Ferrexpo strives to maintain and improve its strong safety record and aims to achieve “zero harm objective” in all its operations.
In accordance with Ukrainian law, FPM has developed the following health and safety policy:

• The prevention of injuries to employees is the highest priority of the Board and management. Our policies and practices at all levels need to reflect this.
• Within our operating assets, accountability for health and safety performance lies with senior line management.
• All operating assets are required to develop and implement health and safety management systems in line with Group policy, including performance management.
• Performance metrics will be developed that are reflective of the Group’s commitment to strive to achieve the highest standards of health and safety performance.
• Senior line management is responsible for ensuring that adequate resources are committed to health and safety. They have an obligation to secure their resources through the Group’s planning and budgeting processes.
• Adequate health and safety training will be given to all employees and contractors.
• Specific focus needs to be applied to behavioural safety at all levels, to fatal risk prevention and to the major industrial health hazards associated with our operations.
• Employees are personally responsible for their own safety and that of their colleagues.

Compliance with this policy is monitored via a three-tiered system. Daily control is conducted by operating personnel, engineers and technicians. Production managers carry out weekly inspections, and senior management conducts periodic inspections in conjunction with government personnel.

In 2006 FPM initiated the development of a health and safety management system consistent with the requirements of OHSAS 18001, the internationally recognised standard for health and safety management.  This system was externally audited under the Ukrainian UkrSEPRO system in March 2007 and accreditation was obtained in April 2007. The system continues to be audited and accredited on an annual basis.

In addition the Group works closely with DuPont Safety Resources, one of the world’s leading safety experts, to help Ferrexpo continually improve its record.

For further information on Ferrexpo’s safety record please see our Annual Reports.