Actions for health and safety (S1-4)
Ensuring the safety and well-being of everyone who works for and with us is always a top priority. Safety is a key focus for our electrification, automation and digitalization solutions which not only benefits our customers but also our own workforce.
Epiroc has implemented a range of actions to manage material impacts related to health and safety and the associated material risks. Our health and safety management is based on ISO 45001 criteria, however it can also exceed these standards. Operating entities with a lower risk are exempt from external certification but must still follow Group procedures. In total there are 69 ISO 45001 certified entities. Out of our total workforce, 84% are covered by an external certified health and safety management system. Key actions are described below. To ensure the effective implementation of these measures, dedicated resources are allocated both at central and local levels within the organization. Resource allocation includes both personnel within health and safety and expenses enabling continuous development and follow-up of the actions. This includes, among other things, safety equipment, health and safety initiatives and training programs, and systematic processes to monitor the working environment. Health and safety measures are integrated in the daily operations and not in the form that requires significant CapEx or OpEx.
The effectiveness of actions and initiatives is continuously tracked and assessed through our goals and targets as well as other metrics. Epiroc also holds regular meetings and solicits feedback from the workforce, for example through the safety pulse and discussions with workers’ representatives, to ensure that our actions are yielding the desired outcomes. We also perform internal audits on all operations covering health and safety, and external and internal ISO audits on certified entities that gives us feedback for continuous improvements.
Hazard identification, risk assessment, and incident investigation
All entities must have procedures in place for risk assessments, incident reporting, and safety inspections, as required by our management system and ISO 45001. All employees are encouraged to report safety and health risks. We encourage entities to use our preferred system for risk reporting, to e.g., report risk observations, near-misses and injuries, investigate and mitigate risks. Work-related injuries are reported and followed up at entity, divisional and Group level. All injuries and safety incidents result in investigation, root cause analysis and corrective action. The root cause analysis is important to ensure that own practices do not cause or contribute to incidents. Lessons learned are shared within the company to prevent similar incidents.
When working in the field at a customer site or similar, employees are trained to perform their own risk assessments, like Last Minute Risk Assessment, and are required to follow local regulations and procedures. If they still face a risk situation, they are empowered to stop work and not put themselves in a hazardous situation. Risk assessments and incident reports inform action taking to prevent and mitigate negative impacts on health and safety, at both local level and at Group.
Health and safety training and culture
We have a behavior-led approach to engage everyone in our health and safety efforts. In 2025, we implemented several initiatives to raise awareness, address potential hazards and further improve safety across the company. During 2025, Epiroc introduced a new e-learning course, Introduction to Safety and Health. The course provides essential knowledge on maintaining a safe and healthy workplace, emphasizing individual responsibility and is designed for all employees. The training is included in onboarding for new hires and is recommended for all staff, especially those in high-risk roles. Training will be monitored regularly to support continuous improvement in safety and health standards across the company. We also continue to offer additional training to workers that may be exposed to higher risk, such as service technicians.
The ActSafe project was initiated during 2025 and will be rolled out in 2026. ActSafe is our new global initiative on safety and health. ActSafe unifies Epiroc's many safety and health programs into a practical toolkit to be used across sites and roles. Our ambition is to grow our Epiroc safety culture by connecting existing safety programs and tools into one overall strategy.
Occupational health services
Occupational health services are provided to employees at most units and vary by country depending on local needs and legislation, and the level of health service available. Services include doctors, nurses, psychologists, physiotherapists and ergonomists. Employees or employee safety representatives participate and are consulted in occupational health and safety decisions and activities as part of the requirements in ISO 45001. Health promotion is mainly local, with some locations allowing exercise during working hours. All health promotion services and programs are voluntary.
Injury management
At Epiroc, we support employees who suffer workplace injuries by providing alternative or restricted duties during treatment and rehabilitation. Our medical practitioners ensure appropriate remedies to facilitate recovery. For those unable to return to their pre-injury duties within 24 hours, we develop a Return to Work Plan. This plan outlines and monitors the tasks the injured employee can perform. We also offer the option to work from home when feasible. Additionally, we implement local initiatives for remedy and rehabilitation and ensure our employees are covered by insurance according to each country’s regulations.
The work-related injuries continued to decrease in 2025 compared with 2024. There are few severe injuries, and hand injuries represent a high share of the total injuries. We are taking numerous actions to further improve safety and reduce injuries. Examples are improved onboarding training, mentorship programs, dedicated task forces for certain entities, Epiroc Safety Day, as well as safety campaigns. We are developing new measurements and tools to track our progress. We continued to implement our internal Epiroc safety commitments during the year. These are reminders of how we should act and behave according to our internal safety rules to protect our co-workers and ourselves.
Safety and Health Award
The Epiroc Safety & Health Award promotes good examples in the Group and was awarded to Epiroc Mining Tag in Chile. Mining Tag develops and implements sensor-based solutions that allow monitoring, automation and process improvement of mining operations. Mining Tag won due to its long-standing commitment and successful work to avoid loss time incidents. Success factors was a highly committed team and activities such as regular nutritional control, active breaks, safety campaigns involving families, recognition of best practices, and regular safety meetings with management.