Health and Safety at EFG Hermes

1. Policy Statement

Wellbeing is one of the essential beliefs of EFG Hermes. Having this commitment in mind, the firm establishes this corporate health and safety policy. EFG Hermes believes that health and safety of our employees, visitors and customers is essential to our sustainable success. The Group’s commitment to the effective implementation of its Health and Safety Policy and related management systems will help the Group create a healthy and safe work environment.

2. Scope

The Health and Safety Policy must be observed across the entire EFG Hermes Group. This policy applies to Group offices and people who carry out work under the direction of the Group.

3. Purpose

The purpose of this policy is to ensure fulfillment of corporate and legal health and safety responsibilities by implementing and maintaining policies, procedures and practices to provide a healthy and safe environment for all employees, visitors and customers.

4. Commitments

The firm is committed to fulfilling all corporate and legal health and safety responsibilities by implementing and maintaining policies, procedures and practices that provide a healthy and safe environment for all employees, visitors and customers.

The Group will meet its commitment to health and safety by:

• Acknowledging legislative requirements and ensuring compliance as our minimum acceptable standard;
• Holding all levels of management accountable for the health, safety and wellbeing of people under their leadership;
• Promoting and encouraging a healthy and safe work environment;
• Conducting inspections to ensure that the working environment is healthy and safe;
• Ensuring that responsibilities for health and safety are effectively assigned and fulfilled at all levels of the group;
• Ensuring that decisions that affect health and safety are made transparently;
• Ensuring that adequate resources are provided to safeguard the health and safety of all employees, visitors and customers;
• Ensuring that all necessary information, instructions, training and supervision are provided to enable all employees, visitors and customers to work safely and carry out their duties and responsibilities in a way that aligns with the policy;
• Ensuring risk assessments are undertaken where appropriate;
• Ensuring that health and safety performance is regularly measured and monitored and that audits of health and safety are carried out at appropriate intervals;
• Managing accidents and incidents as well as seeking to mitigate risks to avoid reoccurrence;
• Ensuring adequate resources and expertise are provided for the implementation of this policy.