Safe Working Environment

SAVC makes the cultivation of a safe working environment our mission. We implement safety and health management in accordance with the relevant laws. Standard operating procedures have been established for all safety and health tasks within the fab. These include chemical management, automated inspection management, employee training management, change management, health management, emergency response, high-risk operations management, ergonomic injury prevention, prevention of unlawful infringement in the workplace, maternal protection, prevention of overwork, mechanical equipment management, and contractor management. The management mechanisms strive to eliminate potential risk factors for accidents, personal injury, and unhealthiness in the workplace, and provide employees with a safe and healthy working environment.

• SAFETY MANAGEMENT

All mechanical equipment must undergo change management and risk assessment before introduction to ensure the effective management and safe commissioning of all mechanical equipment. First, the safety protection devices (e.g., Safety interlocks, machine hazard markings) and environment, safety, and health hazards are reviewed. Safety improvements are proposed by the industrial safety unit if there are any safety concerns. Equipment vendors must comply with the fab’s contractor industrial safety and health management regulations during installation. A safety function check is performed on machines before acceptance along with employee education and training to ensure that the safety management scheme is enforced.

To realize source management for chemicals, a review procedure was defined by SAVC for the introduction of new chemicals and to reduce the impact of new chemicals on existing operations within the fab. On the user side, environmental monitoring in the workplace is carried out every six months to keep track of the current working environment and assess worker exposure. If there are any anomalies in the monitored results, then corrective action will be implemented before monitoring again to ensure that exposure is in line with law.

SAVC has established an emergency response organization and drawn up emergency response plans for different scenarios to ensure that we are prepared for all eventualities. These response procedures cover emergencies such as fire/fire alarm, chemical spill, earthquake, first-aid and infectious diseases. Different types of education and training are arranged for each team within the emergency response organization. Regular emergency response drills are also held to ensure the validity of training.

• EMPLOYEE TRAINING MANAGEMENT

Employees are a company’s most important asset and are crucial to the company’s sustainable growth. It is therefore our responsibility to provide employees with a safe environment to work in. To prevent occupational injuries, employee training is as important as the installation of safety and health facilities. The training program includes training for new hires, in-service training, and competency training. These not only strengthen employees’ ESH awareness, responsibility and understanding but also strengthen the personal competency of employees.

• EMPLOYEE HEALTHCARE

Healthy employees help improve work quality, efficiency, and help foster a more vibrant workplace. SAVC is also responsible for providing a healthy workplace, fostering a healthy atmosphere in the workplace, and promotion of sustainable health management. We therefore take an active interest in employee healthcare activities including the organizing of periodic employee health exams, injury/sickness support and health guidance. Occupational medicine specialists visit our fabs to provide on-site health services, organize health promotion and screening activities, and more. We seek to establish the mindset for health self-management in employees’ attitudes to life and their actions.