Occupational health and safety

In 2020, 3 work-related accidents were registered.

Ensuring a safe working environment for our employees, with minimal risk of accidents, injuries or occupational diseases is a fundamental principle of our business, and prevention is our primary strategy.

Our firm commitment to occupational health and safety is expressed on several performance levels at HeidelbergCement Romania.

Firstly, we strictly comply with specific national legislation and the minimum health and safety requirements stipulated therein. In addition, we have adopted a Group-wide Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) policy.

Furthermore, at Group level, OHS has a special status as one of the goals of the 2030 Sustainability Commitments is to achieve excellence in occupational health and safety with ”Zero occupational injuries” and ”Zero work-related accidents with temporary disability” targets.

Group Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Policy

The focus of this policy is to develop a positive Health and Safety culture and stipulates the company’s obligation to: – comply with all local, regional, national rules, applicable legislation and

Health and Safety guidelines – manage Health and Safety matters, using appropriate OSH management systems – report and analyse Health and Safety data on a regular basis – continuously improve Occupational Health and Safety performance on risk assessments and related programs to monitor our employees’ health and safety conditions – provide instructions and guidance on the handling of our products in accordance with applicable law.

At HeidelbergCement Romania level, direct management is responsible for monitoring compliance with the national and international legislative framework and the rules and guidelines set out in the Group’s OHS policy. All company sites have designated at least one local OHS consultant.

Within the organisation, the Occupational Health and Safety Committee (OHS Committee) is composed of the following members: the committee chairman - the employer’s legal representative; 2 representatives of the employer responsible for occupational health and safety; 3 workers’ representatives with specific occupational health and safety responsibilities; the occupational physician. The number of workers’ representatives is equal to the number consisting of the employer’s legal representative and the employer’s representatives. The head of the internal prevention and protection service is the secretary of the OHSC.

Workers’ representatives with specific occupational health and safety responsibilities are elected by and among the workers in the unit for a twoyear term.

The members of the occupational health and safety committee are appointed by a written decision of its chairman and the composition of the committee is communicated to all workers. The Occupational Health and Safety Committee operates under its own rules of procedure.

The role of the Occupational Health and Safety Committee is to plan, participate in and carry out actions aimed at improving occupational health and safety in the workplace and to monitor their implementation.

In addition, the company-wide Collective Labour Agreement concluded between the employer’s representatives and the employees represented by trade unions includes an occupational health and safety section. The collective labour agreement stipulates mandatory trade union consultation when drafting the Prevention and Protection Plan. The company’s internal rules, prepared following consultation with the trade union, also cover occupational health and safety topics.

Recording and reporting of accidents and accident statistics is carried out in accordance with the internal code of procedure 13/2016. The procedure sets out the methodology for reporting, investigating/researching, analysing, registering, recording, reporting incidents (including work-related accidents).