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Universal Health & Safety Plan For use on all high-risk,industrial and HAZWOPER projects Department of Toxic Substances Control Verbal Incident Notifications NOTE! In the event of a life-threatening emergency, call 911 FIRST. A life-threatening emergency can include: ■ Loss of consciousness ■ Seizures ■ Uncontrolled loss ■ Heat Stroke ■ Head or spinal cord injury ■ Severe allergic reaction of blood ■ Difficulty breathing ■ Cardiac arrest ■ Broken bones • Abdominal trauma 3.1 Incidents Once immediate actions have been taken, if safe to do so, notifications(verbal)must be completed immediately and the involved employee, site supervisor or site safety officer must call the AECOM Incident Reporting Hotline at 1-800-348-5046. Notifications serve to engage additional resources in the management of the emergency and initiate additional processes such as medical case management, spill response, incident investigation, etc. Reporting initiates the formal documentation process and supports the development of key learnings to prevent a reoccurrence. No employee is authorized to report incidents to regulatory agencies. Only Senior members of the Health&Safety team are authorized to conduct regulatory reporting (i.e.Vice President). Any incident for which assistance by SHE is required, including any injury—even if no first aid is required—must be immediately communicated to their manager or supervisor and the Incident Hotline at 1-800-348-5046. All incidents are also to be reported to IndustrySafe within 4 hours for significant incidents, or 24 hours for all other incidents. Significant Incident: ■ Fatality; ■ Amputation; ■ Hospitalization for treatment for more than 24 hours(admission); ■ Any single event resulting in more than one employee requiring medical treatment or being away from work more than 3 days; ■ Any SHE-related Consent Agreement/Order/Lawsuit or enforcement action seeking more than$10,000 or alleging criminal activity; ■ Any spill or release of a hazardous material that is reportable to a regulatory agency; ■ Any Notices of Violation resulting from not operating within a regulatory agency permit/license or consent; ■ Any incident resulting in property damage expected to exceed $10,000 United States(US)dollars; ■ Any security-related incident that could have caused significant harm to an AECOM employee; and/or ■ Any Near Miss that may have resulted in any of the above, but because of"luck"did not happen. All Other Incidents: ■ Any injury or illness to an AECOM employee or subcontractor, even if it does not require medical attention, including work-related injuries/illnesses that have become significantly aggravated by the work environment; ■ An injury to a member of the public, or clients, occurring on an AECOM-controlled work site; ■ Re-occurring conditions such as back pain or cumulative trauma disorders(e.g., carpal tunnel syndrome); ■ Fire, explosion, or flash that is not an intended result of a planned event(e.g., remediation process, laboratory procedure); ■ Any incident involving company-owned, rented, or leased vehicles (including personal vehicles used for company business); and/or ©AECOM Restricted Universal Heath and Safety Plan Template(S4[DSC]AM-209-FM2-C) 7 Revision 15 October 18,2023 PRINTED COPIES ARE UNCONTROLLED.CONTROLLED COPY IS AVAILABLE ON COMPANY INTRANET.