ÖBB Annual Report 2025

147 Group Management Report Österreichische Bundesbahnen-Holding Aktiengesellschaft Consolidated Financial Statements | Group Management Report 104 Health and safety Target To improve the Occupational Safety Index (ASX) by 2% per year Status 1) Target scope 2) An improvement target—specifically, a basic increase of 2% per year—has been introduced as a basis for maintaining safety within the ÖBB Group at its already high level and in the interests of continuous improvement. (ÖBB Group domestic) Being imple- mented Methodology for determining targets 3) The ASX target for the years to 2030 is determined based on the average from 2010 to 2019 for the respective Group company. An appropriate ASX baseline of 10 is used if there are only a few cases. Methodology for calculating the target key figure Occupational accidents ≥ 3 days of ÖBB employees in Austria and employees of external companies who are employed via leasing contracts, based on 1,000 employees. The baseline for the target level was calculated from the average value for 2010–2019. Actions The derivation of targeted actions to reduce occupational accidents takes into account the fields of action and injury patterns (injury-causing process) as well as the identified injury areas. M16 Strengthening safety awareness, promoting attention, checking compliance with regulations – Raising employee awareness for safety: Safety events, training (Section 14 instruction), e-learning, safety walks, campaigns, risk workshops, and support from prevention services and occupational psychologists – Training (e-learning, de-escalation training/use of bodycams, behavioral training for handling challenging situations/customers) – Mentor/buddy system for employees – Personal protective equipment for employees Being imple- mented M17 – Recording of near misses – Increasing the willingness to report near misses and unsafe acts and improving access to reporting (app solution) and general user-friendliness to increase reporting morale – Focus initiatives in regional manager meetings and team leader conferences Being imple- mented IRO: S1-A-7 | Policy: S1-K-2 1) ESRS 2.MDR-T.80.j; ESRS 2.MDR-A.68.e. 2) ESRS 2.MDR-T.80.c. 3) ESRS 2.MDR-T.80.a, f. Equal treatment and equal opportunities The following section presents the actions and targets for preventing, mitigating, and remedying negative impacts in relation to the material subtopic of “equal treatment and equal opportunities.” The actions and targets listed therein are supplemented by the topics “work-life balance” and “gender-neutral salary and remuneration policy” listed in the subtopic “Working conditions.” MR104 | E.3. S1 Own workforce S2 Workers in the value chain S3 Affected communities S4 Consumers and end-users