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COMPLIANCE WITH SEC DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS The Board of Dangote Cement should report annually on the nature and extent of its social, ethical, safety, health and environmental policies and practices. Issues should be categorised into the following levels of reporting: • The Board of Directors is committed to promoting sustainability. Concern for the environment and promoting a broader sustainability agenda are integral to the Company’s professional activities and the management of the organisation. • Our compliance with these provisions is stated in a – i below. a. Disclosure of Dangote Cement’s business principles and codes of practice and efforts towards implementation of same; b. Description of workplace accidents, fatalities and occupational and safety incidents against objectives and targets and a suitable explanation where appropriate; • These are outlined in the Corporate Governance Report of this Annual Report. • The Company continuously strives to improve its operations to ensure a safe working environment. Safety and environment workshops are organised for all senior employees with a broad focus on good housekeeping to ensure good and safe working environment. Firefighting and prevention equipment are installed in strategic locations in the offices and plants. • We place health and safety at the centre of everything we do. Our aim is zero harm, and we act to improve the health of employees, contractors, third parties, and communities. Our target is to achieve zero accident. • The work place accidents monitoring and reporting we have include: i. Lost time accidents; ii. Fatal accidents; • In line with Company policy, any accident or injury sustained by any employee in the course of executing his/her work must be reported immediately to his/her immediate supervisor, who will ensure that appropriate medical attention is given to such an employee. • All employees are expected to abide by the company’s Safety Policy which emphasises that employees must make use of the protective equipment provided for their use during the working hours. • Employees are not allowed to operate any machine/equipment unless they have been trained to do so and have been authorised by their supervisor. 130 Annual Report 2016

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