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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-TX-013	Tex. Labor Code § 411.103Duty of Employer to Provide Safe Workplace	Texas Legislature (Labor Code ch. 411, Workers' Health and Safety, Subchapter H, General Requirements Relating to Occupational Health and Safety)	TexasState	Sept. 1, 1995	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-UT-011	Utah Code section 34A-6-201Duties of employers and employees	Utah Legislature (Utah Code Title 34A, Utah Labor Code, Chapter 6, Utah Occupational Safety and Health Act; version effective May 12, 2015, Laws of Utah 2015, ch. 229)	UtahState	May 12, 2015	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ND-008	29 U.S.C. 654 (2020 ed.)Duties of employers and employees (the general duty clause)	Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Pub. L. 91-596, sec. 5, 84 Stat. 1593), administered by OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor (Bismarck Area Office, Region 8)	United States (applicable in North Dakota, a federal-OSHA jurisdiction without an approved State plan)Federal	Dec. 29, 1970	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AZ-008	StatuteEmployer's duty	Arizona Legislature (Arizona Revised Statutes, title 23, ch. 2, art. 10, Arizona Occupational Safety and Health Act)	ArizonaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-FED-001	29 U.S.C. 654 (OSH Act § 5, the general duty clause)Duties of employers and employees	Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, § 5, Pub. L. 91-596, 84 Stat. 1593)	United StatesFederal	Dec. 29, 1970	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-FED-007	29 C.F.R. 1910.1030 (bloodborne pathogens)Bloodborne pathogens	Occupational Safety and Health Administration	United StatesFederal	Dec. 6, 1991	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-FED-067	News release, U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA Announces $3,930,381 In Coronavirus Violations (Jan. 8, 2021)U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA Announces $3,930,381 In Coronavirus Violations	Occupational Safety and Health Administration, national news release	United StatesFederal	Jan. 8, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Standing dutyHealth care ordersWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IA-015	ARC 5847C, Adopted and Filed Emergency, Rule making related to emergency temporary standard related to COVID-19 (amending 875-10.20(88))ARC 5847C - Labor Services Division [875] - Adopted and Filed Emergency - Federal occupational safety and health standards - COVID-19…	Iowa Labor Commissioner, Labor Services Division [875] (Iowa OSHA)	IowaState	July 20, 2021	2021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MI-015	2020 PA 237 (MCL 408.1085), employer immunity for employee exposure to COVID-19 conditioned on compliance with all COVID-19 statutes, rules, regulations, executive orders and agency ordersAn act to amend the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Act by adding section 85: no employer liability for an employee's COVID-19…	Michigan Legislature (Enrolled House Bill 6031, 2020 PA 237, approved and filed Oct. 22, 2020)	MichiganState	Oct. 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NE-016	Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-443 (text in force 2020-2021)Safety committee; when required; membership; employee rights and remedies	Nebraska Legislature	NebraskaState	Oct. 21, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NY-015	Chapter 142 of the Laws of 2021 (S. 6768), amending Labor Law §§ 218-b and 27-d and the effective date of chapter 105 of 2021 (NY HERO Act)An act to amend the labor law and chapter 105 of the laws of 2021, in relation to preventing occupational exposure to an airborne infectious…	New York State Legislature (S. 6768, signed by Governor Cuomo June 11, 2021)	New YorkState	June 11, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-VT-014	21 V.S.A. sec. 223 (Duties)Duties of employers and employees (Vermont general duty clause)	Vermont General Assembly (Title 21, chapter 3, subchapter 5, Occupational Safety and Health: the VOSHA Code)	VermontState	July 1, 2024	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WY-017	Letter to health care providers of July 15, 2021 (File Reference RSC-21-017) on the adoption of the OSHA COVID-19 Healthcare Emergency Temporary StandardDear Healthcare Provider;... update and clarification to the adoption of the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health…	Wyoming Department of Workforce Services (Robin Sessions Cooley, Director) and Wyoming OSHA Program (WYOSHA), OSHA Division	WyomingState	July 15, 2021	2021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AK-007	AKOSH Program Directive #21-05 (attaching the ETS, 86 Fed. Reg. 32376 (June 21, 2021), and its July 2021 correction)Implementing OSHA's Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard 29 CFR 1910	William Harlan, Director, Labor Standards and Safety Division, Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development (AKOSH)	AlaskaState	July 19, 2021	2021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CO-009	29 U.S.C. § 654(a)(1) (general duty clause)Duties of employers and employees	Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, § 5(a)); text as published in the United States Code, 2020 edition (Office of the Law Revision Counsel via GovInfo)	United States (applies in Colorado, a federal-OSHA State with no approved State plan for private-sector employers)Federal	Dec. 29, 1970	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-FED-066	News release, U.S. Department of Labor Reminds Employers That They Cannot Retaliate Against Workers Reporting Unsafe Conditions During Coronavirus Pandemic (Apr. 8, 2020)U.S. Department of Labor Reminds Employers That They Cannot Retaliate Against Workers Reporting Unsafe Conditions During Coronavirus…	Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Loren Sweatt), national news release	United StatesFederal	Apr. 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-FED-069	News release, US Department of Labor cites insurance agency for exposing workers to coronavirus at Denver location where employee died with COVID-19 (Fred Loya Insurance Agency Inc.; Inspection No. 1528139; citation Oct. 1, 2021)US Department of Labor cites insurance agency for exposing workers to coronavirus at Denver location where employee died with COVID-19	Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Region 8 (Denver Area Office; Area Director Amanda Kupper)	United States (Colorado)Federal	Oct. 7, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-015	NCDOL OSH Division Memo COV 5A, 'Updated Interim Enforcement Response Plan for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)' (dated March 24, 2022, updating the Division's adoption of OSHA's memorandum of July 7, 2021, attached), with the attached federal memorandumAdoption for use in North Carolina of OSHA's Updated Interim Enforcement Response Plan for COVID-19: complaints, referrals and…	North Carolina Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Division (Scott Mabry, Assistant Deputy Commissioner; Commissioner Josh Dobson)	North CarolinaState	Mar. 24, 2022	2021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-UT-018	UOSH Emergency Rule, Utah Administrative Code R614-1-5.F, Face Mask Use to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 (Filing No. 53189)UOSH Emergency Rule -- Face Mask Use to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 (Utah Admin. Code R614-1-5.F)	Utah Labor Commission, Utah Occupational Safety and Health Division (UOSH), 'At the direction of Governor Gary Herbert'	UtahState	Nov. 9, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AL-009	29 U.S.C. § 654(a)(1)-(2) (the general duty clause)Duties of employers and employees	Congress of the United States (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, § 5)	United States (Alabama is a federal-OSHA State without a State plan)Federal	Dec. 29, 1970	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-AR-011	29 U.S.C. 654, Duties of employers and employees (the general duty clause)29 U.S.C. 654. Duties of employers and employees	Congress of the United States (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Pub. L. 91-596, sec. 5)	United States (applies in Arkansas, which has no OSHA-approved State plan)Federal	Dec. 29, 1970	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CA-014	COVID-19 Industry Guidance: Retail (July 29, 2020 version), covid19.ca.govCOVID-19 Industry Guidance: Retail (July 29, 2020): the statewide operating conditions for retail establishments, with mandatory face…	California Department of Public Health and Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA), under the State Public Health Officer orders of May 7, 2020 (CA-015 paragraph 2, 'necessary modifications') and Aug. 28, 2020 (CA-017 paragraphs 1 and 8)	CaliforniaState	July 29, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyCapacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CT-009	29 U.S.C. § 654 (duties of employers and employees; the general duty clause)29 U.S.C. § 654, Duties of employers and employees (2020 edition)	Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, § 5)	United States (applicable to every private-sector employer in Connecticut)Federal	Dec. 29, 1970	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CT-014	CONN-OSHA, About CONN-OSHA (agency web page describing the Public Employer Only State Plan and the consultation program for private employers)About CONN-OSHA	Connecticut Department of Labor, Division of Occupational Safety and Health (CONN-OSHA)	ConnecticutState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IL-005	Public Act 101-0633 (House Bill 2455), amending 820 ILCS 310/1 to add subsection (g)COVID-19 rebuttable presumption of occupational disease for first responders and front-line workers, including employees of essential…	Illinois General Assembly; Governor JB Pritzker (approved June 5, 2020)	IllinoisState	June 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read

Texas Legislature (Labor Code ch. 411, Workers' Health and Safety, Subchapter H, General Requirements Relating to Occupational Health and Safety), Tex. Labor Code § 411.103 (standing) (Ex. DUT-TX-013)
Utah Legislature (Utah Code Title 34A, Utah Labor Code, Chapter 6, Utah Occupational Safety and Health Act; version effective May 12, 2015, Laws of Utah 2015, ch. 229), Utah Code section 34A-6-201 (standing) (Ex. DUT-UT-011)
Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Pub. L. 91-596, sec. 5, 84 Stat. 1593), administered by OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor (Bismarck Area Office, Region 8), 29 U.S.C. 654 (2020 ed.) (standing) (Ex. DUT-ND-008)
Arizona Legislature (Arizona Revised Statutes, title 23, ch. 2, art. 10, Arizona Occupational Safety and Health Act), Statute (standing) (Ex. DUT-AZ-008)
Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, § 5, Pub. L. 91-596, 84 Stat. 1593), 29 U.S.C. 654 (OSH Act § 5, the general duty clause) (standing) (Ex. DUT-FED-001)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 29 C.F.R. 1910.1030 (bloodborne pathogens) (standing) (Ex. DUT-FED-007)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, national news release, News release, U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA Announces $3,930,381 In Coronavirus Violations (Jan. 8, 2021) (Ex. DUT-FED-067)
Iowa Labor Commissioner, Labor Services Division [875] (Iowa OSHA), ARC 5847C, Adopted and Filed Emergency, Rule making related to emergency temporary standard related to COVID-19 (amending 875-10.20(88)) (July 20, 2021) (Ex. DUT-IA-015)
Michigan Legislature (Enrolled House Bill 6031, 2020 PA 237, approved and filed Oct. 22, 2020), 2020 PA 237 (MCL 408.1085), employer immunity for employee exposure to COVID-19 conditioned on compliance with all COVID-19 statutes, rules, regulations, executive orders and agency orders (standing) (Ex. DUT-MI-015)
Nebraska Legislature, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-443 (text in force 2020-2021) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NE-016)
New York State Legislature (S. 6768, signed by Governor Cuomo June 11, 2021), Chapter 142 of the Laws of 2021 (S. 6768), amending Labor Law §§ 218-b and 27-d and the effective date of chapter 105 of 2021 (NY HERO Act) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NY-015)
Vermont General Assembly (Title 21, chapter 3, subchapter 5, Occupational Safety and Health: the VOSHA Code), 21 V.S.A. sec. 223 (Duties) (standing) (Ex. DUT-VT-014)
Wyoming Department of Workforce Services (Robin Sessions Cooley, Director) and Wyoming OSHA Program (WYOSHA), OSHA Division, Letter to health care providers of July 15, 2021 (File Reference RSC-21-017) on the adoption of the OSHA COVID-19 Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard (Ex. DUT-WY-017)
William Harlan, Director, Labor Standards and Safety Division, Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development (AKOSH), AKOSH Program Directive #21-05 (attaching the ETS, 86 Fed. Reg. 32376 (June 21, 2021), and its July 2021 correction) (July 19, 2021) (Ex. DUT-AK-007)
Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, § 5(a)); text as published in the United States Code, 2020 edition (Office of the Law Revision Counsel via GovInfo), 29 U.S.C. § 654(a)(1) (general duty clause) (standing) (Ex. DUT-CO-009)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Loren Sweatt), national news release, News release, U.S. Department of Labor Reminds Employers That They Cannot Retaliate Against Workers Reporting Unsafe Conditions During Coronavirus Pandemic (Apr. 8, 2020) (standing) (Ex. DUT-FED-066)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Region 8 (Denver Area Office; Area Director Amanda Kupper), News release, US Department of Labor cites insurance agency for exposing workers to coronavirus at Denver location where employee died with COVID-19 (Fred Loya Insurance Agency Inc.; Inspection No. 1528139; citation Oct. 1, 2021) (Oct. 7, 2021) (Ex. DUT-FED-069)
North Carolina Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Division (Scott Mabry, Assistant Deputy Commissioner; Commissioner Josh Dobson), NCDOL OSH Division Memo COV 5A, 'Updated Interim Enforcement Response Plan for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)' (dated March 24, 2022, updating the Division's adoption of OSHA's memorandum of July 7, 2021, attached), with the attached federal memorandum (Mar. 24, 2022) (Ex. DUT-NC-015)
Utah Labor Commission, Utah Occupational Safety and Health Division (UOSH), 'At the direction of Governor Gary Herbert', UOSH Emergency Rule, Utah Administrative Code R614-1-5.F, Face Mask Use to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 (Filing No. 53189) (Nov. 9, 2020) (Ex. DUT-UT-018)
Congress of the United States (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, § 5), 29 U.S.C. § 654(a)(1)-(2) (the general duty clause) (standing) (Ex. DUT-AL-009)
Congress of the United States (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Pub. L. 91-596, sec. 5), 29 U.S.C. 654, Duties of employers and employees (the general duty clause) (standing) (Ex. DUT-AR-011)
California Department of Public Health and Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA), under the State Public Health Officer orders of May 7, 2020 (CA-015 paragraph 2, 'necessary modifications') and Aug. 28, 2020 (CA-017 paragraphs 1 and 8), COVID-19 Industry Guidance: Retail (July 29, 2020 version), covid19.ca.gov (Ex. DUT-CA-014)
Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, § 5), 29 U.S.C. § 654 (duties of employers and employees; the general duty clause) (standing) (Ex. DUT-CT-009)
Connecticut Department of Labor, Division of Occupational Safety and Health (CONN-OSHA), CONN-OSHA, About CONN-OSHA (agency web page describing the Public Employer Only State Plan and the consultation program for private employers) (standing) (Ex. DUT-CT-014)
Illinois General Assembly; Governor JB Pritzker (approved June 5, 2020), Public Act 101-0633 (House Bill 2455), amending 820 ILCS 310/1 to add subsection (g) (June 5, 2020) (Ex. DUT-IL-005)

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