60 2021 ESG Report Appendices Transparency Responsible supply chain Product impact Climate change Introduction Healthy workforce and communities Globally, all sites are required to implement the leading indicator EHS Index. The intent of the EHS Index is to focus on prevention rather than reaction by: • Pr omoting disciplined EHS behavior; • Pr oviding a continuous improvement model; • F ostering a preventative EHS culture; • Pr omoting best practice sharing among our locations; and • Enabling tr ending and focus on areas for improvement and opportunity. The Index comprises the following elements: Risk assessments: Sites are required to conduct task-based risk assessments on processes and equipment. These assessments are prioritized based on the hazards associated with the process or equipment. These hazards are evaluated on a routine basis based on risk level. Environmental, Health and Safety Opportunities (ESOs): Sites are required to implement a mechanism to report ESOs (unsafe conditions, unsafe behaviors or near misses). This gives associates the opportunity to identify issues to be corrected in a timely manner. Injury reduction: Associates are trained to report all incidents to leadership and EHS. An investigation, reporting and root-cause analysis are required for all incidents. Action items are tracked to closure. Engagement: Leadership is required to hold 1:1 meetings monthly with operators about safety and environmental conditions and concerns. For sites that are considered high hazard based on our High Hazard Operations/ Process Safety Management standard, operations are required to conduct a process hazard analysis to ensure that adequate engineering controls are in place to minimize any potential hazard from that process or equipment. The BD Code of Conduct requires all associates to follow health and safety policies and procedures and to report any unhealthy or unsafe work conditions. This also includes not taking unnecessary risks in the workplace or telling anyone else to do so, and not taking shortcuts or bypassing health and safety policies and procedures. If an associate feels pressured to cut corners, they should report it. Associates can report health and safety issues to their manager, Human Resources, the central EHS team and/or the BD Ethics office. BD takes all reports of violations of laws, BD policies and ethical standards seriously and will promptly, fairly and thoroughly investigate all such reports. BD does not tolerate any form of retaliation against any person who in good faith reports an actual or suspected violation or cooperates in BD investigations. Tools are provided to the sites to conduct investigations utilizing root-cause analysis techniques that focus on systemic failure. The EHS MIS platform supports the investigation process and tracks action-item closure to ensure accountability. Every site follows the same root-cause guidelines, enabling the corporation to trend and continuously improve injury reduction or environmental incidents. Occupational health Larger facilities have trained and certified occupational health professionals on site. Any associate’s health-related information is required to be treated as confidential and maintained in accordance with HIPAA or equivalent local legislations to protect associate confidentiality. Smaller facilities have first aid response teams and, if required, injured associates are sent to a local occupational health clinic for treatment. Site leadership and EHS teams partners will provide accommodations for associates with occupational health restrictions. Worker participation Corporate standards are available and were created in collaboration with site leaders and relevant safety committees. ISO-certified sites collaborate on regional platforms to share learnings and foster compliance with management systems. All sites have a tiered management system to communicate EHS performance at the line, site and management level to allow for relevant occupational health and safety information to be regularly communicated. At a site level, safety committees exist and all areas of site operations are represented. Their meeting frequency varies, but at a minimum they meet quarterly. Responsibilities include evaluating challenges and assisting EHS teams in implementing environmental and safety intervention programs. BD continues to reinforce systems that strengthen our goal to drive a culture in which the health and well-being of our associates, visitors and contractors are an integral part of every decision we make. Instrumental in this vision is the continuation of programs that drive management and leadership engagement, peer-to-peer coaching, and education and training. For further details about our EHS management programs, please see EHS management in the climate change section of this report.