Company: IR
Filing Date: 2025-02-19
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001628280-25-006391
Chunk: 154

Company: Ingersoll Rand Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-02-19
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 154
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 end-users and any failure of our products could result in a suspension of operations. Furthermore, manufacturing or design defects in, unanticipated use of, safety or quality issues (or the perception of such issues) with respect to, or inadequate disclosure of risks relating to the use of products and services that we make or sell (including items that we source from third parties) can lead to personal injury, death, property damage and/or regulatory violations. In addition, we may fail to maintain an adequate quality management system (“QMS”) or fail to comply with the controls and processes established in our QMS. All of these events or failures can lead to recalls or safety alerts, result in removal of a product or service from the market and result in product liability, errors and omissions or similar claims being brought against us and lead to personal injury, death, property damage and/or regulatory violations. Recalls, removals and product liability or similar claims (regardless of validity or ultimate outcome) could create negative publicity and damage to our reputation that could reduce demand for our products and services, creating a material adverse effect on our revenues, earnings and cash flows. Although we maintain quality controls and procedures, we cannot be certain that our products will be completely free from defects. We maintain amounts and types of insurance coverage that we believe are currently adequate and consistent with normal industry practice for a company of our relative size, and we limit our liability by contract wherever possible. However, we cannot guarantee that insurance will be available or adequate to cover all liabilities incurred. We also may not be able to maintain insurance in the future at levels we believe are necessary and at rates we consider reasonable. We may be named as a defendant in product liability or other lawsuits asserting potentially large claims if an accident occurs at a location where our equipment and services have been or are being used.

A natural disaster, catastrophe, pandemic, or other event could adversely affect our operations.

Some of our operations involve risks of, among other things, property damage, which could curtail our operations. For example, if one or more of our manufacturing facilities are damaged by severe weather or any other disaster, accident, catastrophe or event (including but not limited to those as a result of climate change), our operations could be significantly interrupted impacting our ability to produce products and sell products to customers. These interruptions might involve significant damage to, among other things, property, and repairs might take from a week or less for a minor incident to many months for a major interruption. In addition, disruptions in our supply chain