Orano - Annual Activity Report 2024 86 3 RISKS, CONTROL AND DUTY OF VIGILANCE PLAN Duty of vigilance plan In 2024, the dosimetry results for the group’s employees and contractors working on the Orano sites are similar to the 2023 results. Prevention of serious or fatal accidents involving an employee of the group or of an external company The activities of Orano present a significant risk to the safety of the group’s employees as well as to external contractors working on its sites, leading to serious accidents, even fatalities (falls from a height, handling accidents, collisions, etc.). To avoid and reduce these risks, the group has implemented a proactive approach aimed at developing a culture of prevention in terms of occupational safety for its employees and external contractors working on its sites. Compliance with workplace safety rules and procedures In order to ensure the safety of its employees and those of external companies, the group ensures compliance with applicable rules and procedures, particularly regarding access to Orano facilities and the physical protection of sites. External contractors are also on-boarded and monitored for safety when they work on an Orano site or industrial platform, to ensure that their prevention standards are equivalent to those of Orano employees. In addition, the group attaches great importance to ensuring that everyone complies with its five security anchors: ● protected mechanical handling; ● safe traffic and vehicle/pedestrian co-activity; ● safe loto (Lock out - Tag out); ● secured working at height; and ● safety equipment worn. These anchors are explicit and must be integrated into the daily life of each group employee to avoid exposure to serious or fatal risks. They are required regardless of the place of work, activity or country. Occupational Safety training Orano trains its employees in safety rules through mandatory trainings specific to each site. In addition to these specific trainings, there are also mandatory modules to train employees in the implementation of a corporate culture in terms of protection and safety. These e-learning modules have been set up to raise employee awareness and enable them to adopt the appropriate behavior and avoid at-risk situations. In addition, Orano ensures that external contractors are aware of the risks and their prevention, particularly in terms of safety and security. Each Orano site or facility provides “Safety induction training” (FAS) for employees of external companies who are due to enter the site. During this training, which varies in format and duration, the following are presented: the site, activities, facilities, processes and materials involved, major risks and associated prevention measures, principles of nuclear safety and security, as well as certain safety culture fundamentals. The training includes a multiple-choice test (MCQ) to assess the knowledge acquired. Validation of the training is a condition for obtaining access authorization by issuing a badge. Furthermore, to work in a nuclear zone, regardless of the profession, the external contractor working on Orano’s sites as well as the group’s employee must have followed and validated a training in the prevention of risks (RP). In addition to the safety days organized every year and open to all, the Orano la Hague site organized a radiation protection day in November 2024 for 100 people skilled in radiation protection working for partner companies. In the same vein, the training course for the site’s suppliers has been enhanced to improve their risk management culture with modules on safety, radiation protection, enviromental issues, security and PFI (intervention reliability practices). Moreover, since 2022, the Risk Management and Expertise Department has organized Safety Committees with its partner companies, to develop a shared safety culture by exchanging best practices and feedback on safety risk prevention. Network of prevention specialists A network of prevention specialists (divided by sites or entities) is in charge of local coordination of occupational safety improvement actions and, in particular, makes it possible to share feedback from accidents or events that have occurred. As part of its accident prevention policy in 2021, the group reinforced the way it takes into account its anchoring and safety standards as well as identification of weak signals. For more details on occupational health and safety results, see Section 4.3.1.2. Strong measures to ensure physical protection during business travel The absence, inadequacy or non-compliance with protective measures during business travels can expose employees to physical and mental risks. In order to adequately protect all of its employees on business trips or expatriates, the group has a “Travelers, residents and safety” procedure along with the associated human and technical resources. They consist in monitoring, informing, advising and alerting employees, and managing any event likely to impact them. Since 2023, Orano has been compliant with the ISO 31030 standard on “Travel risk management”. These actions, supervised by the Protection Department, are supplemented by health support provided by the Health Department and an assistant: medical advice, alert on diseases, viruses, health risks, and emergency medical support. Prevention of the risk of a nuclear, chemical or industrial accident likely to have health consequences for local residents Orano’s operations can cause a nuclear, industrial or chemical accident on a facility or transport, with potential health consequences for local populations. Aware of this risk, the group deploys appropriate prevention measures that include, among other things, risk management measures aimed at mitigating potential
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