Occupational Safety and Health Management

Unimicron is dedicated to providing a safe, healthy, and comfortable workplace for employees in Taiwan and Mainland China. This commitment encompasses both production and non-production areas, as well as routine and non-routine operations across all employment sites under our management. It also includes the operations of external stakeholders, such as catering and raw material suppliers and contractors, who enter Unimicron's premises. To enhance the effectiveness of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) organization, we established the OSH Division in 2021, continuously investing resources and promoting various initiatives. In 2022, we focused on strengthening fire protection and improving fire risk management and control mechanisms, ensuring fire safety and demonstrating our ongoing commitment to refining the occupational safety management system. In 2023, we will implement source management, strengthen hazardous operation controls, ensure occupational and fire safety, and continue to promote a culture of workplace safety.

Safety and Health Resource Input

Unimicron Technology (Suzhou) was awarded Hi-Tech Safety and Environmental Protection Skills Competition - 2^nd Award

Unimicron was recognized as an outstanding enterprise by the Ministry of Labor in the “2023 Sustainable Report Disclosure OSH Indicators” issued by the OSH Administration

2023 OSH Achievements

OSH Management Organization

The International Certification

A comprehensive OSH Management mechanism is built on the principles of self-management and systematic actions. To this end, we have actively implemented the ISO 45001 OSH Management System at all our plants, utilizing the PDCA continuous improvement framework through an e-management interface to enhance the effectiveness of our management system.

Leadership Level

Support and Engagement

Handover to Supervisors and Worker Participation

PLAN

• Gather the Expectations of Stakeholders, and Develop Plans
• Revise Occupational Safety and Health Policies in Response to International Needs
• Respond to Customer Requests

DO

• Review of Legal Compliance
• Evaluate Potential Operational Hazard Risks
• Develop Osh Management to Address Risks and Opportunities

ACT

• Re-Evaluate Measures That Do Not Meet Expectations
• Identifying Potential Risks from Indicators, Discussing Them with the Plant’s Health and Safety Committee, and Getting Support from Supervisors

CHECK

• Evaluate the Effectiveness of Improvements
• Conduct Internal and External Audits
• Daily Management Checks
• Identify Abnormalities According to Performance Measurement Indicators

Chemical Disaster Response Protective Gear Training

Fire Response and Protective Gear Training

Management Organization

Unimicron’s Taiwan and China plants employ full-time, specialized OSH professionals in compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Act and relevant regulations. Each workplace's employee in charge and supervisors at all levels direct and oversee the implementation of safety and health management tasks according to their responsibilities, as outlined by the OSH Division. They also coordinate and guide relevant employees to ensure effective implementation. All workers are required to comply with the OSH Management Regulations and Code of Conduct.

All workers at Unimicron's Taiwan and Mainland China Facilities must adhere to the standards outlined in the hazard identification and risk assessment process. Internal regulations ensure that workers' rights are protected, safeguarding them from discrimination, retaliation, or adverse impacts on promotion. This protection extends to those reporting hazards, leaving unsafe work situations, or notifying representatives, employers, or regulatory authorities of dangerous conditions.

We place great importance on fostering a culture of safety and health. In addition to complying with legal requirements, each unit in Taiwan and Mainland China Facilities appoints an occupational safety officer to promote and implement OSH activities, coordinate equipment inspections, manage safety training, and conduct audits, ensuring effective two-way communication between the plant and employees while reinforcing OSH principles. In 2023, Unimicron had 578 occupational safety officers in Taiwan and Mainland China. On average, there was one occupational safety officer for every 45 employees at Unimicron, one for every 57 employees at its subsidiary Subtron Technology, and one for every 56 employees across all subsidiaries in China.

Unimicron has established OSH Committees that meet quarterly in Taiwan and monthly in Mainland China. These meetings, involving employers and employees, adhere to the “Occupational Safety and Health Act” requirements for communication, participation, and consultation. In 2023, labor representatives made up 56% of the committee in both Taiwan and Mainland China Facilities, surpassing regulatory requirements and reflecting the Company’s commitment to employee input and engagement.

Unimicron and its subsidiaries in Mainland China have established "Contractor Management Procedures," which mandate industrial safety training before any construction begins. In line with the "Safety and Health Inspection and Audit Operating Regulations," daily inspections are conducted to ensure the safety of operations and personnel. For dangerous jobs, a construction application must be completed before proceeding, and the Company maintains ongoing communication to ensure safety. In 2023, 302 hazard notification trainings were conducted for contractors, with 11,180 participants, emphasizing the importance of safe construction practices.

Unimicron and its subsidiaries in Mainland China work with contractors to maintain a healthy and safe working environment. Before contractors perform work-at-height, they must confirm any "unsuitability for work-at-height" to assist in self-management before entering the plant. This process helps ensure the contractor can self-manage health conditions such as epilepsy, mental or nervous system disorders, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, anemia, balance disorders, respiratory issues, color blindness, poor vision, hearing impairment, physical disabilities, intoxication, or general physical weakness. Also, those diagnosed by a physician as being in poor health, emotionally unstable, or otherwise unsuitable, as well as minors or individuals who feel unfit for the task, are also restricted from such work.

For non-construction workers, such as delivery personnel and visitors, we require them to be informed about general hazards in the security room before entering the plant. This ensures they know potential risks and helps safeguard their safety and health.

Hazard Identification and Control

All employees responsible for OSH hazard identification and risk assessment in Taiwan and Mainland China have completed OSH training and passed assessments. When any change or abnormality occurs in an operation, hazard identification and risk assessment should be re-executed. For major or high-risk hazards, an improvement plan prioritizing elimination, replacement, engineering controls, administrative measures, and PPE is implemented to reduce risk and ensure continuous improvement.

To prevent incidents, Unimicron continues to conduct high-risk safety assessments, safety observations, and evaluations in Taiwan and Mainland China. We strengthen occupational incident prevention and improvement projects to improve employees' self-safety awareness. For specific hazardous environments, including 64 substances such as noise, ionizing radiation, manganese, lead, nickel, dust, etc., annual health inspections, including dispatch workers, are conducted regularly. Our health management is graded by the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and there was no occupational disease case in 2023.

2023 Health Examination and Occupational Disease Prevention and Control

2023 OSH Improvement Project

2024 OSH Improvement Project

OSH Key Management Projects

Machine Equipment Safety

Unimicron provides employees with safe machine equipment, from design, procurement, installation, safety inspection, operation safety management and replacement and scrapping, etc., to avoid accidents.

Design, Procurement Specifications

The company has set safety specifications for new machines, equipment manufacturers need to meet the specifications, the labor safety office will conduct safety matters review, if there is any discrepancy, it needs to be improved, before procurement.

Installation Requirements

Safety Inspection

According to the safety specifications of the new machine, the labor safety room and the equipment department jointly carry out safety inspection, and when there are non-conformities, the equipment manufacturer is required to improve within a time limit, and the machine can be handed over for acceptance only after the re-inspection is passed.

Operation Safety Management

Safety Inspection

Irregular on-site safety inspections are conducted by the labor safety office, supervisors at all levels of the factory and occupational safety offices.

Replacement and Scrapping of Machine Equipment

Operational Chemical Safety Management

To improve chemical safety management, we have established the "Chemical Management Regulations," which apply to all plants, and cover the purchasing, unloading, handling, disposal, usage, storage, labeling, and operation of the Chemical Dispense System, including:

Chemical Detection Systems (CDS)

Fire Safety and Loss Prevention

There were three fire accidents happened in UNIMICRON recently. Among them, the fire at China Plant on September 7th in 2020 and Taiwan Plant on February 4th in 2021 were both caused by improper hot work control. Moreover, in the fire at Taiwan Plant on October 28th in 2020, the investigation report from local AHJ showed that it was likely caused by the problem with exhaust system of the manufacturing process. In response to these three fire accidents, to ensure the fire safety, the company proactively develop relevant countermeasures, regularly track and review the improvement, strengthen the organizational functions of occupational safety and fire protection, enhance the communication channel with insurance companies or external experts, intensify the fire risk control mechanism, and increase the emergency response capabilities.
Summary For Critical Strategies:

Enhancing Fire Damage Prevention Capabilities

Emergency Response and Drill

Organization Chart

Emergency Response Flow

There are three stages in Fire, Explosion, Chemical Leakage Emergency Response Operations, please see below for general introduction:

The Zero Stage (Notification Response)：Call, report and respond through the accident notification process when people discover abnormal conditions or the activation of fire detectors.

The First Stage (Instant Search Response)：when the disaster occurs in one area, and the unit of abnormal area (including firefighting team) and the competent authority are called and notified by the witness to conduct timely search and initial rescue.

The Second Stage (Plant-Level Response)：When the disaster spreads from one area to other areas, the unit of abnormal area and the competent authority are unable to control the condition. The plant commander conducts the initiation of emergency response team and takes evacuation action. If the emergency response team cannot effectively control the disaster condition, while the fire brigade is arriving at the scene, the plant commander directly transfers the authority to external unit and assist in providing relevant information.

Training

Each plant has established an Emergency Response Team (ERT), to effectively improve the responders’ on-site search, emergency response, fire-fighting equipment suit and self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) wearing, the use of fire hose nozzles, and the response, decision-making and dispatching capabilities. Both plant commander and ERT must finish the relevant professional training courses.

Emergency Drill

Emergency Response Drill：The company implements the self-guard fire protection grouping in accordance with national regulations and the company's emergency response operations, and conducts the emergency response evacuation and drills biannually, including disaster scenario simulation, enhancement of logistics support capabilities, the wearing familiarity of emergency response equipment.

Emergency Evacuation：To evacuate people who are not the emergency response team to a safe place in the shortest time, this could avoid being affected in case of disaster extension and even influence the rescue. When people move to the assembly point, the number of personnel must be verified and ensure all internal/ external personnel must be at the safe place.

Enhanced Emergency Response Management

Unimicron implements the self-guard fire protection grouping in accordance with national regulations and the Company's emergency response operations, and conducts the emergency response evacuation and drills biannually, including disaster scenario simulation, enhancement of logistics support capabilities, and the wearing familiarity of emergency response equipment.

We have standardized emergency response equipment and facilities to maintain the functionality of the equipment so that we can be familiar with the use of emergency response equipment and facilities to strengthen the Emergency Response Team (ERT).

Contractor Management

Unimicron Technology Group for the management of contractors in accordance with the relevant requirements of the Occupational Safety Law, from the training of contractors before entering the factory, qualification review, confirmation on before and after construction operations, and evaluation of contractors that meet all the requirements of various laws and regulations. To lessen the risk of construction projects.

1.Description of the Contractor's entry and exit operation procedures：

According to the "Administrative Regulations on Contractors", contractors are required to complete contractor education and training and submit relevant materials before entering the factory before they can obtain the Group's Contractor Qualification Certificate. According to the "Management Procedures for Contractors" and "Administrative Measures for Contractors", the factory supervisors must complete the on-site construction safety notice (including the dangerous work permit), and the safety and health agreement organization meeting minutes and other documents before leading the contractor into the factory.

The process of entering and leaving the factory for Contractors

2.Application for Hazardous Work：

The factory area manages high-risk related operations, including through the control of the permit system, so that the Check beforehand, prepare safety facilities, and complete the inspection after the work is completed, so as to prevent safety risks and avoid any accidents.

2-1.Formulate Risk Classification Management for Hot Work：
According to the supervision of the hot tool in the factory, the company follows the list of risk classification control specifications for hot work,, together with the unit supervisor, and factory supervisors and factory workers are at the construction site, Confirm before carrying out secondary hot work, After confirming consent to hot work, Sign on the hot work permit to confirm, The contractor enables hot work to be carried out.

2-2.Hazardous Operation Process：

3.Contractor's Safety Operation Inspection：

Perform safety and health inspections, audits and records of contractors' operations in the factory from time to time. If any deficiencies related to contractors are found, it will be recorded in the contractor's operation inspection record sheet. If the hot work is performed in the factory, there is also a supervisor inspection record sheet for the contractor's hot work operation, so as to implement the management and control of the contractor's inspection work.

4.Contractor Evaluation Work Specification：

In response to the implementation of the group's occupational safety and health system, it is planned to conduct a survey of "Occupational Safety and Health Management Evaluation" for contractors to audit the effectiveness of each contractor's cooperation in implementing occupational safety and health management system activities and various construction safety, The contractors are graded as A, B, C and D according to their scoring criteria. Unqualified manufacturers are not allowed to be included in the list of qualified suppliers.

Activity of Safety and Encouragement

In order to enhance the participation of the employees and to deepen the important concept of occupational safety and health, the mechanism has been set up to encourage employees to participate in the company's safety activities actively. The list of the safety activities in Unimicron is as follows. According to the participants in the activity, it can be divided into competitions of Facilities/offices.

Item		Introduction
For employees	Occupational Safety and Health Proposal Improvement Activities	Use E-system (workflow), and both everyone can participate. Proposals related to occupational safety, health or fire and completed improvements can be included in this activity. Each Factory submit better proposals for competition (company-level). It will be implemented once every six months, and awards will be given to outstanding proposals. If the proposal has actual safety benefits, it will be extend to other Facilities.
	Questionnaire for Safety News and Rewards	Promote and upload safety news articles every month. It is implemented in the form of E-combination with multimedia. Those who fill in the questionnaire with 100 scores will be eligible for the opportunity to receive gift vouchers. To attract employees to actively participate in a friendly and lively approach. The questionnaire can also be used as one of the tools for managers to analyze employees' safety awareness.
For factory	Activities of Zero accident	Zero accident is a belief, change, and achieve, combined with supervisor support and participation of full employees. Refers to the cumulative number of days without hurt, fires and chemical accidents. The company sets different goals and bonuses according to the scale of each factory. At the SBU and factory level, goals and incentive mechanisms can be set for subordinate units at all levels. Set up digital signage, and announce to employees the cumulative scores of the activities of each factory immediately.
	EHS Month	Since 2004, we have held the Environment, Health, Safety Month (EHS Month) event in the third quarter of each year. The participation from Taiwan Facilities and Mainland China Facilities, and the topic of EHS Month is covered Safety, Environmental and Health. For detailed event descriptions, please refer to the "EHS Month" page.

Check/Audit

Besides OSH management of daily check and project check. Unimicron promotes program check and internal auditing system in 2022. The project check including OSH manage, fire facilities, emergency equipment, accident cause improvement and the OSH internal auditing run in year and rating performance basis the audit result, accident and the other activity, it is for the OSH division to regular implement. According to OSH division check and audit result, to assist the plant find out the shortcomings and weakness and make improvement. Attached is the OSH division promote check/audit project in 2022：

Accident Management

Unimicron has established an occupational safety incident management program, which includes notification, response, investigation, review, prevention of recurrence, and parallel development to reduce and prevent recurrence of similar incidents.

In 2023, the Group’s employee FR decreased by 40% compared to 2022. However, the Group’s actual FR was 0.68, which remains higher than 50% of the three-year industry average (0.58). To address this, we analyzed and improved conditions in Taiwan and Mainland China to reduce occupational accidents. The employee disabling SR fell by 53% from 2022, and the Group’s disabling injury rate was 7, lower than 50% of the three-year industry average (12). Upon analysis, 22 employees in Taiwan took leave for over a day due to work-related injuries, including six major incidents requiring hospitalization. The review revealed that improper facility setups and inadequate safety awareness were the main causes. In response, we not only removed the improper facility setup at the incident site but also checked other areas to prevent similar issues. To improve safety awareness, we implemented training and operational regulations, requiring personnel to obtain a qualified license before performing related tasks. Comparing employee disability injuries with 2022, the FR decreased by 57%, and the SR by 65%. The main types of accidents were: 8 cases (36%) involving equipment pinching, rolling, crushing, cutting, smashing or bruising, 4 cases (18%) of chemical exposure, 3 cases (14%) of injuries while walking, 3 cases (14%) involving cart pinching, rolling, crushing, cutting, smashing or crashing, 1 case (5%) of contusion from accidental impact, 1 case (5%) involving material handling pinching, rolling, crushing, cutting, scalding or smashing, 1 case (5%) of puncture or cut injuries by tools, 1 case (5%) of injuries during activities.

In mainland China, 19 employees took leave for more than one day due to work-related injuries. Compared to 2022, the disabling FR decreased by 1% and the SR by 36%. The main types of accidents were: 6 cases (32%) of walking accidents, 3 cases (16%) involving cart pinching, rolling, crushing, cutting, smashing or crashing, 3 cases (16%) involving material handling pinching, rolling, crushing, cutting, scalding or smashing, 2 cases (11%) involving equipment pinching, rolling, crushing, cutting, smashing or bruising, 2 cases (11%) of chemical exposure, 1 contusion (accidentally struck by a person) (5%), 1 personnel fall incident (5%) and 1 injury during participation in activities (5%). To prevent injuries, the Company will continue fostering a safety culture, enhance active safety measures during the annual ESH Month, and require injured employees to complete a 6-hour OSH retraining program and pass a test.

2023 Recordable Occupational Injury

In 2023, 41 occupational accidents were recorded. This data is used to drive continuous improvement and performance reviews of OSH, based on the severity and frequency of the incidents.

Occupational Accident Notification, Investigation and Improvement Process

We have established a process for reporting, investigating, and improving occupational accidents, in line with the OSH Management System. This includes hazard identification, risk assessment of the incident workflow, and implementing necessary improvements.

OSH Training

We offer an annual OSH training program for employees, including contractors. In addition to in-person courses, we provide training on e-learning platform, allowing employees to learn anytime, anywhere. We conduct annual drills for various emergencies, including fires, chemical, occupational accidents, firefighting, natural disasters, equipment fire accidents, fire evacuation drills, chemical spill handling, work-related injury, confined space incidents, floods and earthquakes. These drills aim to boost personnel response skills and maintain operational stability.

2023 Occupational Safety Training

Contractors’ OSH Training

Emergency Response Drills

2023 Types of Emergency Response Drills

Active Participation in External Engagement and Experience Sharing

Unimicron not only maintains strict internal OSH management but also actively participates in external OSH initiatives to promote industry-wide safety. The company is involved with TPCA and the TOSHMS North Promotion Association, and volunteers for occupational safety counseling organized by the Ministry of Labor's OSH Administration.

Since 2013, Unimicron has served as the convener of the OSH Committee of the TPCA, aiding in the implementation of safety plans for the PCB industry. In 2023, a senior consultant continued as TPCA director, and a senior manager served as the emergency convener of the OSH Committee to enhance industry sustainability.

In 2023, we helped revise the “Chemical Safety Management Practices Case Manual” for the TOSHMS North Promotion Association, assisted with project execution, and participated in observation activities, while continuing our executive role in the association. The company also actively joined the OSH poster competition, earning the “Actively Participating Member Award.”

Since 2015, Unimicron has participated in the OSH Administration’s SME Counseling Volunteer Program to improve on-site OSH upgrade management systems (Including chemical management) in small and medium-sized enterprises. In 2023, we joined 2 sessions of SMEs to establish OSH management systems from the Ministry of Labor. By the end of 2023, Unimicron had deployed 22 volunteers and assisted in 95 counseling visits.

2023 Achievements