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Health & Safety

Occupational Health & Safety

We have the guiding principle: ”We always put safety and the protection of health first and act sustainably in everything we do.” Occupational Health & Safety are integral components of our corporate management approach.

Based on the corporate policy for health, safety, environment, quality, and sustainability, we continuously develop and improve our processes to protect health and to ensure occupational safety.

K+S actively pursues the identification of potential hazards and work-related stress to take prompt measures for the continuous improvement of occupational health and safety. In this respect, we rely on a proactive approach in identifying potential risks at an early stage and taking countermeasures. In principle, an activity-based risk assessment must be carried out for every activity, for every workplace, and for hazardous substances and equipment. Together with experts, we design information campaigns, training courses, and other measures to raise awareness of safety issues and promote a preventative attitude. By taking proactive approaches both internally and externally, we strive to ensure a safe and healthy working environment for all employees.

Since 2025, the occupational health and safety management system has been certified to ISO 45001 and has held the “Sicher mit System” seal of quality.

More about our certificates Here you find our corporate policy for health, safety, environment, quality, and sustainability
Dr. Carin-Martina Tröltzsch
Our employees are the strength of the company. Their health and safety are our top priority - not production, revenues, or earnings.
Dr. Carin-Martina Tröltzsch

Occupational health promotion and prevention

Our occupational health promotion and prevention programs supplement the management systems with measures to improve health competencies. These measures range from traditional health care courses and seminars to early cancer detection measures and counseling services. The programs and measures are planned specifically at each site and are aligned to the relevant needs and local conditions.

Our target by 2030

Providing a healthy and safe work environment to protect our employees who constitute our most valuable capital.

Four-year summary of the K+S Group on sustainability KPIs

Our actions to achieve the target and their expected outcomes

Internal audits related to health and safety
Internal audits related to health and safety
Continuous improvement of our own processes with regard to health and safety.
Matrix certification to ISO 45001 and “Sicher mit System”
Matrix certification to ISO 45001 and “Sicher mit System”
Effective compliance with national standards.
Development of an action program based on the safety culture survey
Development of an action program based on the safety culture survey
Better understanding of safety, raise awareness, and promote an open communication culture. Lower incident rate.
E-learnings occupational health management for managers
E-learnings occupational health management for managers
Continuous improvement of our own processes in terms of health protection.
Signatory of the BG RCI prevention strategy “VISION ZERO. Zero Accidents – Healthy Work”
Signatory of the BG RCI prevention strategy “VISION ZERO. Zero Accidents – Healthy Work”
Reducing the risk of accidents and occupational illnesses.
Health passport from the Occupational Health Management
Health passport from the Occupational Health Management
Positive impact on the health-related behavior of employees.

K+S Values

The six values are the common set of the different value concepts of all K+S Group companies. They form the basis of our cooperation and demonstrate our commitment to our work.

Occupational safety is firmly anchored in the K+S values. 

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Safe & Sustainable

We always put safety first and act sustainably in everything we do

I believe that nothing is more important than health and safety. I act sustainably to protect the environment, local communities and the economy. I commit to building a sustainable future for generations to come.

K+S Values
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