Occupational Safety and Health

Occupational health and safety management system

Wistron has approximately 50,000 employees in all plants. All plants have introduced ISO 45001 occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS) to effectively manage safety and health of the environment and maintain the operation of a good working environment for our employees.
 

Labor Safety Committee

All Wistron plants have established the Labor Safety and Health Committee to process the tasks of the occupational safety and health of their plants, facilitate communication, provide consultation, and respond to complaints. The members of the Committee include managers responsible for decision-making as well as labor representatives. Meanwhile, the communication channel for employee participation and consultation in occupational safety and health management system are provided. Employees can submit questions or opinions on occupational safety and health to the representatives of the Department who shall propose them in annual meetings. It allows our employees to directly communicate with senior managers through the Committee.

Specific Measures for Occupational Safety and Health

Occupational Safety and Health Education and Training

To help our employees understand Wistron's occupational safety and health regulations and the operational guidelines of our occupational safety and health management system, and learn how to respond to hazards and accidents, all new employees must take the occupational safety and health general education courses, such as the education and training of Responsible Business Alliance (RBA), when they report for duties. As the operating procedures of our employees with specific responsibilities may involve irregular hazards, they are provided with supporting professional training at advance level: emergency rescues at the Mexico plant, chemical emergency drills at the Chongqing plant, respiratory protection education and training at the Hukou plant to improve the safety awareness of employees and ensure the safety of the work environment. In 2022, 304,908 people completed the general education trainings, and 25,860 people completed the advanced professional trainings.

▲ Chemical spill prevention exercise     ▲ Limited space exercises                     ▲ Respiratory protection trainings

▲ First aid trainings                                ▲ Fire drill                                             ▲ Advocacy for road traffic safety

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Hazardous Substance Management

The trained and qualified professional staff are responsible for the management of hazardous chemicals used in the manufacturing process. The procurement regulations, collection, storage and use of hazardous chemicals are fully regulated. The annual safety and health training plans are implemented regularly to provide personnel trainings, emergency responses and knowledge trainings. Moreover, the provisions of the SDS (Safety Data Sheet) are placed in obvious places for on-site operators to read in order to effectively implement emergency response when any emergency occurs.

Voluntary Reporting of Near Miss Incidents

Wistron has established standard operating procedures for handling near miss incidents, such as fire, power outage or earthquake, and reports them to the responsible units in accordance with the Incident Response and Investigation Management Procedures to verify whether an incident has occurred and conduct investigations, tracking on events, and publicity on safety and health. The incident is then specified in the near miss incident record table and submitted to superior officers and to be recorded for reference. The Company analyzes the causes of incidents and formulates corrective and preventive measures. It then evaluates the effectiveness of these measures and continues to track improvements. Wistron has designed on-line platforms to facilitate immediate communication, such as the Wistron WeChat services provided by the WeChat official account in order to expedite communication. It includes an intelligent customer service module that answers employees' questions. In the event of any emergency or near miss incidents, we have established internal communication procedures to facilitate quick reports. The total number of near miss incidents in 2022 was 298 with a decrease from last year. All near miss incidents are mainly the cases of near miss incidents caused by personnel not concentrating during the work process, for example, cuts, pinches and trips caused as operating machines. The physical conditions of the colleagues were all confirmed at the moment. Online safety trainings were reinforced after the fact. Warning signs are posted on site. In this way, the occurrence of the event is avoided.

 

Note 1 : The scope of statistics is the employees.
Note 2 : The data of 2020-2021 Asia includes mainland China. The data of 2022 Asia includes mainland China and Malaysia.

Accident Investigation

When an employee or a contractor experiences a work safety incident, Wistron will investigate the accident and track the progress in accordance with the Accident Response and Investigation Management Procedures and determine damage conditions and occupational injuries based on the accident. After the accident investigations are completed, the Company is required to submit the results and the implement response measures for the dedicated unit to supervise and track to reduce losses and prevent the recurrence of similar situations according to the procedure.

Occupational Accident Statistics

By analyzing occupational injury statistics, Wistron identifies occupational safety and health issues with potential risks. Based on this analysis, Wistron formulates specific action plans to improve workplace safety and reduce the occupational injury rate. The occupational accidents statistics that occurred to Wistron employees and none-Wistron workers in 2022 are shown in the table below. Each plant area reports the details of occupational accident statistics every month to keep abreast of the status of occupational accidents through special monitoring and tracking. The occupational accidents statistics are executed and implemented in accordance with regulations. The recorded data on injuries are used as the main records. The Company cooperates with the requirements of government institutions for defining the ratio of severe occupational injuries. We have received no relevant information on occupational disease. With regard to the management of workers other than the employees, all Wistron plants implement the management models for onsite personnel and outsourcers. In addition, through supplier procurement selection and outsourcing management, the evaluation of suppliers’ standardized management system for operations has been conducted to achieve the expected results of the occupational health and safety management system. In 2022, there was no major violations in the management of outsourcers in the plants (fines > NTD 1 million).

In 2022, the number of work-related injuries among our employees in Taiwan was higher than last year. The main incidents were fall injuries and mechanical injuries in addition to traffic accidents on the way to and from get off work. The causes of falls are mainly due to personal events, such as stepping on the ground, falling in the stairwell, tripping over objects, etc. Our administrative unit has strengthened publicity on the bulletin board to communicate traffic safety and personal safety in the office area. The number of lost days in Asia (excluding Taiwan) increased compared to last year. Thereamong, the number of lost days caused by commuting traffic accidents was the highest, followed by mechanical injuries. Focusing on the reason, various standard work procedures were re-examined to ensure that all employees wear protective equipment to prevent injuries. According to the statistics of work-related injuries other than employees, it mainly refers to injuries caused by accidental falls during operation of work equipment in Europe and the United States in 2022. Our colleagues in relevant units were therefore focused on publicizing education and training cases to reduce incident injuries.

Employee Absence Rate

Note : Absence Rate: Number of absence days/Number of days to work*100. The number of days to work: refers to the number of working days. The number of working days is the sum of the total annual working days of each plant around the world.