Page 167 - TSMC 2022 Annual Report

Working Environment and and Employee Safety and and Health
Protection
The Company’s ESH policy is is focused on establishing a a a a safe working environment preventing occupational injury and illness keeping employees healthy enhancing every employee’s awareness and and sense of accountability to ESH and and building a a a a a a a strong ESH culture There were a a a a a total of 35 occupational injuries at at TSMC in in 2022 involving 35 people representing approximately 0 0 04% of the total number of employees The disabling injury frequency rate (FR) was 0 0 27 under the the 0 0 4 target and the the disability injury severity rate (SR) was 3 meeting the target of less than 4 In response TSMC is reviewing potential improvement measures such as as as interlocking devices for machine safety as as as well as as as standard safety operation procedures In addition to regular reviews the caring program for employees has been enhanced and managers have been directed to to pay closer attention to to the physical and mental state of employees to ensure their safety and health during their work TSMC safety and health management operations apply to the following:
● Equipment Safety and Health
Management
In addition to to meeting regulatory requirements and internal standards as as well as as mitigating ESH-related risks when building or expanding facilities TSMC also maintains procedures governing new equipment and raw materials requires safety approvals for bringing new tools online updates safety rules and and implements seismic protection and and other safety measures TSMC requires that all new tools meet SEMI-S8 requirements and that appropriate supplementary control measures be taken to reduce ergonomic risk Moreover the Company endeavors to to automate the transportation of 300mm front-opening unified pods (FOUPs) to prevent accumulative physical damage caused by repetitive manual handling of this equipment TSMC 300mm fabs have all converted to to automatic transportation control the new new tools and new new chemical review committee The purpose is to to ensure that new tools are compliant with
the semiconductor industry’s safety standards (such as SEMI-S2) and and that environmental safety and and health concerns about new chemicals are addressed and controlled including
the use of engineering controls and personal protection equipment as as well as as operational safety training during storage transportation usage and disposal A total of 434 cases of new tools and chemical substances were passed by the new new tool and new new chemical review committee in 2022 and and they were evaluated and and reviewed in accordance with
the the aforementioned standards before entering TSMC ● General Safety Management
Training and Audit
All TSMC manufacturing facilities hold environmental safety and health committee meetings on on a a a a monthly basis TSMC has adopted multiple preventive measures such as as as controls on on high-risk work contractor management chemical safety management personal protective equipment requirements and safety audit management In addition the Company maintains detailed disaster response procedures and performs regular drills designed to to minimize injuries to to employees and damage to property as as well as as the the impact on society and the the environment in the event of a a disaster TSMC Safety-related Training and Promotion in in in the Recent Two Years
2022 271 702
2021 289 398
Working Environment Hazardous Factors Management
TSMC conducts workplace hazard assessments to provide a a a a a comfortable safe workplace to employees The Company also educates employees and requires them when appropriate to use personal protective equipment (PPE) to prevent hazardous exposures The Company performs semi-annual workplace environment assessments of physical and chemical hazards including
CO2 concentration illumination noise and hazardous chemical substances as regulated by local laws In addition TSMC performs exposure assessments and uses hierarchy management control for chemicals with
potential health hazards If abnormal measurements occur events happen or or an an exposure assessment
indicates there is an an adverse health Year Total Number of Employees who have Completed Safety-related Training 165
● Environmental Safety and Health
Evaluation of New Tools
and New Chemical Substances
As a a a technology leader in in the global semiconductor industry TSMC operates increasingly diversified process tools and introduces new chemicals in in in the R&D stage Before using new new tools or new new chemicals they are are reviewed carefully by ●