Hilti's commitment to health, safety and the environment

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Health, Safety and Environment – embedded in our purpose

Our purpose – We passionately create enthusiastic customers and build a better future – reflects our corporate strategy and is focused on sustainable value creation through leadership and differentiation.

This credo not only runs through our products, services and operations, but also extends to the importance we place on health, safety and the environment (HSE) at Hilti and it reflects the great responsibility we feel towards our employees, customers, partners and suppliers, society and the environment.

OUR CEO ON OUR HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT STRATEGY

Facts and figures

700,000 pcs.

accidents
a year occur on construction sites in Europe alone.

17 %

of accidents
are related to hand-held power tools.

15,000 euros

average cost
of one accident for the company.

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20 %

more new reported work-related illnesses
in construction than in other industries.

90 %

more cases of musculoskeletal disorders
are reported in construction compared to the "all-industry" average.

10 %

of global CO2 emissions
can be attributed to the construction of buildings.

OUR Community ON HEALTH, SAFETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

“All of our new product designs take into account the resources used and emissions generated throughout their entire life cycle, together with the highest possible health and safety standards for users.”

Jahangir (Jan) Doongaji, Hilti AG, Member of the Executive Board, Electric Tools and Group Research

“We focus on improving resource and energy efficiency in our plants, for example, by using environmentally friendly systems to regulate temperature, or renewable energy sources to provide power.”

Eugen Tschann, Hilti AG Plant Thüringen, Maintenance and Facilities Manager

“We have strict rules on how to behave onsite, how to take precautionary measures and what personal protective equipment is necessary.”

Lawrence Waterman, Park Health and Safety Partnership, Founding Partner

“Our HSE Manager Conference is a shared platform for the construction industry where we can discuss ways of keeping sites safe, share best practice and talk through customers’ needs.”

Peter Cavada, Hilti AG, Head of Corporate Health, Safety and Environment

“For us it’s very important to have no loss of productivity. Our partnership with Hilti ensures that products are in perfect working condition together with safety training and support.”

Emilie Boutounet, Eiffage Construction IDF1, HSE Responsible

“The support provided by Hilti helps our staff to make construction sites safer and to manage them more productively. It’s a truly constructive partnership.”

Bengt Tykesson, NIMAB Entreprenad AB, HR Manager

Milestones on our HSE journey

2018

With our CO2 Strategy, we are setting ourselves ambitious targets as regards proactive energy management, taking on the global responsibility for a sustainable future.