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Occupational Safety and Health

The company has set up an occupational safety and health committee, which holds a committee meeting every three months. Four meetings were held in 2023 to report or discuss relevant occupational safety and health issues. The corporate governance organizational structure also has an occupational safety and health department, which is in charge of relevant matters. Occupational safety affairs are carried out by personnel with certificates and qualifications; there are 3 Class-1 occupational safety and health managers, 1 Class-1 occupational health manager, and 1 Class-2 occupational safety and health manager. staff, 2 Class-3 occupational safety and health business managers, 1 labor health service nurse (full-time nurse), 3 fire prevention managers (2 in the warehouse center, 1 in the head office) and 10 first aid qualified personnel( 3 people in the warehouse center, 7 people in the head office), and the warehouse center has 1 person who meets the dangerous goods training course (IATA) and 1 operator of a forklift above one metric ton to perform relevant daily occupational safety and health business and official duties to ensure the safety of employees in workplace environment.

The Occupational Safety and Health Department formulates, plans, supervises and promotes occupational safety and health management plans and related environmental protection and safety and health management matters, while guiding their implementation by the relevant departments. Meanwhile, the Occupational Safety and Health committee makes suggestions on the proposed occupational safety and health management plan, and it reviews, coordinates, and recommends safety and health-related matters. The company has formulated occupational safety and health work codes, occupational safety and health management plans, occupational safety and health management regulations, and other related measures. The scope of application and the applicable targets cover the company's operating sites and all workers and contractors.

In order to apply the management methods of ISO quality and environmental system standards in occupational safety and health management to reduce occupational hazards and risks and improve operational efficiency, the Company reported to the Sustainability Development Committee in August 2023 to select a consultant company: Lian Cheng Environmental Safety Management Consulting Co., Ltd./Lian An Industrial Safety and Hygiene United Technician Firm to help the Company planning and establishing an occupational safety and health management system (ISO45001-2018).The Company has finished the external verification and got the ISO45001:2018 certificate issued by ARES International Certification Co., Ltd. (Certificate No.: ARES/TW/I2402011S) on February, 6, 2024(Registration Expiration Date: February 5, 2027) It is hoped that through the implementation and establishment of the occupational safety and health management system, the occupational safety and health policies of "compliance with laws", "hazard prevention", "ability awareness", "continuous improvement" and "full participation" can be reached. The occupational safety and health management system covers the Taipei HQ Office and Taipei Tanmei Warehouse. Other locations are not included due to the small number of employees and the consideration of Company’s resources. In addition, the above-mentioned covered locations include all workers and contractors at their locations.

2023 Occupational Safety and Health committee
Membership composition In 2023 the members of the Occupational Safety and Health Committee totaled 12 (including 4 labor representatives):
President and CEO (1 individual),CFO (1 individual), supervisor of class-1 occupational safety and health management (1 individual), Class -1 of Occupational health management specialist (1 individual), administrator of class-2 occupational safety and health management (1 individual), Product Business Division supervisor (1 individual), Product Application Division supervisor (1 individual), Human Resources Office supervisor (1 individual), nurse (1 individual), and labor representatives (4 individuals).
Powers and responsibilities of the committee To deliberate, coordinate, and advise on occupational safety and health related matters, meet at least once every three months, and prepare and maintain records of the following matters for three years.

In accordance with the provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, if there is an immediate danger in the company's workplace, the employer or the person in charge of the workplace shall immediately order the work to be stopped and the worker shall be evacuated to a safe place. When a worker discovers that there is an imminent danger in the performance of their duties, they may stop the operation and retreat to a safe place without endangering the safety of other workers, and immediately report to the immediate supervisor. The employer may not dismiss, transfer, fail to pay wages during the period of suspension of work, or take other disadvantageous measures to the workers referred to above.



Safety and Health Education and Training

In 2023, General safety and health education and training has been implemented for new employees, including 1. Summary of relevant safety and health regulations. 2. Concepts of labor safety and health and safety and health work codes. 3. Automatic inspection before, during and after operation. 4. Standard operating procedures. 5. Emergency response handling. 6. Firefighting and first aid knowledge and drills. 7. Other safety and health knowledge related to labor operations. There were a total of 33 participants (16 males and 17 females), and the total number of training hours was 99 Person-time hours.

In addition, the Company's Taipei Head Office participates in the fire drill held in the plant and office building and completed two annual drills on May 11 and November 24, 2023, which were reported by the plant and office building management center to the Neihu Battalion of the 3rd District HQ of the Taipei City Fire Department.

Note: Fire management personnel are retrained once every 3 years.

Occupational hazard statistics

In order to achieve the goal of zero incidents in the workplace and promote the safety and health of all employees, the company has one supervisor of class-1 occupational safety and health management, One specialist of Class -1 Occupational health management ,one administrator of class-2 occupational safety and health management, and nurses to plan and implement relevant labor safety and health work rules, and to count and report employees' occupational incident cases every month in accordance with the regulations.

In 2023, 6 employees’ occupational injury occurred at Weikeng, due to a traffic accident occurring while commuting to work. In order to prevent similar incidents from happening again, relevant safety and health education and training has been actively strengthened.

In 2023, Weikeng had a total of 2 non-employee workers (2 cleaning contractors (involved in environmental cleaning of office locations)). Their total working time came to 306 hours, and no occupational accidents occurred in 2023.

Health examinations

New employees of Weikeng should undergo a physical examination, and current employees should undergo a general health examination. The company conducts employee health examinations once a year. In addition to basic items, the health examination items also include intraocular pressure measurement I.O.P., abdominal ultrasound examination, cardiac enzyme examination, tumor indicator screening and other items to provide employees with a more complete examination plan. In 2023, Far Eastern Hospital was designated to conduct annual employee health examinations. A total of 439 Weikeng employees underwent general health examinations (excluding overseas staff), and the employee participation rate in the examination was 94.0% (excluding overseas colleagues). Those who did not participate had their own health examinations or due to the inability to cooperate with the company's health examination time. The total cost of health examinations was NTD$ 674,700, and no occupational disease incidents occurred.

In addition, the Company signed up on-site doctor consultation services with Cathay General Hospital to provide health service consultation for three hours, once every two months, allowing employees to understand their physical and mental condition for the benefit of themselves and the Company. Follow-up tracking and evaluation is carried out by full-time nurses. In 2023, a total of six 18-hour health consultation services were conducted.

Health care

Four major plans for employee health protection
Ergonomic Hazard Prevention Program Abnormal Workload-Induced Disease Prevention Plan
The purpose of this plan is to maintain the health and well-being of our employees, prevent of ergonomic hazards, and avoid of repetitive musculoskeletal injuries. After a resolution by the Occupational Safety Health Department and gaining approval of the President, this plan was announced to all workers and jointly promoted to achieve the goal of reducing the incidence and frequency of repetitive musculoskeletal injuries among the company's workforce. During the annual health check-up, the Company uses a hospital questionnaire to collect information such as worker fatigue scale, working hours, and work patterns. Through the health check-up results, the Company identifies and evaluates high-risk groups that may contribute to the disease. In 2023, the Company will select Middle-risk groups – FAE Division and ELCOM Division, those who consent to have further interview will be interviewed and evaluated by doctor to improve the risk of abnormal workload disease.
Plan for Preventing Illegal Infringement in the Performance of Duties Maternal Health Protection Plan
From 2019 onwards, the company has formulated a prevention program for unlawful infringement in the performance of duties in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act. The above program will be revised in accordance with the updated guidelines of the governmental agencies to conform to the latest laws and regulations. In accordance with the requirements of occupational safety and health regulations, this plan explains the basic principles that should be used in the identification and risk evaluation of violent hazards and serves as a reference for the company's planning and implementation of violence prevention. In accordance with the Occupational Safety and Health Act, a maternal health protection plan has been established since 2020 to plan and take necessary safety measures to ensure the health of mothers, fetuses and infants (hereinafter referred to as protection targets) for workers who are at risk of maternal health hazards.

Nurses hold lectures on health promotion and safety on a regular basis every month (on a weekly basis and adjusted at any time) and identify the hazards that are likely to occur in the workplace by enhancing employees' health knowledge about diseases that are prone to occur and their prevention methods. Furthermore, they reduce the risk of harm through correct health-related knowledge.

Weikeng’s nurse holds health promotion and safety-related lectures irregularly to identify hazards that are likely to occur in the workplace by improving employees' health knowledge about prone diseases and their prevention methods. And to reduce the risk of harm through correct health-related knowledge.

Focusing on the health topics that colleagues are interested in, and considering that the average age of colleagues is middle-aged and older, we focus on healthy eating, mental health, and health care for middle-aged and older people, focusing on three aspects: physical activity, healthy eating, and mental health. Besides we cooperate with external resources to invite professionals from all walks of life to give special lectures to enhance colleagues' health knowledge and concepts.

In 2023, a total of 4 health talks were held with 174 participants (72 male and 102 female) for a total of 3.5 hours.

Health Talk 2023
DateHourContentTeaching UnitAttendees
MaleFemaleTotal
2023/02/091How to Prevent Metabolic SyndromeNutritionist of Kang-Ning General Hospital284472
2023/08/101.5Work happily and live healthily - A brief discussion on workplace stress adjustment and physical and mental healthChief of Taoyuan City Lifeline Association- Far Eastern Hospital152742
2023/10/130.5Health education video promotion – Three highs prevention and controlWeikeng’s Nurse142135
2023/11/100.5To know sarcopeniaWeikeng’s Nurse151025
Total3.5 72102174