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Employee/Company Achievements Hello Team!! We are excited to bring to you our new internal newsletter, designed to keep you informed and engaged with the latest news and updates from our organization. Our newsletter will cover a wide range of topics including company news, employee insight, community events/news, and industry trends. It will also feature contributions from various departments and teams, providing an insight to the diverse range of work we do. Our goal is to create something that is not only informative, but also enjoyable to read. We hope this can become a valuable resource for you, helping to keep you up-to-date with the latest developments within our organization. This section of our newsletter will be dedicated to our Employee and Kerma Achievements for the quarter. If you have any achieve-ments that you would like the rest of the company to know about, please submit them to Human Resources so that we can include them in our next quarterly issue of The KMP Connection. Welcome to the New KMP Connection Newsletter Summer Recipes Spicy Mayo Chicken Sandwich • Spicy Mayonnaise Crispy Chicken Sand-wich Recipe (bestfoods.com) Hawaiian Pasta Salad • Easy Hawaiian Pasta Salad - Recipes From A Pantry IT Korner 2 Kerma Tips 2 Kommunity News 2 Words from our CEO 3 Manufacturing Insider 3 Direct Sales Insider 3 Safety Tips 4 Newsletter Highlights: THE KMP CONNECTION Page 1. The KMP Connection Kerma Medical Products, Inc. Summer 2023 Volume 1, Issue 1

Kommunity News Kerma Tips IT Korner Page 2. THE KMP CONNECTION Sources:Kids in Hot Cars: Safety Tips to Avoid Deadly Heatstroke | Red Duke Trauma Institute (memorialhermann.org) Suffolk Visitor Center Pavilion 524 North Main Street | Suffolk, VA 23434 | 757.514.4130The Market offers an array of fresh local produce, beef, poultry, eggs, honey, baked goods, pickled vegetables, jams, plants and flowers, handmade soaps, candles, garden and farm décor, jewelry, and other artisan crafts. On average, 38 children die each year from heat-related deaths after being trapped inside motor vehicles. Even the best of parents or caregivers can unknowingly leave a sleeping baby in a car and the end result can be injury or even death. It is important to remember to use precaution with your kids and pets in hot cars every day. According to the American Veterinary Medical Foundation, every year hundreds of pets die from heat exhaustion because they are left in parked vehicles. Hot Car Facts • The temperature in your car can rise 20 degrees within the rst 10 minutes. • Children overheat four times faster than adults. Safety Tips • Put something in the backseat that you will need like your purse or bag. • Always lock your car and ensure children do not have access to the keys or remote entry devices to avoid accidental entry without knowing. • DON’T FORGET TO CHECK THE BACKSEAT!

A Message from the CEO Top 10 skills you should acquire heading into 2024: 1. Analytical thinking and innovation 2. Active learning and learning strategies 3. Complex problem-solving 4. Critical thinking and analysis 5. Resilience, stress tolerance, and flexibility 6. Creativity, originality, and initiative 7. Leadership and social influence 8. Reasoning, problem-solving, and ideation 9. Emotional intelligence 10. Technology design and programming Manufacturing Insider Direct Sales Insider “I am humbled and honored to lead such an exceptional team. Your passion, dedication, and unwavering spirit are the driving forces behind our success, and I am grateful for the privilege of working alongside you.” William “Joe” Reubel THE KMP CONNECTION Page 3. We are a division located in Miramar, FL that is responsible for requisition business for Small Cap Equipment and Supplies. We partner with over 75 manufacturers and offer over 100,000 sku’s. This division streamlines the ordering, payment, and delivery process for our customers, by allowing them the convenience of ordering an array of products from one location. Kerma’s Direct Sales Division Kerma’s Core Values Honesty & Integrity • Do The Right Thing Accountability • We Do What We Say, And Say What We Mean Provide Quality Products & Services • Delivering Excellence Initiative • We Are Resourceful Who We Are What We Do

THE KMP CONNECTION Page 4. BEST WORKPLACE SAFETY TIPS Coming into work healthy and in the right mindset, every day is just as important as being properly trained or having the right tool for the job. Many factors, both on and off the job, affect how well or poorly we do our jobs on any given day. Some of the factors we will cover are sickness, fatigue, medication, and stress. Sickness– We all get sick from time to time. Some illnesses are minor, and work can continue, but for others, we need to stay home to get better before coming to work. When you are sick, you may not be able to perform your duties as needed, and this can put yourself or others at risk for an injury. Know when it is time to stay home due to an illness. During flu season especial-ly, it is important that you do not come to work and infect others. Not only are you not able to work to your fullest ability you also affect others being able to work due to being infected with your illness. Fatigue– Fatigue is a killer on job sites all across the country. Many employees work over the normal 40 hours a week. Add on the demands of home life, and there are many people who are probably too tired to perform their functions safely. Get at least six to seven hours of sleep a night and eat a balanced diet to help combat the de-mands of a busy life. Stretch during break when feeling tired on the job. Safety 1st Medication– Many medications affect how we feel. When starting a new medication, it is important to try it off the job to see how it affects you. Ask your doctor about all of the side effects. Make sure he or she understands the work you do as well as any other medications you take. Let a supervisor know if you are not feeling well due to medication. Be mindful of medications at work. Stress– There is good stress as well as bad stress. We are more familiar with the bad stress. Stress from work demands, home demands, family problems, health problems, etc., affect us every day. High expectations for productivity to complete work often leads to high-stress levels on the job. It is important to be able to handle stress in a constructive way. Exercising or taking time to enjoy hobbies is a good way to relieve stress. Evaluate, and consider tools, such as deep breathing, etc. that could be helpful in these situations. Summary Whether it is sickness, fatigue, medication, or stress affecting you in a negative manner at work, it is important to speak up and address the problem. When “simple xes” are not enough to correct a health-related issue, it is important to let a supervisor know and cease the work task. 1 2 4 3