OUR PURPOSE PIONEERING SCIENCE 147 GRI CONTENT INDEX BIOGEN 2021 YEAR IN REVIEW PATIENTS OUR PEOPLE ENVIRONMENT COMMUNITY REPORTING GRI indicator Reporting Requirements 2021 Response Alignment SDG 403–2 a. A description of the processes used to identify work-related hazards and assess risks on a routine and non-routine basis, and to apply the hierarchy of controls in order to eliminate hazards and minimize risks, including: • How the organization ensures the quality of these processes, including the competency of persons who carry them out. • How the results of these processes are used to evaluate and continually improve the occupational health and safety management system. b. A description of the processes for workers to report work-related hazards and hazardous situations, and an explanation of how workers are protected against reprisals. c. A description of the policies and processes for workers to remove themselves from work situations that they believe could cause injury or ill health, and an explanation of how workers are protected against reprisals. d. A description of the processes used to investigate work-related incidents, including the processes to identify hazards and assess risks relating to the incidents, to determine corrective actions using the hierarchy of controls, and to determine improvements needed in the occupational health and safety management system. Environmental, Health and Safety Policy Statement Our People – 2021 Year in Review 403–3 A description of the occupational health services’ functions that contribute to the identification and elimination of hazards and minimization of risks, and an explanation of how the organization ensures the quality of these services and facilitates workers’ access to them. Environmental, Health and Safety Policy Statement Our People – 2021 Year in Review 403–4 The reporting organization shall report the following information for employees and for workers who are not employees but whose work and/or workplace is controlled by the organization: a. A description of the processes for worker participation and consultation in the development, implementation and evaluation of the occupational health and safety management system, and for providing access to and communicating relevant information on occupational health and safety to workers. b. Where formal joint management–worker health and safety committees exist, a description of their responsibilities, meeting frequency, decision-making authority, and whether and, if so, why any workers are not represented by these committees. Environmental, Health and Safety Policy Statement Our People – 2021 Year in Review 403–5 A description of any occupational health and safety training provided to workers, including generic training as well as training on specific work-related hazards, hazardous activities, or hazardous situations. Environmental, Health and Safety Policy Statement Our People – 2021 Year in Review 403–6 a. An explanation of how the organization facilitates workers’ access to non-occupational medical and healthcare services, and the scope of access provided. b. A description of any voluntary health promotion services and programs offered to workers to address major non-work-related health risks, including the specific health risks addressed, and how the organization facilitates workers’ access to these services and programs. Our People – 2021 Year in Review * 403–7 A description of the organization’s approach to preventing or mitigating significant negative occupational health and safety impacts that are directly linked to its operations, products or services by its business relationships, and the related hazards and risks. Our People – 2021 Year in Review