GENERAL CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

1. GENERAL

(a) Unless otherwise agreed in writing or except where they are at variance with (i) the regulations governing services performed on behalf of governments, government bodies or any other public entity or (ii) the mandatory provisions of local law, all offers or services and all resulting contractual relationship(s) between any of the affiliated companies of “Your Safety DepartmentSM” or any of their agents (each a “Company”) and Client (the “Contractual Relationship(s)”) shall be governed by these general conditions of service (hereinafter the “General Conditions”).

(b) The Company may perform services for persons or entities (private, public, or governmental) issuing instructions (hereinafter, the “Client”).

(c) Unless the Company receives prior written instructions to the contrary from Client, no other party is entitled to give instructions, particularly on the scope of the services or the delivery of reports or certificates resulting therefrom (the “Reports of Findings”). Client hereby irrevocably authorizes the Company to deliver Reports of Findings to a third party where so instructed by Client or, at its discretion, where it implicitly follows from circumstances, usage, or practice.

2. PROVISION OF SERVICES

(a) The Company will provide services using reasonable care and skill and following the Client's specific instructions as confirmed by the Company or, in the absence of such instructions:

(1) the terms of any standard order form or standard specification sheet of the Company; and/or

(2) any relevant trade custom, usage or practice; and/or

(3) such methods as the Company shall consider appropriate on technical, operational, and/or financial grounds.

(b) Information stated in Reports of Findings is derived from the results of inspection, evaluations, or testing procedures carried out following the instructions of Client, and/or our assessment of such results based on any technical standards, trade custom or practice, or other circumstances which should in our professional opinion be taken into account.

(c) Reports of Findings issued further to the assessments and evaluations contain the Company’s opinion on those risks at the time of an inspection or evaluation.

(d) Should Client request that the Company witness any third-party intervention, Client agrees that the Company’s sole responsibility is to be present at the time of the third party’s intervention and to forward the results, or confirm the occurrence, of the intervention. Client agrees that the Company is not responsible for the condition or calibration of apparatus, instruments, and measuring devices used, the analysis methods applied, the qualifications, actions, or omissions of third-party personnel, or the analysis results.

(e) Reports of Findings issued by the Company will reflect the facts as recorded by it at the time of its intervention only and within the limits of the instructions received or, in the absence of such instructions, within the limits of the alternative parameters applied as provided for in clause 2(a). The Company is under no obligation to refer to, or report upon, any facts or circumstances which are outside the specific instructions received or alternative parameters applied.

(f) The Company may delegate the performance of all or part of the services to an agent or subcontractor and the Client authorizes the Company to disclose all information necessary for such performance to the agent or subcontractor.

(g) Should the Company receive documents reflecting engagements contracted between Client and third parties or third-party documents, they are considered to be for information only, and do not extend or restrict the scope of the services or the obligations accepted by the Company.

(h) Client acknowledges that the Company, by providing the services, neither takes the place of Client or any third party, nor releases them from any of their obligations, nor otherwise assumes, abridges, abrogates or undertakes to discharge any duty of Client to any third party or that of any third party to Client.

3. OBLIGATIONS OF CLIENT

The Client will:

(a) Ensure that sufficient information, instructions, and documents are given in due time to enable the required services to be performed;

(b) Procure all necessary access for the Company's representatives to the premises where the services are to be performed and take all necessary steps to eliminate or remedy any obstacles to, or interruptions in, the performance of the services;

(c) Supply, if required, any special equipment and personnel necessary for the performance of the services;

(d) Ensure that all necessary measures are taken for the safety and security of working conditions, sites, and installations during the performance of services and will not rely, in this respect, on the Company's advice whether required or not;

(e) Inform the Company in advance of any known hazards or dangers, actual or potential, associated with any order or samples or testing including, for example, the presence or risk of radiation, toxic or noxious or explosive elements or materials, environmental pollution or poisons;

(f) Fully exercise all its rights and discharge all its liabilities under any relevant sales or other contract with a third party and at law.

4. FEES AND PAYMENT

(a) Fees not established between the Company and Client at the time the order is placed, or a contract is negotiated shall be at the Company’s standard rates (which are subject to change), and all applicable taxes shall be payable by Client.

(b) Unless a shorter period is established in the invoice, Client will promptly pay not later than 30 days from the relevant invoice date or within such other period as may be established by the Company in the invoice (the “Due Date”) all fees due to the Company failing which interest will become due at a rate of 1.5% per month (or such other rate as may be established in the invoice) from the Due Date up to and including the date payment is received.

(c) Client shall not be entitled to retain or defer payment of any sums due to the Company because of any dispute, counterclaim or set off which it may allege against the Company.

(d) The company may elect to bring an action for the collection of unpaid fees in any court having competent jurisdiction.

(e) The Client shall pay all the Company's collection costs, including attorney's fees and related costs.

(f) In the event any unforeseen problems or expenses arise during the carrying out of the services the Company shall endeavor to inform the Client and shall be entitled to charge additional fees to cover extra time and cost necessarily incurred to complete the services.

(g) If the Company is unable to perform all or part of the services for any cause whatsoever outside the Company’s control including failure by Client to comply with any of its obligations provided for in clause 3 above the Company shall nevertheless be entitled to payment of:

(1) the amount of all non-refundable expenses incurred by the Company; and

(2) a proportion of the agreed fee equal to the proportion of the services carried out.    

5. SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF SERVICES

The Company shall be entitled to immediately and without liability either suspend or terminate the provision of the services in the event of:

(a) failure by the Client to comply with any of its obligations hereunder and such failure is not remedied within 10 days that notice of such failure has been notified to Client; or

(b) any suspension of payment, arrangement with creditors, bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or cessation of business by Client.

6. LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION

(a) Limitation of Liability:

(1) The Company is neither an insurer nor a guarantor and disclaims all liability in such capacity. Clients seeking a guarantee against loss or damage should obtain appropriate insurance.

(2) Reports of Findings are issued based on information, documents, and/or samples provided by, or on behalf of, Client and solely for the benefit of Client who is responsible for acting as it sees fit based on such Reports of Findings. Neither the Company nor any of its officers, employees, agents, or subcontractors shall be liable to Client nor any third party for any actions taken or not taken based on such Reports of Findings nor for any incorrect results arising from unclear, erroneous, incomplete, misleading or false information provided to the Company.

(3) The Company shall not be liable for any delayed, partial, or total non-performance of the services arising directly or indirectly from any event outside the Company’s control including failure by Client to comply with any of its obligations hereunder.

(4) The Company shall have no liability for any indirect or consequential loss including without limitation loss of profits, loss of business, loss of opportunity, loss of goodwill, and cost of product recall. It shall further have no liability for any loss, damage, or expense arising from the claims of any third party (including, without limitation, product liability claims) that may be incurred by the Client.

(5) Indemnification: Client shall guarantee, hold harmless, and indemnify the Company and its officers, employees, agents, or subcontractors against all claims (actual or threatened) by any third party for loss, damage, or expense of whatsoever nature including all legal expenses and related costs and howsoever arising relating to the performance, purported performance or non-performance, of any services.

7. MISCELLANEOUS                   
(a) If any one or more provisions of these General Conditions are found to be illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

(b) While providing the services and for one year thereafter Client shall not directly or indirectly entice, encourage, or make any offer to the Company’s employees to leave their employment with the Company.

(c) Use of the Company’s corporate name or registered marks for advertising purposes is not permitted without the Company’s prior written authorization.

8. GOVERNING LAW, JURISDICTION AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Unless specifically agreed otherwise, all disputes arising out or in connection with Contractual Relationship(s) hereunder shall be governed by the substantive laws of The State of Texas exclusive of any rules concerning conflicts of laws, and be finally settled under the Rules of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce by one or more arbitrators appointed under the said Rules, each party to bear its costs. The arbitration shall take place in Wilson County, Texas.