TechWears Ltd Environmental Health and Safety Policy

Updated: 6-28-2026
Version: 2.0
Applies To: Employees, contractors, visitors, partners, vendors, and applicable business operations of TechWears Ltd

1. Purpose

TechWears Ltd is a Triple Bottom Line enterprise committed to creating value for people, planet, and prosperity. We believe businesses have a responsibility to operate in a way that benefits society, protects the environment, and safeguards the health and safety of employees, partners, customers, and the general public.

This Environmental Health and Safety Policy establishes TechWears’ commitment to responsible manufacturing, safe working conditions, sustainable material sourcing, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement.

2. Scope

This policy applies to TechWears Ltd operations, including material sourcing, product design, manufacturing, finishing, packaging, shipping, waste management, equipment use, partnerships, contractor activities, and public-facing products.

TechWears may maintain additional internal procedures, training documents, safety instructions, equipment-specific operating procedures, and records to support this policy.

3. Core Commitment

TechWears will conduct business in a manner that protects human health, supports environmental stewardship, and reflects our mission as a circular manufacturing company.

Specifically, TechWears will:

• Comply with applicable environmental, health, safety, waste management, and workplace regulations.
• Identify and control hazards associated with materials, equipment, production processes, and work areas.
• Prioritize safer, lower-impact materials and responsible sourcing whenever practical.
• Design and finish products to be safe for their intended use, handling, and display.
• Reduce waste through upcycling, reuse, recycling, composting, and responsible purchasing.
• Send unusable electronic scrap to appropriate certified or documented electronics recycling partners.
• Provide employees with the training, equipment, and information needed to work safely.
• Encourage employee participation in identifying risks and improving environmental and safety practices.
• Continuously evaluate and improve environmental, health, and safety performance.

4. Compliance and Accountability

TechWears will comply with applicable federal, state, and local environmental, health, and safety requirements, including relevant workplace safety, chemical handling, waste management, fire safety, and building or lease requirements.

Management is responsible for maintaining this policy, supporting safe operations, providing appropriate resources, and ensuring that employees and contractors understand their responsibilities.

Employees, contractors, and visitors are expected to follow applicable safety procedures, use required protective equipment, report hazards, and conduct themselves in a manner that protects themselves and others.

5. Hazard Identification and Control

TechWears will identify and evaluate hazards associated with materials, equipment, work areas, and production processes. When hazards are identified, TechWears will prioritize controls using the following approach:

1. Eliminate the hazard when possible.
2. Substitute safer materials, tools, or processes when practical.
3. Use engineering controls such as guards, ventilation, dust collection, containment, or equipment safety features.
4. Use administrative controls such as training, signage, procedures, scheduling, and restricted access.
5. Use personal protective equipment when hazards cannot be fully eliminated through other controls.

TechWears will review hazards when introducing new equipment, materials, chemicals, production methods, or work areas.

6. Responsible Materials Sourcing

TechWears prioritizes pre-consumer, RoHS-compliant circuit board materials and other recovered materials with known or documented origin whenever possible. This sourcing approach helps reduce contact with unknown materials commonly found in post-consumer electronics and supports safer, more consistent production.

Materials may be rejected, segregated, or redirected to appropriate recycling channels if they contain or appear to contain:

• Batteries or energy-storage components.
• Mercury-containing components.
• Unknown residues, oils, powders, or chemical contamination.
• Excessive corrosion, mold, or biological contamination.
• Loose or hazardous components inconsistent with safe upcycling.
• Materials that cannot be reasonably verified, safely handled, or responsibly processed.

TechWears will seek to use recovered, recycled, local, and USA-made materials whenever practical and suitable for product quality, safety, and customer requirements.

7. Product Safety and Safer Treatments

TechWears will select product treatments, finishes, adhesives, inks, coatings, and production methods that are appropriate for the final product’s intended use, handling, and display.

Finished products will be inspected as appropriate for sharp edges, loose debris, excessive dust, residues, unstable finishes, or other conditions that could affect safe public handling or display.

TechWears will avoid materials and treatments of concern whenever practical and will maintain Safety Data Sheets for applicable chemicals used in production.

8. Chemical Safety

TechWears will manage chemicals, cleaners, inks, adhesives, coatings, lubricants, and other applicable substances in a responsible manner.

TechWears will:

• Maintain Safety Data Sheets for applicable chemicals.
• Label containers appropriately.
• Store chemicals in a safe and organized manner.
• Avoid unnecessary chemical exposure.
• Train employees on safe handling, required protective equipment, spill response, and disposal requirements.
• Dispose of chemical waste in accordance with applicable requirements and product guidance.

9. Equipment Safety

TechWears uses tools and equipment that may include CNC machinery, laser equipment, finishing equipment, printers, hand tools, and other production systems. Employees may only operate equipment for which they have received appropriate training or supervision.

TechWears will:

• Maintain equipment according to manufacturer guidance and operational needs.
• Keep guards, shields, ventilation, filtration, and other safety features in place and functional.
• Prohibit bypassing safety devices.
• Use appropriate controls for dust, fumes, noise, moving parts, sharp edges, heat, light exposure, and stored energy.
• Use lockout/tagout or equivalent energy-control procedures when servicing equipment where unexpected startup or stored energy could create a hazard.
• Remove damaged or unsafe equipment from service until repaired or replaced.

10. Personal Protective Equipment

TechWears will assess tasks and work areas to determine appropriate personal protective equipment. Depending on the task, PPE may include eye protection, hearing protection, gloves, respiratory protection, protective clothing, closed-toe footwear, or other task-specific protection.

Employees and contractors are expected to use required PPE correctly and report damaged, missing, or inadequate protective equipment.

11. Waste Reduction and Zero Waste Commitment

TechWears strives for zero waste in its operations. Materials used for consumption or production at TechWears facilities will be reused, recycled, composted, or upcycled whenever possible.

TechWears will prioritize:

• Upcycling usable circuit board material into durable products.
• Reusing production offcuts where practical.
• Segregating recyclable materials from landfill waste.
• Composting appropriate organic materials where service is available.
• Purchasing recycled-content office supplies, packaging, and business materials whenever practical.
• Avoiding products and equipment packaged in non-recyclable or excessive packaging whenever practical.
• Designing products and processes to reduce waste before it is created.

All electronic scrap, circuit board material, or electronic components not suitable for upcycling will be sent to an appropriate certified or documented electronics recycling partner, such as a recycler certified under a recognized standard including R2 or e-Stewards when available and practical.

12. Local, Sustainable, and USA-Based Sourcing

TechWears believes a thriving circular economy depends on responsible sourcing and strong local supply chains. TechWears will prioritize local, Colorado-based, regional, and USA-based vendors, contractors, suppliers, and service providers whenever practical and suitable.

When selecting vendors, TechWears may consider:

• Environmental practices.
• Recycled or recovered material content.
• Product safety.
• Packaging impact.
• Transportation distance.
• Labor and workplace practices.
• Quality, reliability, and cost.
• Ability to support circular manufacturing goals.

As an upcycling company, TechWears believes circular manufacturing presents an important opportunity for entrepreneurs, manufacturers, and communities in the United States.

13. Partnerships, Contractors, and Vendors

TechWears may partner with other organizations when collaboration creates environmental, social, artistic, educational, or business opportunities not accessible to the individual organizations alone.

TechWears will seek to work with partners, contractors, vendors, and service providers that are reputable, compliant with applicable regulations, and aligned with the intent of this Environmental Health and Safety Policy.

Partners and contractors working with or on behalf of TechWears are expected to follow applicable safety procedures, environmental requirements, and responsible material handling practices.

14. Training and Worker Participation

TechWears will provide employees with appropriate training before they independently perform production work, operate equipment, handle chemicals, manage waste, or perform other tasks with environmental, health, or safety considerations.

Training may include:

• Equipment-specific operating procedures.
• Chemical safety and Safety Data Sheets.
• Personal protective equipment.
• Waste segregation and electronics recycling.
• Emergency procedures.
• Fire safety.
• Housekeeping.
• Incident and near-miss reporting.
• Product quality and safe finishing standards.

Employees are encouraged to participate in improving TechWears’ environmental, health, and safety practices by reporting hazards, suggesting improvements, identifying near misses, and raising concerns without fear of retaliation.

15. Emergency Preparedness

TechWears will maintain appropriate emergency procedures for foreseeable workplace emergencies, including fire, injury, severe weather, spills, evacuation, and other site-specific risks.

Employees will be informed of emergency procedures, evacuation expectations, emergency contacts, and the location of relevant emergency equipment such as first aid supplies, fire extinguishers, spill response materials, and exits.

16. Incident, Hazard, and Near-Miss Reporting

TechWears will maintain a process for reporting injuries, illnesses, hazards, unsafe conditions, environmental concerns, spills, and near misses.

Reported concerns will be reviewed and addressed through appropriate corrective actions. The purpose of reporting is to prevent future harm, improve systems, and strengthen the safety culture of TechWears.

TechWears prohibits retaliation against any employee, contractor, or partner who reports a safety, health, or environmental concern in good faith.

17. Environmental Performance and Continuous Improvement

TechWears will continue improving its environmental, health, and safety performance as the company grows.

Where practical, TechWears will track and review metrics such as:

• Pounds of circuit board material upcycled.
• Pounds of electronic scrap sent to responsible recycling.
• Production scrap reused, upcycled, or recycled.
• Landfill waste reduction.
• Recycled-content purchasing.
• Local and USA-based sourcing.
• Safety observations, incidents, near misses, and corrective actions.
• Training completion.

TechWears will review this policy periodically and update it as operations, equipment, materials, regulations, and best practices evolve.

18. Public Commitment

TechWears exists to prove that discarded and overlooked materials can become meaningful, durable, and beautiful products. Our environmental, health, and safety practices are part of that mission.

We are committed to building a business that protects people, respects materials, reduces waste, supports responsible recycling, and demonstrates that circular manufacturing can be creative, practical, and commercially viable.

Approved By: ___________________________
Title: _________________________________
Date: _________________________________