Health and safety
Lead the Way to zero harm
We are committed to providing safe and healthy workplaces for all. Through our Lead the Way to zero harm approach, we strengthen our safety culture, work closely with customers and partners, and continuously improve our ways of working. Our goal is to prevent injuries and illnesses while supporting sustainable and competitive business.
A culture built on shared responsibility
At Valmet, safety is a core part of how we operate and the decisions we make every day. Everyone has a role to play—by speaking up, showing care and making safe choices. We take a proactive approach to identifying and managing risks, continuously improve our processes using data and innovation, and build knowledge and competence together through ongoing learning and collaboration.
Safe operations together with our partners
We collaborate closely with customers, suppliers and contractors to ensure safety on shared worksites. Clear responsibilities, careful planning and open communication are essential to achieving safe and efficient operations. By aligning on common standards and continuously improving our practices, we work together to keep people out of harm’s way.
Health and safety targets |
Baseline
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Target
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Leading indicators |
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Increase observation rate
(observations per million working hours, rolling 12 months)
|
1600 | 2500 |
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Increase HSE walk, inspection and conversation rates |
5 | 7 |
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Increase coverage of ISO 45001:2018 system certification (% employees) |
81% |
90% |
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Increase completion of HSE inductions (% of employees completed) |
87% |
95% |
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Lagging indicators |
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|
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Reduce employee total recordable incident frequency rates (TRIF, per million workhours, rolling 12 months) |
3.2 |
≤1 |
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Reduce external worker total recordable incident frequency rates (TRIF¹, per million workhours, rolling 12 months) |
4.2 |
≤2 |
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Elimination of high consequence injuries to employees and external workers |
4 | 0 |
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Severity rate (lost or restricted work days per million working hours, rolling 12 months) |
150 | ≤50 |
1 TRIF = frequency of work-related injuries resulting in medical treatment, restricted work or absense from work, per one million workhours
External worker = Worker who is not an employee, but whose work and/or workplace is controlled by Valmet
High consequence injury = a work-related injury resulting in loss of life, permanent disability or absence from work for six months or more.
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