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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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