Occupational Safety and Health Management
SDGs:
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GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
3
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DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
8
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PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS
17
SKM established the Occupational Safety and Health Department in 2013 to manage relevant affairs. SKM adopted the ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System in 2020. In the same year, SKM President Richard H. Wu signed the Occupational Safety and Health Policy into effect.
SKM Occupational Safety and Health Policy
Four Major Strategies
Eight Policies
Establish and maintain an effective occupational safety and health management system.
Stay compliant with regulations and regularly inspect the occupational safety and health measures to ensure its compliance with the law.
Ensure project execution and risk management to effectively achieve the occupational safety and health targets.
Implement educational training in order to strengthen employees' perception and understanding of occupational safety and health.
Eliminate and decrease occupational safety and health risks and continually improve the occupational safety and health system to reach better efficiency.
Promise employees, partners and stakeholders a safe and healthy workplace and work conditions.
Provide consultation and promote information regarding occupational safety and health to employees, partners and stakeholders.
Encourage employees to take part and comply with relevant obligations to ensure that occupational safety and health measures are well executed.
Occupational Safety and Health Policy Organization
SKM has established Occupational Safety and Health Committees at the HQ and across all department stores in Taiwan in accordance with the Regulations of Occupational Safety and Health Management. The Committees convene each quarter and submit their resolutions to the President, encouraging employees across different units to participate in our ISO 45001 Occupational Safety and Healthy Management System efforts. The Committee consists of staff from the Occupational Safety and Health Department, as well as senior executives and employees from each department store for a total of 184 committee members, 77 of which are labor representatives (42%). Meetings are held at least once every three months per regulations for the Committee to review occupational safety and health policy and procedures, provide recommendations on occupational safety and health affairs, develop risk assessments and management methods, and participate in hazard identification and risk assessments, as well as conduct accident investigations.
Occupational Safety and Health Committee
Adopting International Certification Systems
SKM commenced preparations to adopt ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System standards in July 2020. SKM obtained the very first certification in January 2021 and has continued monitoring and audits, holding an annual ISO 45001 management review meeting. HQ conducts independent in-house audits at each store each year, and an external simulated audit, aiming to prepare all stores for accreditation. The current scope includes all employees (incl. part-time employees) at SKM HQ and all SKM department stores in Taiwan, which accounts for 11% of all employees, and other non-employees account for 89%.
