At Ørsted, we prioritise and protect the physical, social, and psychological safety of everyone in the workplace. Through our robust health and safety management system, which is fundamental to our operations and to secure a safe system of work, we foster a culture that promotes our employees’ health and safety. All (100 %) of our employees are covered by our health and safety management system. We have established a 'Global policy for quality, health, safety, and environment (QHSE)', setting the standards for how we protect and ensure the well-being of our employees and the sustainability of our operations. The policy covers all our employees and facilities, with accountability resting with our Head of QHSE. We aim to incorporate equality, health, safety, and environment in all our decisions and actions, and we have implemented workplace accident prevention procedures to ensure the safety and well-being of our employees.

We take proactive steps to ensure that our employees are aware of and reminded about the grievance mechanisms available. This awareness is built into various aspects of our employee experience, including: 1) code of conduct training: As part of our mandatory e-learning, we include guidance on our grievance and complaints handling mechanisms. 2) policy: The employees’ rights and options for support are further described in the ‘Grievance and complaints’ section in our ‘Global labour and employment rights policy’. 3) internal information campaigns: We regularly communicate with our employees through various internal channels, including emails, newsletters, and our intranet, to remind them about the availability of grievance channels and to encourage their use.