ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH & SAFETY POLICY

As the world's leading manufacturer of welding consumables welding equipment and cutting systems, we shall, in all our operations:

¤ Continuously improve our Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) performance by conserving natural resources, preventing pollution and providing safe workspace and products.

¤ Ensure that our facilities and products meet or exceed applicable governmental requirements and ESAB standards.

¤ Use a life cycle approach in our efforts to minimize the EHS impact of our products and services, from the extraction of raw materials to product end of life.

¤ Educate, motivate and engage our employees to contribute to our EHS commitment and to comply with this policy.

¤ Encourage our contractors, suppliers and consultants to adhere to the same standards we do.

¤ Openly communicate our EHS performance and participate in external initiatives that improve our knowledge and performance.

¤ Ensure prompt reporting of any incidents, adequate monitoring and measurements of our EHS performance and regularly provide assurance that our processes and management systems are working effectively.