Health and Safety
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY
Sofia Med is committed to provide a safe workplace and continuously promote Health and Safety for its
employees, as well as for its business partners, including customers, suppliers, contractors, subcontractors,
associates and visitors.
Sofia Med's main goal is "No accident and no occupational illness" and in order to achieve this it is required by
all of its employees and business partners:
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To create a culture that all injuries and work-related illnesses can and must be prevented;
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To strictly comply with all applicable legislation and to fully implement all Sofia Med standards,instructions and procedures regarding Health and Safety at workplace;
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To identify, evaluate and regularly update operational processes' Health and Safety risks andimplement preventive measures aiming to mitigate them;
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To report and investigate in depth all incidents (accidents, near misses and unsafe situations), and to implement appropriate corrective and preventive measures so as to avoid their reoccurrence;
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To communicate all Health and Safety issues to all stakeholders openly and with transparency;
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To recognize the significance of people's attitudes and behaviour on Health and Safety and provide continuous training to support Health and Safety knowledge and skills development, while encouraging their consultation and participation in all Health and Safety matters;
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To provide safe and healthy working conditions as well as the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) for the prevention of occupational injuries and illnesses.
- To continuously improve Health and Safety performance by engaging all stakeholders in the Health and Safety effort, as well as integrate Health and Safety as a key element in all management processes and corporate culture.
Employees and business partners should be committed to safeguarding Health and Safety "in all places at all
times" as a condition of continued employment and collaboration.
Health and Safety is everyone's responsibility!
Compliance
Sofia Med shall comply with the provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety policy, as well as the national laws and regulations. Should there be differences between the content of this policy and the national laws or other applicable standards, the more rigorous requirements shall apply.
Governance and accountability
Responsibility for the implementation of this olicy lies with the Sofia Med.
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Dr. Ioannis Papadimitriou
General Manager
March 2023