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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-IN-005	Ind. Code Title 22, Article 8, chapter 1.1: sections 22-8-1.1-1 ('employer' defined), 22-8-1.1-2 (employer's duty), 22-8-1.1-3.1 (compliance with standards), 22-8-1.1-27.1 (civil penalties)Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Act: the general duty of every employer and the penalties	Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code 2021 edition)	IndianaState	July 1, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-014	NCDOL Safety and Health Topic page, 'COVID-19' (labor.nc.gov/coronavirus): Hazard Overview, Solutions, Regulations ('Which standards apply?'), Learn MoreCOVID-19 (Coronavirus): the standards the OSH Division has adopted that apply to occupational exposure to COVID-19, including the General…	North Carolina Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Division	North CarolinaState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-014	MNOSHA, Safety and health guidelines for the employers and employees of essential work operations (COVID-19), as posted by April 6, 2020Safety and health guidelines for the employers and employees of essential work operations	Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, Minnesota OSHA (MNOSHA)	MinnesotaState	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WI-018	Wis. Stat. § 101.055 (2019-20), Public employee safety and healthPublic employee safety and health: DSPS shall adopt standards protecting public employees 'at least equal to' federal OSHA standards…	Wisconsin Legislature (codified statute; administered by the Department of Safety and Professional Services)	WisconsinState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-01-001	Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard (Healthcare), 29 C.F.R. part 1910, subpart U, 1910.502-1910.509Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard	Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor	United StatesFederal	June 21, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-CT-005	Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 31-367 (definitions), 31-369 (application), 31-370 (duties of employer and employee), 31-372 (adoption of federal standards), 31-382 (penalties)Chapter 571, Occupational Safety and Health (the CONN-OSHA Act)	Connecticut General Assembly (Conn. Gen. Stat. chapter 571, Occupational Safety and Health); administered by CONN-OSHA, Connecticut Department of Labor	ConnecticutState	Oct. 1, 2025	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-FED-009	OSHA COVID-19 'Standards' page (statement of the general duty clause and the standing standards applicable to SARS-CoV-2)COVID-19 - Standards (OSHA Safety and Health Topics)	Occupational Safety and Health Administration (agency web publication, COVID-19 Safety and Health Topics, 'Standards')	United StatesFederal	Mar. 1, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MN-009	Minn. R. 5205.0010 (current text, published October 30, 2025)Adoption of Federal Occupational Safety and Health Standards by Reference (29 C.F.R. parts 1904, 1910 and others, with the listed Federal…	Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (MNOSHA), by rule under Minn. Stat. § 182.655	MinnesotaState	Oct. 30, 2025	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-FED-008	29 C.F.R. part 1977 (discrimination against employees exercising rights under the OSH Act), § 1977.12(b)(2)Discrimination Against Employees Exercising Rights Under the Williams-Steiger Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970	Occupational Safety and Health Administration (interpretive regulations under OSH Act § 11(c))	United StatesFederal	Jan. 16, 1973	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-KY-012	803 KAR 2:330E (emergency administrative regulation)Occupational Exposure to COVID-19	Labor Cabinet, Department of Workplace Standards, Division of Occupational Safety and Health Compliance (Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board)	KentuckyState	July 20, 2021	2021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-005	N.C. Gen. Stat. ch. 95, Article 16, secs. 95-126 to 95-160, including sec. 95-129 (Rights and duties of employers), sec. 95-131 (adoption of standards), sec. 95-138 (Civil penalties) and sec. 95-139 (Criminal penalties)Occupational Safety and Health Act of North Carolina: the general duty clause and the duty to comply with adopted standards	General Assembly of North Carolina	North CarolinaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-OR-005	Statute: ORS chapter 654, the Oregon Safe Employment Act: the employer's duty to furnish a safe and healthful place of employment and to do 'every other thing reasonably necessary' (654.010); prohibition of unsafe or unhealthy places of employment (654.015); duty of every employer, owner, employee and other person to comply with every safety and health order, standard and rule (654.022); the Director's jurisdiction over every place of employment (654.025); civil penalties (654.086); criminal penalties (654.991)ORS 654.003, 654.010, 654.015, 654.022, 654.025, 654.086 and 654.991: the general workplace-safety duty binding every Oregon employer and…	Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2025 Edition)	OregonState	Sept. 29, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IA-018	875 IAC chapter 10, General Industry Safety and Health Rules, rule 875-10.20(88) Adoption by reference (compilation of October 6, 2021)Iowa Administrative Code, Labor Services [875], Chapter 10 - General Industry Safety and Health Rules (IAC 10/6/21)	Iowa Labor Commissioner, Labor Services Division [875] (Iowa OSHA)	IowaState	Oct. 6, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WA-011	WAC 296-800-110 through 296-800-11045 (Safety and Health Core Rules)Employer responsibilities: Safe workplace—Summary (WAC 296-800-11005 Provide a workplace free from recognized hazards; 296-800-11035…	Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (Division of Occupational Safety and Health)	WashingtonState	Nov. 6, 2018	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IL-007	820 ILCS 219/20 (Duties of employers and employees)General duty of every public employer to furnish a workplace free from recognized hazards	Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Occupational Safety and Health Act, P.A. 98-874)	IllinoisState	Jan. 1, 2015	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MT-010	Mont. Code Ann. 50-71-201Employer to provide safe workplace and to purchase, furnish, and require use of health and safety items -- safe practices	Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated, Title 50, ch. 71)	MontanaState	Sept. 28, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-016	NCDOL OSH Division Memo, 'Repeal - Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard on Occupational Exposure to COVID-19' (March 30, 2022)Repeal of the Healthcare ETS effective March 4, 2022, reciting North Carolina's adoption of the federal COVID-19 Healthcare ETS verbatim as…	North Carolina Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Division (Scott Mabry, Assistant Deputy Commissioner; Commissioner Josh Dobson)	North CarolinaState	Mar. 30, 2022	2021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-RI-012	R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-20-8Employer's duties	Rhode Island General Assembly (codified statute administered by the Department of Labor and Training, Division of Occupational Safety)	Rhode IslandState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-B-012	Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard, 86 Fed. Reg. 32376 (June 21, 2021)COVID-19 Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard, 29 C.F.R. 1910.502	Occupational Safety and Health Administration (DOL)	United StatesFederal	June 21, 2021	2021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-GA-008	29 U.S.C. section 654Duties of employers and employees (the general duty clause)	Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Pub. L. 91-596, section 5, 84 Stat. 1590, 1593)	United States (applies directly in Georgia, which has no State occupational-safety plan for private employers)Federal	Dec. 29, 1970	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-002	Finding of Emergency, Government Code section 11346.1: Proposed Emergency Regulation, COVID-19 Prevention (Title 8, §§ 3205, 3205.1, 3205.2, 3205.3, 3205.4), Business Meeting November 19, 2020Finding of Emergency: COVID-19 Prevention emergency temporary standards	Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board	California; Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board (Cal/OSHA), Department of Industrial RelationsSector regulator	Nov. 19, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Face-covering requirementWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-FL-015	Statute: 29 U.S.C. § 654 (2020 ed.)Duties of employers and employees	Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, § 5, Pub. L. 91-596, 84 Stat. 1593)	United States (applies to every private employer in Florida; Florida 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-HI-009	HIOSH Directive DIR 2021-02 (CPL 02), Inspection Procedures for the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (adopted July 25, 2021; revised Oct. 1, 2021)Inspection Procedures for the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard	Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Hawaii Occupational Safety and Health Division (HIOSH), Norman Ahu, HIOSH Administrator	HawaiiState	July 25, 2021	2021 Q3	Standing dutyHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IA-006	Iowa Code ch. 88 (2021), including § 88.4 (Duties) and § 88.14 (Penalties)Iowa Code 2021, Chapter 88 - Occupational Safety and Health	Iowa General Assembly	IowaState	Jan. 1, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IN-014	IDOL web page, 'Coronavirus (COVID-19)' (www.in.gov/dol/3142.htm), Wayback Machine capture of May 29, 2020IDOL's COVID-19 page: IOSHA will continue to accept and process COVID-19 safety and health complaints; the PPE standards and the General…	Indiana Department of Labor (IOSHA)	IndianaState	May 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read

Indiana General Assembly (Indiana Code 2021 edition), Ind. Code Title 22, Article 8, chapter 1.1: sections 22-8-1.1-1 ('employer' defined), 22-8-1.1-2 (employer's duty), 22-8-1.1-3.1 (compliance with standards), 22-8-1.1-27.1 (civil penalties) (standing) (Ex. DUT-IN-005)
North Carolina Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Division, NCDOL Safety and Health Topic page, 'COVID-19' (labor.nc.gov/coronavirus): Hazard Overview, Solutions, Regulations ('Which standards apply?'), Learn More (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-014)
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, Minnesota OSHA (MNOSHA), MNOSHA, Safety and health guidelines for the employers and employees of essential work operations (COVID-19), as posted by April 6, 2020 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-014)
Wisconsin Legislature (codified statute; administered by the Department of Safety and Professional Services), Wis. Stat. § 101.055 (2019-20), Public employee safety and health (standing) (Ex. DUT-WI-018)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard (Healthcare), 29 C.F.R. part 1910, subpart U, 1910.502-1910.509 (June 21, 2021) (Ex. SEC-01-001)
Connecticut General Assembly (Conn. Gen. Stat. chapter 571, Occupational Safety and Health); administered by CONN-OSHA, Connecticut Department of Labor, Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 31-367 (definitions), 31-369 (application), 31-370 (duties of employer and employee), 31-372 (adoption of federal standards), 31-382 (penalties) (standing) (Ex. DUT-CT-005)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (agency web publication, COVID-19 Safety and Health Topics, 'Standards'), OSHA COVID-19 'Standards' page (statement of the general duty clause and the standing standards applicable to SARS-CoV-2) (standing) (Ex. DUT-FED-009)
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry (MNOSHA), by rule under Minn. Stat. § 182.655, Minn. R. 5205.0010 (current text, published October 30, 2025) (standing) (Ex. DUT-MN-009)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (interpretive regulations under OSH Act § 11(c)), 29 C.F.R. part 1977 (discrimination against employees exercising rights under the OSH Act), § 1977.12(b)(2) (standing) (Ex. DUT-FED-008)
Labor Cabinet, Department of Workplace Standards, Division of Occupational Safety and Health Compliance (Kentucky Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board), 803 KAR 2:330E (emergency administrative regulation) (July 20, 2021) (Ex. DUT-KY-012)
General Assembly of North Carolina, N.C. Gen. Stat. ch. 95, Article 16, secs. 95-126 to 95-160, including sec. 95-129 (Rights and duties of employers), sec. 95-131 (adoption of standards), sec. 95-138 (Civil penalties) and sec. 95-139 (Criminal penalties) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-005)
Oregon Legislative Assembly (codified text published by the Office of the Legislative Counsel, 2025 Edition), Statute: ORS chapter 654, the Oregon Safe Employment Act: the employer's duty to furnish a safe and healthful place of employment and to do 'every other thing reasonably necessary' (654.010); prohibition of unsafe or unhealthy places of employment (654.015); duty of every employer, owner, employee and other person to comply with every safety and health order, standard and rule (654.022); the Director's jurisdiction over every place of employment (654.025); civil penalties (654.086); criminal penalties (654.991) (standing) (Ex. DUT-OR-005)
Iowa Labor Commissioner, Labor Services Division [875] (Iowa OSHA), 875 IAC chapter 10, General Industry Safety and Health Rules, rule 875-10.20(88) Adoption by reference (compilation of October 6, 2021) (standing) (Ex. DUT-IA-018)
Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (Division of Occupational Safety and Health), WAC 296-800-110 through 296-800-11045 (Safety and Health Core Rules) (standing) (Ex. DUT-WA-011)
Illinois General Assembly (Illinois Occupational Safety and Health Act, P.A. 98-874), 820 ILCS 219/20 (Duties of employers and employees) (standing) (Ex. DUT-IL-007)
Montana Legislature (Montana Code Annotated, Title 50, ch. 71), Mont. Code Ann. 50-71-201 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MT-010)
North Carolina Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Division (Scott Mabry, Assistant Deputy Commissioner; Commissioner Josh Dobson), NCDOL OSH Division Memo, 'Repeal - Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard on Occupational Exposure to COVID-19' (March 30, 2022) (Mar. 30, 2022) (Ex. DUT-NC-016)
Rhode Island General Assembly (codified statute administered by the Department of Labor and Training, Division of Occupational Safety), R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-20-8 (standing) (Ex. DUT-RI-012)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (DOL), Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard, 86 Fed. Reg. 32376 (June 21, 2021) (Ex. ECO-B-012)
Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, Pub. L. 91-596, section 5, 84 Stat. 1590, 1593), 29 U.S.C. section 654 (standing) (Ex. DUT-GA-008)
Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board, Finding of Emergency, Government Code section 11346.1: Proposed Emergency Regulation, COVID-19 Prevention (Title 8, §§ 3205, 3205.1, 3205.2, 3205.3, 3205.4), Business Meeting November 19, 2020 (Nov. 19, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-002)
Congress (Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, § 5, Pub. L. 91-596, 84 Stat. 1593), Statute: 29 U.S.C. § 654 (2020 ed.) (standing) (Ex. DUT-FL-015)
Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Hawaii Occupational Safety and Health Division (HIOSH), Norman Ahu, HIOSH Administrator, HIOSH Directive DIR 2021-02 (CPL 02), Inspection Procedures for the COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard (adopted July 25, 2021; revised Oct. 1, 2021) (Ex. DUT-HI-009)
Iowa General Assembly, Iowa Code ch. 88 (2021), including § 88.4 (Duties) and § 88.14 (Penalties) (standing) (Ex. DUT-IA-006)
Indiana Department of Labor (IOSHA), IDOL web page, 'Coronavirus (COVID-19)' (www.in.gov/dol/3142.htm), Wayback Machine capture of May 29, 2020 (standing) (Ex. DUT-IN-014)

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