Safety, Health, Environment and Quality Policy (SHEQ or QSHE)

At Bertrams Heatec Inc., we do not want to harm people or the environment. To achieve this vision, we are committed to the following:

• Safety, health, care for the environment and quality are a pre-requisite to any business we undertake
• We all take a personal responsibility for SHEQ
• Managers at all levels demonstrate visible leadership
• We apply this policy in our day to day behaviour and decisions
• SHEQ is 100% of our behaviour, 100% of the time

We strive to be leading in SHEQ to meet the following objectives:

• Zero incidents
• Zero harm to communities in which we do business
• Safe, secure and healthy working conditions for all our people and all that work with us
• Supplying safe, compliant and environmentally responsible products and services
• Prevention of pollution to the environment
• Responsible use of natural resources
• Research, development and promotion of technologies, products and services that are sustainable with regard to SHEQ
• Satisfy customer needs and expectations

We will:

• Comply with all applicable legal, regulatory, internal and industry requirements
• Pro-actively identify, eliminate or minimise potential sources of harm or risk arising from all our activities
• Continuously improve our performance to achieve our objectives
• Share our knowledge and experience in safety, health and care for the environment
• Show our accountability for our performance by regularly measuring, reviewing and reporting
• Require our contractors and partners to manage in line with this policy
• Expect our clients and suppliers to cooperate actively in achieving our objectives
• Provide training, standards, equipment and support to ensure compliance with this policy
• Maintain open communication with our local communities and stakeholders

This policy is a key part of The Linde Group’s overall strategy and is reviewed on a regular basis by The Linde Group executive management board.

The following departments at Bertrams Heatec Inc are integrated:

• Management
• Sales
• Project Management
• Process
• Construction
• Procurement
• After Sales Service
• Logistics
• Human Resources
• Accounting
• Commissioning
• Research and Development

Bertrams Heatec’ SHEQ system contains in principal following structures, basics, rules and regulations:

Occupational Safety System Structure

• Headquarters
• Projects
• Visits
• Construction, erection supervision and commissioning

Basics

• Risk analysis / assessment
• HSE Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOP`s)
• SIL (Safety Integrity Level)

Main HSE Rules and Regulations

• ISO 9001:2008
• ISO14001
• OHSAS 18001:2007
• SUVA (Swiss Accident Insurance Fund)
• SCC (Safety Certificate Contractors)
• REACH EC 1907/2006
• IEC 61508 and IEC 61511

Personal Protective Equipment (PPA)

• Safety helmet
• Safety boots
• Work clothes
• Safety glasses
• Hearing protection
• Protective gloves
• Safety harness with lanyard