Mar 25 The Work Environment 2020

Read the report on the efforts and results DD achieved in a year heavily impacted by corona lockdowns and restrictions.

In addition to the conventional work environment, DD must also consider that we work with materials that emit ionizing radiation or are radioactively contaminated.

However, in 2020, a more unexpected obstacle emerged that came to dominate the work environment front. Due to COVID-19, employees were collectively sent home for approximately four months of the year, which particularly for the group of craftsmen meant that they were unable to perform their daily tasks. The period between the two remote work periods was also characterized by partially absent colleagues, various restrictions, and altered routines. The 2020 work environment report describes the measures DD implemented to address such an extraordinary situation, which challenged employee well-being.

Regarding radiation and nuclear safety, the conclusion of the work environment report is that it remained satisfactory in 2020. All individual radiation doses to personnel have been below the permitted annual dose limits and established dose constraints. All releases of radioactive substances to the environment from DD's nuclear facilities have been below the reporting and release limits set by the authorities. No incidents have occurred that could otherwise affect the environment.

Regarding the conventional work environment, the assessment is that the overall result in 2020 is less satisfactory, as the goal of zero work accidents was not achieved.
Read the full 2020 work environment report