Occupational Safety

FocalTech attaches great importance to workplace safety and has established Environmental and Occupational Safety and Health Policy. In addition, FocalTech is committed to meeting and complying with government and related regulatory requirements, making continuous improvements to prevent consecutive pollution incidents and achieving the goal of zero occupational accident, in order to meet the environmental safety and health performance set out by the Company. Furthermore, the Company regularly identifies the occupational safety and health risks of its employees, commissions a third-party verification organization to conduct on-site audits, and provides audit reports to its customers in a transparent manner. The Company’s plant in the Hsinchu Chang Yih Hi-Tech Industrial Park established a management system and obtained the ISO 45001 certification through TUV NORD Taiwan. External audits are also carried out annually, benefiting 100% of employees and outsourced contract workers in Taiwan to review the effectiveness of the Company’s management system.

A happy enterprise with no occupational accidents.

Actively and continuously strive to create a safe and secure working environment for all workers.

• Continue to maintain the ISO 45001 management system.
• Implement the occupational safety and health management system.
• Conduct in-plant hazard identification and risk assessment.
• Continue to develop operational control standards.
• Formulate a target plan on occupational safety and health.

Make continuous improvement, get all employees to participate, and comply with laws and regulations, with employees safety and health as the top priority.

1. Commit to providing safe and healthy working conditions to prevent work-related injuries and ill health; such a commitment shall be appropriate to the purpose, size and context of the organization, and to the specific nature of the organization’s occupational safety and health risks and opportunities.
2. Provide a framework for the formulation of occupational safety and health goals.
3. Commit to meeting regulatory and other requirements.
4. Eliminate risks and reduce occupational safety and health risks.
5. Commit to making continuous improvement of the occupational safety and health management system.
6. Commit to consultation and participation of workers and worker representatives.

• An Occupational Safety and Health Committee is established to plan and coordinate occupational safety and health related matters, and to review and decide on the implementation of occupational safety and health within the factory.
• Regular meetings are held annually to discuss various safety and health issues, including safety and health management, education and training implementation plans, environmental monitoring, health management, occupational disease prevention, and health promotion. Employees can also provide feedback on relevant occupational safety and health issues or suggestions to labor representatives or directly participate in committee discussions.
• Communication channels have been established so that employees can report any emergencies, potential risks, or unusual events at any time. FocalTech Electronics also ensures that no employee will be retaliated against or punished for making complaints or appeals.

To eliminate potential hazards in the workplace, FocalTech regularly implements hazard identification and risk assessment activities. This activity is conducted by training qualified personnel to identify possible safety and health risks in the Company, weighting them in accordance with hazard factors, and finally determining their risk levels. After the assessment, the medium and high hazard risks are included as controls, and improvement measures are formulated and tracked regularly.

FocalTech values employee physical and mental health, and regards it as the foundation of the Company’s steady progress and sustained innovation. To build a healthy workplace, the Company follows the Labor Health Protection Regulations and occupational safety laws and regulations, and utilizes health examination data analysis techniques and national-level health promotion resources to promote a series of health management and promotion programs that cover dimensions such as health examinations, health consultations, irregularity tracking, Healthy Workplace Accreditation, exercise/sports promotion, etc.

1. Health checkups and abnormality management.
2. On-site physician health consultation services.
3. Abnormal workload and hazard prevention.
4. Maternal health protection.
5. Workplace health promotion and exercise support.
6. Smoking prevention measures

To strengthen employees' awareness of a healthy lifestyle, FocalTech Electronics plans engaging and practical health activities annually based on health checkup results and employee needs. Two key events will be held in 2024: a weight loss competition and a walking challenge to encourage employees to develop good exercise and dietary habits, thereby promoting physical and mental health.

Foster positive labor-management relations, and allow employees to feel comfortable expressing their opinions without fear of retaliation.

• Goal: Cultivate a positive communication culture where employee opinions are effectively heard and addressed to achieve zero labor disputes or follow-up complaints.
• Target: Four labor-management meetings and a communication meeting with the Chairman every year.

The Chairman shared updates on the Company’s current situation and future strategies with employees through birthday parties, and encouraged employees to raise questions and suggestions to reinforce mutual trust and interaction in the workplace. These interactions not only enhance employees’ understanding of the Company’s direction, but also promote better communication channels and ultimately strengthen team bonds. In addition, two-way communication is facilitated through labor-management meetings and interdepartmental communication meetings. Employee concerns, regardless whether they’re raised publicly or anonymously, are handled in a fair, confidential, and prompt manner. 

Four labor-management meetings and six cross-level communication meetings were held in 2024.

Smooth communication between labor and management can facilitate labor-management cooperation, and allows employees to understand the Company’s operating plans, business status and market conditions. It also helps management to gain timely insights into employees’ working conditions, thereby building a friendly workplace that prioritizes employee well-being. As a law-abiding enterprise, FocalTech ensures that our HR and administrative practices adhere to the employment laws of every country and region where we operate. The Company holds at least one labor-management meeting every quarter as required by law to foster collaboration and manage employee relations. The regular communication empowers employees to voice concerns and advocate for better working conditions, ultimately enhancing their overall standing within the company.

FocalTech has established multiple communication pathways, such as labor-management meetings, welfare committee meetings, new employee support system, wellbeing resources sharing platform, etc. to build a bridge for conversation between the two sides. Through two-way communication, employees can feel free to share their opinions, and the Company can effectively respond to the feedback and translate suggestions into actionable policies. FocalTech has maintained stable labor-management relations with no disputes in recent years.

As required by labor laws and regulations, in the event of major operational changes that impact employee rights, FocalTech complies with the labor laws by providing advance notice and clear explanations to employees. For employees whose labor rights are affected or job conditions are changed, FocalTech complies with both the Labor Standards Act and the Act for Worker Protection of Mass Redundancy by providing prior notice before terminating a labor contract. To encourage employees to express their workplace concerns and any grievances or unhappiness at work, we have established diverse mechanisms for communication and complaint, and ensures all personal information is handled with care.

• Regular labor-management meetings.
• The Chairman communicates the Company’s latest situation and operation status to employees through birthday parties to alleviate employee concerns about uncertain business operations and benefits planning.