Common use of HEALTH AND SAFETY; SAFETY RELATED EQUIPMENT Clause in Contracts

HEALTH AND SAFETY; SAFETY RELATED EQUIPMENT. a) The company will continue to make provisions for the safety and health of employees while at work. b) The company will pay employees a $200.00 safety related equipment (safety shoes) allowance less any required taxes. Employees will be paid the allowance in January of each calendar year. Employees who are required to wear safety shoes are required to maintain a serviceable pair of safety shoes to wear on Plant site. c) The company agrees to make the appropriate clothing as determined by the Company available to all members of the bargaining unit who wish to wear them while at work. Thermal underwear will be made available to all members of the Bargaining Unit who may be required to do extensive outside work during the winter months. Insulated coveralls and gloves will be issued upon approval of appropriate first-line manager. d) The company and Union recognize the need for both parties to participate in the development and implementation of practices that will ensure that workers health and safety concerns are fully considered, and to allow workers and their representatives access to information pertinent to occupational injuries and illnesses, industrial hygiene data, radiological monitoring, accident and incident reporting. e) The company shall provide a workplace free from recognized hazards, and to accomplish this objective, the company shall operate in compliance with Department of Energy (DOE) health and safety orders, regulations and directives, the DOE Radiological Control Manual, and adopt and follow the principles of ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) regarding radiation exposure. The company shall conduct routine monitoring of air contaminants, noise levels and other environmental conditions, which may pose potential hazards to employees. f) No employees shall be discharged disciplined or suffer reprisal for reporting health and safety concerns to the company or DOE. g) The union and company commit to applying the principles of Integrated Safety management (ISM, which call for worker involvement in pre job planning and application of the appropriate safety requirements to jobs before they begin. h) The company and union shall each designate 2 representatives to a Joint Safety and Health Committee. Joint monthly meetings shall be conducted and joint minutes shall be prepared and shared with employees. The company and union shall each designate a co-chair to the Joint Health and Safety Committee. i) Members of the Joint Health and Safety Committee shall receive regular Company accident and injury reports, near miss reports, and industrial hygiene and radiological monitoring reports (with personal identifiers removed, as appropriate.) Reasonable time needed by the Union designated members of the Joint Health and Safety Committee to prepare for meeting or carry out other matters relevant to the performance of duties on the Committee and which is undertaken during regular working hours, shall be considered as hours worked for purposes of compensation by the Company. j) The company shall assure that workers receive company required Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) training, Radiological Control (RADCON) Worker training, and appropriate refresher courses. Time spent by workers in HAZWOPER or other company mandated health and safety training shall be compensated by the Company. The Company, consistent with scheduling requirements, shall allow the Union to provide HAZWOPER training to hourly employees, to the extent that the Union has received grant funding to provide such training at no cost to the Company. k) Employees shall be provided with medical and exposure information regarding occupational illnesses and injuries, medical surveillance, industrial hygiene and radiological monitoring relative to the safety and health of their workplace upon the employee’s request.

HEALTH AND SAFETY; SAFETY RELATED EQUIPMENT. (a) The company will continue to make provisions for the safety and health of employees while at work. b) The company will pay employees a $200.00 safety related equipment (safety shoes) allowance less any required taxes. Employees will be paid the allowance in January of each calendar year. Employees who are required to wear safety shoes are required to maintain a serviceable pair of safety shoes to wear on Plant site. c) The company agrees to make the appropriate clothing as determined by the Company available to all members of the bargaining unit who wish to wear them while at work. Thermal underwear will be made available to all members of the Bargaining Unit who may be required to do extensive outside work during the winter months. Insulated coveralls and gloves will be issued upon approval of appropriate first-line manager. d) The company and Union recognize the need for both parties to participate in the development and implementation of practices that will ensure that workers workers’ health and safety concerns are fully considered, considered and to allow workers and their legal representatives access to information pertinent related to occupational injuries and illnesses, industrial hygiene data, radiological monitoring, accident and incident reporting, and other information deemed necessary for the prevention and early detection of work-related injuries or disease only as allowed by law, regulations, and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). e(b) The company Company shall provide a workplace free from recognized hazards, and to . To accomplish this objective, the company Company shall operate in compliance with Department of Energy (DOE) DOE health and safety orders, regulations regulations, and directives, the DOE Radiological Control Manual, directives and adopt and follow the principles of ALARA (As Low As as Reasonably Achievable) regarding radiation exposure. The company Upon receipt of a request made by an individual employee or a Union-designated safety representative, the Company shall conduct routine additional monitoring and sampling only as deemed mutually acceptable and reasonable and within the bounds of air contaminantsthe law, noise levels regulations, DOE orders, etc. Such sampling that is deemed excessive and other environmental conditionsunsubstantiated may be performed, which may pose potential hazards but at a cost to employeesthe requestor. f(c) No employees shall be discharged disciplined discharged, disciplined, or suffer reprisal for reporting health and safety concerns to the company Company, DOE, or DOEexperts or agencies with jurisdiction over the health, safety, and the environment; nor shall any employee be discharged, disciplined, or suffer reprisal for refusing to perform an unsafe act. g(d) The union Union and company Company commit to applying the principles utilization of Integrated Safety management (ISMa safety program that is not behavioral-based unless mandated by DOE, which call for with worker involvement in pre pre-job planning and application of the appropriate safety requirements to jobs before they begin. h) The company and union shall each designate 2 representatives to a Joint Safety and Health Committee. Joint monthly meetings shall be conducted and joint minutes shall be prepared and shared with employees. The company and union shall each designate a co-chair to the Joint Health and Safety Committee. i) Members of the Joint Health and Safety Committee shall receive regular Company accident and injury reports, near miss reports, and industrial hygiene and radiological monitoring reports (with personal identifiers removed, as appropriate.) Reasonable time needed by the Union designated members of the Joint Health and Safety Committee to prepare for meeting or carry out other matters relevant to the performance of duties on the Committee and which is undertaken during regular working hours, shall be considered as hours worked for purposes of compensation by the Company. j) The company shall assure that workers receive company required Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) training, Radiological Control (RADCON) Worker training, and appropriate refresher courses. Time spent by workers in HAZWOPER or other company mandated health and safety training shall be compensated by the Company. The Companywill commit, consistent with scheduling requirementsDOE orders and regulations, to design and modify equipment to limit exposures to hazardous materials by maximizing the use of engineering controls. (e) The Company agrees to the creation of a Safety Committee that shall allow be tasked with providing suggestions and information to aid in developing and administering those safety programs and initiatives which will help cultivate a “Safety Conscious Workforce and Environment” for S&S activities and work areas. This committee will have active worker and management (including a minimum of two Union representatives; one of which would be the Union Environmental, Safety, & Health “ES&H” representative) participation in Hazard Analysis, accident investigations, and corrective action plans as appropriate and timely. Meetings will be held at least quarterly to provide HAZWOPER training accomplish the aforementioned tasks. (f) The Company shall provide, without cost to hourly employees, (i) safety glasses (including Respirator glasses as required); (ii) a $200 annual allowance for safety-related shoes to the extent that the Union has received grant funding to provide such training at no cost to the Company. kbe provided in January of each year; (iii) coveralls and appropriate modesty garments; (iv) winter coats and gloves; (v) anti-contamination clothing; and (vi) hard hat. Employees shall be provided with medical required to wear personal protective equipment in areas of the facility where designated by the Company and exposure information regarding occupational illnesses and injuries, medical surveillance, industrial hygiene and radiological monitoring relative to maintain a serviceable pair of shoes to wear on plant site. If the safety and health of their workplace upon the Company determines that an employee’s requestsafety shoes are unserviceable because of contamination or damage due to a job-related incident, the Company will reimburse the costs of a replacement pair of safety shoes (a receipt must be provided and notwithstanding the $200 limitation set forth above). This allowance will be less any required taxes and will be issued on a separate check. (Note: The Company will specify the type of shoe that is acceptable.)

HEALTH AND SAFETY; SAFETY RELATED EQUIPMENT. (a) The company will continue to make provisions for the safety and health of employees while at work. b) The company will pay employees a $200.00 safety related equipment (safety shoes) allowance less any required taxes. Employees will be paid the allowance in January of each calendar year. Employees who are required to wear safety shoes are required to maintain a serviceable pair of safety shoes to wear on Plant site. c) The company agrees to make the appropriate clothing as determined by the Company available to all members of the bargaining unit who wish to wear them while at work. Thermal underwear will be made available to all members of the Bargaining Unit who may be required to do extensive outside work during the winter months. Insulated coveralls and gloves will be issued upon approval of appropriate first-line manager. d) The company and Union recognize the need for both parties to participate in the development and implementation of practices that will ensure that workers workers’ health and safety concerns are fully considered, considered and to allow workers and their legal representatives access to information pertinent related to occupational injuries and illnesses, industrial hygiene data, radiological monitoring, accident and incident reporting, and other information deemed necessary for the prevention and early detection of work‑related injuries or disease only as allowed by law, regulations, and the U S Department of Energy (DOE). e(b) The company Company shall provide a workplace free from recognized hazards, and to . To accomplish this objective, the company Company shall operate in compliance with Department of Energy (DOE) DOE health and safety orders, regulations regulations, and directives, the DOE Radiological Control Manual, directives and adopt and follow the principles of ALARA (As Low As as Reasonably Achievable) regarding radiation exposure. The company Upon receipt of a request made by an individual employee or a Union‑designated safety representative, the Company shall conduct routine additional monitoring and sampling only as deemed mutually acceptable and reasonable and within the bounds of air contaminantsthe law, noise levels regulations, DOE orders, etc. Such sampling that is deemed excessive and other environmental conditionsunsubstantiated may be performed, which may pose potential hazards but at a cost to employeesthe requestor. f(c) No employees shall be discharged disciplined discharged, disciplined, or suffer reprisal for reporting health and safety concerns to the company Company, DOE, or DOEexperts or agencies with jurisdiction over the health, safety, and the environment; nor shall any employee be discharged, disciplined, or suffer reprisal for refusing to perform an unsafe act. g(d) The union Union and company Company commit to applying the principles utilization of Integrated Safety management (ISMa safety program that is not behavioral‑ based unless mandated by DOE, which call for with worker involvement in pre job pre‑job planning and application of the appropriate safety requirements to jobs before they begin. h) The company and union shall each designate 2 representatives to a Joint Safety and Health Committee. Joint monthly meetings shall be conducted and joint minutes shall be prepared and shared with employees. The company and union shall each designate a co-chair to the Joint Health and Safety Committee. i) Members of the Joint Health and Safety Committee shall receive regular Company accident and injury reports, near miss reports, and industrial hygiene and radiological monitoring reports (with personal identifiers removed, as appropriate.) Reasonable time needed by the Union designated members of the Joint Health and Safety Committee to prepare for meeting or carry out other matters relevant to the performance of duties on the Committee and which is undertaken during regular working hours, shall be considered as hours worked for purposes of compensation by the Company. j) The company shall assure that workers receive company required Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) training, Radiological Control (RADCON) Worker training, and appropriate refresher courses. Time spent by workers in HAZWOPER or other company mandated health and safety training shall be compensated by the Company. The Companywill commit, consistent with scheduling requirementsDOE orders and regulations, to design and modify equipment to limit exposures to hazardous materials by maximizing the use of engineering controls. (e) The Company agrees to the creation of a Safety Committee that shall allow be tasked with providing suggestions and information to aid in developing and administering those safety programs and initiatives which will help cultivate a “Safety Conscious Workforce and Environment” for SSI activities and work areas. This committee will have active worker and management (including a minimum of two Union representatives; one of which would be the Union Environment, Safety, and Health “ES&H” representative) participation in Hazard Analysis, accident investigations, and corrective action plans as appropriate and timely. Meetings will be held at least quarterly to provide HAZWOPER training accomplish the aforementioned tasks. (f) The Company shall provide, without cost to hourly employees, (1) safety glasses (including Respirator glasses as required); (2) a $225 annual allowance for safety‑related shoes to the extent that the Union has received grant funding to provide such training at no cost to the Company. kbe provided in January of each year; (3) coveralls and appropriate modesty garments; (4) winter coats and gloves; (5) anti‑contamination clothing; and (6) hard hat. Employees shall be provided with medical required to wear personal protective equipment in areas of the facility where designated by the Company and exposure information regarding occupational illnesses and injuries, medical surveillance, industrial hygiene and radiological monitoring relative to maintain a serviceable pair of shoes to wear on the safety and health of their workplace upon plant Site. If the Company determines that an employee’s requestsafety shoes are unserviceable because of contamination or damage due to a job‑ related incident, the Company will reimburse the costs of a replacement pair of safety shoes (a receipt must be provided and notwithstanding the $225 limitation set forth above). This allowance will be less any required taxes and will be issued on a separate check. (NOTE: The Company will specify the type of shoe that is acceptable.)