Beyond Rules: Safety as a Choice and Strategy
Every day, every person, every decision
Safety is a choice
Not an obligation. Not a procedure. A concrete way of working, making decisions, and taking responsibility every single day.
This was not a celebration.
On the occasion of World Day for Safety and Health at Work, Fincantieri promoted an opportunity for dialogue among people, institutions, and stakeholders to reaffirm a clear principle:
safety is an integral part of the industrial model.
It is not just about compliance with regulations, but about the way every single person acts, makes decisions, and works.
- Safety stems from behaviors
- It is a shared responsibility
- It is active participation
- It is a conscious choice, every day
Biagio Mazzotta - Chairman of Fincantieri
“There are issues that a company can choose as priorities, and there are others that are simply not a matter of choice. For us, safety belongs to this second category.”
Pierroberto Folgiero - CEO and Managing Director of Fincantieri
“We must move past, once and for all, the image of companies designed solely for profit—companies that, in the name of profit, might cut corners or fail to show the necessary sensitivity toward issues that are actually strategic. Safety is not just a process. Safety is also an indispensable strategy for moving into the future.”
Luciano Sale - EVP HR and Real Estate of Fincantieri
“Safety is the point where the well-being of the individual meets the well-being of the community. Welders, operators, and supervisors do not just enter our facilities as job titles. Every day, they enter as people—people who bring with them their families, their mindsets, and the loved ones waiting for them at home at the end of the day. When we cross the gates of our shipyards, we are not just workers; we are, first and foremost, fathers, mothers, children, friends, and relatives. We don't need to be heroes; we just need to have the courage to be attentive.”
Carlo Briziarelli - VP Group HSE, Real Estate and General Services of Fincantieri
“Safety is not just a set of rules or training courses to follow, but a concrete goal built every day through everyone's behaviors. It is the small actions, repeated with care and responsibility, that make the difference. When these actions turn into active participation, safety truly transforms into the protection of life, because it stems from the ability to observe, report, and have the courage not to look the other way.”
Lorenza Pigozzi - EVP Group Strategic Communication of Fincantieri
“The shipyard is a place that speaks, reminding us every day of why we do what we do. Not instead of rules, but alongside rules; not instead of procedures, but in the way we live out every single procedure. It is not just what we build that defines us, but how we build it. And what we protect is the greatest value we have: our lives.”
From Results to Responsibility
For Fincantieri, safety is an integral part of the industrial model and is founded on shared responsibility, people engagement, and continuous innovation.
In recent years, the Group has consolidated a structural path that has led to concrete results: between 2022 and 2025, the Injury Frequency Rate was reduced by 38.9% and the Severity Rate by 39.3%, with continuous improvement sustained through the last year. This performance stands at higher levels compared to the main European operators in the sector.
These results are supported by a participatory approach to safety, which values the active contribution of people through dedicated tools, training programs, and engagement initiatives.
At the same time, the Group invests in the development of advanced technological solutions and data utilization to strengthen prevention capabilities, evolving toward increasingly predictive models.
Safety is thus configured as a strategic lever for the continuous improvement and sustainability of operations.
Safety lives in people
A Commitment Beyond the Group
- Industry leadership
- Corporate social responsibility
- Contribution to public debate
A Commitment Beyond the Group
Fincantieri's commitment to safety extends to the entire production chain, within a model that promotes shared responsibility and collaboration across the whole value chain.
Alongside auditing and control activities, the Group has developed tools and programs dedicated to improving suppliers' HSE performance, fostering the widespread adoption of high standards and conscious behaviors.
Initiatives such as the “Partner in Safety” program support dialogue, the sharing of best practices, and skills development, contributing to the overall growth of the industrial system.
The results achieved in recent years, also when compared at a European level, confirm the effectiveness of this approach and Fincantieri's role as a benchmark in the industry.
Through this commitment, the Group contributes to spreading a safety culture founded on the protection of people and continuous improvement.
Safety cannot be delegated.
It is not limited to a procedure.
It is a choice that involves everyone.
Every single day.