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9.1 Management approach
[GRI 3-3 • 403-1 • 403-8]
The Regulation “On the Occupational Safety and Health Management System (OSHMS)” covers requirements to the labor protection management in the Company.
Monitoring the state of occupational safety and functioning of the Company’s OSHMS involves daily operational control carried out by employees, job supervisors, as well as managers and specialists of structural divisions, administrative and public control, holding Occupational and Fire Safety Days, control carried out by the Occupational Safety and Production Control Service, audits (inspections) of OSHMS functioning, state control (supervision).
The planned internal technical audits of the Company’s branches in 2022 were carried out in four locations – Kirishi SDPP, a branch of OGK-2, PJSC; Pskov SDPP, a branch of OGK-2, PJSC; Serovsk SDPP, a branch of OGK-2, PJSC and Adler TPP, a branch of OGK-2, PJSC. Cross technical audits were also carried out by the commissions of Mosenergo PJSC and Gazprom Gaznadzor LLC. In 2022, OGK-2, PJSC conducted a cross technical audit of the Apatity CHP of the Kolsky branch of TGK-1 PJSC.
Strategic goals of the Company in the field of labor protection, industrial and fire safety, road safety:
The Collective Agreement of OGK-2 includes “Occupational safety” section, which provides for joint actions of the parties to the social partnership to improve working conditions and occupational safety, prevent occupational injuries and diseases, organize industrial and trade union control of occupational safety at workplaces in order to prioritize the employees life and health protection. The Company’s branches also conclude annual Occupational Health Agreements, which contain a specific list of measures to be implemented annually by the employer to improve working conditions and occupational safety.
9.2 Labor protection risks assessment
[GRI 403-2]
The occupational risk management system is part of the occupational safety management system. The identification of risks is directly related to the identification of hazards, factors of the working environment and the work process.
In accordance with the “Guidelines on Risk Management Using Qualitative Assessments” approved by the Company, at least 2 times a year, an expert assessment of the risks consequencies in points (from 1 to 5 points) is carried out, as on the financial indicators of the Company’s business plan, and on non-financial indicators (primarily on the health and life of people). The probability of risk occurrence is assessed by experts according to a probability rating scale and statistical data for the past three years, with a score from 1 to 5. The Company identifies insignificant, significant and critical risks.
All identified risks, after their assessment, are subject to management, taking into account the priorities of the measures applied, which are used as
- exclusion of hazardous work (procedure);
- replacement of hazardous work (procedure);
- engineering (technical) methods of limiting the impact of hazards;
- administrative (organizational) methods of limiting the impact of hazards;
- means of collective and individual protection.
The Regulations on structural divisions and job descriptions of the Company state that an employee must immediately inform the employer or immediate supervisor about any situation that poses a threat to the life and health of people, safety of the employer’s property (including the property of third parties held by the employer, if the employer is responsible for the safety of this property).
According to the order of OGK-2 No. 244 dated 09/01/2022 "On occupational safety breifing", an introductory occupational safety breifing is carried out prior to the work with all newly hired persons, temporary workers, seconded workers, contractors, pupils and students who arrived for industrial training or practice, and with all other persons involved in the Company’s production.
[GRI 403-7]
Occupational health and safty costs include:
- periodic medical examinations;
- training in occupational health;
- purchasing special clothing, footwear, personal protective means, detergents and disinfectants;
- storage, cleaning, washing and drying of special clothing;
- special assessment of working conditions;
- monitoring the compliance with sanitary regulations and the implementation of sanitary and epidemic-prevention (proactive) measures, including instrumental measurements and analyses of hazardous and harmful production factors;
- other activities, including those included in the occupational health improvement program (agreement).
Industrial safety costs include:
- special activities licensing costs;
- costs for registration of hazardous production facilities;
- industrial safety expert review;
- civil liability insurance for damage caused by an accident at a hazardous production facility;
- training and certification of employees in industrial safety;
- other costs.
9.3 Occupational injuries
[GRI 403-2 • 403-9]
The main corporate value of the Company is concern for the life and health of people.
Company’s occupational injuries level
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
| FIFR* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| LTIFR** | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.17 |
| ODR*** | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| LDR**** | 0.00 | 4.39 | 3.64 |
* Fatal injury rate (FIFR) = number of fatalities suffered / total number of hours worked by all personnel 1,000,000.
** Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR) = the number of people injured in accidents / total number of hours worked by all personnel 1,000,000.
*** Occupational disease rate (ODR) = number of first-time occupational diseases / total hours worked by all personnel 1,000,000.
**** Lost days rate (LDR) = number of days lost due to accidents / total number of hours worked by all personnel 1,000,000.
Industrial accidents are investigated and registered in accordance with the Labor Code of the Russian Federation* and the Order of the Ministry of Labor dated April 20, 2022 No. 233n “On approval of Regulations on industrial accidents investigation in certain industries and organizations, forms of documents, relevant classifiers necessary for the investigation industrial accidents".
* Articles 214, 216, 227, 228, 228.1, 229, 229.1-229.3, 230, 230.1, 231, 341.4.Circumstances of accidents
| Place | Number of injured persons | Category of injury | Cause | Measures to eliminate |
| Troitsk SDPP | 1 | minor | personal negligence of the injured person during the work, incorrect use of PPE | 1. Lessons learned with all personnel of Troitsk SDPP. 2. An unscheduled safety briefing was conducted for the entire workshop on “Compliance with safety requirements during repair works and the mandatory use of PPE”. |
| Kirishi SDPP | 1 | minor | unsatisfactory organization of work, lack of control by the site foreman | 1. The site foreman passed an unscheduled knowledge test on labor protection. 2. An unscheduled briefing on labor protection was conducted for employees of Kirishi SDPP. |
9.3.1 Injuries breakdown by severity
9.4 Industrial injuries among contractors
In 2022, there was one accident with a contractor employee. Unfortunately, this case was fatal for the electrician of the Novocherkassk branch of GEH TER LLC.
9.5 Employee health protection
[GRI 403-3 • 403-10]
In accordance with the Labor Code of the Russian Federation and other regulatory legal acts containing labor law norms, OGK-2, PJSC ensures:
- sanitary services for employees;
- special assessment of working conditions in the workplace;
- production control of harmful production factors;
- provision of employees with personal protective equipment;
- conducting mandatory preliminary (upon employment) and periodic (during employment) medical examinations, mandatory psychiatric examinations of employees, extraordinary medical examinations of employees in accordance with medical recommendations;
- pre-shift medical examinations (examinations) of operational personnel.
9.6 Training in the field of labor protection and industrial safety
[GRI 403-4 • 403-5]
Training of employees in occupational health & safety, persons
The Company ensures that all categories of employees receive ongoing occupational health training. Employees receive training specific to the work they do. Occupational health training and testing (briefings, training in safe work methods and techniques, apprenticeships and other measures) are carried out in conjunction with other forms of training. Employees occupational health training provides for training based on the nature and content of the work they perform, their existing qualifications and competence necessary for the safe performance of their job duties.