Sustainability Report / 2024

Identifying factors that pose a risk to employee health is one of the mechanisms for ensuring workplace safety and is carried out through workplace certification. This procedure is conducted by an independent accredited occupational safety company with the participation of representatives of the Trade Union and the Human Resources Department. Based on the results of the certification, an expert opinion is formed and sent to the Ministry of Employment and Poverty Reduction of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The data obtained is used to develop job descriptions for all positions in all branches of the Company. These clearly spell out the levels of occupational risk, precautions, and response algorithms in the event of an emergency.

The Company has a standard in place entitled «Requirements for the Investigation of Accidents”, according to which appropriate measures are taken in the branches. in 2024, the following indicators were recorded for the frequency and severity of accidents and overall injuries:

Injury indicators for Uzbektelecom JSC UK and branches, persons

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Indicator	2022	2023	2024
Total number of accidents	4	6	5
Accident frequency rate	0.15	0.24	0.19
FIFR	0.04	0.16	0.04
LTIFR	0.11	0.08	0.15
Industrial accidents, including:	4	4	4
- with temporary loss of working capacity	3	2	4
- fatalities	1	2	0
Workplace accidents involving contractors, including:	0	2	1
- with temporary loss of working capacity	0	0	0
- fatalities	0	2	1

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Hazard identification and occupational risk assessment in the Company are carried out in accordance with international and national standards, with the involvement of independent third-party companies (experts), and regular analysis, monitoring, documentation of relevant risks, and external audit of the process are also provided.

During the reporting period, the main production risks posing a threat to employee health were: exposure to electric current while working on the network, injuries resulting from the collapse of structures, and falls from ladders and communication towers. Four cases of industrial injuries were recorded, including one fatal accident involving an employee falling from a communication tower.

The following accidents were recorded in the Company in 2024 in the most common categories of accidents for telecommunications companies:

Main categories of accidents in the Company for the reporting period by category, people

Category	2024
Falls from height (while working on supports, masts, roofs)	3
Electric shock, including: - Electric shock when connecting lines - Short circuits due to incorrect installation of equipment - Lack of grounding	1
Road traffic accidents	1
Exposure to harmful factors in the room, including: - Heatstroke or suffocation when working in poorly ventilated rooms - Other	0

In 2024, there were four accidents involving permanent employees and one accident involving a contractor at Uzbektelecom JSC as a result of the collapse of the roof of a subscriber’s residential building and a road traffic accident, two employees suffered minor injuries, one employee suffered serious injuries as a result of being hit by a communication pole, and another suffered moderate injuries as a result of falling from a ladder while descending.

All of the above cases were investigated in accordance with the Regulations on the Investigation of Industrial Accidents and the Recording of Damage to the Health of Employees, approved by Cabinet of Ministers Resolution №- 286 dated 6.06.1997. Compensation was paid in accordance with the established procedure and Form N-1 reports were drawn up.

In order to prevent similar incidents, the company is implementing measures to train personnel in safe working methods at network facilities, providing employees with personal protective equipment, and strengthening control over compliance with occupational safety requirements during work. in addition, the Company provides cable line workers with special meals to maintain their working capacity in difficult conditions.

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Some categories of the Company’s employees may be exposed to occupational diseases, mainly related to the work of cable workers with lead cables, as well as the work of employees on diesel generator sets, which was identified as a result of workplace certification. However, during the reporting period, no occupational diseases were recorded with the relevant documents registered with the relevant medical institutions or the employer’s medical commissions. in order to minimize the risks of occupational diseases, the Company is installing special screens for diesel generator sets.

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No cases of occupational diseases have been registered with the relevant documentation from specialized medical institutions or the employer’s medical commissions.

As of 2024, 96% of the Company’s employees are covered by the OHS. of these, 64 people work within a system that has undergone internal and independent audits.

Employees covered by the occupational health and safety management system

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Indicators, number of people	2021	2022	2023	2024	% of total number of employees
Number of people covered by the Company's occupational health and safety management system.	14,500	14,098	14,467	14,670	87%
Number of people covered by the Company's occupational health and safety management system who have undergone internal audit procedures.	68	68	68	64	0.4%
Number of people covered by the Company's occupational health and safety management system that has undergone independent third-party audit/certification.	68	68	68	64	0.4%

Workplace safety