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We want our employees to come home safely to their families every day. This is why we are deeply committed to providing a safe, healthy and supportive working environment where every team member feels valued and protected. We consistently go beyond statutory minimum requirements by implementing innovative safety measures and fostering a proactive safety culture. This includes regular training programs, investments in state-of-the-art equipment and the promotion of open communication to identify and mitigate potential risks.
We aim to achieve zero Lost Time Accidents at all sites.
The Lost Time Injury (LTI) severity rate has halved over the past five years, dropping from 0.32 in 2019 to 0.16 in 2024.
By 2025, we aim to achieve 500 Safety Awareness Talks per Ø 1,000 employees per month.
In 2024, we conducted 426 Safety Awareness Talks per 1,000 employees per month – an increase of 13% compared to last year.
Lost-Time Injuries over the past five years
sites were accident-free for over a year
Safety Awareness Talks per 1,000 employees per month compared to last year
sites are ISO 45001 certified
of our employees have participated in
work safety trainings, instructions and other related activities in 2024
In 2024, we launched our group-wide safety campaign, Safe Together, which will span two and a half years and cover eight key topics, each lasting four months. Since then, the first three of eight steps have been actively promoted throughout the group. This initiative is designed to foster lasting awareness of health and safety among all employees.
In the first two phases - Perform Safety Awareness Talks (SATs) and Speak up for safety - our primary goal was to strengthen awareness across the organization and foster a culture of open communication, ensuring that every employee feels empowered and encouraged to speak up for safety. This initiative is also about creating an environment where safety is everyone's responsibility. A key focus of the initiative is actively involving employees in the process of shaping and maintaining a safe working environment. We give employees a voice and the opportunity to contribute their thoughts, feedback and concerns. By encouraging employees to report unsafe actions, conditions and near misses, we are able to identify and address potential hazards before they lead to incidents.
In the third phase Observe – look for potential risks, delfort aims to invite all employees to participate in Work Safety Walks to increase safety observations and reduce unsafe situations through orderliness and cleanliness everywhere. Furthermore, we will focus on evaluating individual risk perceptions, improving the recording and learning from incidents and near misses, and – last but not least – honoring a Work Safety Champion at each site, nominated by co-workers for their special contribution to work safety over these three years.
“Being present and engaging with employees directly makes it clear that safety is a top priority and a core value for our company.”
When Hannes Kinast became COO, he asked himself how best to address occupational safety. He wanted to demonstrate, both in his role and personally, that this issue is a priority for him.
We spoke to him in an interview which you can read here.
We aim to prevent accidents by taking responsibility for the health and safety of our employees every single day. Therefore, we continuously improve and renew our prevention programs, supported by industry-leading methods and dedicated safety experts.
We monitor and record all incidents, including safety observations, near misses and injuries. Reporting via incident flash reports is mandatory for all employees. In addition, our daily Go & See meetings help raise awareness of potential risks and hazards. All heads of department analyze and follow up any observations. Corrective action is taken to prevent recurrence. Learnings are shared through our global work safety team in monthly meetings.
100% of our employees, as well as workers who are not directly employed by delfort but whose work and/or workplace is controlled by us, are covered by our occupational health and safety management system, which is regularly audited internally. 100% of our employees are represented in formal, joint management-worker health and safety committees and at regular European Works Council meetings.
For preventive protection, delfort provides its employees with the required personal protective equipment free of charge, depending on the work assignment. We engage our workforce in the development, implementation and execution of appropriate management systems and programs. Every year, the sites conduct several local work safety assessments with the full involvement of the local general and first-level managers.
Work safety training is mandatory for all employees and is available in various formats, such as e-learning courses and on-the-job sessions. Workers who are not directly employed by delfort, like contractors and external workers, are briefed on potential risks and hazards through safety instructions before starting work.
In close cooperation with all delfort sites, we have developed a tailor-made training program for operational leaders. Targeted awareness raising is important so that leaders can optimally serve as role models. Early in 2024, we launched a pilot phase at two of our sites to measure impact and optimize the content. On this basis, we have prepared additional training for the leadership team at another site, which will be rolled out consequently.
Promoting employee health is important to us, even outside of work. To this end, we offer a wide range of medical and health services, such as on-site doctors, psychiatrist and psychologist consultations, free medical check-ups and vaccinations. In addition, we offer voluntary health promotion programs such as sponsored fitness classes, nutrition counselling and group sports events.
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