TSKB Occupational Health and Safety Policy
A. PURPOSE
The purpose of this policy is to set out the principles that Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma Bankası A.Ş. (TSKB) follows to manage Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) in its operations.
B. SCOPE
This policy covers all employees and activities at TSKB's Head Office and branches. It is implemented together with the following other social capital policies within the overarching TSKB Sustainability Policy.
- TSKB Environmental and Social Risk and Impact Management Policy
- TSKB Human Rights Policy
- TSKB Equal Opportunities and Inclusion Policy
C. PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES
TSKB Occupational Health and Safety Policy includes the following basic principles and guidelines.
The Bank;
1. Fully complies with the Occupational Health and Safety Law and all relevant regulations in Türkiye, implements timely updates on the health and safety of its employees, takes into account the International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions ratified by our country as well as the Good International Industry Practice and acts on a continuous improvement approach.
2. Ensures full compliance with ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System standards. It monitors and periodically reports OHS indicators such as occupational accidents, occupational diseases, injuries, deaths, lost days and near misses. It oversees the performance of risk assessments to identify occupational health and safety risks and hazards that may arise in the working environment.
3. Provides a physically and mentally healthy working environment for its employees in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety requirements and legal regulations, delivers training and information, and takes necessary measures. Furthermore, it complies the occupational health and safety requirements of visitors and third parties present in its operational sites.
4. Cares about the compliance of its suppliers, service providers and customers with occupational health and safety standards and expects OHS indicators to be monitored and reported by suppliers and customers. It considers occupational health and safety criteria in supplier selection processes and contractual relations in line with the relevant national legislation and the Bank's Sustainable Procurements Management Policy.
5. Establishes an Occupational Health and Safety Board (OHS Board) in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Law, which plays a decision-making role in workplace health and safety matters. It oversees that the views of employees are taken in occupational health and safety practices, employee representatives and relevant committees are consulted, and opinions and feedback is received.
6. Monitors performance in line with the assessment of the OHS Board in order to increase the effectiveness of the Occupational Health and Safety Management System, prioritizes risks and adopts a continuous improvement approach. To this end, it monitors progress regarding the occupational health and safety measures and activities in place and evaluates the results obtained.
7. Regularly monitors occupational health and safety performance through training, awareness, monitoring, auditing and internal review mechanisms, analyzes occupational health and safety risks, and develops remedial and preventive actions to prevent recurrence. Accordingly, it develops and implements annual training and work plans for employees, regularly evaluates the effectiveness of trainings, and monitors awareness on occupational health and safety risk management in projects financed through the supply chain.
8. Takes proactive approach to all emergencies including fires, earthquakes, natural disasters, environmental accidents, sabotage, violence. To this end, it oversees the establishment and implementation of planning and organizational structure for emergencies, supports the periodic review of emergency plans and the evaluation of their effectiveness through drills.
9. Identifies risks in advance within the scope of occupational health and safety and enables through preventive and corrective actions that employees work in a healthy and safe manner. It periodically reviews the physical and ergonomic elements as well as technical infrastructure for all employees working in remote, hybrid and on-site working models.
10. Provides a safe and inclusive working environment in line with the Equal Opportunities and Inclusion Policy by considering the physical, psychological and social welfare of employees with different needs and conditions in working life.
11. Evaluates occupational health and safety issues as part of financed projects within the scope of environmental and social risk management under the Environmental and Social Risk and Impact Management Policy, audits its customers within the framework of the relevant procedures for the prevention of potential risks, the elimination of non-conformities and for national legal compliance.
12. Encourages the adoption of these policy principles by the Bank's subsidiaries, business partners and supply chain parties.
13. The implementation and performance of this policy is monitored under the supervision of senior management and the Board of Directors.
D. ENTRY INTO FORCE
This policy shall enter into force on the date it is approved by the Board of Directors.
