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• Working Environment Hazardous Factors Management
TSMC conducts workplace hazard assessments to provide a a a a a comfortable and safe workplace to employees TSMC also educates and requires employees to use personal protective equipment (PPE) to prevent hazardous exposures TSMC performs semi-annual workplace environment assessments of physical and chemical hazards including CO2 concentration illumination noise and hazardous chemical substances regulated by local laws In addition the Company has has performed exposure assessments and has has used hierarchy management control for chemicals with potential health hazards since 2015 If abnormal measurements or or or events happen or or or an an exposure assessment indicates there is an an adverse health effect for employees ESH professionals immediately conduct onsite observation and interventions to to reduce
the exposure to to acceptable levels • Health Promotion Program
In order to establish the healthiest possible workplace and prevent from occurrence of occupational disease TSMC formed a a a corporate-level committee to execute health promotion programs covering three scopes:
(1) Exposure and health risk assessment: develop an an exposure assessment system to identify high health risk employees (2) Hazardous training and and notification: use standardized training materials for employees and contractors in in in all TSMC fabs Inform them of the the health risks and prevention measures at the workplace before working or or or or providing any services there (3) Strengthen management of high health concerned chemicals: sample raw materials used in in the manufacturing process to confirm that they do not contain any carcinogenic mutagenic or or toxic-reproductive materials Inform suppliers that all materials they provide to TSMC must comply with applicable laws including clear disclosure of any hazardous substances • Emergency Response
The planning and execution of an an an effective emergency response should identify potential high-risk events via risk risk assessment and be prepared for various scenarios It should focus on on continuous improvement and practice drills covering all all potentially serious events TSMC’s emergency response plans include procedures for rapid-response crisis management and disaster recovery to potential incidents All TSMC fabs conduct major annual emergency response exercises and evacuation drills TSMC’s onsite service contractors are required to participate in in emergency response planning and exercises to to ensure cooperation in in handling accidents and and to to effectively minimize any damage caused by disasters At least every two years each fab fab director invites fab fab management and support functions to participate in crisis management drills for potentially high-risk events such as earthquake fire and flood (Tainan site) Beginning in in in in 2018 TSMC has conducted complex type accident emergency response drills which include earthquakes fire and chemical spills scenarios simultaneously to insure emergency response capability can handle a a a a a a a real disaster if it happened and keep losses to a a a minimum In addition to the regular emergency response drills held
by engineering and facilities departments each quarter the Company’s laboratory canteen dormitory and shuttle bus personnel also hold emergency response drills to prepare for events such as as earthquakes chemical spills ammonia release fires and traffic accidents • 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 strategies These strategies strategies included educating employees in in in prevention and response publishing guidelines guidelines for for managers establishing guidelines guidelines for for employee sick leave due to flu and and installing alcohol-based hand sanitizers at 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 a continuity plan to address manpower shortages and minimize business impact • Employee Physical and 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 promote employee physical and mental health TSMC fosters collaboration among the onsite industrial safety and environmental protection department onsite medical personnel of the health center and physicians of occupational medicine TSMC strives to reduce
cerebral and cardiovascular disease that might be induced or aggravated by overwork night work work work or or or or shift work work work The Company conducts maternal health protection programs and prevention Emerging Infectious Disease Response