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Occupational Health & Safety

Every Whirlpool Corporation employee shares responsibility for their own safety and the safety of colleagues, contractors and visitors. Through the We Care Environment, Health, Safety and Sustainability (EHSS) Management System, we have established a process to identify and evaluate risks, in order to implement effective and sustainable controls to protect our people and the environment. As part of our corporate governance and risk management process, we conduct annual site self-assessments against regulatory and Whirlpool requirements, as well as a triennial corporate assessment to validate results and drive continual improvement.

Safeguarding Employees

Employees in our manufacturing, warehouse and field service locations periodically encounter safety hazards. We minimize risk through carefully designed controls, multiple layers of defense and our skilled, authorized employees. Whirlpool Corporation’s Attitudes for Life outline 10 “life-critical” topics that define essential precautions and expected behaviors for preventing serious injuries to employees and contractors involved in high-risk activities.

All employees are trained in our "Attitudes for Life" and equipped to intervene when colleagues face potentially dangerous situations. Safety events (unsafe acts, conditions and near misses) are reported by employees at all levels, and we encourage employees to escalate safety concerns when they occur. Employees can report concerns confidentially through the Whirlpool Corporation Integrity Line, if preferred.

Sharing Responsibility for Our Attitudes for Life

We maintain and display safety information and reinforce procedures for keeping employees safe in all types of hazardous activities they may encounter, including:

  • Confined Space
    Entry
  • Hazardous
    Substances
  • Driver
    Safety
  • Electrical
    Safety
  • Crane, Hoist and
    Lifting Equipment
  • Powered
    Industrial Vehicles
  • Machine
    Safety
  • Hazardous
    Energy Control
  • Work at
    Height
  • Hot
    Work

Safety Focus Site Program

To provide targeted support where needed, we launched the Safety Focus Site program in 2023. Through this program, we aim to identify sites falling short of expectations and increase leadership awareness of opportunities for improvement, which can help drive consistent focus on activities that improve safety performance. Site leaders report their progress during regular meetings that enable feedback and accountability. Since its inception, the program has resulted in a notable decrease in employee injuries.

Contractor Safety

To ensure contractor safety, Whirlpool expects the same proactive and preventive approach from contractors as we expect from our own employees. Contractors performing high-risk activities must be pre-qualified before arriving at the site by demonstrating compliance with environmental, health and safety (EHS) requirements, along with a history of positive performance. Our Attitudes for Life expectations also apply to high-risk contractors, and non-compliance can result in disqualification from working at any Whirlpool location.

Safety Performance Evaluation

We regularly track industry-standard health and safety key performance indicators, including total recordable incident rate, lost time incident rate and serious incidents. Additionally, we track many leading key activity indicators, such as concern report closure rate, compliance calendar task closure rate and major action closure rates, all of which are indicators of our success in addressing employee EHS-related concerns.

We expect and continue to reduce incidents year over year. We have consistently and significantly outperformed the average incident rates of our industry, based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics North American Industrial Classification System for the Major Household Appliance Manufacturing Industry.

Whirlpool Incident Rates Versus Industry: Five-Year Trend

Recordable Incident Rate1

Bar chart showing Recordable Incident Rate from 2021 - 2025
  • Whirlpool
  • Industry Average 2024

Lost Time Incident Rate2

Bar chart showing Lost Time Incident Rate from 2021 - 2025
  • Whirlpool
  • Industry Average 2024

80% better than the industry average

75% better than the industry average

  1. Recordable Incident rate is calculated as number of recordable injury and illness cases multiplied by 200,000 (100 full-time-equivalent employees/non-employees working 40 hours per week for 50 weeks) then divided by the number of hours worked for the reporting period.
  2. Lost Time Incident Rate is calculated as number of the days away from work cases multiplied by 200,000 (100 full-time-equivalent employees/non-employees working 40 hours per week for 50 weeks) then divided by the number of hours worked for the reporting period.

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf. Certain statements contained in this and other written and oral statements made from time to time by us or on our behalf do not relate strictly to historical or current facts and may contain forward-looking statements that reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance. As such, they are considered “forwardlooking statements” that provide current expectations or forecasts of future events. Such statements can be identified by the use of terminology such as “may,” “could,” “will,” “should,” “possible,” “plan,” “predict,” “forecast,” “potential,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “commit,” “believe,” “may impact,” “on track,” “guarantee,” “seek,” “would,” “committed,” “undertake,” “target” and the negative of these words and words and terms of similar substance. Our forwardlooking statements generally relate to our strategic and transactional objectives, operational planning and implementation, financial projections, goals, and assumptions, external and macroeconomic conditions, and legal, regulatory and sustainability matters. These forward-looking statements should be considered with the understanding that such statements involve a variety of risks and uncertainties, known and unknown, and may be affected by inaccurate assumptions. Consequently, no forward-looking statement can be guaranteed, and actual results may vary materially.

This document contains forward-looking statements about Whirlpool Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries (“Whirlpool”) that speak only as of this date. Whirlpool disclaims any obligation to update these statements. Forward-looking statements in this document may include, but are not limited to, statements regarding future financial results, environmental, social, and governance efforts, longterm sustainability and Net Zero goals, including emissions reduction targets, risk management and resilience, product innovation, durability and resource efficiency, product safety and quality, second life and end-of-life initiatives, responsible sourcing and supply chain management, sustainable operations and investments in renewable energy, and efforts related to workplace health and safety, employee engagement, and community impact. Many risks, contingencies and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from Whirlpool’s forward-looking statements. Among these factors are: (1) intense competition in the home appliance industry, and the impact of the changing retail environment, including direct-toconsumer sales; (2) Whirlpool’s ability to maintain or increase sales to significant trade customers and builders; (3) Whirlpool’s ability to maintain its reputation and brand image; (4) Whirlpool’s ability to achieve its business objectives and successfully manage its strategic portfolio transformation and outsourced business unit service model; (5) Whirlpool’s ability to understand consumer preferences and successfully develop new products; (6) Whirlpool’s ability to obtain and protect intellectual property rights; (7) acquisition, divestiture, and investment-related risks, including risks associated with our past transactions; (8) the ability of suppliers of critical parts, components and manufacturing equipment to deliver sufficient quantities to Whirlpool in a timely and cost-effective manner; (9) risks related to Whirlpool’s international operations; (10) Whirlpool’s ability to respond to unanticipated social, political and/or economic events, including epidemics/ pandemics; (11) information technology system and cloud failures, data security breaches, data privacy compliance, network disruptions, and cybersecurity attacks; (12) product liability and product recall costs; (13) Whirlpool’s ability to attract, develop and retain executives and other qualified employees; (14) the impact of labor relations; (15) fluctuations in the cost of key materials (including steel, resins, and base metals) and components and the ability of Whirlpool to offset cost increases; (16) Whirlpool’s ability to manage foreign currency fluctuations; (17) impacts from goodwill, intangible asset and/or inventory impairment charges; (18) health care cost trends, regulatory changes and variations between results and estimates that could increase future funding obligations for pension and postretirement benefit plans; (19) impacts from credit rating agency downgrades; (20) litigation, tax, and legal compliance risk and costs; (21) the effects and costs of governmental investigations or related actions by third parties; (22) changes in the legal and regulatory environment including environmental, health and safety regulations, data privacy, taxes and generative AI; (23) the impacts of changes in foreign trade policies, including tariffs; (24) Whirlpool’s ability to respond to the impact of climate change and climate change or other environmental regulation; and (25) the uncertain global economy and changes in economic conditions.

Other Important Notes & Disclaimers

Various of the disclosures in this report are informed by the expectations of various stakeholders and/or third-party frameworks. Such information may not necessarily be material for purposes of our filings under U.S. federal securities laws, even if we use “material” or similar language in discussing such matters. Particularly in the ESG context, there are various approaches to materiality that differ from, and in many cases are more expansive than, the definition under U.S. federal securities laws. Furthermore, much of this information is subject to methodologies and data that continue to evolve. Over time, our approach to such matters has also evolved and is expected to continue evolving, and we cannot guarantee that our approach will align with the expectations or preferences of any particular stakeholder. For example, the processes for measuring and accounting for ESG metrics can involve substantial discretion, include assumptions or other methodological considerations that involve inherent uncertainty and may change due to evolving understanding or perception of certain matters by us or society at large. This can make it difficult to anticipate the ultimate outcomes of certain decisions in advance, as well as complicate the comparison of information presented at different times or under different circumstances or standards. Moreover, while we aim to align various disclosures set forth or referred to in this report with the recommendations of various third-party frameworks, such as the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board and the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures, we cannot guarantee strict adherence to these frameworks’ recommendations. Our disclosures, as well as relevant internal controls, also may change due to revisions in framework requirements, availability or quality of information, changes in our business or applicable government policies, or other factors, some of which may be beyond our control.

Whirlpool Incident Rates Versus Industry: Five-Year Trend

Recordable Incident Rate1

80% better than the industry average

  1. Recordable Incident rate is calculated as number of recordable injury and illness cases multiplied by 200,000 (100 full-time-equivalent employees/non-employees working 40 hours per week for 50 weeks) then divided by the number of hours worked for the reporting period.

Whirlpool Incident Rates Versus Industry: Five-Year Trend

Lost Time Incident Rate2

75% better than the industry average

  1. Lost Time Incident Rate is calculated as number of the days away from work cases multiplied by 200,000 (100 full-time-equivalent employees/non-employees working 40 hours per week for 50 weeks) then divided by the number of hours worked for the reporting period.