Occupational Health and Safety
Everlight regards “safety first, quality second, and efficiency third” as the three priorities of its work. Following the framework of ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health and Safety Management System, relevant management regulations have been established. The Board of Directors regularly reviews the effectiveness of the implementation of safety objectives, targets, and plans every year and provides guidance accordingly.
▍Policies and Management Practices
Everlight Group has formulated the “Occupational Health and Safety Policy” as the highest guiding principle for occupational health and safety management. The following strategies are included:
- Implement ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System.
- Provide safe and healthy working conditions.
- Comply with occupational health and safety laws and other requirements.
- Eliminate hazards and reduce occupational health and safety risks.
- Promote employee consultation and participate in occupational health and afety matters.
- Occupational Health and Safety Committees at headquarter and plant sites
- Occupational Health and Safety Management Committee at Company and Occupational Health and Safety Management Teams at plant sites
- Establish first level dedicated occupational health and safety units and personnel at headquarter and plant sites
- Everlight’s operational headquarter and Plant I, II, III, IV have established occupational health and safety management systems in accordance with the law.
- Trend Tone Imaging voluntarily established occupational health and safety management systems at Plant I, II, and III, as well as at Everlight Suzhou.
- All the above-mentioned plants had passed DNV’s annual ISO 45001:2018 occupational health and safety management system verification in August 2023, ensuring that the system continues to be effective.
- Frequency-Severity Indicator (FSI)
- Establish Process Safety Management
In 2023, continuously engaged external experts to discuss and optimize the content of ISO documents. Each production plant also produces relevant records and reviews based on the guidance schedule.
- Occupational Health and Safety Management Review (once per year).
- Sustainable Development Committee (twice per year).
- Plant Policy and Plan Review (once per quarter).
- Internal Occupational Health and Safety Management System Audit (once per year). Internal audits are conducted by a team of trained and qualified auditors and are conducted annually in accordance with the internal audit program.
The internal audit completion dates for 2023 are as follows:
| Internal Audit Site | Internal Audit Dates | |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Headquarter | 4/13 | 10/2 |
| Plant I | 3/20 | 10/16 |
| Plant II | 3/13. 3/24 | 10/27 |
| Plant III | 3/27 | 10/18 |
| Plant IV | 3/31 | 10/20 |
| Trend Tone Imaging Plant I, II, III |
5/10~19 | |
| Everlight Suzhou | 3/28~31 | |
- External Verification Unit (DNV) Verify Occupational Health and Safety Management System Audit (once per year).
We ensure procedures for remediating negative impacts and proposing improvement mechanisms based on the following approach:
- Notice of Appeal under Article 32 of the Labor Inspection Law (applicable in Taiwan).
- Complaints about unlawful infringement in the workplace:
A total of 0 complaints occurred in 2023. - Complaints against employee rights and interests.
- Complaints of sexual harassment in the workplace.
▍Occupational Health and Safety Management Actions and Effectiveness
▍Hazard Identification
Each unit utilizes the Job Safety Analysis (JSA) method to identify hazards associated with each step of operating activities and manage them accordingly.
