POLICY:

It is the policy of the Company that it will not tolerate any form of harassment, of a verbal or physical nature, by any employee, which harasses, disrupts, or interferes with another's work performance or which creates an intimidating, offensive, or hostile environment in the workplace. Included within this policy is harassment of employees by manager, supervisors, co-workers, vendors, customers, or suppliers.

PROCEDURES:

1. While all forms of harassment are prohibited, it is the Company's policy to emphasize that sexual harassment is specifically prohibited. Sexual harassment consists of unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature if (1) submission to the conduct is in any way made a term or condition of employment; (2) submission to or rejection of the conduct is used as the basis for any employment-related decisions, or (3) the conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment.

Every employee has a responsibility to maintain a work place free of any form of sexual harassment. No employee is to threaten or insinuate, either explicitly or implicitly, that another employee's refusal to submit to sexual advances or behavior will adversely affect the employee's employment, evaluation, wages, advancement, assigned duties, shifts, or any other condition of employment or career development. In addition, no supervisor or employee is to favor in any way any applicant or another employee because that person has performed or shown a willingness to perform sexual favors for the supervisor or fellow employee.

2. Other sexually harassing or offensive conduct in the work place, whether committed by supervisors or non-supervisory employees, is also prohibited. Such-conduct includes but is not limited to:

a. Sexual flirtations, touching, advances, or propositions;
b. Verbal abuse of a sexual nature;
c. Graphic or suggestive comments about an individual's dress or body;
d. Sexually degrading words to describe an individual; and
e. The display in the work place of sexually suggestive objects or pictures, including nude photographs.

3. Other harassing conduct, whether committed by supervisors or non-supervisors, is also prohibited. Such conduct includes but is not limited to:

a. Horseplay
b. Bullying
c. Verbal Abuse
d. Demeaning or degrading a person

4. Any employee who believes that the actions or words of a manager, supervisor, co-worker, vendor, customer, or supplier constitute unwelcome harassment has a responsibility to report or complain as soon as possible to the appropriate supervisor or, if the complaint involves the supervisor, to the Human Resources Department or to the President. No employee will be discriminated or retaliated against in any way for bringing a question or complaint regarding harassment.

5. All complaints of harassment must be investigated promptly and in as impartial and confidential a manner as possible by the supervisor, Human Resources Department or the President. If an employee is not satisfied with the handling of a complaint or the action taken by the supervisor, then the employee should bring the complaint to the attention of the Human Resources Department or the President. In all cases, the employee is to be advised of the supervisor's or Human Resources Department's findings and conclusion.

6. Any employee, supervisor, or manager who is found, after appropriate investigation, to have engaged in harassment of another employee will be subject to appropriate disciplinary action, depending on the circumstances, up to and including termination of employment with the Company.

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