Attention is paid to safety in all KONE processes. KONE strives to provide safe products and services to its customers and end-users as well as a safe working environment for its own people.

The Safety function in KONE is part of Human Resources. The Safety function’s task is to support the KONE units in their efforts to continuously improve their safety management activities. Internal audits are a focal point of workplace safety management and are regularly organized at KONE units. The Safety function audits the unit-level safety management. This approach is designed to reinforce safety issues as an integral part of the day-to-day work of every KONE employee.

All KONE units are required to comply with the company’s safety policy, which defines, for example, the general principles of safety operations and includes safety training and methods as well as information about reporting. An internal review system has been established for monitoring accidents in the workplace by following the trends in the development of IIFR* (Industrial Injury Frequency Rate) figures. Information about possible workplace safety and necessary corrective actions are communicated to all units.