Fostering Sustainable Ecosystems - Sustainability Report 2023

92 Fostering Sustainable Ecosystems About the Report Leadership Messages About the Theme Corporate Overview Stakeholder Engagement and Materiality Assessment Our ESG priorities and Performance Our SEZs are obligated to develop integrated, site-specific health and safety management systems in compliance with ISO 45001, Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Guidelines by the World Bank, IFC Performance Standards (PS 2), and local national OHS laws. At each SEZ, we have also developed health and safety management plans, stipulating the health and safety measures to be undertaken by our contractors. Each of our operations has health and safety committees, chaired by senior management personnel and in some countries chaired by Labour officer who drive and assess health and safety at our operations. We have also established Review of our risk assessment register to cover old and new activity matrices with improved controls. Health & Safety inductions and onboarding for all new joiners and project contractors. Full implementation of EHS systems data processing and reporting. Instituting Arise 10 Live Saving Rules (10 LSR). systems for routine auditing and inspection to ensure compliance with the applicable national and international requirements and in conformity with our ESMS requirements. We have systems for reporting and investigating health and safety incidents such as near-misses, critical accidents, and potential hazards within an agreed and legally required timeframe. Our health and safety daily management system is built on 3 pillars, that are, inspection & risk assessment, contractor management and training. Our health and safety management systems cover our employees, workers and contractors. 02 04 06 08 01 03 05 07 Arise Emergency Response protocol checklist implementation -project sites & offices. Inspection and certification of equipment, factory machines, critical electrical and lifting installations. Effective operation and running ‘SAFER’. Health awareness programsmalaria, blood donation, health screening and healthy lifestyle. To tackle the Critical 6 health and safety risks identified for our operations, across Gabon, Togo, Benin and Chad, we formulate group-level strategies with short and long-term goals, along with regular risk assessments and incident monitoring. Below is a snapshot of our short-term strategy for CY 2023: HEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

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