July 8, 2025
Safety is a choice we make together every day
“At the end of each day, we all want the same thing: to return home safely and healthy. No one wants to get hurt.”
This simple, human truth is at the heart of everything we do at Quant. A strong safety culture is not built by accident. It grows through shared understanding, active collaboration, and clear leadership, not only within our teams, but together with our customers.
From risk to responsibility
Industrial environments are demanding: tight schedules, complex processes, and conditions where even a small mistake can lead to serious consequences. That’s why safety cannot be a separate function. It must be fully embedded into every task, every phase, and every decision.
“This is why I’m committed to occupational safety. Our goal is zero accidents,” says Stefan Grevsmuehl, Quant’s Global Safety Manager.
With extensive hands-on experience, Stefan has seen how safety affects not only KPIs, but people, families, and business outcomes.
“It’s worth taking a moment to reflect: have you ever worked without proper safety gear? What could have happened? How would it have affected your team or your family?”
Even under time pressure, safety must never be compromised. Every small choice on-site matters.
Safety is built into everyday operations
In industrial maintenance, safety is critical. Operations involve heavy machinery, complex automation, and multiple stakeholders. A well-functioning safety culture goes beyond rules and gear, it’s shaped by choices, leadership, and open dialogue.
“Safety is, above all, a cultural matter. It requires clear leadership, shared standards, and a mindset that prioritizes prevention. That’s why it can’t be left to individual interpretation, it must be integrated into everything we do,” Stefan notes.
Safety Month 2025: Focus on proactive risk awareness
Quant’s 2025 Safety Month marks a shift toward deeper safety awareness. The focus is on individual and systemic factors that contribute to incidents. How are risks identified? What decisions are made in grey zones? And how can expert teams define acceptable levels of risk together?
“Risk assessment and acceptance of residual risk are part of daily work, and not all situations are black and white,” Stefan adds.
A culture that supports, guides, and protects
At Quant, safety isn’t a separate area of responsibility, it’s fully integrated into our maintenance processes. We support our customers in identifying risks, developing safer work methods, and building a strong safety culture across all operations.
Safety also delivers business value: reliable production, reduced downtime, and a strong reputation for responsibility. In modern industry, safety is quality and a clear competitive advantage.
Quant believes that a zero-accident target is realistic, but only when it’s shared. Real progress requires open feedback, training, everyday leadership, and collaboration across the entire value chain.
“I cannot emphasize enough: safety is teamwork, not only within one company, but between all parties involved. No task is so urgent that it’s worth compromising anyone’s safety.”
By working together and embedding safety into every decision, we can create a future where safety is not an afterthought, but a foundation.
