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Safety is at the top of our agenda at KONE.
It is embedded in everything we do. We
have worked hard to create a culture where
people proactively promote safe practices and
colleagues look after each other.
And our work is paying off. In the last eight
years, the rate of work-related injuries has
declined steadily year-on-year, and we have
shifted from reactive to proactive action
regarding safety. This motivates us to continue
developing our processes and promoting a
safety mindset among our own employees,
our partners, and the general public.
Our ultimate goal is zero accidents – for all
of our employees, partners, and the users of
equipment produced or serviced by us. Safety
is an integral part of our strategy, and it is
one of our high priority areas. We have global
policies, processes, and guidelines in place to
enable that our business activities, including
subcontractor operations, are organized
and conducted in a structured and globally
harmonized way.
Safety is a joint effort that involves everyone
from technology and maintenance service
providers to building owners and equipment
users.
Knowledge is power
Everyone who uses an elevator or escalator
needs to be conscious of their own behavior,
for example making sure children’s hands are
held when riding an escalator, not blocking
closing elevator doors and stepping away
from the doors when they are opening or
shutting.
We believe that knowledge is power and
we communicate actively about safety to
empower everyone who works with or uses
our equipment. We organize various activities
EMBRACINg A
CULTURE OF SAFETY
SAFETY
Elevators, escalators and automatic building doors are everywhere and the
safety of the millions of people who use them is our first priority. Our 20,000
service technicians around the world take pride in maintaining the safety of
equipment 24/7.
KONE employs some 50,000 people and works with thousands of
subcontractors globally. At the end of each and every day, we want everyone to
return home injury-free.
It is our strong belief that all accidents are preventable.
g4 INDICATORS RELATED TO SAFETY
g4 PR1: Percentage of significant product and service categories for
which health and safety impacts are assessed for improvement
g4-LA6: Type of injury and rates of injury, occupational diseases, lost
days, and absenteeism, and total number of work-related fatalities, by
region and by gender