CEDOC and EAB make Sweden’s
workplaces safer

Under the motto ‘It lasts’, EAB supplies warehouse fittings, doors and steel buildings to customers all over the world. But it is not just the robustness of the products that is important. Providing a long-term sustainable and safe workplace is the top priority. That is why they have chosen to work with CEDOC.

The family-owned company EAB was founded in 1957 and has since grown as steadily and stably as its solutions. The head office and production facilities are located in Smålandsstenar, and the group has almost 400 employees. Europe, North America and Asia are EAB’s main markets, and around a quarter of its production is exported.

An important part of sustainability
In terms of production, it is a classic engineering industry with a focus on pressing, cutting and welding, says Anders Olsson, CE coordinator at EAB.
“We have a strong focus on a safe working environment as part of our sustainability work, and machine safety is an important part of this. We are careful to follow up on all our machines to ensure that they are safe and meet the requirements of the Machinery Directive, both during commissioning and during ongoing production.

For the past five years, EAB has been working with CEDOC software for risk assessment and documentation.
‘CEDOC gives us the support we need. We know that we have checked all the points and thus comply with the legal requirements of the Machinery Directive. The fact that we get the documentation included in the purchase makes things much easier and makes our work more efficient,’ says Anders Olsson.

Safety culture in the organisation
Anders Olsson emphasises that legal requirements are not the main driving force behind the risk assessment work at EAB. Work is only part of life, and EAB’s employees should feel confident that they will return home to their families unharmed in the evening.

‘For us, employee safety is the ultimate goal. Complying with the Machinery Directive is a very good foundation, and we are also working to spread a culture of safety throughout the organisation. I think we have built a good general understanding of how important these issues are,’ says Anders, who believes that knowledge of machine safety is still limited in large parts of society.
“Unfortunately, I think there are some gaps in knowledge about the requirements imposed on us in the industry. If you work in a structured way with machine safety, it is possible to avoid many accidents that can have consequences for both the individual employee and the company.

Test pilot in development
Using CEDOC in risk assessment work is a good way to lower the barriers for those who find it difficult to structure their safety work. That is why EAB and Anders Olsson have also chosen to participate as test pilots in the further development of the software. It is a way to contribute to the safety of both their own organisation and others.
‘We are currently evaluating the latest version, to which we have provided some input and requests for further improvements,’ says Anders Olsson, who recently signed a new three-year agreement for the software.

For Max Dahlbom, Sales Manager at Cedoc, EAB’s commitment is a source of inspiration in the work of spreading knowledge about machine safety.
“The fact that EAB takes a long-term view of its sustainability work and is involved in developing our software in this way is extremely valuable. We will be releasing even more features that we are keen to develop together with our customers. We all have an important role to play in contributing to safer machines and workplaces.