@ €skom Paatey Tile: Safety, Heath, Environment, Document Identifier, 92-727 ‘and Quality (SHEQ) Policy ‘Altemative Reference Number ‘cea of Applicability: Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd Functional Area: Risk and Sustainability Revision: 2 Total Pages: ° Nex Review Date: August 2021 Deceave Gono ieee eaectten onsteaby Fence rd by fecponany hoo chk Qua Kater T Govender MKoko Grrl anger Groopesectie intern Coup Chit Exactve Susman Systems ‘TaramisslonandRek Eaton lings S08 td lessen in Date: slain Date: (ly bate: aNSafety, Health, Environment, and Quality (SHEQ) Unig otey Revision 2 Introduction 2. Policy Content 24. Poly Statement 22. Poley Principles or Rules 3. Supporting Clauses 3.41 Scope. 3.41.1 Purpose, 3.12 Applcabilty 3.13 Effecive date 32. Notmativelnformative References 32.1. Normative 3.22 Informative 33. Definitions: 3.4 Abbreviations 35. Roles and Responsibiltios 36. Process for Monitering Authorization Revisions. Development Team ‘Acknowedgements, See ee ea eadSafety, Health, Environment, and Quality (SHEQ) Unive denier: 32-727 Paley Revision: 2 rage: st 4. Introduction ‘kam Holdings SOC Ld, Registration Number 20021018527/90, is South Alica’s primary riety supplier and is wholly owned by the South Afican Government Eskom" key ole isto st in lowering the cost of doing business in South Arica, enabling economic growth and Security of supply thraugh providing elecricy in an ecient and sustanable manner, Incudng ts ‘generation, transmission nd cistrbution, whist ensuring that this is done within acceptable Benchmark standards, Eskom generates and distributes approximately 95% of the electricity used in South Arca and approximately 40% ofthe electricity used onthe Acan continent Eskom aims to comely with the polies, conditions and requirements of key government stakeholders such as the Department of Pubic Enterprises, National Treasury, te Department of Energy, the Department of Ervrarmental Affairs and the Department of Water and Sanitation, mang others. Eskom operates as a vertcaly integrates company that supple electriy to South Afica and the Southern Aircan Development Community (SADC) region. As the main provider of generation, transmission and citnbution capacty, Eskom supple electri to industrial, mining, commercial, sgtoukurl and esdental customers, as well so redistibutors in South Africa, In cing £0, Eskom's mission isto provide sustainable electricity solutions to grow the economy and improve the qualtyof Me ofthe people in South Africa and in the region, Eskom is commited to ensuring occupational health and safely across all line divisions and functions, The company’s safely, health, environment and quality principle is that no operating Condition of urgency of series justifies exposing anyone to negative risks arising out of Eskom's business, causing an incisent with heath safety, environmental and quay consequences ‘This Safety, Health, Enviconment & Quality (SHEG) Pocy governs principles and rules to fut Eskom’s commitment to peonle and the environment “The operating functional structure of Eskom is set out below + Construction (managed by the service functions) + Primary energy supply (managed by the service functions) + Generating electricity (managed by the operating functions) ‘+ Transmiting and cstibuting electricity (managed bythe operating functions) ‘+Customer service (managed bythe operating functions) 1+ Service and strategie functons (safety, health, environment, and quality) ae accountable for ensuring the shaping and eafeguacding of safety, health, environment and qualiy practices, but ‘he responsibilty Fes wih the entire Eskom business. ‘CONTROLLED DISCLOSURESafety, Health, Environment, and Quality (SHEQ) Unique ener: 82.727 Peticy Revision 2 on oto Eskom's operations are underpinned by the organisation's six valves Sustainable power for aetie ure To provide susanate electictysovions fo fow De ecsnony and morove the quaty of Heo he people South es and nthe rion Eskom wal sive to ensure at zero arm Beals ts employees, cOnracors, he puble and he natural environment Integrity onasy of purpove, conduct and dscns i actors and expect or people Value-adaig ceatviy and ronute ovenied Lead trough eicelence and Innovation “carvan To meat ad eve To exceed He needs of he ecsivers of reSue ‘ed senices ‘ekrwledged by al for exceptional senda, paramnance and prcestoras “The implementation ofthis poley wil bein ne with the above values, which underpin the way Eskom operates. ‘The SHEQ Policy and is implementation aims to ensure commitment tothe Eskom vision, values ‘and the sustainable principles. Zero Harm means ensuring that the Eskom operational activites 4 not infct harm on Eskom's assets, ts employees, contractors and members of the public affected by ts operations, and the environment in terms of compliance obligations. Zero Harm s a Yalue which the organisation wil sve towards by operating within Its compliance oblgatons, ‘continual improvement against set intended ouleomes and reduction of ts envrenmentalfooteint by avoiding incisers, The SHEO Polcy also aims to achieve Zero Detects. 2. Policy Content 24 Policy Statement Eskom wil integrate andlor incorporate safety, health, environment and quality requirements through the plan-do-check-act (POCA) qually cycle inf acts so that decisions made ensure ‘the consideration of economic development, environmental duty of care, and socal equly to ‘continually improve performance and achieve stakeholder requirements Eskom's commitment to safety, health, environment, and qualty management is achieved through: 1 mplemertation of management systems in accordance with, but not limited to 1S0 9001, SO 44001, end OHSAS 18001 requirements; 2. fling conformance and compliance obgation to which Eskom subscribas and sels to meet ‘the intent of his polly:Safety, Health, Environment, and Quality (SHEQ) ‘Unique denier. 32-727 i) Revision 2 Page Soro 3. adéressing the needs and expectations of Eskom's customers and stakeholders; 4. setting safety, health, envionment and quali intended cutcomes end measuring performance against these o ensure continual improvement 5. applying risk-based methodology by conducting hazard identification, environmental risk and ‘opportunity assessments, finess for duty assessments and medical surveilances ‘safety, heath, environment ancl qualty traning and awareness for employees; engaging staksholders by promoting open communication and engagement that is safety, health, environment and purpose-drven; 8. ensuring that Eskom's contractors meet Eskom’ safety, heal requirements; 8. ensuring that adequate resources are available for safety, health, environment and qualty management, vironment and quality 10, proactively managing Eskem’s envrcemental footprint, prevention of pollution and ‘environmental degradation, pursuing a low-carbon future, and priatising energy and water efficiency and conservation within and outside Eskom by ranstoning to @ cleaner energy mix; 11. engaging, directing and supporting persons to contribute to the effesive management of ‘SHEQ requirements; 12. eneuring the sustainable use of resources, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and protection of Bodiversity and ecosystems, 22. Policy Principles or Rules Eskom's principles and rues that underpin the way in which it approaches safety, heath environment and qualty are 8s follows 1. Poor quality performance and occupational health, safely and environmental incidents are preventable. 2. SHEQ performance i achieved through a Zero Harm culture. 3. Management is accountable fr safety health, envronment ana qualty and each employee Is responsible for implementation and compliance 4. Conducting business with respect and cae for people, the environment and assets Eskom strives to ensure that Zero Harm befalls its employees, conractrs, the pubic and the ‘environment Zero fatalities Zoro injuries Zero enironmental incidents Zero tolerance Zero defects 6, Eskom Life-savng Rules apply to all employees, contractors and vistors: CONTROLLED DISCLOSURESafety, Melt, Environment, and Quality (SHEQ) Unique isentfer: 32-727 okey Revision 2 Pages Sof (© Open, isolate test, earth, bond, andor insulate before touch © Hook up at heights 2 Buckle up © Be sober © Permit to work 7. No operating condition, or urgency of sanice, justifies exposing anyone to negative risks arising out of Eskor's business, causing an Incident with health, safety, environmental and ‘quality consequences. 18. Governance, decision-making processes and plans are based on safely, health, environment and qualty intended outcomes and criteria, 3. Supporting Clauses 34 Scope: ‘This policy document sets out Eskom's approach to safety, heath, environment and quality across the Eskom Group. 344 Purpose ‘The purpose of this policy is to set the commitment for safety, health, environment and qualty ‘management within Eskom and to ensure unfomity across the organisation, 34.2 Applicability This policy shal apply throughout Eskom Holdings SOC Lid divisions, subsidiaries, and entities in ‘which Eskom has a controling intrest o influence, 2.4.3 Effective date Implementation ofthis policy shall be monitored after period of six months from the authorisation date, 3.2. Normativelinformative References Parties using this document shall apply the most recent edition ofthe documents listed in the following paragraphs. 3.24 Normative It] 180 2001 Quality Management Systems {2} Consttuton ofthe Republic of South Africa Act, No, 108 of 1986 [8] National Environmental Management Act, No. 107 of 1998 [4] Occupational Heath and Safety Act, No, 85 of 1988rite 92.727 Safety, Health, Environment, and Quality (SHEQ) Un Policy Revision 2 Page: rote [5]. Compensation for Occupational Injures and Diseases Act, No. 190 of 1999 [6] Mines Health and Safety Act, No. 28 of 1996 [7] 240-62196227 Litfe-eaving Rules standard {8}, 82-716 Intermal OHS Communications Standard [9] 240-62582234 OHS Roles and Responses and Statutory Appointments [HO}IS0 14001 Environmental Management Systems — Requirements with guidance for use [14]OHSAS 18001: Occupational Heath and Safety Management Systems — Requirements. 3.22 informative [12]180 8000 Qualty Manegement Systems - Fundamentals and Vocabulary [13]Health and Safety Agreement betwesn Eskom and Organised Labour 14|240-77589576 Eskom Gimate Change Policy 23 Definitions 331. Accident: Any unplanned event, arising out of and in the course of, an Eskom or contractor employee's employment and resulting in personal injury, tlness, oF death ofthe employee, including damage andlor environmental poluton or degradation, as well es death of, of Injury to, any member ofthe publ, 3.2. Continual improvement: Recuring actly to inerease the ably to fli requirements 3.33 Contractor: (Also refered to as 2 mandatory as per section 1 of the OHS Act): Any ‘employer formally contracied (arecly or dirty) by Eskom and who performs work and ‘supplies a service, product, equipment oc material for the purposes of advancing Eskom business or other interests Ie classiied as a contactor. This incudes Eskom beard members, personal contractors (that i, consultants) and third-party contractors (that is, ‘Vendors, suppliers, agents, joint ventures, principal contractors and subcantractos) 3.34. Environment: The surouncings within which humans exist and that are made up of |. the land, water, and atmosphere ofthe earth ji micro-erganisms ard plant and animal ite; li, any part or combination of () and (i) and the interelaionships among and between them; and Iv. the physical, chemical, aesthetic, and cultural properties and conditions of the foregoing tht influence human health and well-being 3.3.5. Eskom: Eskom Holdings SOC Lid 3.36 Incident: Any unplanned event that could or does resut in harm, damage, and/or ‘vironmental poliion or degradation or gives rise to an accident or has the potential to lead to an accidentSafety, Health, Environment, and Quality (SHEQ) niaue enter; 32-727 Poe Revision 2 res tots 33:7 Occupational health and safety: Deals with the prevention of occupational injuries and diseases 25 well as the protection, promotion, and maintenance of the health of all ‘employees and ether workers (including temporary workers and contractors). It includes ‘ccupational hyglene, occupational safety, accunational medicine, cccupational nursing fre safely, public safely, and emergency preprednest 33.8 Quality: The qualty of something can be determined by comparing @ set of inherent characterises with a set of requirements. If those inherent charactersics meet all Fequirements, high or excellent quality is achieved. If those characterises do not met all Tequirements, a low or poor level of quali s achieved. 339 Zero defects: Zero defects is simed at the reduction of defects through prevention. Iti ‘ected at motivating people to prevent mistakes by developing a constant, conscous sire to do theirjob right the fst me, 3.340 Zero Harm: Eskom strives to ensure that Zero Harm befalls its employees, contractors, the ‘uli, and the natural environment. This includes zero fataltes, injuries, environmental Incidents, tolerance, and defects 34 Abbreviations ‘bbreviaton Explanation 0c Eom Decumeriaton Carre ‘Be Eskom Executve Management Gamnitee 180, inteatoral Organsation for Standarcissbon ‘OHSAS (Occupational Heath and Safety Assessment Sees POCA lan, Do, Check. Act SHEQ Safely. heath enveenment and ally SOC Slate-ooned Compan 3.5. Roles and Responsibilties 3.51 Eskom's Leadership is accouniable for leading the practices and processes needed to control and manage safely, nealth, environment and qUalty risks, opportunites and impacts {2 an integral part of Eskom's operations. 3.52 Eskom's employees are responsible for understanding and incorporating safety, health, fenvironment and quality into daly work actives. 35.3 Eskom's contractors are responsible for meeting applicable safety, health, environment and ‘ually compliance obigatione and organisational equremerts 3.6 Process for Monitoring ‘Application ofthis policy throughout Eskom shall be auited as per the aut schedule, ‘CONTROLLED ISCLOSURESafety, Heat, Environment, and Quality (SHEQ) Unique dentner 32.727 cae Revislon 2 re tote 4, Authorization This document has beon seen and accepted by the Risk and Sustainabiity Management Committee and noted by Exco, 5. Revisions Date Rev Remar Tis poley supersedes 52-64 and 527 SHE and Guay Fotcis. The cortnts of bol policies were evsed and ‘August 2010, ° Incorporated ino one policy, which was reallocated the ‘elornce number 52-727 in accordance with he Eskom ‘Bocumentaton Cente (EDC) equremets. ‘Uplate of poly based on rvion dt, whe tang into August 2013, 1 fccount” Eskoms svatogic mperatves, changed Suctire, and sdaonal Eskom vales ‘Update of ply based en: revised ISO 9001 and 14004 Sandaros. change. in Esker’ regetation name: August 2016 2 Changes torafer to cher tenders ac may be appeal Signed to Corporate Plan, snd the appontment ofa new Group Crit Executve 6. Development Team ‘The folowing people were involved inthe development of this document ‘The policy was developed by the Risk and Sustainability Division with inputs rem the divisions across the organisation 7. Acknowledgements None. CONTROLLED DISCLOSURE