Serious accident prevention policy.

LDH Chemical Logistics S.A., in application of article 8 of R.D. 840/2015, which approves measures to control the risks inherent to serious accidents involving hazardous substances, has adopted its Serious Accident Prevention Policy aimed at ensuring a high level of protection of human health, the environment and property, by publicly declaring the following principles, commitments and general objectives:

LDH incorporates safety as an essential part of its business policy. Through this serious accident prevention policy, the Company is committed to managing the risks inherent to its activities to protect the safety of its facilities, employees and nearby communities.

For this reason, it has this policy integrated into its organization, based on compliance with the following principles:

• Carry out all activities in compliance with current legal requirements. In the event that regulations do not exist, apply responsible practices.
• Take into account industrial safety aspects for all business decisions and practices.
• Apply control and systematic review programs for processes and operations, incorporating, within a process of continuous improvement, prevention practices and technologies that are safer for people.
• Ensure appropriate training for workers and keep them informed about the policy for preventing serious accidents.
• Keep the authorities and the environment informed about the company’s safety programs.
• The company is committed to directing its activities and services towards total commitment to compliance with the legislation and regulations that affect and are applicable to the operations it carries out and that may have a risk when hazardous materials are involved. To this end, the company manages hazardous products with a significant risk with the aim of reducing this risk of serious accidents to the maximum and establishes standards of conduct that set the guidelines for action throughout the organization.

The public availability of this policy facilitates the understanding of the organization’s attitude in terms of industrial safety for any interested party.

Management is directly responsible for its correct operation and for ensuring its effectiveness, as well as for reviewing its effectiveness internally and externally through audits.