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Health and safety is one of Vesuvius’ key strategic objectives, and our overriding commitment to health and safety is embedded throughout the organisation. Our approach is to identify, eliminate, reduce or control all workplace risks, and an ongoing system of training, assessment and improvement is in place to focus on achieving this. We remain fundamentally committed to protecting the health and safety of employees, contractors, visitors, customers and any other persons affected by our activities.
Safety is therefore our top priority. We want to become a zero-accident company and are striving to become a best-in-class organisation for safety performance and leadership.
Our principles
- Good health and safety is good business
- Safety is everybody’s responsibility
- Working safely is a condition of employment
- All work-related injuries and work-related ill health are preventable
Safety Performance in 2025
Our LTIFR of 0.70 per million hours worked in 2025 was higher than 2024 (0.52), which was our record year. We recognise that there is more work left to do. The LTIFR for not directly supervised contractors and visitors was 1.59 in 2025 (2024: 0).
Fatalities and severe injuries
In 2025, we were deeply saddened by the passing of one of our colleagues in a road traffic accident whilst returning from a business trip. Another one of our colleagues passed away following another road traffic accident during normal commuting to and from work. During 2025, four employees suffered injuries requiring hospital stays, however none suffered any amputation or life-changing injuries. We are actively taking steps to learn from these severe injuries and to improve our systems and procedures to prevent any similar occurrences.
Safety training
In 2025, more than 8,500 Vesuvius employees (representing 69% of the total workforce) received more than 147,500 hours of training on safety standards, representing on average,more than 16 hours per person. In addition to training on Group Safety Standards, Business Units and sites develop and offer safety leadership programmes (TurboS) and courses addressing the specific processes and risks. Communication and training on hand safety and ergonomic practices have been major areas of recent focus.
Download our safety performance five-year table with main performance indicators
