Zangge Mining has long prioritized production safety standardization and strives to establish a comprehensive and robust safety management system.By actively organizing safety awareness training and promotion activities, we have continuously raised the safety management capabilities of all employees and contractors and fostered a strong safety culture.
Safety System Development
Zangge Mining abides by relevant laws and regulations such as the Production Safety Law of the People's Republic of China, the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Occupational Diseases, the Fire Control Law of the People's Republic of China as well as the Occupational Health and Safety Management System standards issued by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). We have formulated and implemented production safety-related policies and documents including the Production Safety Management Regulations and the Environmental Protection and Safety Regulations, applicable to all domestic production bases, employees, and contractual employees. These policies cover key issues such as safety responsibility assessments, contractor management, hazardous chemical safety management, potential risk identification and rectification, risk assessments, occupational disease prevention, and emergency response, providing guiding principles for the management of each production base. In 2024, Zangge Mining achieved 100% ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System certification coverage across its production bases (Zangge Potash Fertilizer and Zangge Lithium), with internal and external audits of the management system conducted annually to ensure certification validity.
Management structure
The Company has established a three-tier safety management system.
1.The Safety Production Committee: As the leading organization, it organizes, guides and coordinates the production safety-related matters of various departments.
2.Safety Production Office:Set under the Safety Production Committee to coordinate daily production safety works of the Company. The Safety Supervisor & Engineer is responsible for planning and implementing specific safety tasks and making regular reports on safety management progress.
3.Safety Production Steering Groups: in charge of the daily production safety works of various production departments.
4.Full-time or Part-time Safety Specialists: Specialists are tasked with assisting workshop directors in carrying out production safety works at the workshop level.
Targets and Assessments
We formulate the Safety Objectives and Responsibility Letter and require all employees to sign it. Based on this Letter of Responsibility, we conduct quarterly performance assessments of department heads. 100% of employees at Zangge Mining's production bases have signed the Letter of Responsibility on Safety and Environmental Protection in 2024. Additionally, we improve the fire safety responsibility system by clarifying duties at all levels, securing 398 signed Fire Safety Responsibility Agreements, and formulating or refining 12 provisions in Fire Safety Management Procedures.
Contractor Management
We have formulated and implemented internal policies such as the Outsourced Construction Safety Management and the Business Outsourcing Management System to regulate processes including contractor pre-qualification and selection, pre-construction preparations, and onsite supervision. Additionally, we have established the Safety Production Management Agreement, in which specific safety responsibilities are defined for both parties. Contractors are required to sign this agreement before commencing construction or operations and undergo safety training and assessments. All contractor employees must provide health examination reports. For outsourcing contractors, we incorporate the Letter of Responsibility on Safety Objectives as a contract annex, striving to ensure a risk-controlled, safe, and healthy working environment for our contractors.
Safety Culture Cultivation
Zangge Mining has implemented the Safety Education and Training Management and other internal policies, covering safety training and safety work permits for all employees, including new hires, temporary workers, contractual employees, external interns, and other personnel. Each year, we develop annual safety education and training plans at both the company and workshop levels and conduct specialized training and themed activities including three-tier safety education, fire safety training, emergency first-aid knowledge training, Safety Production Month initiatives, and safety knowledge competitions. All these measures contribute to fostering the culture of occupational health and safety production. Special operation personnel and special equipment operators are required to hold relevant professional qualificationn certificates, while new employees must complete the three-tier safety training before starting work.
Zangge Lithium Hosted the 2024 "Ankang Cup" Safety Knowledge Competition
In June 2024, to foster a culture of "Safety Management, Everyone's Responsibility," Zangge Lithium organized the "Ankang Cup" Safety Knowledge Competition, with six teams competing. This engaging, educational event promoted a wide range of safety knowledge and elevated employees' safety precaution awareness and accident response capabilities.
