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Occupational Safety and Health Management

The board of directors reviews and approves the company-wide safety and health plan every year, and the Occupational Safety and Health Committee, which involves stakeholders of LX Semicon(employees, safety and health management managers etc.), deliberates and decides on related agendas. The Safety and Environment team establishes and executes detailed plans to manage and improve safety and health

Safety and Health Policy

LX Semicon promotes accident prevention and awareness improvement though improving a company-wide safety and health environment

  • 1

    Safety and health regulations will be complied with and continuous improvement pursued.

  • 2

    Safe and healthy working environment will be created to prevent injuries and disabilities of employees.

  • 3

    Education and training will be actively supported to enhance the understanding of safety and health for all employees.

  • 4

    Active participation in safety and health activities and faithful performance of duties and responsibilities will be expected from all employees.

  • 5

    Risk factors will be identified and eliminated to reduce safety and health risks in our company

Safety and Health Management Manual

LX Semicon established and operate Safety and Health Management Manual to create safe working environment

Aimed at strengthening the safety and health management system including accident prevention, compliance with safety and health laws and regulations, and prevention and response to safety incidents for stakeholders who may be exposed to health and safety risks due to LX Semicon's business activities(including employees, suppliers, and customer)
Supplier Safety and Health Management

Establish safety management evaluation standards and strengthen management of suppliers with the goal of achieving ‘zero’ safety accidents

Hold regular Supplier Safety and Health Council (monthly) Conduct joint workplace safety and health inspections (regular/occasional) Practice continuous health and safety management by implementing supplier safety management manuals and management plan

Establishing a safe and healthy business environment as a key direction and recognizing the safety and health of members as a top priority

Create a safe work environment through strengthening the company-wide safety and health management system, compliance with the Serious Accident Punishment Act, operation of the safety and health system, awareness improvement campaign, safety education, etc. Improve the awareness of executives and employees and seek to make safety and health activities a part of daily life through monthly safety and health culture campaigns
인식개선 활동 <Awareness Improvement Activities>
Supporting Employee Health Care

Identify and implement various employee health care programs

Support for employee general and comprehensive checkups (for employees over 5+ years of service and over the age of 35) Run health care programs with different themes, such as smoking cessation, diet, etc.
Safety Incident Investigation Process

Investigate all incidents occurred to analyze cause and take corrective action

Establish an incident investigation team in the event of a critical incident and conduct an investigation to identify the cause of the incident and establish measures to prevent recurrence
Investigation Process
  • Make emergency notice for incidents and preserve incident scene

  • Collect field data related to incidents

  • Interview the victim about the incident and incident details

  • Identify incident root causes based on witness interviews

  • Review other related resources and documents

  • Prepare accident investigation reports, and report to Safety and Environment Committee/Risk Management Committee

Conduct assessments to identify and manage potential safety and health risks (annually)

Assessment items: facilities, industrial accidents, employee health checks, hazardous substance (used in business sites and labs) management status, etc.
Workplace Risk Assessment

Conduct assessments to measure safety and health risks at each business site

Conduct risk assessments based on six categories of risks and implement risk control action

The safety and health manager identifies the materiality and estimates the risk based on the collected survey results and detailed guidelines for the company's risk assessment

Risk related to facilities on campus, hazard signs when using equipment in the laboratory, safety training, addition of safety facilities, chemical changes, etc. are identified as major risks As a result of the inspection of risk factors and improvements derived during the evaluation through on-site inspection, a total of 30 harmful and risk factors were discovered and improvement measures were implemented
Procedures for Risk Assessment
Procedures for Risk Assessment Procedures for Risk Assessment
Lab Safety Management

Conduct regular precision safety diagnosis for lab safety management

Take improvement actions when identifying risk factors based on the existing risk class definitions Implement follow-up diagnosis and take corrective action within 3 months when serious risks are found
Precision Safety Diagnosis Classification
Ranking Measurement Standard
1 There are no issues with the lab in terms of safety environment and maintenance
2 Some flaws have been found in the lab’s safety environment and research facilities and improvement needs to be made, but they do not significantly affect safety
3 Safety violations are identified, and the work environment needs to be improved
4 Serious safety violations are identified in research environment or facilities and therefore, they should be restricted
5 The work environment or facilities should be shut down immediately due to a high risk of accidents and serious safety violation
Risk Assessment for Lab Works

To protect the health of workers from harmful factors in the workplace and to create a safe working environment, measure the working environment of the laboratory once every half year (Daejeon, Yangjae, Gangnam)

Collect, analyze, and evaluate personal samples under a measurement plan No substances exceeding exposure standards detected according to the measurement results in the second half of 2023
Safety and Health Management Certification

Strengthen overall safety and health management based on obtaining and maintaining ISO 45001 certification at all business sites

Evaluate risks that may occur at each workplace, prevent health and safety accidents, and improve the safety and health environment at workplaces
Safety and Health Management Certification <Safety and Health Management Certification>