Rio Tinto chief executive J-S Jacques said “Covid-19 is a human
tragedy and we all have to play our part as the pandemic spreads.
Rio Tinto’s first priority remains the health and safety of all of
our employees and communities. During these uncertain times, we
continue to deliver products to our customers supported by our
global sales and marketing teams.
“We have taken extensive measures across the business to help
protect our people and communities, and have increased these as the
pandemic spreads, in line with guidance or directives from
governments and advice from international health organisations on
best practice.
“At this point in time, most of our assets continue to operate,
with health and safety as a first priority, and I am proud of the
way our employees have risen to the challenge to keep themselves,
their colleagues and communities safe. There are many examples of
our operational teams continuing to run their businesses as they
provide support to local communities, from manufacturing hand
sanitiser, to giving protective equipment to hospitals and funding
local community response initiatives. In order to support global
grassroots community Covid-19 preparedness and recovery, we are
pledging a further $25 million. This takes our total estimated
voluntary global community contributions to around $60 million for
2020.
“For us the focus is to maintain a business as usual approach
with many safeguards, at a very unusual time. We are not at all
complacent. Safety and health comes first as we keep delivering for
our customers, our host governments and communities”.
Working with our customers and business continuity
Rio Tinto continues to work with its customers to fulfil orders
and meet their requirements while complying with government
directives. The company’s commercial teams in their key locations
are focussing on business continuity and customer support. In most
of these locations the teams are running rotating work arrangements
or working from home, with the Shanghai team returning to the
office today as China recovers from the pandemic.
Rio Tinto has business resilience teams (BRTs) at each site and
region, including a global BRT under the leadership of its chief
executive, J-S Jacques. The aim of these teams is to keep
operations running safely, to enable commercial supply chain
continuity and plan for future eventualities under various
scenarios. Critical infrastructure at each of the operations has
been assessed with a continuity plan in place, should it be
required.
Many functional leadership teams across Rio Tinto have also been
split into red and blue teams to maintain resilience and
continuity, with a priority to protect critical operations support
teams such as employees running the operational centres in Perth,
Brisbane and Bagotville and our information technology and cyber
security teams.
Protecting employees
Rio Tinto has put strict protocols in place globally, in line
with government guidance and directives, and advice from leading
medical experts to keep employees, contractors and partners
safe.
The majority of Rio Tinto’s employees work at operations and
cannot work from home, so the company has implemented a number of
controls to support them which include but are not limited to:
- Introducing travel restrictions: restricting the amount
of Fly-In Fly-Out (FIFO) people at sites and implementing changes
to rosters where possible; implementing temperature and other rapid
screening tests of workforce at airports, in alignment with local
regulation and guidance; reducing the number of flights to FIFO
assets due to roster changes; and implementing screening
questionnaires and hotlines which provide employees with health
assessments by medical advisors on fitness for work, including
fatigue management.
- Implementing social distancing protocols: reducing the
number of people attending pre-start meetings; keeping at least six
feet apart; closure of all bars, gyms and pools at mining camp
sites to limit social interaction; bus, light vehicle and flight
configurations changed to extend the distance between passengers;
and site meeting rooms marked with a maximum number of
participants.
- Increasing personal hygiene at our assets: implementing
controls for personal hygiene including hand washing prior to
entering dining rooms; buffet-style food services in some
operations have been eliminated or modified; increased frequency of
cleaning at high touch areas; and providing extra hand sanitiser
and work station cleaning areas.
- Increasing support for our employees at our sites:
providing an on-call service for employees to return home for
health or family emergencies; supporting employees’ mental health
with the provision of our employee assistance programme; isolation
areas identified and site protocols established; and medical teams
in place with temporary clinics prepared.
- Increased leadership presence on site: visible local
leadership across our assets, with increased communications.
A number of Rio Tinto regional and corporate offices have been
shut and employees have been instructed to work from home, as per
government protocols in each jurisdiction. In recognition that
schools and day cares are closing, or have closed, Rio Tinto is
providing flexible work arrangements to support affected employees
and their families. The company is also offering mental health
services for all of its teams working across the world.
Across the company, engagement with employees has been
increased. A number of new communication channels utilising
technology have been implemented.
Protecting host communities
Rio Tinto aims to keep communities safe by doing what it can to
not put them at risk.
Rio Tinto employees and contractors cannot visit vulnerable
communities – those in which underlying health challenges are
prevalent, or those in remote areas where health care
infrastructure is not strong – without the express approval of
appropriate community and Rio Tinto leadership. Employees from such
communities have been provided with support to return to their
community. Feedback received from communities is being actively
incorporated into local planning and approach guidelines, and Rio
Tinto is offering support to those who need help preparing or
communicating emergency plans.
Rio Tinto invested around $197 million1 in traditional landowner
agreements and community contributions in 2019, including $36
million in voluntary community programs. The company will maintain
a similar level of investment in 2020, recently announcing an
extension of its $15 million Royal Flying Doctors partnership to
support health for remote communities in Western Australia, as one
example. In order to support global grassroots community Covid-19
preparedness and recovery, we are pledging a further $25 million.
This takes our total estimated voluntary global community
contributions to around $60 million for 2020. This additional
investment will predominantly focus on value-in-kind
opportunities.
Some of these measures are well progressed, and include:
- The supply of masks and protective equipment to support
emergency and health professionals
- Donations to national and local communities, hospitals and
international agencies
- Provision of ventilation units and temporary medical units in
communities
- Further investment in education and financial literacy
programs, as remote learning becomes the global norm for children.
The Future Minds accelerator partnership Rio Tinto announced is a
good example of this.
- The manufacturing of hand sanitiser at certain Rio Tinto
sites
Working across the industry and with governments
Rio Tinto continues to look for opportunities to share knowledge
of response activities and to partner with others in the industry
to find joint solutions to address and aid in the recovery from
this global pandemic. The company is actively contributing to
Covid-19 related best practice forums in health, safety and
communities, as established by the International Council of Mining
and Metals (ICMM).
Rio Tinto is working closely with governments around the world
to ensure its operations can continue to contribute to society at
this challenging time. In 2019, Rio Tinto’s global direct economic
contribution was around $45 billion which includes salaries,
payables to governments, payments to suppliers, non-government
royalties and other, reinvestments and dividends and finance
items.
For further information on our Covid-19 approach visit
riotinto.com, where a number of other Covid-19 market disclosures
are available. Rio Tinto will continue to provide further market
updates as required.
1 This includes landowners, including indigenous peoples with
whom we make agreements, development contributions and voluntary
community investments.
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