Pre-Qualification Process 10/1/2014 By: Mary Schwartz 10/1/2014 M. Schwartz DOW RESTRICTED

Gulfstream safety goal = 0.14 OSHA Rate Program Safety Gulfstream safety goal = 0.14 OSHA Rate Gulfstream stretch safety goal = 0.10 OSHA Rate Calculated by # injuries for 200,000 hours worked 10/1/2014 M. Schwartz DOW RESTRICTED

Pre-Qualification Process – Safety Look to see if any of the companies currently are approved to work in Texas Operations. Done before sending out any bid packages. Contact potential bidders to complete safety pre-qualification form on Houston Area Safety Council XNET database. When complete, company needs to grant access to EPC contact and Dow. Potential Bidders identified Dow or EPC Check Texas Operations (TXO) Site access Database Dow If current safety data: meets acceptable criteria, no further work is needed. does not meet acceptable criteria, follow normal safety review process starting at “A”. Approved to work in TXO Yes No 10/1/2014 M. Schwartz DOW RESTRICTED

Pre-Qualification Process – Safety Dow In addition to meeting the safety criteria, a signed hold harmless agreement must be in place in order for company access to be granted to Texas Operations. Request Hold Harmless to be signed Must Include: Substance Abuse Policy Written Safety and Health Program OSHA 300 logs for previous 3 years EMR data for previous 3 years Bidder Bidders Input Safety Data in HASC XNET Dow or EPC Pre-Qual safety data reviewed Contractor HSE Manager pulls the data from XNET and completes safety review. He will contact companies to get more information or clarification as needed. 10/1/2014 M. Schwartz DOW RESTRICTED

Pre-Qualification Process – Safety 3 year EMR average < 1.0 No Yes B (To next slide) 3 year OSHA average < 1.0* No *Could also be 1 or less recordable injuries per year for small companies Yes Dow or EPC Dow or EPC Approved Dow or EPC Communicate to contracts Add to bid list C 10/1/2014 M. Schwartz DOW RESTRICTED

Pre-Qualification Process – Safety B 3 year EMR average < 1.0 Rejected due to unacceptable safety performance No Yes C 3 year OSHA average >1.0 <2.0* *Will be evaluated on a case by case basis. No Dow or EPC Add to bid list Yes No Agree Acceptable? Request Safety Plan from bidder Review Safety Plan Approved Yes Dow or EPC Dow and EPC 10/1/2014 M. Schwartz DOW RESTRICTED

Pre-Qualification Process – Safety Dow or EPC Remove from bid list Dow or EPC Finalize list of acceptable bidders C Dow or EPC Bid job Dow or EPC Award job 10/1/2014 M. Schwartz DOW RESTRICTED

Pre-Qualification Process – Safety Dow or EPC Communicate successful bidder to EPC and Dow EH&S Leaders Dow EH&S Add company to site access database to site Site access db updated* Done Company Access Granted * Contractors follow badging process 10/1/2014 M. Schwartz DOW RESTRICTED

Pre-Qualification Process – Safety Data review is critical OSHA 300 logs Facilitates review of injury types – severity, body part, repetitive injuries, etc. Safety Recovery Plan Should be above and beyond standard safety program Should detail how injuries will be prevented Should address repetitive injuries in the OSHA 300 logs 10/1/2014 M. Schwartz DOW RESTRICTED

Pre-Qualification Process – Safety Companies with high OSHA recordable rates increase probability of injuries. Will require more field safety oversight at the job sight. Process is important in achieving the Gulfstream safety goal. Everyone involved plays an important role in achieving the Gulfstream safety goal. 10/1/2014 M. Schwartz DOW RESTRICTED