In the traffic environment, pedestrians account for approximately one thirdof injured road users. The vast majority (95%) are single accidents, i.e.,pedestrian falls without any another part involved. As a result, the SwedishTransport Administration has been tasked with reducing fall accidents. Toeffectively implement appropriate measures, a better understanding of theunderlying causes of these accidents is necessary, which is the objective ofthis study.The literature review identified snow and ice along with unevenness asimportant factors for pedestrian accidents. Other identified causes are busstops due to crowds, weather and winter maintenance due to slippery groundconditions, along with the duration of daylight and choice of pavementmaterial. These factors in addition to less studied causes such as the influenceof construction work, demographic areas and pedestrian flow were investigated.Several methods were used to best analyse each specific cause of accident.Six municipalities in Sweden were investigated, utilizing data from STRADA,weather stations, and the municipalities. The data was primarily processedusing Excel and software for geographical information systems.The results showed that there is no increased risk of falling in places withhigh pedestrian flows if exposure is taken into account. Certain characteristicsof demographic areas could not be proven to influence the accident rate, asareas with higher risk exhibit various locations and environments. STRADAdata proved unsuitable to investigate pavement materials as no conclusionregarding the impact of material could be drawn due to lack of usable data.The influence of construction work was considered minor, as few accidentsoccurred near construction zones in Stockholm. Slippery conditions causedby snow and ice were strongly linked to an increased number of accidents,highlighting the importance of winter maintenance. While the level of wintermaintenance, decided by the maximum time to completed snow removal,may affect the number of accidents; the study did not prove it statisticallysignificant. The accident risk at bus stops was not found to be higher than atother locations, but the accident rate at bus stops showed significant variationsbased on the extent of winter maintenance. Finally, most accidents occurduring daytime, which is consistent with reviewed literature.

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Introduktion: Byggsektorn är en utsatt bransch där många arbetsrelaterade olyckor inträffar, inklusive olyckor med dödlig utgång. Fallolyckor är en av de vanligaste förkommande typerna av olyckor, trots säkerhetsåtgärder som fallskyddsutrustning och säkerhetsrutiner. Totalt nio byggnadsarbetare omkom på grund av fallolyckor 2018 och åtta 2019 i Sverige. Arbetsmiljöverket och Sveriges regering har länge arbetat tillsammans för att motverka dödsolyckor genom deras nollvision. Trots att mycket arbete har gjorts för att förebygga fallolyckor finns det mycket kvar att göra inom arbetsmiljöområdet. Arbetet genomförs i samarbete med Cramo AB, specifikt Cramoskolan, och kommer undersöka yrkesarbetares inställning till fallsäkerhet innan respektive efter ett utbildningstillfälle inom fallskydd. Målet är att utvärdera hur utbildningsinsatser påverkar yrkesarbetares medvetenhet om fallsäkerhet utifrån de fem nivåerna: 1) individen, 2) fysisk miljö, 3) systemet, 4) organisationen samt 5) säkerhetsklimat och säkerhetskultur. Metod: I studien användes en kvalitativ forskningsmetod för att besvara syftet och frågeställningarna. Datainsamling utfördes genom intervjuer och en litteraturgenomgång. Studien innefattade tolv intervjuer totalt, där sex personer från olika befattningar inom byggsektorn intervjuades både före och efter ett utbildningstillfälle. Resultat: Resultatet visade att fallskyddsutbildning hade en effektiv påverkan på yrkesarbetares medvetenhet om fallsäkerhet, däremot i varierande grad beroende på vad deras attityd samt bakgrund var sedan tidigare. De nivåer som yrkesarbetarna ansåg viktigast att arbeta vidare med för att öka fallsäkerheten var individen samt säkerhetsklimat och säkerhetskultur. Analys: Synen på fallsäkerhet förändrades mest hos de yrkesarbetare som inte hade några större erfarenheter kring att arbeta med säkerhet sedan tidigare, i kombination med en allmänt bristfällig syn på fallsäkerhet. Synen på fallsäkerhet förändrades minst hos de yrkesarbetare som dagligen arbetar med säkerhetsfrågor och som generellt har ett gott säkerhetstänk sedan tidigare. Diskussion: Studiens ändamål har uppnåtts med hjälp av undersökningens kvalitativa datainsamlingar. Resultatet från den insamlade empirin ansågs trovärdig eftersom informationen gav en relevant beskrivning som besvarade undersökningens samtliga frågeställningar. Några väsentliga brister som framkom var att några av de intervjuade relaterade till säkerhet generellt i stället för att specifikt anknyta till just fallsäkerhet, samt att vissa inte hade haft tillfälle att omsätta kunskaperna de innefattade från fallskyddsutbildningen i praktiken. Nyckelord: Bygg, byggnadsarbetare, fallolycka, fallsäkerhet, olycka, säkerhet, säkerhetsutbildning, utbildning. / Introduction: The construction sector is a vulnerable industry where many work-related accidents occur, including accidents resulting in fatalities. Fall accidents are one of the most common types of accidents, despite safety measures such as fall protection equipment and safety procedures. In Sweden year 2018, a total of nine construction workers lost their lives due to fall accidents and eight in 2019. The Swedish Work Environment Authority and the Swedish government has long been working to combat this with their zero-tolerance policy towards fatal accidents. Despite much work being done to prevent fall accidents, there is still a lot of work that needs to be accomplished in this field. The work is conducted in collaboration with Cramo AB, specifically Cramo School, and will investigate the attitudes of professional workers towards fall safety before and after training in fall protection. The goal is to evaluate how educational interventions affect professional workers' awareness regarding fall safety based on the five levels: 1) the individual, 2) the physical environment, 3) the system, 4) the organization, and 5) the safety climate and culture. Method: The study utilized a qualitative research method to answer the purpose and research questions. Data collection was carried out through interviews and a literature review. The study included a total of twelve interviews, where six individuals from different positions within the construction industry were interviewed both before and after a training session. Results: The results showed that fall protection training had an effective impact on professional workers' awareness regarding fall safety, but to varying degrees depending on their attitudes and previous backgrounds. The levels considered most important to work on to increase fall safety were the individual and the safety climate and culture, according to the professional workers. Analysis: The perception of fall safety had changed the most among professional workers who had no significant experience working with safety before and had a generally poor perception of fall safety. The perception of fall safety had changed the least among professional workers who had already worked with safety issues and generally had a good safety mindset before. Discussion: The study's purpose was achieved through the qualitative data collection of the survey. The result from the collected data was considered credible because the information provided a relevant description that answered all the survey questions. Some relevant shortcomings that emerged were that some of the interviewees associated safety in general instead of specifically relating to fall safety, and that some had not had the opportunity to apply the knowledge they gained from the fall protection training in practice. Keywords: Accident, construction, construction worker, education, fall accident, fall saftey, fall protection education and saftey.