We strive to help each employee form their own conscious attitude to the topic of well-being and instill the skills necessary for a healthy and happy life at work and outside it. The Fund carries out systematic work to improve physical well-being, the formation of healthy habits to improve the quality of life, improve health and increase productivity.
The management of issues in the field of occupational health and hygiene in the Fund group is carried out in accordance with the requirements of the Kazakh legislation: The Labor Code, the Health Code, Sanitary Rules and Instructions of the Republic of Kazakhstan, International requirements in the field of occupational health and hygiene. At least once every five years, certification of production facilities for working conditions is carried out with the involvement of an independent specialized organization, according to the results of which a set of organizational and technical measures is carried out to improve working conditions and safety.
By the end of 2022, the number of non-work-related fatalities due to poor health decreased by 49 %, in total 27 workplace fatalities were registered, 90 % of which were caused by circulatory diseases, including cardiovascular diseases.
One of the possible reasons for the high percentage of diseases of the cardiovascular system among workers are complications after the COVID-19 pandemic or “postcovid syndrome”.
In 2022, an increase in the number of cases of deterioration of health in the workplace was recorded to 6 384 (3 877 in 2021). One of the reasons for the increase in cases of deterioration of health is the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, 201 463 employees (of 207 407 to be examined) underwent periodic medical examination.
In order to reduce cases of deterioration of health, as well as to improve physical well-being, the formation of useful habits to improve the quality of life of employees in portfolio companies, the following work is carried out:
1) an annual medical examination, pre-shift and post-shift monitoring of the health status of employees is carried out; based on the results of the medical examination, recommendations are issued for the prevention of socially significant diseases, as well as for further monitoring, treatment and rehabilitation;
2) an annual action plan is developed to improve the health of employees and improve working conditions, agreed with the territorial subdivision of the department of the state body in the field of sanitary and epidemiological welfare of the population;
3) sports contests, sports events are held at enterprises and central offices of the PC, aimed at improving the health of employees;
4) medical workers carry out sanitary and educational work in the form of lectures and talks on the prevention of diseases of the circulatory system, tobacco smoking, alcoholism, irrational nutrition at production facilities;
5) employees are sent for sanatorium-resort treatment, financial assistance is provided for vacation in order to improve their health;
6) in JSC NC Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, on the recommendation of the Fund, a new indicator of industrial safety has been established, consisting of 4 indicators, including the Coefficient of the frequency of deterioration of the health with a fatal outcome with cascading to the network and regional levels of management. GRI 403-6, GRI 403-7
Further growth areas
Our goal for 2023 is to achieve an LTIFR of 0.14, which is the corporate KPI of the Fund. Additionally, the KPI of portfolio companies includes the registration of behavioral safety observations, occupational safety and health cards, audits of contractors and others, which should positively affect the minimization of injury cases.
We intend to continue our work to improve the level of safety culture of employees, develop leadership of top management, ensure the reliability of equipment and the use of effective methods to prevent emergencies.
For these purposes, an Action Plan for Industrial Safety for 2023 has been developed and approved by the CEO of the Fund, consisting of 38 specific measures with set deadlines, including:
- 100 % training of all production personnel on safety culture;
- implementation of motivation systems and definition of clear criteria of responsibility for violations of security requirements;
- development of courses and training of employees on methods of safe implementation of the most dangerous types of work;
- development and control of the implementation of technical re-equipment plans;
- implementation of the “Lockout/tagout” (LOTO) blocking and labeling procedure;
- continuation of work on automation of reporting and application of digital solutions.
In particular, portfolio companies are working on the implementation and financing of the following instruments:
- automatic notification of the approach of railway rolling stock to the place of track work;
- remote video monitoring system when moving cars forward – “technical vision”;
- employee positioning system;
- equipping large-sized equipment with a light indicator of hazardous areas;
- tracking the health status of employees using wristbands and other solutions.
- creation of a permanent headquarters for systematization of work and rapid response to possible emergencies;
- conducting command and staff exercises to eliminate accidents, emergencies with the involvement of the Fund and government agencies;
- analysis and, if necessary, installation of additional devices that automatically monitor the excess of the maximum permissible concentration of hazardous substances in the air of the working area;
- continuation of work on the management of contractors.
In 2022, the number of identified inconsistencies during audits in the field of industrial safety in contractors amounted to 15 863, 14 707 of which were eliminated. Thus, it was decided to continue to work actively with contractors outside the Fund’s group of companies from 2023 on the formation of a culture of responsible behavior in the field of industrial safety. One of the first stages of the work is the introduction of reporting on the state of industrial safety in contracting organizations in companies. Starting next year, the responsibility has been fixed to hold meetings at least once a quarter with the management of regional divisions of companies with contractors carrying out work at facilities, which will increase the level of formation of a safety culture among contractors.
The Fund will continue systematic work in improving the system of industrial safety and support each of the group of companies who show leadership and consciously comply with occupational safety requirements, encourages their colleagues to do so.