The employer has outlets in different parts of Finland and the employees in them work in the same tasks. Is a workplace survey for each outlet required or is it enough if only one outlet is surveyed?

As a rule, the workplace visit carried out as part of the workplace survey must be made to each workplace because the conditions in the workplaces vary depending on such matters as the personnel, location and the type of premises. The workplace visit must be carried out as an on-site visit at least when the workplace survey is carried out in the workplace for the first time (basic survey) or there have been major changes in the working methods, tools, workspaces or the organisation of the workplace.

The workplace visit is particularly important when factors endangering the employees’ health and safety occur and assessing them requires observations or measurements in the workplace. Measurements and observations can be made, for example, to determine temperatures, indoor air quality or noise levels or to assess the social functioning of the work community.