Health, Safety and Wellbeing
We have been designing, building, and managing sustainable infrastructure for more than 70 years, with a unique style.
We expect perfection when it comes to safety. This is not a figure of speech—it is a standard we must all commit to, every single day. Perfection in safety means that everyone goes home at the end of the day, unharmed and healthy. There is no room for compromise, shortcuts, or complacency when it comes to protecting lives.
Health, Safety and Wellbeing Strategy
Our values are the basis of our principles
Our values are the basis of our management principles and our competitiveness, while making us a better company every day. We are committed to caring for the safety, health and well-being of our employees and collaborators, giving the best of ourselves every day, because we firmly believe that it improves our business.
For this reason, safety, health, and wellness are at the forefront of operational excellence, with the goal of preventing serious and fatal injuries.
KPI: SIF rate
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2026
-31.8%
(2022 Ref.)
“Always Safe, Always Ready”
In 2020, our “Always Safe, Always Ready” (ASAR) philosophy was born to frame Ferrovial’s culture, attitude, and commitment to Safety, Health, and Wellness.
We understand the meaning of always being safe. But what does always prepared mean? Being prepared as people means that we have a safe plan for working, that we will lend a hand to less experienced colleagues, that we have done the appropriate safety checks, and that we are trained and know our job well.
Our ASAR philosophy has evolved and no longer only establishes our safety, health, and wellness culture; it goes beyond that and sets the strategic pillars to address objectives at all levels of the organization
Organizational Focus
Leadership
We foster transparency and accountability. We are focusing on the quality and outputs from leadership engagements and Executive Incident Reviews (EIR).
Targets:
- 90% HiPo EIR, including contractors
- 90% closure of EIR actions
Competence
We develop our team members through a competency framework, to inspire and empower them to work safely or not at all.
Targets:
- SCR expand to additional roles
- 90% Lic. To Operate (LtO) (5YRS)
Resilience
We advance continuous improvement, learning from our experience to innovate and reduce risk.
Targets:
- 80% closure of actions
Engagement
We promote a culture of care where team members look out for one another, speaking up when unsafe situations are detected.
Targets:
- 90% engagement actions
Operational Approach
Planning and preparation
Planning is at the worksite level and it requires collaboration. Our purpose is to ensure the resources and supervision for SIF prevention. Preparedness is at the crew level, our purpose is to eliminate improvisation.
Control and verifying
Control of SIF risks with direct, mitigating and administrative interventions and the implementation of Ferrovial HSW standards. Verification is a pre-start and ongoing check that assures SIF risk controls are in place.
Culture, competence and awareness
Competence is requisite for all our work activities, and some also require qualification. Situational awareness is essential and may become the last layer of defense to SIF prevention.
Ferrovial’s Key Figures from 2023
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€8.5BRevenues
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€24.4BCapitalization
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€5.3MTotal liquidity
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24799Employees
