Our Health & Safety Policy

Kinross Gold Corporation will: 

• Ensure that all employees and contractors are trained to understand their health and safety responsibilities and are motivated to adhere to the Company's policies and procedures.
• Comply with applicable health and safety laws and regulations at all times, at all locations, and at all stages of exploration, development, operations and closure.
• Establish and maintain standards, procedures and management controls to ensure that appropriate health and safety considerations are integrated into all aspects of our business in order to minimize occupational risks.
• Ensure that leadership will be held accountable for the safety of our operations and projects. Inherent in that accountability will be the commitment of the senior management to provide the necessary resources and foster a culture that results in success.
• Establish leading and lagging Key Performance Indicators which allow us to measure performance.
• Conduct regular audits to determine compliance with this Policy and focus future health and safety improvement activities.
• Create an environment that will involve employees in the development and implementation of procedures and standards that will improve their health and safety.
• Recognize and reward safe behavior by employees and contractors.
• Work proactively with all stakeholders, including other mining companies and government agencies, to define health and safety priorities for the industry and to contribute to the development of responsible and effective legislation and regulations.
• Continuously review and share health and safety results, industry practices and technology to seek further improvement and promote best practices.
• Require that the Corporate Responsibility Committee of the Board of Directors meets on a regular basis in order to monitor performance and confirm that Kinross adheres to these principles.