EMPLOYEE CONCERNS PROGRAM Clause Samples

EMPLOYEE CONCERNS PROGRAM. DIFFERING PROFESSIONAL OPINIONS (a) DOE Order 442.1A (available at ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇/directives/0442.1-BOrder-A/view) establishes an Employee Concerns Program (ECP).The ECP applies to any person working for DOE or a contractor or subcontractor on a DOE project. The ECP provides a means for employees to raise good-faith concerns that a policy or practice of DOE or one of its contractors or subcontractors should be improved, modified, or terminated. Concerns can address health, safety, the environment, management practices, fraud, waste, or reprisal for raising a concern. (b) DOE Order 442.2 (available at ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇/directives/0442.2-BOrder/view) establishes the Differing Professional Opinions (DPO) process. The DPO process is available to employees of contractors or subcontractors to facilitate dialogue and resolution on technical issues involving environment, safety, and health (ES&H), which have not been resolved through routine work processes. (c) In addition, the Company has its own ECP and a DPO process. Subcontractor employees may raise concerns about actions of the Company or its employees directly with the Company. (d) The Seller must notify its employees at least quarterly that: (1) DOE and the Company have ECPs and DPO processes. (2) Employees are encouraged to first seek resolution with first-line supervisors or through other in-house complaint or dispute resolution systems. (3) Employees have the right to report concerns through the Company ECP (▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇) or the DOE ECP (1-800- 676-3267 or ▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇), if a concern is not resolved by supervisors, or if the employee elects not to raise the concern with supervisory personnel. (4) Employees have the right to report differences of professional opinion through the Company ECP (1-888-280- 0616), or through the DOE DPO process using contact information contained at ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇/nuclearsafety/qa/dpo.html. (5) DOE and the Company will not tolerate reprisals against or intimidation of employees who have reported concerns. (e) Upon request, the Seller must assist DOE and the Company in resolution of employee concerns. (f) The Seller shall include this clause in subcontracts hereunder.

EMPLOYEE CONCERNS PROGRAM. DIFFERING PROFESSIONAL OPINIONS

EMPLOYEE CONCERNS PROGRAM. An Employee Concern is defined as a good faith expression by a concerned individual that (1) an activity, policy, or practice including but not limited to, the environment, safety, health, security, quality, and management of DOE facilities and/or operations, should be improved, modified, or terminated or (2) an employee has been subjected to harassment, intimidation, retaliation/reprisal, or discrimination for raising an Employee Concern. An Employee Concern should not be a minor grievance or suggestion that can be informally addressed, but rather should be interpreted as a formal concern submitted, orally or in writing, when in the employee’s judgement, attempts at resolution through the employee/management dialogue process have been or would be unsuccessful. The Supplier is required to maintain an Employee Concerns Program (ECP) in compliance with the following and to flow down these requirements to subcontractors at all tiers to the extent necessary to ensure compliance.

EMPLOYEE CONCERNS PROGRAM. (a) DOE has established an Employee Concerns Program (ECP) in DOE Order (b) In addition, the Company has an ECP. Subcontractor employees may raise concerns about actions of the Company or its employees directly with the Company. (c) The Seller must notify its employees that: (1) DOE and the Company have ECPs; (2) Employees are encouraged to first seek resolution with first-line supervisors or through existing complaint or dispute resolution systems, but that they have the right to report concerns through the DOE ECP; (3) If a concern is not resolved by supervisors, or if the employee elects not to raise the concern with supervisory personnel, the concern may be reported to the DOE Oak Ridge Operations Office (ORO) by calling the ORO Telephone Hotline, (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇. Concerns related to actions by Company employees may be reported to the Company by calling (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇; and (4) DOE and the Company will not tolerate reprisals against or intimidation of employees who have reported concerns. (d) Upon request, the Seller must assist DOE and the Company in resolution of employee concerns. (e) The Seller shall include this clause in subcontracts hereunder.

EMPLOYEE CONCERNS PROGRAM. (1) The Contractor, its agents, employees or subcontractors, are entitled to use the BSA Employee Concerns Program and Hotline (▇▇▇)▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇. The Hotline operates 24 hours per day, 7 days a week. Messages may be left anonymously, and all concerns are handled with confidentiality to the maximum extent possible. Employee concerns may also be submitted in writing to the BSA Employee Concerns Office, Building 400, or in person to the ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Employee Concerns Program Office, Building 400, 344-2888, during normal business hours, Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (2) For the purpose of this document, allegations, concerns, and complaints are handled in a like manner and are referred to collectively as “employee concerns.” A concern can consist of a declaration, statement, or assertion of impropriety or inadequacy on the part of one’s employer or others at a DOE Site that has affected (or threatens to affect) aspects of operations, such as the environment, health, safety, quality, or security, and may include fraud, mismanagement, waste, or abuse of authority. (3) No retaliation or retribution shall be taken toward any individual as a result of filing an employee concern compliant with 10 CFR 708.

EMPLOYEE CONCERNS PROGRAM. (a) ORAU has established an Employee Concerns Program (ECP), modeled after the Department of Energy’s ECP. The ECP provides a means for employees to raise good-faith concerns that a policy or practice of ORAU or its subcontractors should be improved, modified, or terminated. Concerns can address health, safety, the environment, management practices, fraud, waste, or reprisal for raising a concern. (b) Per the ECP, subcontractor employees may raise concerns about actions of ORAU or its employees directly with ORAU. (c) The Subcontractor must notify its employees that: (1) ORAU has an ECP; (2) Employees are encouraged to first seek resolution with first-line supervisors or through existing complaint or dispute resolution systems, but that they have the right to report concerns through the ECP; (3) If a concern is not resolved by supervisors, or if the employee elects not to raise the concern with supervisory personnel, the concern may be reported to ORAU by calling: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇; and (4) ORAU will not tolerate reprisals against or intimidation of a who have reported concerns. (d) Upon request, Subcontractor must assist ORAU in resolution of employee concerns. (e) Subcontractor shall include this clause in subcontracts hereunder.

EMPLOYEE CONCERNS PROGRAM. The Department of Energy Employee Concerns Program (ECP) encourages the free and open expression of employee concerns and provides DOE federal, contractor, and subcontractor employees with an independent avenue to raise any concern related, but not limited, to the environment, safety, health, and management. The ECP office is within the Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security (EHSS). Additional ECP information can be located at: ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/wiki/Employee_Concerns_Program.

EMPLOYEE CONCERNS PROGRAM. (a) DOE has established an Employee Concerns Program (ECP) in DOE Order 442.1 A available at ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇/pdfs/doe/doetext/neword/442/o4421a.html. The ECP applies to any person working for DOE or a contractor or subcontractor on a DOE project. The ECP provides a means for employees to raise good-faith concerns that a policy or practice of DOE or one of its contractors or subcontractors should be improved, modified, or terminated. Concerns can address health, safety, the environment, management practices, fraud, waste, or reprisal for raising a concern. (b) In addition, the Company has an ECP. Subcontractor employees may raise concerns about actions of the Company or its employees directly with the Company. CT February 2008 PORTIONS OF THIS EXHIBIT WERE OMITTED AND HAVE BEEN FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO AN APPLICATION FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER RULE 406 OF THE SECURITIES ACT; [***] DENOTES OMISSIONS. (c) The Seller must notify its employees that:

EMPLOYEE CONCERNS PROGRAM. (a) The Seller shall notify its employees that: (1) DOE and the Company maintain Employee Concerns Program (ECP). An “employee concern” is a good- faith expression by an employee that a policy or practice by DOE, the Company, or a Company subcontractor should be improved, modified, or terminated. Concerns can address health, safety, the environment, management practices, fraud, waste, or reprisal for raising a concern. (2) ECP is designed to inform the Company and subcontractor employees of the proper forum for consideration of their concerns, ensure that employees can raise issues without fearing reprisal, and address concerns in a timely and objective manner. (3) While employees are encouraged first to seek resolution with first-line supervisors or through their employers’ existing complaint- or dispute-resolution systems, they have the right to report concerns through the Y-12 Employee Concerns Program. Concerns may be reported by using UCN-21222, Y-12 Employee Concerns Submittal (Word) or calling ▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇. (4) Reprisals against employees in response to, or in revenge for, having raised good-faith reasonable concerns about DOE-related operations are prohibited by 10 CFR 708. (b) The Seller shall include this clause in subcontracts involving work on site at Y-12.