SEEC is committed to creating a comfortable, safe and healthy working environment,continuously reducing the rate of occupational hazards, and formulating the  "Occupational Safety and Health Policy" as the highest guiding principle of occupational safety and health management, and actively improving the workplace, manufacturing equipment and operating methods, to protect the rights and interests of workers and the safety and health of stakeholders.

The occupational safety and health management, worker participation, consultation and communication of each production and operation base, as well as the prevention and mitigation of occupational safety and health impacts directly related to the business, are all handled in accordance with the provisions of the chapters of the occupational safety and health management procedure. And every year, it has passed the audit and verification of a third-party verification agency to ensure that the certificate is continuously valid.The occupational safety and health management system includes all employees and all non-employees in the factory (about 210 people, the main job is security, cleaning and production line related operations,etc.).

In order to comply with relevant domestic environmental, safety and health regulations and integrate with international management systems, SEEC has invested various resources in safety management, and has obtained ISO 45001:2018 and CNS 45001:2018 occupational safety and health management system verification certificates since 2020. It was re-verified in 2023 to continue to implement and maintain the effectiveness of ISO 45001 (Occupational Safety and Health Management System) and TOSHMS (Taiwan Occupational Safety and Health Management System), combined with laws and regulations, management system construction, policy goal formulation, and countermeasure plans. Develop a "safety management cycle" mechanism formed by factors such as incentives, rewards and punishments, and implementation effectiveness reviews to implement the zero-disaster goal.

Occupational Safety and Health Management System Verification

Occupational Safety and Health Management

Occupational Safety and Health Committee

In order to improve workplace safety, provide employees and contractors with a safe working environment, and aim for sustainable development, SEEC has established an occupational safety and health committee according to law. The chairman of the committee is the factory director who is the top manager of the factory, and the member in charge of the safety and health department is the secretary. The secretary cooperates with the labor representatives and other members to review the company's safety and health matters, and is responsible for promoting coordination. Among the committee members, employee representatives account for more than one-third of the total committee members.

The committee conducts a management meeting every three months, and may hold an ad hoc meeting when necessary.The agenda items of the meeting include the handling of safety and health incidents, concerns of stakeholders, safety and health assessment results, safety and health goals & targets, improvement plan tracking, legal requirements, employee health protection and health promotion...etc. In 2023, a total of 16 meetings of the Occupational Safety and Health Committee (the head office, the Automobile Equipment Plant, the Xinfeng Plant, and the Heavy Electric Factory) were conducted to discuss matters related to in-plant occupational safety and health plans and proposals, and business safety and health management.

Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Accident Investigation

In accordance with the occupational safety and health management measures, the hazard and risk identification and evaluation process is formulated, and the scope includes the routine and non-routine work activities of the workers in the factory, and the derived safety and health risk identification, evaluation and risk control are all included.Occupational safety and health risks and opportunities identification and information update are carried out every year for various operation activities in the factory; the identification personnel in each unit should receive a training course on risk assessment execution methods every year to understand the relevant risk assessment methods and the cognitive ability of hazard control.

For the identified major occupational safety and health risks, analyze the impact of the risks, take actions and propose corresponding control methods and  improvement measures, and consider and incorporate into the occupational safety and health goals, targets and management plans.The applicability and effectiveness of risk control measures are reviewed through regular management review meetings every year, and safety and health policies, objectives and safety and health management plans are established/revised accordingly, and the hazard risk in the factory is continuously improved and reduced.

The company has established "Accident Handling and Investigation Management Measures", "Emergency Response Management Measures", "Environmental Safety and Health Nonconformity Corrective and Preventive Measures" and other operating procedures for accident reporting, handling and follow-up investigation procedures to facilitate the occurrence of accidents. It can quickly contact relevant units and personnel to rush to the scene of the accident to assist in the handling,and confirm the cause of the accident and propose accident prevention countermeasures to prevent the accident from happening again. This standard applies to safety and security incidents of all workers and other stakeholders in the company's workplace, including fires, chemical disasters, personal injuries, false alarms and other accidents, and protects the work of reporting incidents, hazards, risks and opportunities to avoid retaliation. In addition, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Act, when a person is found to be in immediate danger while performing his duties, such as explosions, fires, earthquakes, and other disasters, and the risk of spreading harmful and dangerous factors, the person should immediately use a safe method and find a safe path to voluntarily retreat to a safe place. The company will not conduct any punishment later.

Contractor Site Safety Management

Contractors are an important issue for the promotion of occupational safety and health in the factory area. If there is a slight carelessness, it may cause loss of personnel, equipment and property. Therefore, in order to ensure that the various environmental and safety management measures of the contractors can comply with the relevant environmental safety and health regulations required by each factory, the company has established a "contractor management procedure". Contractors, when enters the site, must fill out the "Commitment Letter on Labor Safety and Discipline", the "Contractor's Environmental and Safety and Hygiene Management Commitment", and the "Contractor's Environmental and Hazard Factor Notification Sheet" for their compliance and implementation to prevent disasters and ensure that the contractor and the company personnel safety. Furthermore, implement occupational safety education and training for contractors, so that all contracted projects can comply with relevant regulations, control and prevent possible occupational safety risks.

Occupational Safety and Health Education and Training

In order to improve employees' awareness of work safety, relevant education and training  courses are implemented for employees and non-employees in the factory every year in  accordance with legal requirements, including general safety education and training, onthe-job safety and health education and training, supervisor-level personnel safety and health education and training, organic solvents operation supervisor, anoxic operation supervisor, specific chemical substance operation supervisor, dust operation supervisor,stationary crane, stacker, boiler operator training, contractor safety and health education training, first aid personnel training, etc.

All personnel who operate specific types of mechanical equipment have obtained operating licenses in line with the regulation requirement. Conduct regular on-the-job training every 2 to 3 years after the license is obtained. Considering the number of persons and the convenience of employees participating in the training,for the larger number of people, the training organization will implement the training at the factory (the competent authority will send personnel to the factory for assessment), and the rest will get dispatched training to obtain relevant qualifications.

Regularly conduct two fire drills every year to improve the  emergency response ability of  employees and reduce the loss of life or property through regular group training in the event of a disaster. In 2023, we cooperated with the Hsinchu County Fire Department to expand the number of fire self-defense group drills and toxic and chemical disaster prevention and rescue drills.

Occupational Accident Statistics

SEEC is committed to providing employees with a comfortable, safe and healthy working environment, continuously reducing the rate of occupational accidents, and protecting the rights and interests of employees and the safety and health of stakeholders. According to statistics on the frequency of disability injuries among factory employees from 2021 to 2023, only one occupational accident occurred in October 2023. This was due to a belt being accidentally caught in the equipment during equipment testing operations and causing a cut on the employee's right hand and injured his index finger. In response to this incident, the company has formulated improvement measures to prevent related incidents from happening again.

Occupational Safety Performance Statistics of Employees in the Past Three Years

Workplace Health Promotion and Services

Contact：Sustainable Development Division ESG@seec.com.tw