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Our Approach                                                                                                           Health & Safety Awareness



            Aiming a proper work environment where health and safety hazards are timely identified, and relevant                   Employee awareness acts as a catalyst to achieve the employee’s engagement which is one of the most
            risks are efficiently managed, we structured a Health and Safety management system. To this direction,                 important factors for the success of the system. Goldair Handling implements a Health and Safety training
            we established the Health and Safety Policy which constituted the fundamental for the Occupational                     program, issues relevant Notices, Posters and Email Alerts.
            Health and Safety Manual issuance accompanied with relevant Audit Checklists.                                          Moreover, in order to booster its dedication to enhancing awareness among all stakeholders, Goldair
                                                                                                                                   Handling has taken an active step to communicate its safety commitments. In fact, the safety officer of
                                                                                                                                   Goldair Handling has authored an article about health and safety for Aegean's onboard magazine. This
                                                                                                                                   approach allows Goldair Handling to speak directly to passengers about safety, illustrating its proactive
                                                                                                                                   stance in prioritizing and communicating about safety matters.




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                                                                                                                                                                                                             Health and Safety
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 seminars
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  4.163
                                          Health and Safety Policy
                                   Goldair Handling recognises the                                                                                                                                           Employees trained
                               importance of maintaining safe working                                                                                                                                            2.997
                            conditions and ensures continuous improvement                                                                                                                                    Hours of training
                          through its Health and Safety Policy.
                        The policy aims at making safety management a primary
                      responsibility of all management teams and employees, applies
                    to all Company’s facilities and is updated on a regular basis.
                   Through the Policy, Goldair Handling commits, among others, to:

                  » Minimizing the possibility of an injury, not only for Company’s employees
                 but also for any third party
                 » Complying with and, wherever possible, exceeding, legislative and
                regulatory requirements and standards and adopt the best sector’s
                practices on safety matters
                » Ensuring that all staff are provided with adequate and appropriate personal
                protective equipment, are trained and competent in safety matters,       In 2022, a new procedure
                 and are allocated only tasks commensurate with their skills            regarding injury by diabetic
                                                                                            needles was issued
                  » Establishing and following hazard identification and risk management    as extra precaution
                  processes, including a health and safety reporting system (mandatory      for our employees
                   and voluntary) in order to eliminate or mitigate the safety risks resulting
                    from Company’s activities

                      » Ensuring that the facilities, equipment, and services provided
                        by external suppliers or contractors meet
                          the Company’s safety performance standards
                             and requirements.

                                                                                    4 Health & Safety
                                                                                 audits were conducted
                                                                                      in ATH Station







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