Company: RTNTF
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0001628280-25-006642
Chunk: 152

Company: RIO TINTO LTD
Filing Date: 2025-02-20
Form: 20-F
Chunk 152
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 non-managed operations. Additionally, we remain concerned for Gel Aguaviva, a crew member aboard our bulk carrier RTM Zheng He, managed by Anglo Eastern, who was reported missing on 26 December. A search and rescue operation led by the Philippine Coast Guard is ongoing. We care deeply about the health, safety and wellbeing of everyone involved in our business, and these tragedies highlight the ongoing need to prioritise these aspects every shift, every day. Guided by our firm belief that all fatalities are preventable, we are committed to applying the lessons learned across our business to continuously improve our practices and prevent similar future events. This includes focusing on identifying, managing and, where possible, eliminating risks so everyone goes home safely. We also recognise cultural and operational contexts vary across the regions where we operate, and fostering a strong safety culture is a commitment we share with our partners. In 2024, we internally shared lessons from past fatal event investigations conducted by our non-managed operation partners, as we believe two-way sharing and learning is key to supporting our collective safety maturity journey. We also continue to work together to prioritise health and safety in ways that resonate locally and uphold our standards globally.

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Across our managed operations, we continue to see serious events where people are exposed to potential fatal incidents (PFIs). The main safety risks at our managed operations relate to falling objects, falling from heights and vehicle-related incidents, which account for 62% of total PFIs and remain at the forefront of our safety maturity efforts. Our all-injury frequency rate (AIFR) remained at 0.37 in 2024, consistent with 2023. We continue to see a disparity in safety performance for employees compared to contractors, and remain focused on supporting contractor safety by further integrating teams into our safety culture, and learning from them. In 2024, we experienced 5 significant potential process safety events: 3 at Richards Bay Minerals in South Africa, one at Bell Bay Aluminium in Australia, and one at New Zealand’s Aluminium Smelter in New Zealand. We continue working to mature our management system and culture, through our process safety improvement plan. Critical risk management (CRM) CRM remains our primary fatality elimination tool, making sure critical controls are in place and working where there is a fatal risk. In 2024,