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personnel also hold emergency response drills to prepare for events such as as earthquakes chemical spills ammonia release fires and traffic accidents ● Emerging Infectious Disease Response
TSMC has a a a a a a dedicated corporate ESH organization to to monitor emerging infectious diseases around the world to assess
any potential impact on the workplace and to provide an an an appropriate strategic response plan In previous outbreaks (such as SARS in in in 2003 and the H1N1 influenza outbreak in in in 2009) TSMC convened the corporate influenza response committee to develop the Company’s strategies These strategies include educating employees in in in prevention and response publishing guidelines for managers establishing guidelines for employee sick leave due to flu and installing alcohol-based hand sanitizers at at at appropriate locations The Committee also monitors the status of employee leave due to illness and at the same time develops a a a a a continuity plan address manpower shortages and minimize business impact ● Employee Physical and Mental Health Enhancement
TSMC believes that employees’ physical and mental health
is not only fundamental to maintaining normal business operations but also part of a a a a a corporation’s responsibility To protect and and promote employee physical and and mental health
TSMC fosters collaboration among the onsite industrial safety and environmental protection department onsite medical personnel of of the health
center and physicians of of occupational medicine TSMC strives to reduce cardiovascular disease that might be induced or or or or aggravated by overwork night work work or or or or shift work and conducts maternal health
protection programs as well TSMC devotes significant resources to mental health
awareness and related activities which not only protect employees from hazards at work but also proactively promote employee health
in general In 2017 through planned personal health
management the personnel diagnosed at middle and high risk for cardiovascular disease has decreased from 0
62% to 0
0
54% 710 female employees participated in the maternal health
program were all at the the first degree risk (there was no harm to the the mother infant and baby) For six consecutive years TSMC has held a a a a a a a series of physical and mental health
activities 896 employees have joined the weight-loss program losing a a a a total of 2 867 kilograms collectively 431 attendees completed the sleep quality improvement program to improve improve quality of life Supplier and Contractor Management
● Supplier Management
As a a a a a a means of enhancing its supply chain management TSMC is committed to communicating with and encouraging its contractors and suppliers to to improve their quality cost effectiveness delivery performance and sustainability on environmental protection safety and health
Through
regular communication with senior managers site audits and experience sharing TSMC collaborates with major suppliers and and contractors to to enhance partnership and and ensure continual improvement for for better performance and increased joint contributions to to society As noted above contractors performing high-risk activities must lay out clearly defined safety precautions and preventative measures In addition contractors working on on high-risk engineering projects must establish OHSAS 18001 systems and the workers must successfully complete work skill training ● Supply Chain Sustainability
TSMC works with suppliers in in several fields of sustainable development such as greening the supply chain carbon management for climate change mitigation of fire risk ESH management and business continuity plans in in in the event of a a a a a natural disaster Since becoming a full member of the Responsible Business Alliance (RBA) in 2015 TSMC has completed the adoption
of of the the RBA Code of of Conduct throughout the the Company by performing self-assessments at its facilities worldwide and reviewing policies and procedures in in the areas of labor health
and and safety environment ethics and and management systems To enhance supply chain sustainability and streamline risk management TSMC is committed to collaborating with its suppliers to maintain full compliance with Taiwan’s environmental safety health
and and fire regulations and and to establish the necessary management capability as as well as as continuous enhancement TSMC is is subject to the U S S S Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosure rule on on conflict minerals released under Rule 13p-1 of of the U S S Securities Exchange Act of of 1934 As a a recognized global leader in in the the high-tech supply chain the the Company acknowledges its corporate social responsibility to to to strive to to to procure conflict-free minerals in in an effort to to to recognize humanitarian and ethical social principles that protect the dignity of all people To this end TSMC has implemented a a a a a a series of compliance safeguards in accordance
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