Employee Health and Safety

At Dover, our employees are our most valuable asset. Our 2025 employee health and safety goal supports our vision to create a Zero Harm Workplace. We believe that a healthy and safe workforce is an engaged workforce that is ready and able to produce quality products for our customers, to collaborate as a team, and to develop innovative solutions.

Safety performance at our facilities starts with strong leadership and is driven by our safety-first culture and continuous improvement mindset. The Dover corporate center supports our operating companies in developing integrated health and safety policies, strategies, and best practices, and measuring and managing safety performance. Operating company leaders regularly assess safety performance using practices designed to promote a safe and efficient work environment. These include 5S audits - a methodical review process focused on maintaining organization and cleanliness - and daily Gemba walks, which involve visiting the work floor in person to observe safety processes. The safety initiatives within our operating company sites are driven by the designated site safety champion who works closely with the facility general manager to promote safe work practices.

The Dover Employee Health and Safety Leadership Council (EHS LC), composed of EHS leaders from each of the operating companies, establishes the overall EHS strategy for the organization. The EHS LC meets several times throughout the year, virtually and in person to discuss the implementation of our EHS strategy.

Progress Against Our Goal

Reflecting on our commitment to create a Zero Harm Workplace, we established a goal to reduce our Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) 40% from a 2019 baseline by 2025. We are pleased to note that as of the end of 2023, we have achieved a 40% reduction, with a TRIR of 0.76 and zero fatalities. While this milestone is significant, we remain committed to maintaining and further reducing our recordable incidents through 2025, and beyond.

We attribute our milestone accomplishment to the following:

• Relentlessly focusing on identifying and mitigating risks to our workforce
• Implementing sustainable countermeasures via our JSA Kaizen Program and our Proactive Observation Programs
• Committing to our Zero Harm Program, which continues to provide valuable resources to our EHS teams through Best Practice Calls, Toolbox Talks, and Health & Safety Campaigns, all aimed at reducing the most frequently reported risks across our organization

We intend to continue driving down our TRIR by incorporating the following initiatives:

• Utilizing the 0Dover Operational Excellence Model to determine and improve our EHS maturity within Dover sites
• Implementing a Dover-wide EHS Compliance Audit Program to proactively evaluate and close compliance gaps
• Commencing our Serious Incident and Fatality (SIF) prevention journey which will enable our site leadership teams to identify activities which may lead to permanent injuries or fatalities and implement sustainable solutions to prevent SIF incidents

We are thrilled that our steadfast commitment to safety has successfully protected our employees as we continue to strive for a Zero Harm Workplace.

JOB SAFETY ANALYSIS (JSA) KAIZEN PROGRAM

The Job Safety Analysis (JSA) Kaizen program is designed to prevent work-related injuries and illnesses by identifying, prioritizing, and eliminating EHS risks throughout Dover. This program helps to confirm that employees have the training, equipment, and supplies to do their jobs safely.

As part of the JSA Kaizen program, Dover’s corporate center has published two ergonomic assessment tools which can be used either in tandem with or independently from the JSA Kaizen tool. The ergonomic assessment tools are an important addition to the Dover EHS program because ergonomic injuries and illnesses account for the most prevalent incidents within our operating companies. These tools will facilitate the identification and mitigation of ergonomic risk factors within Dover, bringing us closer to achieving our vision of a Zero Harm Workplace.

Zero Harm Program

Dover established the Zero Harm Program in support of its commitment to providing a Zero Harm Workplace. The program is based on a series of nine tenets that encourage employees to take accountability for their safety and wellbeing. The tenets are referred to as the Zero Harm Rules and are based on potential Dover Serious Injury and Fatality (SIF) precursors. Through the Zero Harm Program, Dover’s corporate center provides guidance and training, presented as Zero Harm Toolbox Talks, posters, and other visual aids. Additionally, we launched targeted campaigns to assist operating companies with mitigating and controlling Dover SIF precursors. These targeted campaigns are month-long events focused on reducing activities that pose a high risk to employee safety. Operating company facilities are expected to use the Zero Harm Program tools to support their Zero Harm journey.

0Dover Operational Excellence Model

To drive progress on safety across our operating companies, we use the 0DOVER Operational Excellence Model which, similar to a maturity model, establishes a minimum standard of expectations and processes across our operating companies and a common approach toward continuous improvement and achieving excellence in safety.

Dover Safety Excellence Awards

Each year, we recognize outstanding EHS performance at the site-level based on certain criteria, including Associate Leadership and Engagement, EHS Risk Management, EHS Performance and the effective utilization of Dover EHS platforms. The award categories are divided into large sites (with over 150 employees) and small sites (with 150 employees or fewer). Winning facilities are awarded a Dover EHS Excellence trophy and site celebration. In 2023, Belvac in Lynchburg, VA, pictured below, was recognized as the Best EHS Program Winner for large facilities due to their strong focus on employee engagement, risk reduction through JSA Kaizens, proactive observations, and for their overall commitment to Zero Harm.

Dover's Values-Based Leadership

Dover's Values-Based Leadership emphasizes inclusion and the promotion of positive employee relations. It has been specifically developed to boost and reinforce leadership abilities, equipping our employees with the necessary skills, knowledge, and resources to effectively lead, engage, and develop themselves and their teams. As we recognize that a positive EHS culture is dependent on our leaders, a new module is being deployed with the intent to teach our leaders how to build a Zero Harm Workplace.