Labour conditions and occupational safety improvement

In the reporting year, Russian Railways spent a total of

RUB 44.4 bn,

on health and safety improvement initiatives averaging RUB 68,000 per employee (compared to RUB 55,000 in 2023)

Working conditions improvement

As at the end of 2024, Russian Railways had 74,800 workplaces with hazardous working conditions – 0.8% more than in 2023.

The number and share of positions with hazardous working conditions were as follows: 54,000 workplaces, or 17.7% of total, in subcategory 3.1, and 20,800 workplaces, or 6.8% of total, in subcategory 3.2. The largest share of all workplaces with hazardous working conditions comprises those characterised by the following factors: hard labour – 36.8%, noise – 35.7%, labour intensity – 19.9%, general vibration – 6.4%, chemical factors – 5%, local vibration – 4.2%, aerosols –1.9%, other – 1.6%.

In the reporting period, the Company improved working conditions at 48,600 workplaces, covering a total of 213,000 employees.

In 2024, the Company’s improvement initiatives focused on:

• creating a microclimate that complies with all applicable requirements;
• activities to reduce workload and work intensity;
• aligning lighting levels with applicable requirements;
• aligning noise and vibration levels with applicable requirements;
• reducing the impact of hazardous chemical factors and aerosols;
• reducing the impact of non‑ionising radiation.

In the reporting period, a special assessment of working conditions was carried out at 48,200 workplaces, which comprised 113% of the plan for the year.

List of key activities to improve working conditions:

Control over working conditions

In line with a respective plan, in 2024, branches of Russian Railways held laboratory tests with financing allocated to that end totalling RUB 328 m. Laboratory tests held as part of control over working conditions and special assessments of working conditions covered all workplaces with hazardous working conditions.