Despite several years of conducting formalized systematic occupational health and safety
management (SOHSM), as required by law in Sweden and most other industrialized countries,
there is still little evidence on how SOHSM should be approached to have an impact
on employees’ health. The aim of this study was to investigate the importance of SOHSM,
considering structured routines and participation processes, for the incidence of occupational
disorders and the prevalence of long-term work attendance among home care
workers (HCWs).