Magnesium do Brasil

focuses on improving risk

management through

leadership and coordination

Magnesium do Brasil has made the Magnesium do Brasil has made the

development of a workplace safety development of a workplace safety

culture one of its key priorities� culture one of its key priorities�

Using family photos to create Using family photos to create

banners displayed around the plant banners displayed around the plant

to remind employees that their to remind employees that their

loved ones are waiting at home loved ones are waiting at home

for their return, introducing hand for their return, introducing hand

protection awareness exercises, protection awareness exercises,

and encouraging people to report and encouraging people to report

any potential risks they see are just any potential risks they see are just

some of the initiatives that have some of the initiatives that have

already resulted in a very signif icant already resulted in a very signif icant

reduction in the number of lost-reduction in the number of lost-

time accidents�time accidents�

Managing risks at team level:

the vital need for continual

dialogue

Promoting on-site safety is all about

facilitating discussion of accident risk

feedback, ensuring that recommendations

are brought to everyone’s attention,

encouraging employees to report high-risk

situations, and formalising risk prevention

initiatives. It also requires each Group site

to address its own specif ic risks through a

programme of continual safety awareness

information and training for teams.

Making safety a top priority

“The success of all our safety initiatives ultimately

depends on effective communication. It’s by explaining,

sharing and exchanging information that we protect

our teams most effectively”. This quote from Luciana

Miranda, Safety Coordinator at Magnesium do Brasil,

applies equally to all Group sites and activities. The My

EHS (Environment, Health & Safety) project at Phosphea

is an excellent example of how this principle is being

effectively implemented. Its primary ambition was to

get two sites to network interactively, and bring them

together to create a single community focused on

occupational health and environmental issues. Thanks to

a co-construction process involving not only HSE off icers,

but also all managers and employees, a common policy

and standards have been established and implemented,

resulting in the publication of practical and operational

guidelines during 2023. In parallel with this initiative, a

series of internal and external audits conducted at each

site to help teams gain a better understanding of what is

expected of them has facilitated the emergence of a true

culture of safety�

Programmes designed and rolled out specif ically

for each activity

The importance placed by the Group on dialogue,

experience sharing and the circulation of safety

best practices between sites is encouraging

and facilitating the rollout of overarching safety

programmes designed to meet the needs of each

activity. For example, TIMAC AGRO made safety its

strategic focus for 2023. During the year, the company

used historical accident data and the strengths

and areas for improvement identif ied at all sites as

the basis for setting out a safety roadmap for its

manufacturing activities. The roadmap addresses

four key priorities: managing logistics-related risks,

improving machine safety (with safety enclosures,

lock out/tag out systems, etc.), ensuring compliance

with Group accident risk prevention guidelines

and optimising crisis management procedures.

This roadmap is now an important component

of the wider TIMAC AGRO commitment to ensuring

maximum safety for all its employees worldwide.

Paying close attention to employee health

Over and above addressing workplace safety

issues, we are also fully committed to all aspects of

employee health and wellbeing. In 2023, Magnesium

do Brasil invited guest speakers into the company

to advise on road safety, healthy eating and mental

health. Importantly, presentations by nurses have

raised team awareness of just how important regular

medical checkups can be in early-stage detection

of health problems. At TIMAC AGRO Brasil, issues

including the health impacts of electronic waste and

how to minimise the risk of injury from venomous

animals were highlighted during ‘Accident Prevention

Week’ at the Candeias plant.

Safety is now a shared

culture at Pischelsdorf

The Pischeldorf site of TIMAC AGRO The Pischeldorf site of TIMAC AGRO

Österreich is keeping up the Österreich is keeping up the

pressure on improving team safety. pressure on improving team safety.

At the time the plant was acquired At the time the plant was acquired

in 2004, its protection systems in 2004, its protection systems

and internal process organisational and internal process organisational

structure needed to be brought structure needed to be brought

up to full compliance with up to full compliance with

TIMAC AGRO standards.TIMAC AGRO standards.

Over the intervening two Over the intervening two

decades, awareness-raising and decades, awareness-raising and

training have become important training have become important

levers for progress, supported levers for progress, supported

by a compliance monitoring by a compliance monitoring

procedure developed with the procedure developed with the

relevant Austrian authorities. Team relevant Austrian authorities. Team

members make their contribution members make their contribution

by reporting potentially hazardous by reporting potentially hazardous

situations�situations�

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29 Non-Financial Performance Statement 2023