health & safety

As core voestalpine values, workplace safety and employee health enjoy the highest priority. We work to continually reduce the frequency of accidents and to improve the health status of all employees of our Group—wherever they work, whatever their position. Safety standards that apply Group-wide are at the root of an effective health & safety culture.

health & safety principles

Safety meetings are conducted with all employees in all Group companies on a regular basis.
The safety experts and health & safety officers at the production plants explain occupational safety rules and regulations during the monthly 15-minute safety training modules.
These meetings are also attended by the Works Council; they serve to discuss and adopt action steps aimed at improving workplace safety.
In addition, physical safety inspections are conducted once every quarter by management and once a year by the Management Board.

health & safety training

h&s training was rolled out Group-wide in the business year 2020/21. The program is available in 14 languages, with every new employee, in particular, required to complete the program. Our h&s values and safety standards are imparted in this online training program which supplements face-to-face training.

health & safety management systems

100 %

of our production companies use an h&s management system.

50 %

of these companies are certified under ISO 45001 (formerly OHSAS 18001).

72 %

around 30,500 employees in production work at a facility that has a certified occupational safety system.

Further information

h&s group policy

https://reports.voestalpine.com/2021/cr-report/human-resources/health-safety.html

Blog posts

Corporate Responsibility

https://www.voestalpine.com/blog/en/?s=Corporate+Responsibility