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Vedanta Sustainability Policies

Vedanta Safety Standards (VSS)

Technical Standards

Tailing Dam Standards

Environment Standards

Social Performance Standards

Management Standards

Guidance Note

Description	Date	Format
Health & Safety	Mar 21, 2024
Energy & Carbon	Mar 21, 2024
Water Management	Mar 21, 2024
Biodiversity	Mar 21, 2024
Human Rights	Mar 21, 2024
Supplier Sustainability Management	Mar 21, 2024
Environmental Policy	Mar 21, 2024
Tailings Management	Mar 21, 2024
Social Performance	Mar 21, 2024

Description	Date	Format
VSS1 - Work at Height	Jan 2021
VSS2 - Isolation standard
VSS3 - Electrical Safety
VSS4 - Confined Space Entry
VSS5 - Vehicle and Driving
VSS6 - Ground Control
VSS7 - Cranes and Lifting	Jul 2022
VSS8 - Machine Guarding	Jan 2021
VSS9 - Pit Stockpile and Waste dump stability	Jan 2021
VSS10 - Molten Metal
VSS11 - Excavation Safety	Oct 2019
VSS12 - Rail Safety	Jan 2021
VSS13 - Emergency response Fire prevention and Management	Jan 2021
VSS14 - Blasting and Explosives	Jan 2021
VSS15 - Inflow and Inundation of liquids	Jan 2021
VSS16 - Shaft and Hoisting	Jan 2021
VSS17 - Lifts Safety Standard	Mar 2022

Description	Date	Format
TS1 - Cultural Heritage	Jan 30, 2021
TS2 - Employee Consultation & Participation	Jan 30, 2021
TS3 - Land and Resettlement Management	Jan 30, 2021
TS4 - Grievance Mechanisms	Sep 30, 2011
TS5 - Stakeholder Engagement	Jan 30, 2021
TS6 - Supplier & Contractor Management	Jan 30, 2021
TS7 - Biodiversity Management	Jul 03, 2014
TS8 - Conducting ESIA to International Standards	Jun 29, 2012
TS9 - Resource Use and Waste Management	Jan 30, 2021
TS10 - Safety Management	Jan 30, 2021
TS11 - Environmental Management	Jan 30, 2021
TS12 - Occupational Health Management	Jan 30, 2021
TS13 - Emergecy & Crisis Management	Jan 30, 2021
TS14 - Water management	Dec 02, 2011
TS15 - Security Management	Jan 30, 2021
TS16 - Energy and Carbon Management	Jan 30, 2021
TS17 - Site Closure	Jan 30, 2021
TS18 - Transportation & Logistics	Jan 30, 2021
TS19 - Social Investment Management	Jan 30, 2021
TS20 - HIV/AIDS Management	Jan 30, 2021
TS22 - Indigenous Peoples Vulnerable Tribal Groups	Mar 23, 2013
TS23 - Contaminated Site

Description	Format
Tailing Management Standard - Jan17
Annexure 1 - GIIP in Tailing Dam Siting
Annexure 2 - Geotechnical Investigation
Annexure 3 - Roles and responsibilty of Engineer of Record
Annexure 4 - Construction
Annexure 5 - Tailings Storage Facility Management Plan
Annexure 6 - Internal Audit Checklist / Format

Description	Format
Acid Rock Drainage Standard
Energy and Carbon Management Standard
ESIA Standard
Waste Management Standard
Water Management Standard

Description	Format
External Stakeholder Engagement
Grievance Mechanisms

Description	Date	Format
MS11 - Incident Reporting, Classification and Investigation	Jul 11, 2024
MS1 - Leadership, Responsibility and Resources	Jan 30, 2021
MS2 - Stakeholder Materiality and Risk Management	Jan 30, 2021
MS3 - New Projects, Planning Processes and Site Closure	Jan 30, 2021
MS4 - Compliance and Other Requirements	Jan 30, 2021
MS5 - Objectives, Targets, and Performance Improvement	Jan 30, 2021
MS6 - Competency, Training and Awareness	Jan 30, 2021
MS7 - Management of Change	Jan 30, 2021
MS8 - Acquisitions, Divestment, and Joint Ventures Due Diligence	Jan 30, 2021
MS9 - Documentation & Records Management	Jan 30, 2021
MS10 - Performance Monitoring, Data Management, and Reporting	Jan 30, 2021
MS12 - Auditing and Assurance	Jan 30, 2021
MS13 - Corrective and Preventive Management Action Management	Jan 30, 2021
MS14 - Management Review & Continual Improvement	Jan 30, 2021

Description	Date	Format
GN00 - Indigenous Peoples/ Vulnerable Tribal Groups
GN01 - Incident Investigation	Jun 10, 2016
GN02 - Hazardous Materials Management	Jun 20, 2013
GN03 - Land Acquisition and Resettlement Management	Oct 18, 2012
GN04 - Biodiversity Management	Mar 07, 2014
GN05 - Tailing Management Facilities	Jul 24, 2019
GN07 - Risk Assessment	Jun 25, 2013
GN12 - Human Rights	Jun 21, 2013
GN14 - Waste Management	Jun 18, 2013
GN15 - Containment site management	Aug 25, 2017
GN16 - Conducting ESIA to International Standards	Mar 22, 2013
GN17 - Cranes and Lifting Guidance
GN18 - Machinery Guarding	Nov 05, 2012
GN19 - Scaffolding Safety	Apr 25, 2019
GN20 - Lock Out - Tag Out	Jan 10, 2013
GN21 - Work at Height
GN23 - Fleet Management	Jan 26, 2013
GN24 - Underground Electrical safety
GN25 - Excavation
GN26 - Underground Emergency response Fire prevention and management
GN29 - Explosives and Blasting
GN30 - Hoisting and Shaft Management
GN32 - Prevention of Inrush
GN33 - Fall of Ground	May 20, 2014
GN40 - External Stakeholder Engagement
GN41 - Grievance Mechanisms
GN42 - Pre-Startup Safety Review
GN43 - Guidance on VFL & Employee Engagement for Building Proactive Safety Culture Transformation

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