[Occupational health services in Sweden. II. Internal control of the working environment]

The authors present the situation in the area of health care of workers in Sweden during the eighties which became a basis for developing an idea of internal controls (supervision of the working environment performed directly by an employer in his/her own enterprise). Employer's mandatory responsibilities, organization, performance and registration of internal controls as well as cooperation between the employer and employees under the system of internal control of the working environment are discussed.