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employee should be as specific and detailed as possible. Employees should not place themselves
               in peril, nor should they attempt to intercede during an incident.

               Personal Restraining Orders and/or Safety Concerns: Employees should promptly inform the
               head of the People Operations or his/her designee of any protective or restraining orders that they
               have obtained that lists the workplace as a protected area. Employees are encouraged to report
               safety concerns with regard to domestic and intimate partner violence. Mission will not retaliate
               against  employees  making  good  faith  reports.  Mission  is  committed  to  supporting  victims  of
               domestic and intimate partner violence by providing referrals to an employee assistance program
               (“EAP”) and community resources.

               Investigation: Mission will promptly and thoroughly investigate all reports of threats of physical
               violence or incidents of actual violence and of suspicious individuals or activities. The identity of
               the individual making a report will be protected to the extent possible. Mission will not retaliate
               against employees making good faith reports of violence, physical threats or suspicious individuals
               or activities. In order to maintain workplace safety and the integrity of its investigation, Mission
               may  suspend  employees  suspected  of  workplace  violence  or  threats  of  violence,  pending  an
               investigation.

               Anyone found to be responsible for threats of violence, actual violence or other conduct that is in
               violation of these guidelines will be subject to corrective action, up to and including termination
               of employment.

               Mission encourages employees to bring their disputes to the attention of their supervisor/manager,
               head of the People Operations or his/her designee before the situation escalates. Mission will not
               discipline or otherwise retaliate against any employees for raising such concerns in good faith.

               SAFETY

               It  is  the  responsibility  of  each  employee  to  conduct  all  tasks  in  a  safe  and  efficient  manner,
               complying with all local, state and federal safety and health regulations, program standards and
               with any special Safety concerns for use in a particular area or with a customer.

               Although most safety regulations are consistent throughout each department and program, each
               employee has the responsibility to identify and familiarize himself/herself with the emergency plan
               for  his/her  working  area.  Each  facility  shall  have  posted  an  emergency  plan  detailing  the
               procedures for handling emergencies such as fire, weather-related events and medical crises.

               It is the responsibility of the employee to complete an Accident and Incident Report for each safety
               and  health  infraction  that  occurs  by  an  employee  or  that  the  employee  witnesses.  Failure  to
               promptly  report  such  incidents  or  infraction  to  the  employee’s  supervisor/manager,  Safety
               Department and/or the People Operations Department may result in corrective action, up to and
               including termination of employment.
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