Health and Safety Workplace
Management Model
Occupational Safety and Health Management System Operations
SKS established an Occupational Safety and Health Office to prevent occupational hazards and ensure the safety and health of all employees. Each region is assigned an Occupational Safety and Health Business Manager for safety and health management. SKS falls within the industries that must establish occupational safety and health management systems, in accordance with Article 23 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act . Therefore, we established an Occupational Safety and Health Management System Promotion Group in 2020 in accordance with the ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems standards, which meet or exceed the CNS 45001 national standard. The Group conducts educational training on the promotion of management systems and promotes those management systems. In April 2021, we completed the manuals, procedures, and rules and regulations required by the relevant chapters and provisions, and continue to refine and implement the regulations within SKS to formulate management plans so as to achieve the expected goals. The PDCA Circle model – Target Setting → Plan → Do → Check → Act – was established in the hope of implementing safety and health management and achieving continuous improvement.
Occupational Safety and Health Senior Management Personnel Support and Engagement
In 2015, SKS established the Occupational Safety and Health Management Committee. This consists of 11 members, with the president as the chairperson, and four labor representative members (accounting
for more than one-third of all members) elected by labor representatives from each department. The Committee holds quarterly meetings. They are responsible for the formulation, planning, promotion, and supervision of occupational safety and health-related affairs, such as regulations, proposal review, and making suggestions on additional purchases of protective equipment. Onsite safety and health
inspections are conducted by department supervisors once a month; these are then further randomly
inspected by the managerial supervisor on an occasional monthly basis. Based on the random inspection results, the headquarters' Occupational Safety and Health Office presents safety reports, reviews, and recommendations at monthly headquarters management meetings and quarterly managerial supervisor meetings, with an aim to implement occupational safety and health management.
Occupational Safety and Health Educational Training
In order to strengthen employees’ awareness of occupational hazards and prevention concepts, and thus to prevent accidents at work, we offer labor safety and health educational training in accordance with SKS’s Regulations Governing the Labor Safety and Health Education and Training, and hold necessary safety and health educational training for all newly hired workers, workers in active service, and workers who change positions. Workers who serve as first responders and occupational safety personnel receive specialized training on their duties in order to achieve the goal of zero major occupational hazards.
In order to encourage employees to engage in self-learning on safety and health skills, a ‘Safety and Health Teaching Material Zone’ is set up within the Knowledge Management section on the corporate website (SKSOA). The Company’s safety and health related regulations, implementation plans, and training materials are compiled in the zone, where employees can learn from them at any time, thereby enhancing their awareness of occupational hazards and preventing accidents. In addition, we also strengthen our employees' safety and health knowledge and skills through notices (on occupational hazard cases and traffic safety promotion) and occasional educational training, also to reduce the occurrence of accidents.
Labor Safety and Health Educational Trainings
| Type of Training | Number of People |
|---|---|
| General safety and health educational training | 265 |
| Educational training for workers changing positions | 2 |
| Educational training for current workers | 1,673 |
| Total | 1,940 |
Safety and Health Professional Licenses
| Type of License | Number of People |
|---|---|
| Level A Technician for Occupational Safety Management | 1 |
| Level B Technician for Occupational Safety Management | 2 |
| Class 1 Manager for Occupational Safety and Health Affairs | 39 |
| Class 3 Manager for Occupational Safety and Health Affairs | 4 |
| Class 3 Manager of Occupational Safety and Health Affairs in the Manufacturing Industry | 14 |
| First Responder | 80 |
| Fire Prevention Manager | 4 |
| Nurse Practitioner for Labor Health Services | 1 |
| Total | 145 |
The calculation includes licenses that are valid as of December 31, 2023.
Safety and Health Management of Contractors
To reduce negative impacts from major occupational safety and health incidents amongst our work partners, every year, onsite supplier visits are conducted to check on their occupational health and safety, as well as regular evaluations of contractors and their compliance with occupational safety and health management. In addition, construction workers are informed of the ‘Working Environment and Hazards’, with implementation of this recorded. This reminds construction workers of potential risks in the working environment and preventive measures to reduce accidents and improve danger prediction. Management of contractors who enter SKS workplaces for construction, maintenance, and repairs follows the ‘Contractor Safety and Health Management Procedures’, to enforce the safety and health management of our contractors and reduce accidents. In the future, contractors with valid contracts will be jointly managed in accordance with the Occupational Safety and Health Management List of Contractors (employees, (sub)contractors, cleaner, and security personnel, etc.) to reduce risks in contracted work.
| Year | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|
| Project | SKS | Workers |
| Number of People | 1,790 | 288 |
| Percentage (%) | 86.1 | 13.9 |
Worker: A non-employee whose job or workplace is under the control of the organization.
2023 Occupational Safety and Health Management System Internal Audit Results
- Positive result: 1 topic.Our employees were able to give appropriate responses when asked about occupationalsafety and health practices, and could provide supporting information when required.
- Suggestions: (None).
- Items for improvement: 1 topic.In response to the relocation application of the Machine Equipment Department/Keelungwarehouse, the transportation of batteries, the temperature and humidity control of thestorage location, disaster management of the storage area, and corresponding disasterprevention facilities should all be taken into consideration.
- Items for follow-up observations: (None).
- Non-conformance items: 8 topics, all of which have been improved in the current year.
Occupational Safety and Health Management and Goal Achievement Rate
Our short-term goal is Zero major occupational hazards, with our ultimate goal set as Zero hazards and Zero accidents.
Organizational Occupational Safety and Health Issues & Risk and Opportunity Management
SKS has established the identification of SKS’s organizational occupational safety and health, workers, and stakeholders, and conducted standards on the gathering of issues of concern and the risk and opportunity management in respond to possible risks and opportunities of organizational occupational safety and health changes. Moreover, we also carry out risk and opportunity assessment and management operations and take early countermeasures or control measures to achieve the purpose of sustainable management and the continuous and effective operation of the occupational safety and health management system. In 2022, there were 5 unacceptable (high) risks including the COVID-19 outbreak, fire-fighting facilities and emergency response, implementation status of employee operation standards/procedures, workplace violence, and four major workplace violence matters (human factors, unlawful infringement in the workplace, overwork, and maternal health) identified by the organization. As of the end of the year, the first three items had been improved, and the last two items were included in 2023 for continuous improvement.
Safety Management of Field Duty During Typhoons
Safety management of field duty during typhoons was formulated to reduce the risk of occupational accidents to workers and guarantee their health and safety while on duty during typhoons. If workers on duty during typhoon days identify a life-threatening risk, they must immediately report their current status, avoid venturing forth, and prioritize their safety; they will not be penalized if their missions are not accomplished. The Company implements the occupational safety and health policy in accordance with the Requirements for Compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Act. In 2022, during school/office closures due to typhoons, a total of one safety assessment was conducted for field personnel on duty during typhoons.
Occupational Disaster Incident Notification, Handling and Investigation Management
- No occupational diseases, illnesses, or work-related death incidents were reported at SKS.
- No occupational injury incidents or work-related death incidents were reported among SKS's contractors.
We enhance employees' risk awareness and safety knowledge by promoting and conducting risk assessments, hazard identification, safety and health education, and public notices. In the
event of an occupational safety or health accident, in addition to taking immediate appropriate rescue measures to minimize injuries, investigations must also be conducted to review the causes
and formulate prevention methods, to prevent the recurrence of similar accidents in the future.
This management applies to all accidents in the workplace and on official business trips, involving employees, contractors, and visitors, but excludes contractors' traffic accidents.