
Ratingen, Germany, 15 January 2025 – SPIE, the independent European leader in multi-technical services in the areas of energy and communications, has been awarded the Step 4 Safety Culture Ladder (SCL) certificate for its Substations business unit, which is part of the High Voltage operational division in Germany. This makes it the first company in Europe to receive the second-highest certification step in the sector switchgear engineering. The award honours outstanding work safety culture and is valid for three years. Performance is reassessed through recurring audits. The Transmission Lines business unit in the High Voltage operational division had already received the Step 4 SCL certificate in 2023.
Workplace safety is a top priority at SPIE. The company conducts regular safety briefings, training sessions and workshops and is certified according to globally recognised occupational safety standards. SPIE’s aim is to raise awareness of workplace safety among all employees while continually and sustainably reducing the number of hazardous situations and their potential consequences in daily operations. “The certification independently confirms SPIE’s commitment to fostering a proactive safety culture. Ensuring all our employees return home safe and sound each day is part of our shared responsibility,” says Hannes Simon, Head of Substations in the High Voltage operational division of SPIE Germany Switzerland Austria. “Being the first company to reach Step 4 on the Safety Culture Ladder in switchgear engineering is a source of great pride for us, not to mention clear proof that we are on the right track.”
The Safety Culture Ladder is an internationally recognised framework designed to enhance workplace safety culture through a behaviour-based approach. It comprises a total of five steps. It measures and evaluates workplace safety awareness at every level of the organisation. The audits consist of interviews and observations of actual employee behaviour. The evaluation also considers collaboration with partner companies and their safety culture.
“That both the Transmission Lines and now the Substations business units have achieved the second-highest SCL certification step is a testament to the importance of workplace safety in our operational division. We will continue to pursue this path with determination,” says Burkhard Sager, Head of the High Voltage operational division at SPIE Germany Switzerland Austria.
“The progress made by the High Voltage operational division sets an example for others. It demonstrates that workplace health and safety efforts succeed when employees at all levels actively contribute to establishing a sustainable safety culture in their daily work through mindful and safety-conscious behaviour,” emphasises Markus Holzke, Managing Director of SPIE Germany Switzerland Austria.
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