Occupational safety and hygiene is the core factor, the foundation for sustainable development

According to Mr. Nguyen Huy Nam - Deputy General Director of Vietnam National Coal - Mineral Industries Holding Corporation Limited (TKV) - occupational safety and health are always of particular concern and direction to the Group's leaders, identified as the top and consistent task in the Group's production and business process.

From the Party Committee - Member Council and operating agencies of the Group, Trade Unions, Youth Unions to units directly under the Group have issued Resolutions, Directives, Action Programs and guiding documents on strengthening the implementation of measures on occupational safety and health.

At Vietnam National Coal - Mineral Industries Holding Corporation Limited, occupational safety and health are the core factors, the foundation for sustainable development. Therefore, Continuing the tradition of "Discipline and Unity", units in the Group have focused on investing in new technology lines and automation systems in production to increase productivity, improve working travel conditions, reduce heavy labor, and improve safety levels; strengthen and innovate propaganda and training to improve self-reliance and safety for workers.

In 2025, despite mineral exploitation in increasingly difficult geological conditions, production area deepening and going further, TKV still achieved impressive figures.

In terms of economy: Revenue reached over 161 trillion VND; Average income of employees reached 19.5 million VND/month.

Regarding investment in occupational safety and health: In 2025, the Group allocated more than 1,600 billion VND for occupational safety and health and improved working conditions.

Regarding safety work management: The Group has paid attention to and well controlled risks, especially paying attention to ventilation and mine gas control, mine pressure, water leakage prevention exploration, disaster prevention and control - search and rescue, and strict equipment management. Automatic air monitoring systems and modern mechanized equipment have significantly reduced the number of fatal workplace accidents (TNLĐ) compared to the same period in 2024.

However, the Group realizes that the risks of unsafety are still latent, requiring stronger and more drastic changes in management methods.

Responding to the Action Month on OSH - Workers' Month, TKV identifies the core goal as: "Maximally reduce fatal workplace accidents and prevent type I technical incidents". To realize this goal, TKV implements the following breakthrough solution groups:

First, digital transformation and modernization of safety management: Closely following the theme of 2026, TKV promotes the application of information technology in identifying and early warning of risks. Focusing on automating production lines and safety technical management using specialized software such as human and equipment positioning systems, smart surveillance camera systems and modern air measuring sensors, focusing on risky stages of labor safety at key production locations.

Second, implement discipline and operating discipline with the "6 clear" principle: Enhance the role and responsibility of the head through a control mechanism: Clear people - Clear tasks - Clear time - Clear results - Clear responsibilities - Clear authority. Especially resolutely suspend production positions when they do not ensure safety conditions in accordance with regulations.

Third, investing in people and Safe Culture: TKV takes people as the center of digital transformation and creates a digital safety ecosystem with safety propaganda and training as the "key". Instead of just propaganda and theoretical training, it will switch to propaganda and practical training of skills in identifying, evaluating and handling incidents. The Safety and Hygiene Network is strengthened to become "Safe Soldiers" at the scene, knowing how to protect themselves and their colleagues with the spirit of "Discipline and Unity".

Fourth, strictly control high risks: Focus on 5 main groups of risks: Methane gas explosion; Mine water breakage; Mine pressure; Transport accidents and Equipment incidents. TKV strengthens exploration drilling, installs professional rescue stations and deploys periodic incident response drills.

Fifth, continue to pay attention to caring for and improving working conditions, material and spiritual life for employees in the Group.

Along with the above groups of solutions, in the Action Month on Occupational Safety and Health - Workers' Month 2026, TKV implements a series of practical activities:

Organize the Launching Ceremony of the Group's Safety Action Month at all affiliated units, participate in the Launching Ceremony of the National Safety Action Month in Quang Ninh with practical testing activities on gas and coal dust fires and explosions to improve visibility.

Strengthen specialized and unscheduled inspections in shifts 2 and 3 at underground, open-pit production units and mineral processing plants...

Launching the movement "Each production team is a safe fortress", linking safety responsibility with income and emulation and commendation.

With the tradition of "Discipline and Unity", TKV will constantly strive to create a safe and sustainable working environment, worthy of the trust of the Party, the State and especially the trust and love of tens of thousands of mining families.

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