Workplace Safety

Workplace Safety

Occupational Safety and Health Management System

BenQ Materials has established the Environmental, Safety, Health, Energy and Resources, and Corporate Social Responsibility Policy, and is committed to building a safe, healthy, and sustainable work environment and implementing an occupational safety and health management system. Since 2005, the Company has obtained OHSAS 18001 certification. The current management system is established in accordance with ISO 45001: 2018, covering the Taoyuan Plant, Longtan Plant, Yunlin Plant, Suzhou Plant, and Wuhu Plant. It applies to routine and non-routine activities at production and non-production sites, including activities carried out by non-plant personnel in the workplace. The Taoyuan Plant, Longtan Plant, and Yunlin Plant have also introduced CNS 45001 and obtained TOSHMS Taiwan Occupational Safety and Health Management System certification.

As of the end of 2025, the number of workers within the certification scope was 2,935, accounting for 55.62% of total workers. In addition, there were 1,601 nonemployee workers, such as dispatched workers, security guards, cleaning personnel, group meal personnel, and construction contractors. The total number was 4,536, accounting for 85.96%. The remaining Hailu Plant and subsidiary plants such as GeneJet, Cenefom, and Web-Pro were not included in the TOSHMS certification scope because their headcount was below 200. These sites had a total of 741 persons, accounting for 14.04% of the total headcount.

Note: The number of contractor construction personnel at each plant is calculated based on the average number of persons entering the plant each month. They mainly include personnel from outsourced engineering projects and specialized equipment vendors for machinery and equipment.

Validity Periods of ISO 45001 Environmental Management System Certifications by Site

Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment

BenQ Materials conducts hazard identification and risk assessment each year. After considering the management measures of the existing system, the Company assesses and classifies overall safety and health risks. For work activities whose risk assessment results rank in the top 20% of the Company’s overall assessment scores, such risks are listed as unacceptable risks or acceptable high risks. A Control Form for Unacceptable Risks and Acceptable High Risks must
be completed, describing the improvement or control methods. In 2025, a total of 16 management programs were included in tracking management, such as improvements to machine safety protection and operating methods. As of the end of 2025, the improvement progress of management programs reached 93.75%. One unfinished case remained in the engineering improvement stage.

If additions or changes to products, services, or processes in the work environment result in changes to work organization, environment, equipment, workforce, or conditions, which may create non-routine hazard situations, an ESH Change Management Assessment Application Form must be completed to reassess hazard identification and risks for the relevant activity. In 2025, a total of 95 application forms were submitted. For risk assessment results identified as unacceptable hazards and high risks and opportunities, improvement plans are introduced to reduce risks. Through the implementation sequence of elimination, substitution, and engineering improvements, together with administrative controls such as personnel qualifications, warnings, protective equipment, monitoring and measurement, and emergency response, the Company continues to improve and reduce risks.

 

Accident Investigation and Injury Prevention

In accordance with ISO 45001 requirements, BenQ Materials has established Accident Investigation Management Regulations. Accident investigations include the cause of the incident, hazard identification, subsequent improvement measures, and continuous care and tracking, serving as the basis for return-to-work assessment. Employees are not penalized for reporting work conditions that may lead to hazards or illness. Each month, departments are encouraged to report environmental and safety improvement items to improve workplace safety management. In addition, the Company has established a safety reporting incentive mechanism for potential risk incidents.

During new employee onboarding and safety monthly meetings, BenQ Materials promotes workers’ right to emergency withdrawal. If employees encounter a work environment that poses an imminent risk of danger, they may stop work on their own and withdraw to a safe place without endangering the safety of other workers, then report to the emergency response center at the plant to activate internal emergency response procedures. Employees exercising the right to withdraw will not be subject to dismissal, transfer, non-payment of wages during work stoppage, or any other unfavorable treatment.

Safety Improvement

 

Employee Occupational Health and Safety Education and Training

Worker safety awareness and disaster prevention response are important cornerstones of occupational safety. BenQ Materials emphasizes training and safety communication for supervisors and employees at all levels, establishes emergency response capabilities and safety concepts, strengthens workers’ safety awareness, and prevents accidents caused by unsafe behavior. BenQ Materials’ annual training plan includes new employee and general occupational safety and health education and training, hazard communication education and training for hazardous chemical management, mechanical safety, emergency response, forklifts with a load of one metric ton or more, crane operators for cranes with lifting loads of 0.5 metric tons or more and less than 3 metric tons, personnel using lifting equipment, boiler operators, and operation of the safety and health management system. In 2025, occupational safety and health-related courses for vendor employees and non-employees, including dispatched workers, resident security guards, resident cleaning personnel, and group meal personnel, reached 38,096 attendances, totaling 37,996 person-hours.

BenQ Materials upholds a diversified occupational safety and health education and training system in place of traditional face-to-face teaching models. This includes using resources from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s digital learning platform, introducing external education and training resources, training foreign employees as professional instructors to provide localized and easy-to-understand spoken training content, and holding external professional lectures. These measures deepen employees’ awareness of workplace safety and continue to maintain a safe and healthy workplace environment.

Contractor Occupational Safety Education and Training

To implement the contractor management system, each construction worker entering BenQ Materials must pass BenQ Materials’ safety training before conducting construction operations in the plant. The training includes in-plant construction instructions and safety regulations for hazardous operations. In 2025, a total of 2,161 attendances completed training. In addition to safety training for contractor personnel, the Company also established the Contractor Supervisor Management System. Only qualified supervisory personnel may outsource engineering projects to ensure contractor construction quality and safety
standards. In 2025, a total of 476 attendances completed supervisor safety training.

Note: No contractor abnormal incidents occurred in 2025.

Occupational Injury Statistics

BenQ Materials’ occupational injury statistics are disclosed in accordance with the definition of occupational accidents under the Occupational Safety and Health Act and the GRI 403-9 occupational injury statistical indicators published by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). In 2025, no deaths or severe occupational injuries occurred among all workers, including employees and non-employees. There were a total of 9 recordable occupational injuries, mainly involving cutting and abrasion hazards, including 11 disabling injuries, resulting in a total of 65 lost days due to disabling injuries. Employee occupational injuries were mainly caused by cutting and abrasions, resulting from failure to properly use safety protective equipment during cutting operations. One occupational injury occurred when a non-employee worker was performing work at BenQ Materials, mainly due to the worker standing up and striking equipment. The Company strengthened requirements for workers’ use of personal protective equipment and entry into the plant.