Our response to COVID-19

1. Stationary thermal imagers have been introduced to help security officers identify people with high body temperature as they pass through checkpoints. Deviations are indicated by warning lights installed on the ceiling. The equipment has passed all necessary commissioning tests.

2. Since April 15, entrance to the plant through the checkpoint (including by vehicle) is allowed only when wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), including a respirator and protective eyewear. Violation of these requirements are subject to disciplinary liability.

3. In workshops where employees (more than 5 thousand people) are in closecontact at a distance of under 1.5 meters, protective polycarbonate screens have been installed, and markings have beenapplied to the floors. Ata number of divisions, employees have been seated further apart or moved to other premises.

4. Measures have been introduced to restrict the movement of personnel acrossthe territory of the plant: until the epidemiological situation improves, employees are prohibited from moving between production departments, sites or other units, except their own workplace. Movementbetween sites is only permittedtoemployees whose responsibilities cannot be performed without suchmovement. In addition, all employees are permittedaccess to the nearest canteens and other organized food outlets only when wearing necessary PPE: goggles, gloves and a respirator or protective mask. Movementbefore and after shifts is permittedonly when wearing PPE and along established routes to the showers, administration buildingsand checkpoints. Similar requirements to restrict movement alsoapply to personnel of third-party organizations working at the plant. If these requirements are not adhered to, contractors will not be permittedto enter the enterprise and their passes will be blocked. Compliance monitoring will be carried out by security employees. Neglecting to comply with these requirements can be formalisedwith the participation of business unit representatives.

5. Disinfection treatment is carried out at the followingareas of the industrial site: main roads, parking (vehicular, bicycle), bus stops, passenger pick-up and drop-off points. When disinfecting bus stops, employees must wear special protective suits, respirators, safety goggles, and gloves. The disinfectant solution is safe for both people and plants.

1. Every two hours, intensive disinfectant treatment is carried out at the premises and at three stands, 15 vehiclesfor transporting workers in the mine, and 24 passenger buses.

2. Portable breathing devices and torches are disinfected ahead of every shift.

3. Four times a week a municipal road vehicle fromthe motor transport shop disinfects roads and sidewalks throughout the entire site.

4. FromApril 13, the company made the use of respirators or masks, gogglesand gloves mandatory. This applies when inside buses, at checkpoints, in the health center, at lamp stations, on assignment. When descending and ascending on a stand, as well as whenin cars, the use of personal protective equipment according to standards (respirators, glasses, gloves) is mandatory.

5. In order to split up the flow of workers, seven additional buses have been launched.

1. In order to split up the flow of employees, alternate drop-offand admittance have been introduced.

2. The "weekend” vehicle schedule has been cancelled: the number of tripsdoes not decrease on Saturday and Sunday; additional trips have been introduced through using additional buses.

3. To eliminatethe risk of infection in transit, personnel immediately put onissued respirators of 2 and 3 degrees of protection and wear them all the way to the workplace, including vehicles and stands.

4. Entrance doors are fixed open during the shift change, as are the entrance turnstiles in administrative buildings upon the arrival/departure of regular buses. This measure is aimed at reducing employee contact with door handles and turnstiles.

5. To avoid crowding, the bus cabins have been divided into sections for no more than 20 people.

6. Alighting from transport is regulated by special traffic lights to avoid crowds of more than 20 people

7. Six thermal imagers have been installed at all checkpoints

1. Two thermal imagers have been installed at checkpoints; it expects to install two more.

2. FromApril 11, an additional requirement has been introduced for all company employees without exception to wear protective glasses and respirators/masks when moving on the territory of the industrial site, as well as on buses and incrowded areas.

3. Since the end of March, the company has been working to avoid crowding and minimize employee contact (passes have been issued allowing personal cars to enter the industrial site, additional buses have been introduced)

4. The above requirements apply to both employees and contractors.

1. Six thermal imagers have been installed at checkpoints.

2. FromApril 15, employees must wear protective masks (respirators), gloves and goggleswhen moving around the industrial site, in buses and shift change vehicles. Masks are also required when entering the territory of the industrial site;

3. Movement between workshops and employee sections is permitted only in caseswhere this is necessaryfor the performance of duties, or when entering administrative complexes, canteensand showers;

4. The above requirements apply to both employees and contractors.

5. In order to reducethe flow of people and avoid crowdingin the showers and when unloading buses, the company has made changes to the shift schedule for some sections. The day shift for these sections now starts at 10.00 and ends at 22.00, and the night shift - from 22.00 to 10.00. While some employees work according to the previous schedule – from 8.00 to 20.00. Based on these changes, the bus schedule has also been adjusted. Employees are also temporarily permittedto enter the plant intheir own transport with a personal pass.