OHS

Occupational safety and health is not only about strict adherence to legal requirements. The life and health of real people underlie each safety rule. We are aware of all the dangers of our production and take responsibility for the life and health of each our employee.

Uralchem ​​is continuously improving its occupational health and safety management system. Our facilities comply with the requirements of ISO 45001:2018 and have corresponding certificates. External audits of the management system are carried out by independent international certification bodies.

In order to achieve the goals set in the ESG Strategy, the Company consistently improves and develops the OHS management system, provides a safe and favorable environment for all employees, continuously implements a set of measures to prevent injuries, accidents, fires, and incidents, including through risk management, and engages employees in developing a safety culture at its facilities.

Our strategy

In 2024, we executed several initiatives under this framework:

• we introduced a network of safety culture trainers across our production sites;
• we rolled out targeted programmes and business plans to enhance fire protection at Uralchem’s facilities;
• we assessed technological risks at the Azot Branch and developed corresponding management measures;
• we hosted an online safety marathon for employees across our operations;
• we established a medical risk system to address critical, occupational, and workrelated health conditions for our workforce;
• we evaluated the professional competencies of OHS leaders and specialists;
• we delivered training on ‘Enhancing Safety Through Mindset Transformation’ for heads of structural units and other employee categories at Uralkali, alongside ‘International Safety and Occupational Health Practices’ for OHS leaders and talent pool members;
• we advanced plans to develop safety culture initiatives across Uralchem’s sites.

Our documents

Uralchem maintains internal documentation in accordance with legal requirements and constantly develops new safety standards. The Company has the following occupational health and safety standards and regulations:

• Regulations on the Health & Safety Management System
• Regulations on the Health & Safety Committees
• Regulations on the Health & Safety Incident Reporting
• Regulations on the Health & Safety Requirements to Contractors
• Regulations on the Safety of Gas Hazard, Fire Hazard and Repair & Maintenance Works
• Regulations on Risk Management in the Health & Safety Management System
• Regulations on Internal Investigations of Occupational, Fire and Industrial Safety Incidents