Contractor HSE and welfare ADNOC relies on contractors for more than 80% of total hours worked. We manage contractor health, safety and welfare risks through a dedicated manual and CPs that define minimum requirements, roles and accountabilities. These requirements, which are embedded in contracts, cover contractor selection, onboarding, training and performance monitoring. Contractors must comply with ADNOC’s HSE programs and participate in safety training, occupational health initiatives and awareness campaigns. We engage contractors to identify performance gaps and implement corrective actions. In 2025, Group-wide audits showed improvements in oversight, responsiveness and completed actions, while identifying areas for further improvement. In response, ADNOC will take the following actions: • Implement a structured contractor improvement program • Strengthen accountability at Group company level • Expand audit coverage to include medium-risk contractors • Enhance welfare and medical oversight • Reinforce contractor training and awareness In 2025, ADNOC continued to set expectations and reinforce accountability across its contractor base through the Contractor Safety Partnership, which promotes shared learning and consistent safety standards among our top 25 contractor organizations, suppliers and service providers. We engage strategic partners through targeted taskforces focused on AI-enabled risk insights, welfare obligations and aligned safety requirements. This helps clarify roles, responsibilities and standards. At ADIPEC 2025, we brought together 25 contractor organizations for the second Contractor CEO Roundtable, chaired by ADNOC’s Managing Director and Group Chief Executive Officer. The forum renewed our commitment to safety as a legal and business requirement and emphasized the need for consistent behaviors across all contractor interfaces. We came out of the forum with stronger leadership alignment and clearer accountability across projects. Strengthening contractor governance through partnership DELIVERY IN ACTION Safety training and workforce engagement ADNOC develops workforce capability through structured safety training that aligns with job requirements and is designed to support hazard identification, control implementation and risk response, combining classroom, e-learning, virtual reality (VR) and on-the-job methods. We reinforce engagement through multilingual campaigns, toolbox talks and frontline interactions to promote awareness and safe behaviors. Leadership site visits strengthen accountability and reinforce expectations. DELIVERY IN ACTION In 2025, ADNOC held its eighth Safety Day to reinforce its HSE culture and shared accountability. Building on the theme ‘Safe by choice, not by chance’, we delivered a coordinated program of site engagement, including leadership visits, multilingual toolbox talks, awareness materials and technology demonstrations. Digital platforms, including HSE Cockpit.ai and Real- time AI Safety Event Detection (RASED) showcased AI-enabled risk management. The program engaged more than 8,000 participants across sites. Post-event surveys showed that 98% of participants found the event valuable and 97.6% reported increased awareness of ADNOC’s safety culture. ADNOC Safety Day 2025 – safe by choice, not by chance In 2025, ADNOC trained 32 leaders and more than 5,780 employees in HSE risk management relevant to their roles. Training focused on factors affecting performance, including fatigue, stress, workload and situational awareness, and reinforced leadership accountability for safe behaviors and supervision. In addition, ADNOC leadership highlighted the importance of assessing safety performance, addressing concerns and reinforcing safe practices during more than 2,800 site visits. Employee training and leadership engagement in focus DELIVERY IN ACTION 39 ADNOC Sustainability Report 2025 KEEPING OUR PEOPLE SAFE ADVANCING NET ZERO EMPOWERING LIVES HOW WE OPERATE SUSTAINABILITY AT ADNOC ABOUT ADNOC PROTECTING NATURE AND BIODIVERSITY