Occupational Safety and Health Management

• To comply with the requirements of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) and International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) , we implement risk management in accordance with the International Safety Management Code (ISM Code), including hazard identification, risk assessment and accident investigation.
• The Company has established the Safety Management System Manual (SMSM) and MLC Compliance Manual to regulate all workers and activities on the ship. In addition, there are also professionals (internal qualitied auditors and third-party verification agencies) to conduct regular inspections on board and irregular visits to ensure the compliance with the Safety Management System requirements.

The Head Office is a general office space, and there is no production line or mechanical equipment. The number of employees in the Head Office does not meet the criteria to introduce an occupational safety and health management system required by the Occupational Safety and Health Act. However, the Company still established the Occupational Safety and Health Management Plan and the Safety and Health Work Rules in accordance with the Occupational Safety and Health Act to implement the safety and health management in the workplace to ensure the safety and health of our employees. Through the PDCA Cycle (Plan-Do-Check-Action Cycle) and the constant auditing system, problems can be found, and corrective and preventive measures can be taken immediately to improve the performance of occupational safety and health management for the effective prevention of occupational accidents.

1. The content to the Occupational Safety and Health Management Plan includes the followings:

   • Identification, assessment, and control of work environment or task hazards
   • Management of machinery, equipment, or tools
   • Labelling and communication of hazardous chemicals
   • Planning and monitoring of sampling method for hazardous job environments
   • Assessment of the process or construction safety of dangerous job sites
   • Procurement management, contractor management, and modification management
   • Operation standards for safety and health
   • Periodic inspections, target inspections, job checks, and on-site inspection tours
   • Safety and health educational training
   • Management of personal protective equipment
   • Health examination, management, and facilitation
   • Compiling, sharing, and application of safety and health information
   • Emergency response and preparedness
   • Investigation and settlement and statistical analysis of occupational accidents, near misses, events that affect the physical and mental health, and implementation status of return-to-work program
   • Record of safety and health management and measures for performance assessment
2. The content to the Safety and Health Work Rules includes the followings:
   • Plan, supervise, and promote the safety and health audit and management of each unit
   • Establish the Occupational Safety and Health Supervisor
   • Implement safety and health education and training, and regularly hold safety and health education and publicity on a quarterly basis
   • Assign staff to participate in safety education and training for first aid personnel from time to time and obtain certificates
   • Conduct regular and occasional inspections and provide ways to improve work
   • Maintenance and inspection of machinery, equipment, or tools
   • Review of standards for work safety and health
   • Health guidance and management measures
   • Preparation, maintain, and usage of protective equipment
   • Notification and report of accidents
   • Other matters related to safety and health
3. As prescribed in Article 324-3 of the Regulations for the Occupational Safety and Health Equipment and Measures. “To prevent employees from being physically or mentally violated by other people’s actions during the performance of their duties, employers shall take the following measures to prevent violence and record of execution shall be made and kept for three years.” Since the number of employees in the Company does not reach 100, the establishment of a prevention plan for illegal infringement in the performance of duties can be replaced by records or documentation of execution. The Company refers to the Guidelines for preventing illegal infringements in the performance of duties established by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Ministry of Labor to carry out the hazard identification and risk assessment (Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment Form for Prevention of Illegal Infringement in the Workplace), takes corresponding control measures, and reviews whether there are measures that should be added or improved based on the current situation while checking whether the measures taken are effective and reviewing relevant deficiencies in the implementation process as a reference for future improvement
4. In terms of the Maternal Health, the occupational safety and health personnel are responsible for the management of work items and environment optimization and try their best to provide a friendly working environment for female employees. For parental leave, please see 4.1.2 Employee Care
5. Looking into 2023, the four major hazard prevention measures of the Occupational Safety and Health Act will continue to be implemented and promoted in the Head Office, namely the “maternity health protection”, “prevention of overwork”, “ergonomic hazard prevention, and “prevention of unlawful infringement”, so as to reach the goal of protecting the physical and mental health of employees and continuing the creation of a friendly workplace