Everest's Commitment to Occupational Health, Safety, Environment and Sustainability

Everest is a pioneer in promoting sustainable manufacturing solutions. Our dedication to safety, health, and environmental stewardship is at the core of our operations. Our EHS (Environmental Health and Safety) culture is driven from the top, with a corporate EHS team developing strategies and supporting their implementation under plant heads and business leaders.

Prioritizing Safety and the Environment

At Everest, the well-being of our workers and their families is paramount. We foster a culture of awareness and readiness through comprehensive training programs on fire safety and occupational health. Each job begins with a pre-job safety briefing to review controls, risks, and hazards.

Key Approaches

1. REI Values:

• Respect: Commitment to safety, environmental care, and process adherence.
• Excellence: Continuous improvement by identifying and fixing gaps.
• Integrity: Adherence to EHS expectations, even when not observed.

2. Failsafe Approach:

• LOTOTO System: Ensures de-energization of systems to prevent injuries during maintenance.
• Interlocking System: Enhances safety with automatic machine guarding and pollution control.
• Digitisation: Digitisation is in progress in front of the water and energy monitoring system.

3. Collaboration and Engagement:

• Bottom-up communication improves safety. We involve both managerial and non-managerial staff in system development, promoting best practices and incident learning.

4. Thought-Based EHS Culture:

• Initiatives like leadership talks and walkthroughs align thoughts and priorities for improvement.

Common Management System

1. Capacity Building Program:

• The "Gurucool Program" offers ongoing wellness education.
• In-house courses and informative EHS bulletins enhance knowledge.
• Monthly EHS Awareness Campaigns focus on themes like National Safety Day and World Environment Day, etc.

2. Incident Preparedness and Response:

• Mock drills and a response plan across all plants ensure readiness.

3. Percolation of EHS Management:

• Technology improves accessibility to EHS systems.

4. EHS Reward and Recognition:

• Awards motivate the team to adopt best practices.

Environment Sustainability

1. Environmental Stewardship:

• Using waste materials like pulp and fly ash in manufacturing.
• Intermediate deformed products re-use unit.

2. Energy Efficiency:

• Commitment to energy efficiency and renewable energy projects.

3. Environmental Monitoring and Testing Lab:

• Special lab for monitoring key parameters and tracking workplace risks.

4. Cutting-edge Monitoring:

• Real-time tracking with digital water and energy monitoring systems.

Occupational Health and Safety

1. Hazards/Risks Elimination:

• Focus on elimination, substitution, and engineering controls, supplemented by administrative controls and PPE.

2. Incident Management:

• Effective practices in incident reporting, communication, brainstorming, and learning reviews.

Everest’s dedication to safety, continuous improvement, and environmental preservation is demonstrated through our innovations in sustainable manufacturing and active participation in major national forums.

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