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Sustainable development

В постоянно меняющихся рыночных условиях очень важно укреплять устойчивость развития, повышая тем самым свои конкурентные преимущества. Важными направлениями ESG для нашей компании являются безопасность, ззабота об окружающей среде, корпоративная и социальная ответственность. Astana Railways взяла на себя обязательства следовать принятым в Республике Казахстан экологическим положениям и стандартам, а также положениям в области безопасности труда и охраны здоровья. ASTRA продолжает совершенствовать системы корпоративного управления, ориентируясь на лучшие мировые практики. Наши социальные программы направлены на решении задач в таких областях, как деловая этика, обучение сотрудников, здравоохранение, культура и спорт.

ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION

The Company provides systematic identification, analyses and assessment of all production activities factors that can potentially affect the environment. The Company complies with the Environmental Protection Management System ST RK ISO 14001-2016 provisions, developed to mitigate and prevent negative impact of the Company’s activity on the environment.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION POLICY AND PROGRAMS

The Company follows the approved policies and programs ensuring compliance with the relevant environmental legislation. We actively go outside the frameworks of formal compliance with the objectives on mitigation of the Company's activity impact on the environment. Our initiatives include continuous monitoring of innovations applicable to shunting locomotives, as well as the program on decrease of consumption aimed at decrease of cost for electricity, fuel and materials.

EMISSION MANAGEMENT

We monitor and record our emissions and implement the emission decrease program.

WASTE RECYCLING

We implement a program on wastes collection and recycling, it is focused on recycling of batteries and other mixed waste.

ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS REGISTER

The Company has developed the environmental risks register, which is regularly reviewed. The risk management program includes the incident management policies and procedures.

INTERNAL CONTROL

Our environmental program comprises the system of communications, education and internal control aiming at regular check of compliance with the established environmental policies and procedures.

CERTIFICATION

Our Company holds ISO certificate in the field of environmental management for railway infrastructure operation.

OCCUPATIONAL
HEALTH

AND SAFETY

Astana Railways несет ответственность за сохранение здоровья и обеспечения безопасности работников и других лиц, которые могут попасть под воздействие ее деятельности. Компания приняла на себя обязательство следовать положениям БТиОЗ СТ РК ISO 45001-2019, задача которых снизить риски в области охраны здоровья и безопасности труда с помощью результативных предупреждающих и защитных мер, предотвратить травмы или ухудшение здоровья, связанные с работой, а также обеспечить сотрудников безопасными и благоприятными для здоровья рабочими местами.

The Company has adopted the Policy on Occupational Health and Safety Management System, according to which it assumed the following obligations:

To work with the interested parties based on mutually beneficial cooperation principles, ensuring the high quality services and assuming liability under its contractual obligations in the field of occupational health and safety.
Through continued adherence to best practices in health and safety and health of staff – to ensure that there are no injuries and incidents in the workplace;
To maintain the appropriate level of specialists
To ensure continuous comprehensive production monitoring.

MAIN CONSTITUENTS

OF THE OHSE SYSTEM

TECHNICAL AUDIT

The technological processes are audited on a regular basis by the reputable technical auditors team.

UNIFORM AND TOOLS

We provide our employees with all necessary uniforms and tools in order to ensure their safe work.

LOCOMOTIVES MAINTENANCE

We follow the established maintenance plan for our shunting locomotives and make technical examination thereof daily. Upon completion of maintenance and repair of diesel locomotives, they are subject to acceptance by a special technical commission.

TECHNICAL AND SAFETY TRAINING

The Company annually adopts the Technical and Occupational Health and Safety Training Program for our employees, providing for the two-week trainings delivered by the internal and invited experts.

MEDICAL EXAMINATION

The locomotive operators daily pass medical examination before and after their work shift.

AUTOMATION

The locomotives are equipped with video cameras and GPS trackers, we provide continuous video surveillance and radio communication with our locomotive operators.

BRIEFINGS ON THE OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

We arrange for daily occupational health and safety briefings for our operation teams before work shift commencement.

CLEANING AND DISINFECTION

We provide daily cleaning and disinfection of our locomotives and work areas.

Corporate

social responsibility

Astana Railways builds-up its interaction with the interested parties based on business practices and provisions of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The Company has developed the Code of Business Ethics, which establishes the fundamental principles and norms of conduct for the Company’s officials and employees determines the internal relations rules within the Company, and the relationships with the external interested parties. The underlying corporate values, which the Company’s activities are based on, comprise the integrity, decency, respect to people, mutual assistance and trust.

Our people are our main asset. The ASTRA team consists of more than 400 employees whose average age is 29 years. We invest in talents and appreciate diversification and development of our staff through selection, expanded education programs for management and staff.

EDUCATION

We have developed the annual educational program for our employees, comprising technical training and communicative skills training. In addition to the current professional education, we provide training in team management, cooperation, self-administration, conflict management.

DEVELOPMENT

The Company's management regularly attends the international trainings for development held in Germany, Israel, Belgium and the UK. Our top managers have MBA and ACCA diplomas.

LABOR REMUNERATION

We arrange for annual benchmarking of salary packages in order to provide the higher market level of our employees incomes.

COMMUNICATIONS

We hold regular meetings between employees and shareholders and top managers to provide the open forum for communication and collect complete feedback on the key directions of the Company's HR activities.

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

We provide various social benefits to our employees, including free transportation and free private medical services. All ASTRA employees have medical insurance with Interteach medical company. Our social package also includes various voluntary payments to the current and retired employees.

SPORTS

Popularization of a healthy lifestyle is one of the Company's top priorities. We frequently arrange for friendly matches in volleyball and table tennis among employees. Our employees' kids can attend the modern chess club organized for them at a discounted price.

CHARITY

The Company actively participates in holding the events of the country importance, helps to orphanages, children with disabilities, supports its employees in difficult life situations.