Thirty-eight employees were dismissed for ignoring safety standards In the Norilsk Division in 2022-2023, said Evgeny Ryabtsev, acting director of the Department of Industrial Safety and Labor Protection of the Polar Branch of Norilsk Nickel.
According to him, the revision of the cardinal safety rules of the company and personnel motivation in labor protection occurred in 2022. At the same time, the current safety rules at work were introduced, replacing the previous ones, which were in effect for seven years.
The specialists of the industrial safety unit of Norilsk Nickel analyzed the cases of injuries at the company's enterprises over the past 15 years, focusing on causes that led to deaths or serious injuries.
Based on the results of the work, six cardinal rules were identified, the effect of which was extended to all types of activities of Norilsk Nickel.
"During control and prevention, we regularly conduct explanations of current requirements, thematic surveys of employees. The main task is to deal with human behavior at work. Every employee knows that violation of cardinal rules will entail termination of employment in the company," Ryabtsev said.
By adopting a zero-injury program and improving the system of motivation of people in the field of occupational safety, Norilsk Nickel declared zero tolerance policy to violators of industrial safety rules. This also applies to contractors.
"The company is taking measures to remove employees who have violated cardinal rules from the territory of Norilsk Nickel enterprises," Ryabtsev said.
PJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel is a diversified mining and metallurgical company, the world's largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel, and the world's leading producer of platinum, cobalt, copper and rhodium. The company also produces silver, gold, iridium, ruthenium, selenium, tellurium, sulfur among other products.
The production divisions of the Norilsk Nickel group of companies are located in Russia in the Norilsk industrial region, on the Kola Peninsula and in the Trans-Baikal Territory, as well as in Finland.
In Russia, the company's shares are admitted to trading on the Moscow and St. Petersburg stock exchanges, and its American depository receipts are admitted to trading on the St. Petersburg stock exchange.
The group's products are supplied to 37 countries in Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, and Americas. It is acquired by more than 400 partner companies. Its sales offices operate in Switzerland, China and the USA.
Norilsk Nickel fully supports the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. For the company, adherence to the principles of sustainable development and corporate social responsibility is an integral part of efficient operations and business development. Norilsk Nickel is constantly improving its environmental protection activities, human rights protection policy, occupational safety and health, environmental impact assessment, and biodiversity conservation. The company spent 333 billion rubles on projects related to sustainable development in 2022.
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