mandatory health and safety course at AAU have currently been scheduled.

See more on Plan2Learn (course description in Danish). Both the health and safety representatives (AMR) and the managers (AL) are required to complete the course.

So, if you need the training, sign up quickly while there are still spots available.
For those unable to attend or in need of English-language courses, alternatives must be arranged.
Please write to us at arbejdsmiljoesektion@adm.aau.dk so we can assess the need.

Also write to us if you have suggestions for supplementary occupational health and safety training.

As you hopefully know, everyone – both AMR and AL – is entitled to supplementary training during their term of office. It is often best and cheapest to organize training at AAU ourselves, so we are happy to do so if possible.

As you may know, AAU is consolidating more people into existing rooms to better utilize space. While this can be done without major issues, it may feel like a significant change for those used to having private offices.

We at the Working Environment Section have pointed out that there are limits to how many workstations can be placed in existing office spaces, such as shared offices.
These limits are often tied to the capacity of the ventilation system. If the number of people exceeds what the room is ventilated for, it can negatively impact indoor air quality in an unsafe way.

There are also physical limits to how closely people can be seated while still allowing safe movement and sufficient workspace.

There are basic occupational health and safety requirements for spaciousness at the workplace, but until now, it has been somewhat technical to determine what this means in practice—such as the required desk surface area in an office.
This is further complicated by the wide variety of tasks performed at AAU office workstations, which naturally affects space needs.

The Working Environment Section have made a professional assessment, and you can now find a simple schematic guide on the website regarding desk size requirements. Use this guide as a reference when setting up your workspaces.
Find the guide on the website: Desk size requirements.

Reminder: Before purchasing desks, please contact CAS’s furniture team or the Working Environment Section for advice and guidance.

The Danish Center for the Educational Environment (DCUM) will close on 1 July 2025.

A number of DCUM's tasks will then be taken over by the Danish Agency for Education and Quality (STUK). This includes guidance on the educational environment.

The formal supervision of the educational environment will cease, but STUK will more generally monitor how the educational environment legislation is administered.

At the time of writing, it has not been clarified how the accessibility of DCUM's materials will be in the future.