Baxter 2021 Corporate Responsibility Report 39 Champion Our People and Communities Corporate Responsibility Commitment Introduction 2030 Corporate Responsibility Goals Empower Our Patients Protect Our Planet Appendix Cross-Cutting Commitments Achieve Top Quartile Workplace Safety Performance 2030 CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY GOAL : Achieve top quartile workplace safety performance annually in total recordable incident rate.* * Among global companies across industries as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. PERFORMANCE: Baxter’s total recordable incident rate in 2021 ranked in the top quartile, achieving our goal for the year. ** ** Compared with 2019 data, which was the most recent data available from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics at the time our 2030 Corporate Responsibility Goal was established. *Compared with 2020. Rates include COVID-19 cases. Public health guidance varies around the world concerning isolation and quarantine days for COVID-19. Probable work-related COVID-19 cases average 10 days lost per CDC guidance and account for days away from work due to the illness. 33% decrease in cases with days lost rate * 20% decrease in total recordable incident rate* 92% of facilities worldwide took part in Healthy Eating Month APPROACH AND PROGRESS At Baxter we aim for a zero-harm workplace. Every employee has the right to a work environment free of recognized hazards, with safety protocols to help keep them injury-free. This is a fundamental value for our company as we strive to be a best place to work. Our strategy for the next decade prioritizes the elimination of major and high-frequency injuries, 1 complemented by ongoing digital analytics and employee engagement, training and mentoring to drive continual improvement. Baxter follows a management-systems approach guided by our global Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustain - ability (EHS&S) requirements. For more about Baxter’s EHS&S Policy and management system, see Environ- mental, Health, Safety and Sustainability Governance and Additional Disclosures. We define the responsibilities of corporate, regional and facility-level occupational health and safety professionals and hold leaders accountable for achieving goals and targets. In 2021, the EHS&S organization reported employee safety performance to senior leadership and manufacturing and supply chain management monthly. EHS&S also communicates performance annually to Baxter’s Board of Directors. During the year, we continued to engage our operational workforce in hazard identification and immediate corrective actions where feasible. Injury and illness metrics provide focus for Baxter’s safety, occupational health and industrial hygiene efforts. We continue to target ergonomics, as well as slips, trips and falls—two of the primary sources of injury at the company. Focusing on high-hazard sources, we analyze our most severe historical incidents with a cross-functional team to identify root-cause trends, formulate mitigation strategies and share knowledge across the organization. We hold “stand down” meetings as a forum for operational leaders to engage employees in frontline education concerning specific risks. During these meetings, all other operational activity stops so employees can focus on an emerging trend or specific risk. We are also integrating health and safety considerations throughout Baxter’s product quality system so that safety becomes even more central to our core business operations. Improving Ergonomics for Baxter Product Delivery Drivers In 2021, we conducted a pilot program to evaluate ergonomic techniques used by drivers who deliver Baxter renal products to patients’ homes. Through this program we captured video of the drivers performing various delivery tasks and then used artificial intelligence to identify the detailed body mechanics required for those tasks. We evaluated eight tasks, comparing different techniques to determine best practices and potential opportunities to improve ergonomics and help avoid injuries. These will provide the basis for future coaching and training of drivers. BAXTER’S VISION FOR WORKPLACE SAFETY Zero Harm Digitize Culture Improve Eliminate Major and High-Frequency Injuries Leverage Predictive Analytics Broadly Engage and Empower Drive Continuous Improvement Champion Our People and Communities Corporate Responsibility Commitment Introduction 2030 Corporate Responsibility Goals Empower Our Patients Protect Our Planet Appendix Cross-Cutting Commitments Apex Companies, LLC has provided assurance on the content in this section.