Bernd Koch has been responsible for occupational health and safety at ICL for 12 years. As a passionate safety expert, he is committed to ensuring that safety becomes a central component of the corporate culture. He is particularly passionate about training apprentices, whom he introduces intensively to safety-related topics right from the start.

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As with all other aspects of work, safety routines need to be practiced regularly so that they become second nature and are automatically applied in everyday working life.

ICL is a leading global specialty minerals company that creates impactful solutions for humanity’s sustainability challenges in the global food, agriculture, and industrial markets. The company's unique set of natural resources, passionate team of talented employees, and technological ingenuity, create impact by scaling up food production, ensuring food quality, enabling sustainable agriculture and industrial production, and protecting the environment. The Company employs approximately 12,000 employees worldwide and operates 48 plants in 13 countries worldwide in strategic locations. ICL’s three main pillars that define and set its guidelines: Ingenuity: our innovation is created by passionate employees, unparalleled R&D infrastructure, and multiple partners, all forming a unique ecosystem. Care: we focus on doing what is right for our employees, business partners, shareholders, communities, and the environment. Leadership: we are market leaders in innovation, cost management, and sustainability, thanks to a performance-driven, can-do mindset, and our winning spirit.