Company: BCS
Filing Date: 2025-02-13
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0000312069-25-000114
Chunk: 352

Company: BARCLAYS PLC
Filing Date: 2025-02-13
Form: 20-F
Chunk 352
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 H&S intranet. This information includes risk assessments, guidance and templates for personal emergency evacuation plans, display screen equipment assessments, manual handling, occupational stress, and lone working. Governance Key indicators (KIs) and control environment characteristics (CECs) are defined to support the oversight and monitoring of Barclays&#8217; global H&S performance. These are reviewed at least annually and reported at least quarterly. KIs include quantitative and qualitative measures against defined tolerance, and in 2024 our assurance tolerance threshold tightened by 5%. Examples of KIs and CECs include: &#8226; Investigation of reported incidents &#8226; Completion of H&S assurance &#8226; Completion of fire risk assessments &#8226; Mandatory H&S training completion &#8226; Testing of supplier H&S controls. Barclays&#8217; programME of internal control testing supports the effective performance of KIs and CECs, and enables improvement opportunities to be identified and acted upon. H&S performance is reported to the Group H&S Forum which oversees effective management of H&S globally. Barclays operates a reward and recognition scheme through which colleagues are recognised for improving controls, including those supporting the H&S management system. Management Information The H&S team collates and reviews management information including incident, risk assessment and H&S assurance data to identify themes and trends. Relevant insights, emerging themes and other information are reported to and reviewed by the Group H&S Forum. 2024 Improvements H&S improvement delivered in 2024 include: &#8226; Extending ISO45001 certification in line with our continuous improvement strategy &#8226; Launching new driving for work programme to improve how associated risks are managed for colleagues who drive for business. &#8226; Enhancing the process for colleagues completing display screen equipment assessments. &#8226; Improving horizon scanning, to keep up- to-date with new or revised H&S legislation. &#8226; Strengthening contractor management processes. Strategy Shareholder information Climate and sustainability report Risk review Financial review Financial statements Barclays PLC 2024 Annual Report on Form 20-F 186Governance ESG Governance (continued)

| Strategy                   | Shareholderinformation | Climate and sustainabilityreport |     | Risk review | Financial review | Financialstatements |     | Barclays PLC 2024Annual Report onForm 20-F | 187 |
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