At this year’s Deutschen Arbeitsschutz Kongress®, a record 36 companies were honoured for outstanding achievements in occupational health and safety culture. FAIRPLAY TOWAGE Group is one of them.
A benchmark for safety culture
The Deutschen Arbeitsschutz Kongress® is one of the most respected forums for occupational health and safety in the German-speaking world – a gathering of companies, institutions, and experts that takes the topic seriously and holds organisations to a real standard. Recognition here does not come from meeting minimum requirements. It comes from demonstrating that safety is genuinely embedded in how a company operates.
This year’s record of 36 honoured companies sends a clear signal: occupational safety culture is moving up the agenda across industries. It is no longer treated as a compliance obligation to be managed at the margins – it is becoming a defining feature of how responsible organisations work.
What this reflects about our work
For FAIRPLAY TOWAGE Group, this recognition reflects a commitment that runs through every part of what we do. Our teams work in some of the most demanding environments in the industry – at sea, in ports, at the Theodor Buschmann Werft, and across offshore operations in 24 European ports. In these settings, safety culture is not a programme or a policy document. It is the foundation on which every operation depends.
The award acknowledges the progress we have made in strengthening that foundation: in how safety concerns are raised and acted upon, in how our crews are prepared and supported, and in how responsibility for one another is woven into daily work. It reflects the effort that goes into making safety a shared value rather than a top-down directive.
The people behind the recognition
Awards like this are won by people, not by processes. It is our crew members, operations teams, shore staff, and management who have built a working environment where safety is taken personally, not because it is required, but because it matters.
Being among the 36 companies recognised this year is something we are genuinely proud of. It confirms the direction we are heading and strengthens our commitment to the continuous work that a real safety culture demands. Day after day, port after port, operation after operation.
