Common use of EMPLOYEE CONCERNS PROGRAM Clause in Contracts

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 (a) DOE Order 442.1A (available at ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇/directives/0442.1-BOrder-A/viewview ) establishes an Employee Concerns Program (ECP).The 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 ▇▇▇▇▇://athttps://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇/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 (a) DOE Order 442.1A (available at ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇/directives/0442.1-BOrder-A/viewview ) establishes an Employee Concerns Program (ECP).The 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 (a) DOE Order 442.1A (available at ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇/directives/0442.1-BOrder-A/viewview ) establishes an Employee Concerns Program (ECP).The 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 ▇▇▇▇▇://athttps://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇/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.at (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 (a) DOE Order 442.1A (available at ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇/directives/0442.1-BOrder-A/viewview ) 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/viewview ) 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.