Occupational health and safety

In 2019, FPC noted a 7.5% year-on-year decrease in the rate of work-related injuries.

The terms of FPC’s Collective Bargaining Agreement have been met, with RUB 396.3 million, or 0.76% of total operating expenses, spent on occupational health and safety measures, excluding expenses on special clothing and footwear and other personal protective equipment, including:

• RUB 236.8 million spent on measures to prevent work-related injuries, remove staff from hazardous working areas and deploy new technical equipment
• RUB 159.5 million was spent on measures aimed at improving working conditions.

Using the repayable funds provided by regional branches of the Social Insurance Fund, a range of preventive measures were taken in 2019 to reduce work-related injuries and occupational diseases among employees, worth a total of RUB 24.9 million.