Occu­pa­tional Safety and Health Protec­tion Policy

1. Subject

SONAX GmbH takes its respon­si­bility seri­ously to actively contribute to the health of all employees. We want every single employee, both our own and external staff, to return home healthy every day. Since our behavior, both inter­nally and exter­nally, serves as an example, occu­pa­tional health and safety starts in the mind. There­fore, based on our many years of expe­ri­ence, we have devel­oped simple rules that are designed to moti­vate every employee of SONAX GmbH to imple­ment our goals.

2. Scope

The occu­pa­tional health and safety guide­lines apply to:

• All employees of SONAX GmbH

• All loca­tions and facil­i­ties of SONAX GmbH

• All rela­tion­ships with busi­ness part­ners of SONAX GmbH

The occu­pa­tional health and safety guide­lines are addressed to all internal and external stake­holders – employees, busi­ness part­ners, suppliers, customers, author­i­ties, society, the scien­tific commu­nity, as well as banks, insur­ance compa­nies, and external service providers or busi­ness part­ners working for SONAX GmbH.

3. Objec­tives of Health and Safety Manage­ment

The under­standing of occu­pa­tional health and safety manage­ment is based on the following success factors:

• The long-term assur­ance of safety and health for all employees.

• Creating a safe and healthy work envi­ron­ment.

4. Prin­ci­ples of Health and Safety Manage­ment

Occu­pa­tional health and safety manage­ment is firmly embedded in the compa­ny's strategy, culture, and everyday work envi­ron­ment. The occu­pa­tional health and safety prin­ci­ples of SONAX GmbH are based on providing safe and health-conscious working condi­tions to prevent injuries and illnesses.

To continue living and expanding these prin­ci­ples, we adhere to the following guide­lines:

• Compli­ance with legal require­ments

• Active risk mini­miza­tion

• Contin­uous improve­ment of the occu­pa­tional health and safety manage­ment system

• Active involve­ment of employees in the strategic direc­tion of the company.

5. Health and Safety Manage­ment

Employees, Lead­er­ship Respon­si­bility and Initia­tive

Phys­ical safety and health are very high values. There­fore, safety and health protec­tion are given due impor­tance at our company, making everyone a role model for safety and health through their behavior. This is demon­strated by the manage­ment as an impor­tant task for our leaders and passed on to the employees of SONAX GmbH.

We aim to achieve the following goals in the areas of employees, lead­er­ship respon­si­bility, and initia­tive:

• Acci­dent rate per 1 million working hours < Acci­dent rate per 1 million working hours of BG RCI (SONAX / BG RCI ratio)

• Reduc­tion of the LTIR metric1 to < 3.5 in the 5-year average (2031-2035)

• Striving for zero serious acci­dents

• Devel­op­ment of the occu­pa­tional safety culture

Occu­pa­tional Health Care and Preven­tive Health Protec­tion

• SONAX GmbH is committed to providing occu­pa­tional health care for its employees, aiming to protect and promote their health and well-being.

• Regular health check-ups and preven­tive measures (e.g., vacci­na­tions, etc.) are offered to detect and mini­mize poten­tial health risks at an early stage. These are conducted by the company physi­cian.

• SONAX GmbH ensures that injuries, acci­dents, and illnesses are avoided through person­al­ized and high-quality personal protec­tive equip­ment (e.g., prescrip­tion safety glasses).

• Work­places are assessed and opti­mized based on ergonomic prin­ci­ples (e.g., height-adjustable desks, high-quality office chairs, etc.).

• When plan­ning, aspects of occu­pa­tional health and safety are taken into account, partic­u­larly when selecting external contrac­tors.

• We take respon­si­bility for moni­toring and control­ling equip­ment and processes through regular work­place inspec­tions, audits, and risk assess­ments.

Educa­tion and Training

• Safety and health protec­tion are inte­gral parts of our training objec­tives to promote safety-conscious work from the very begin­ning.

• For our employees, qual­i­fied and aware­ness-raising measures in the field of safety and health protec­tion (train­ings, work­shops, further educa­tion, etc.) are regu­larly coor­di­nated and conducted by the respec­tive depart­ment. Exam­ples include first aid courses, fire safety training, driver safety training, and health aware­ness days.

Infor­ma­tion and Commu­ni­ca­tion

• We answer ques­tions from our stake­holders openly and honestly. When selecting our suppliers, we ensure, within the scope of our capa­bil­i­ties, that respon­si­bility for occu­pa­tional health and safety is appro­pri­ately consid­ered.

• Arti­cles on occu­pa­tional health and safety topics are regu­larly published in the company news­paper "WIR," which serves to commu­ni­cate current issues across the orga­ni­za­tion.

• SONAX GmbH promotes inter­ac­tive idea manage­ment, thereby fostering an open and trans­parent commu­ni­ca­tion culture.

Resources and Product Devel­op­ment

• We provide the neces­sary personnel, finan­cial, and time resources required for occu­pa­tional health and safety.

• In the long term, a loca­tion can only succeed if it oper­ates econom­i­cally. This includes the preven­tion of acci­dents, damages, and losses.

• For new raw mate­rials, prod­ucts, and produc­tion processes, we take occu­pa­tional health and safety require­ments into account as early as the devel­op­ment and testing phase.

6. Decla­ra­tion of Commit­ment

Occu­pa­tional Health and Safety is an essen­tial part of the compa­ny's strategy and culture. Respon­si­bility for the imple­men­ta­tion of direc­tives lies with the HSSE depart­ment and the manage­ment. Success largely depends on the commit­ment of all employees, who are thor­oughly informed, trained, and actively involved in imple­men­ta­tion.These guide­lines are reviewed annu­ally by the HSSE manage­ment, updated as neces­sary, and approved during the strategy retreat.

¹1LTIR: Inci­dents per total working hours in the year multi­plied by a stan­dard­iza­tion factor (200,000 working hours).

Leitheim, 15.07.2026