New Site Safety Policies

1. New Site Safety Policies DOW RESTRICTED - For internal use only

2. Executive Summary • HAO will issue 4 site policies July 31, 2009 • Knife Policy • Jewelry Policy • Dress & Minimum PPE Policy • Glove Policy • There will be a 4 week implementation period, and • Policy becomes effective September 1, 2009 DOW RESTRICTED - For internal use only

3. Benefits of Site Policies • Drives consistency across the hub • Improves safety performance by standardizing dress & PPE requirements • Help reinforce and establish Dow’s safety culture • Aligns with Don Taylor expectations and with 2015 EH&S goals • It’s about our people - Keeps people safer DOW RESTRICTED - For internal use only

4. Examples of Incidents/Incident History • Rings – electrical arcing, ripped fingers • 77 cuts/scraps to hands from 2004-2008 • Shoes – slips, trips, & falls is one of the top three incident categories (33 in 4 years) • Cut prevention – knife usage is an issue (3 in 4 years) DOW RESTRICTED - For internal use only

5. HAO Knife Policy • Use of a knife to perform a task on any HAO site is prohibited • Authorize local variances for knife use only if a safer alternative tool cannot be found. If a knife variance is authorized, the task procedure must require the use of cut-resistant (Kevlar) gloves. • This policy does not pertain to the use of knives as eating utensils in designated kitchen/break rooms. DOW RESTRICTED - For internal use only

6. HAO Jewelry Policy Rings and loose/dangling jewelry are not allowed in process areas, maintenance areas and shops, and labs DOW RESTRICTED - For internal use only

7. HAO Site Clothing and Minimum PPE Policy • Houston Area Operations requires that all personnel including contactors and visitors wear pants or a skirt below the knee, sleeved shirt and closed toe and closed or strapped back shoes as a minimum for site entry. • Items not permitted to be worn on site while performing work: • Sleeveless shirt or tank top • Shorts of any type • Flip flops, crocs, open toe or open back footwear. • Heeled shoes greater than two inches high and/or less than one inch diameter. DOW RESTRICTED - For internal use only

8. HAO Site Clothing and Minimum PPE Policy • Shorts and shirt can be worn, prior to changing into work clothes, when the designated change room is adjacent to a site entry access point or if a change room is located outside of a process area and accessible by personal vehicle. Work out attire, including shorts, can be worn in on-site fitness facilities. • Shorts are not allowed to be worn while riding bicycles, operating golf carts or company owned vehicles. • When wearing goggles, they are not to be attached to a hard hat or any other item that might cause the goggles to be blown or knocked from the eye protection position. • Goggle retainer straps/ rings will not be acceptable to carry goggles due to the manufactures limitations. DOW RESTRICTED - For internal use only

9. HAO Glove Use Policy The Houston Area Operations Glove Use Policy requires that gloves must be worn 100% of the time by all personnel, contactors and visitors within all manufacturing process areas, maintenance and site logistics work areas. Cordoned or designated walk-ways/ thoroughfares in non-chemical process areas are exempt. This policy is intended to eliminate hand injuries and aid in the selection and use of gloves by all personnel. DOW RESTRICTED - For internal use only

10. What Does Success Look Like • Leaders actively engaged and visible • Employees understand and model desired behaviors • EH&S provides work processes and reports progress • Improved performance across the hub • Alignment with 2015 goals • Sustained performance DOW RESTRICTED - For internal use only

11. Wrap up What Are Your Questions? DOW RESTRICTED - For internal use only