Airbus // Universal Registration Document 2023

1. Information on the Company’s Activities

1.2 Non-Financial Information

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An ISO 45001 certification project in Airbus SAS and Airbus Operations SAS has been validated by the OHS Governance Board and is in progress, as a precursor to wider engagement of commercial aircraft activity entities. In parallel Airbus Helicopters is working towards divisional certification, and Airbus Defence and Space is consolidating existing national entity certificates into a divisional approach. Naturally, business units not yet part of the scope for ISO 45001 certification are still required to have management systems, appropriate to their scale and the nature of risks they may face. An additional governance body has been formalised in 2023, in the form of a Company Incident Review Panel. It meets monthly to review the quality, completeness and accuracy of incident reports. Business areas have local incident reviews, however the decisions of the Company Panel take precedence. This ensures consistency of application of the harmonised definitions and other requirements of the Company method for incident management. III. Risk Management Occupational health and safety hazards are identified and evaluated through the systematic application of the Company methods for “Health and Safety Risk Management” and “Incident Management”. Hazards that are considered to present a high potential impact are managed using the Company’s ERM system. These priority risks form part of the Company Vigilance Plan, with associated mitigation and prevention actions that are subjected to regular executive level scrutiny. The method for health and safety risk management applies the “hierarchy of control”, prioritising measures based on elimination, substitution and engineering, above administrative controls and personal protective equipment. This approach also covers the ongoing consideration of new and emerging risks, such as those associated with robotics and wearable technology. No new risks were escalated in 2023, so the health and safety risks that are currently being managed by the ERM system remain the same ones reported in 2022, although the level of risk has been reduced. Current priority risks are mental health and wellbeing, hazardous substances and materials, working environment, and on-site contractors’ health and safety management. Prevention measures and mitigation plans around these risks are further detailed in the following section. IV. Implementation / activities The ethos of “Zero-Harm” is to enable an environment that is safe and healthy for all, which in turn promotes employee wellbeing and a conscientious risk aware culture. In 2023, activity to support this ethos focused on the following topics: Substances and materials. The Company has systems and processes in place to mitigate any potential risk from hazardous substances and materials when technically-suitable alternatives are not available. The Company’s management system contains various risk-control elements, including documented methods and the surveillance programmes that record and analyse the application of the conditions that are required by relevant authorisations. In late 2022 a five-year project called REACH-IT was completed in the Company’s commercial aircraft activities, together with similar initiatives in the Divisions, on compliance with the environment, health and safety conditions described in the chromates authorisations granted under the EU´s

REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) regulation. The routines to ensure long-term adherence to the Company standard for management of chromates were launched and successfully run in 2023. The routines will continue in run-mode throughout the authorisation periods. Work environment concerns include slip, trip and fall risks, which are a leading cause of accidents, as well as other key topics such as work at height. Prevention activity continues to focus on the lessons learned from the root causes of Lost Time Injury and the reporting and resolution of Near Misses. This could even include consequential management if individuals wilfully and repeatedly broke the rules. Over the past year, this risk control activity meant that work at height in the Company’s production facilities is no longer felt to be the most severe concern. The management of on-site suppliers has been further improved by a dedicated multifunctional project focused on clarifying the method for “Supplier and Contractor Health and Safety Management”. This has resulted in a revised version of the method. In addition, procurement processes include detailed health and safety requirements as part of the supplier sustainability due diligence process, which uses the support of an external service provider (see “– 1.2.15 Responsible Supply Chain – IV. Supply Chain Vigilance Plan).” Mental health and wellbeing are important considerations in industry and society at large, particularly in the context of challenging personal and environmental factors. The Company has defined a management strategy and mitigation plan, which includes a network of Wellbeing Focal Points and relevant training. Recognising that the root causes of psychological problems tend to be multifactorial, the Company sees an ethical and economic value in providing employees and their families with wellbeing support and services. External helplines for employees and their loved ones provide opportunities to anonymously express concerns about personal or professional aspects of their life. The Company conducts psycho-social risk assessments, either ad hoc or as part of a planned programme, depending on the local regulatory position. Mental health consultations are offered to employees, on site or remotely. Additionally, health and wellbeing support material is available on the Company’s intranet pages. Initiatives such as wellbeing seminars and mental health days have helped raise awareness and open discussion around these sensitive topics. The role of Wellbeing Ambassador has also been created and a network of such ambassadors set up. Finally, the Company successfully completed a pilot of psychosocial risk assessment in 2023, using the myWE app, in the Secure Land Communications business unit. Ergonomics and manual handling are considered a significant risk throughout the aerospace industry. The Company has implemented a wide range of initiatives to mitigate the risks, including: – – producing detailed Manual Handling Guidelines; – –an awareness module dedicated to manual handling and posture; – –providing a catalogue of biomechanical best-practices, including technical solutions and training; – –work analysis to evaluate the maximum healthy duration of tasks and postures; – –an awareness video that promotes ergonomically-friendly ways of working;

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