Safety is a high priority for Wärtsilä, and we are committed to creating and maintaining a safe and healthy workplace for our employees and partners, wherever we operate. This is emphasised in our drive towards zero injuries by applying high standards of occupational health and safety, and by implementing action-orientated safety programmes and practices.
Wärtsilä’s occupational health and safety principles are defined in the company’s Code of Conduct, Quality, Environmental, Health and Safety (QEHS) Policy, and in the directive on environment, health, and safety (EHS). Wärtsilä’s subsidiaries are required to have a management system in place that conforms to both the QEHS Policy and the EHS directive. The main aspects of
the management system relate to compliance with legislation,
identifying and minimising occupational health and safety risks,
personnel training, implementing effective health and safety
programmes and instructions, recording and investigating
occurred incidents, emergency response, and the continual
improvement of occupational health and safety performance.
Roughly
90% of Wärtsilä’s total workforce, operate with a certified
ISO 45001 occupational health and safety management system in
place.
In addition to the management system, Wärtsilä companies also
apply occupational health and safety programmes as required by
local legislation. These are normally developed by occupational
health and safety committees made up of company management
and personnel representatives.
The indicators used to measure occupational health and safety performance include the number of accidents, the time of absence due to sickness, the frequency of accidents, and the number of near miss / hazard observation reports. Wärtsilä has set a corporate level target of achieving zero injuries. This target is a long-term commitment from the company to strengthen the safety culture, and it requires actions from all Wärtsilä companies and employees. The safety performance of each company is monitored on a monthly basis, and the results are reviewed by Wärtsilä’s Board of Management.
