HEALTH & SAFETY INTEGRATING SAFETY INTO ALL WE DO DOW | 2021 ESG REPORT | 36 OUR APPROACH Advancing a Culture of Safety, Employee Health and Well-Being The safety and well-being of our people are our first and highest priority, with the expectation that everyone will return home unharmed each day. This message is reinforced by leadership at every level of the company. To ensure worker safety, Dow uses a comprehensive, integrated operating discipline management system that includes policies, requirements, processes, best practices and procedures related to our Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S), Quality and Operations standards, and related external standards. Through this system, we lay the foundational expectations of hazard assessment and risk mitigation, aligned to Responsible Care ® . Dow’s programs also include a robust occupational health (OH) system that supports company sites, functions and businesses around the world with health information, resources and consultation on health-related opportunities and issues. Dow requires each function to implement and use health and safety programs to: Identify, assess, eliminate or mitigate hazards Maintain and improve the health of personnel Prevent unsafe acts and conditions Foster communication on health and safety issues