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for our Dredging & Inland Infra business, but in 2020 we extended the scope to include operational middle management. We added personal development goals and an ‘expedition training’ carried out in close collaboration with a project and addressing a particular safety challenge of that project. Operational middle management will remain the focus of our safety leadership program in 2021. In addition, we introduced a card game, the NINA team game, that challenges players’ responses to particular safety issues. We also introduced a coverall with the NINA logo printed on the lower part of the left sleeve to remind the wearer of their own responsibility for safety at work. staff, subcontractors and new partners, has proven to be a powerful tool for improving effectiveness and collaboration. For example, we have successfully rolled out NINA within Gardline and received a ‘best in industry’ rating from Maersk, Exxon Mobil Houston and Shell Canada. In this way, we are able to develop a shared language and understanding of health and safety across our whole workforce. The adaptability of the program to a diverse range of situations, including offshore and dredging, as well as across other Boskalis

A core part of NINA is SafeMind that focuses on human behaviors such as working on autopilot or making assumptions. SafeMind is directly connected to the YES scan, a practical tool that helps people reflect on possible safety issues for ‘Yourself, Equipment and Surroundings’ each time they start work. PREVENTION OF OCCUPATIONAL AND OTHER DISEASES We aim to ensure and safeguard healthy working conditions for our employees on projects, vessels and in our offices. We have integrated occupational health into our NINA program via the Fit for Duty statement and consolidated our eight Fit for Duty policies into one. To mitigate risks, we have vaccination, medical check-ups and tailored prevention programs in place. Our Emergency Response Team can offer rapid response in the event of a health crisis (for information on their activities during the COVID-19 pandemic, see page 10). The team comprises employees from our corporate SHE-Q and human resources departments, as well as medical specialists from our Travel Clinic in Rotterdam. Our prevention officer maintains a network of supporting experts, including company doctors, human resource professionals, domestic and overseas social workers and links within the internal Workers Council.

10 YEARS OF NINA In 2020 we celebrated one decade of NINA. We are immensely proud of NINA, which has helped drive improvements in our safety culture and performance, as illustrated in our key performance indicators below. During this 10-year period we have given safety training to 17,000 people, including our employees, client representatives and subcontractors.

LOST TIME INJURY FREQUENCY (per 200,000 exp. hours)

TOTAL RECORDABLE INCIDENT RATE (per 200,000 exp. hours)

0.67

1.50

1.42

1.23

0.96

0.32

0.71

0.70

0.66

0.26

0.55

0.40

0.37

0.32

0.11

0.09 0.08 0.08

0.06 0.05

0.05

0.03

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