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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
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-IL-013	Guidance for Employers and Employees on Workers' Rights and Safety During the Restore Illinois Plan (revision of December 9, 2020)State guidance stating that federal and Illinois law require employers to maintain a safe and healthy workplace, that employers are required…	Office of the Illinois Attorney General (Kwame Raoul), with the Governor's Office, Illinois Department of Labor, Illinois Department of Employment Security and Illinois Department of Public Health	IllinoisState	Dec. 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Standing dutyTelework mandateFace-covering requirementWorkplace 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. 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. 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
Ex. DUT-NJ-009	N.J.S.A. 34:6A-3, Safe and healthful place of employment (Worker Health and Safety Act)Safe and healthful place of employment	New Jersey Legislature (L.1965, c. 154, s. 3, eff. June 19, 1965)	New JerseyState	June 19, 1965	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
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-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

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)
Office of the Illinois Attorney General (Kwame Raoul), with the Governor's Office, Illinois Department of Labor, Illinois Department of Employment Security and Illinois Department of Public Health, Guidance for Employers and Employees on Workers' Rights and Safety During the Restore Illinois Plan (revision of December 9, 2020) (Dec. 9, 2020) (Ex. DUT-IL-013)
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)
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)
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)
New Jersey Legislature (L.1965, c. 154, s. 3, eff. June 19, 1965), N.J.S.A. 34:6A-3, Safe and healthful place of employment (Worker Health and Safety Act) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NJ-009)
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)
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)

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