Occupational Safety and Health Policy and Approval Order

Employer / organization​

Document preparation date Approve the attached Policy and bring it into force from Policy effective date. The person responsible, Person responsible for communicating the policy​, shall ensure access to the text and employees' signed acknowledgment by Employee familiarization deadline, with new employees acknowledging it when hired. Department heads shall follow the policy when planning measures and resources for the occupational safety and health management system (СУОТ). I retain oversight of implementation. The person responsible for communicating the policy shall ensure that the following persons acknowledge this order: Persons to whom the order is to be communicated​. Channel and confirmation: Channel for communicating the order and confirming acknowledgment​. Department heads shall arrange for employees to acknowledge the policy, access its current version and implement measures within their areas of responsibility. Signatory's position​ __________ / Head's full name​ /

Employer / organization​

APPROVED BY Signatory's position​ ______________ / Head's full name​ / Document preparation date · № Document number​

This policy forms part of the occupational safety and health management system (СУОТ) of Employer / organization​ and applies to Units and employees​. Nature of activities and significant risks: Activities and significant risks​. Basis: Articles 214 and 217 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation (ТК РФ) and the Model Regulations on the Occupational Safety and Health Management System, approved by Order No. 776n of the Ministry of Labor of Russia (Минтруд России).

• Prioritize protecting employees' lives and health, safe working conditions, and compliance with applicable state requirements and commitments undertaken.
• Systematically identify hazards, assess risks, eliminate hazards and reduce injury and occupational disease risks, and provide protective equipment and necessary resources.
• Arrange special assessment of working conditions (СОУТ), employee preparation, necessary medical measures, information and safe work authorization under applicable requirements.
• Ensure employee consultation and participation, consider suggestions, provide information on risks and outcomes of measures, and support timely hazard and incident reporting.
• Investigate and analyze incidents, take corrective action, monitor effectiveness and continually improve the management system.

Where there is no representative body, direct employee consultation is provided: Direct consultation procedure​. Employees may participate regardless of whether a trade union exists. For joint work with contractors, ensure agreement on safety measures and exchange of risk information; coordination procedure: Coordination with contractors​. Outsourcing work does not release the employer from its own duties.

Additional objectives and measurable indicator values: Measurable objectives​ Objectives must not encourage concealment of incidents or hazards. Persons responsible for implementation: Responsible persons and authority​. Resources: Funding and resources​.

Communicate the policy by familiarizing employees and displaying it in accessible locations: Display locations and familiarization​. Scheduled policy review: Policy review frequency​; unscheduled review follows significant changes in activities, risks or requirements, or findings from incidents and management system assessment. The employer approves amendments, considering employee representatives' opinion where present. List of current management system procedures and person responsible for the current version: OSH management system procedures and responsible person​. This policy establishes commitments and objectives; actual risk assessment, training, monitoring and response procedures are documented and implemented separately.