Health,SafetyandEnvironment(HSE)Policy.TheLindeGroupwillavoidharmtopeople,societyandtheenvironment.Ourprinciples:⎯Health,safetyandcarefortheenvironmentarefoundationalprinciplesofourbusinesses.⎯Thehealthandsafetyofourcolleagues,customers,businesspartnersandcommunitiesinwhichwedobusinessisournumberonepriority.⎯PersonalownershipforHSEthroughvisible,demonstratedleadershipandaccountabilityatalllevelsthroughoutTheLindeGroup.⎯HSEprinciplesshallbereflectedin100%ofourbehaviour,100%ofthetime.Ourvision:⎯Zeroincidents.⎯Safe,secureandhealthyworkingconditionsforallwhoworkwithandforus.⎯Highquality,safeandenvironmentallyresponsibleproductsandservicesthatmeetorexceedtheexpectationsofourcustomers.⎯Responsibleuseofnaturalresources.⎯Economicandenvironmentalsustainabilityineverythingwedo.Ourcommitment:⎯Complywithapplicablelegal,regulatory,industryandcorporaterequirements.⎯Design,constructandoperateourfacilitiesinasafe,secure,efficientandenvironmentallyresponsibleway.⎯PersonalaccountabilitytocontinuouslyimproveourHSEperformancethroughtrackingagainstourgoalsandtargets.⎯Proactivemanagementofriskinourbusiness.⎯Workwithourbusinesspartnersandourrelevantindustriestoactivelypromoteandenforcecompliancewiththispolicy.⎯PromoteopencommunicationandlearningwithallstakeholdersandsharingofHSEknowledge.⎯Provideresources,training,equipmentandothersupporttoenablefulfilmentofthispolicy.ThispolicyisintegraltoTheLindeGroupstrategyandisperiodicallyreviewedbytheExecutiveBoard.TheExecutiveBoardiscommittedtotheimplementationofthisHSEpolicy.Munich,April2017//GroupLevel,Version3.0Filename:“TLG_HSE_Policy_Update_04_2017”Dateoflastupdate:25.4.2017DrAldoBelloniDrChristianBruchSanjivLambaBerndEulitzDrSvenSchneiderCountryHeadsignature