2021 Owens Corning Sustainability Report | Expanding Our Social Handprint | Living Safely | 257 SPEAKING OF SUSTAINABILITY In October 2021, our FOAMGLAS ® manufacturing site in Yantai, China, achieved five consecutive years with zero recordable injuries. Achieving these milestones requires a concerted effort on the part of every employee — and dedicated leadership. As site supervisor, Henry Yin leads the safety efforts at the Yantai plant, and he has been an integral part of the facility’s march to zero. Photo courtesy of Henry Yin On the primary drivers of safety at our facilities Firstly, I believe safety is all about leadership. Not only should people follow what they believe is right, but the leadership team should also foster a positive culture of safety to build up front-line accountability. I think this adds value to the entire operations team. Secondly, I would suggest helping people understand that the most important thing in safety efforts is to protect our people from incidents and ensuring zero injuries — more than just achieving metrics or safety KPI or anything else. That will make our people think deeply on how important their behaviors are in all tasks, so people are willing to participate in all parts of safety programs more easily. On building a culture of safety among our employees Almost every day there are happenings on site where people see an issue and do something to improve safety. We use tools like Find & Fix and Near Miss reporting, and people are willing to employ these tools as part of their daily tasks. For example, when people see a trip or slip hazard on the road, they will try to remove it safely or just mark the hazard and share with engineering or another relevant team. When one front-line employee finds other people behaving unsafely in their tasks, they will nicely mention the hazard to those people. On taking an active leadership role in ensuring safety As the site superintendent, keeping people safe and preventing incidents is my top priority. The Yantai team has been working hard to get to zero incidents, zero loss, and zero waste, and this achievement proves we are on the right path. I like to be part of the huddle event every day, listen and join the safety topics discussion, and appreciate all kinds of voices about safety suggestions. I like walking in the plant every day and talk to people directly. That helps to build people’s confidence in speaking out if they have any questions or concerns when they’re working, and it also gets them more engaged in our safety objectives. The most important thing is ensuring zero injuries. ” “ Henry Yin Plant Leader, FOAMGLAS ® Insulation