Occupational Safety and Health

Working with health and safety is a human right

Kedge Construction guarantees “every worker participating in company activities (including employees, contractors, and individuals whose work falls under company oversight) possesses rights to know, understand, and freely participate in reviewing and improving work environments and procedures regarding potential health or safety hazards and risk factors (the rights to information, participation and assembly), while obtaining corresponding health and safety protection to prevent potential physical and life impacts (the right to be protected); should confirmed health or safety losses result from such impacts, participants and their families will receive appropriate and effective remedy.”

Kedge Construction Co., Ltd., adhering to the founder Mr. Ma Yushan’s concept of “people-oriented, respect for life, and safe construction,” provides a healthy and safe working environment and system and regards occupational safety and health management as one of the important conditions for the company’s survival and sustainable development.

Establish, verify and maintain occupational safety and health management system

Kindom Construction has established and obtained certification for the “ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health and Safety Management System and Taiwan Occupational Safety and Health Management System TOSHMS under CNS 45001:2018.” This certification encompasses employees and workers in designated workplaces under the company’s control, workers engaged in activities under the company’s control, and stakeholders involved in related business activities. However, it excludes co-working personnel not under the company’s control who may be impacted by the company’s operations, products, or services in terms of occupational safety and health.

Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Incident Investigation

According to Article 2-1 and Article 6 of the Occupational Safety and Health Management Measures, the company’s head office has set up an Occupational Safety Office directly under the General Manager’s dedicated first-level management unit, responsible for drafting, planning, supervising and promoting affairs concerning safety and health management. It also serves to guide the implementation of relevant departments. In order to prevent occupational accidents in the engineering projects affiliated to the company, the person in charge of the workplace of the engineering project shall act as the commander, supervisor and coordinator of the workplace, and organize the occupational safety team to which he belongs. The team leader shall have qualification as a supervisor of construction industry and occupational safety and health business. He shall be responsible for supervising safety and health management affairs involved in engineering projects.

One of the team members should have qualifications as the occupational
safety and health administrator above grade B, responsible for drafting, planning and promoting affairs of safety and health management in engineering projects. He shall be also in charge of guiding relevant departmental implementation. In compliance with the provisions of Article 27 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act and Article 38 of the Enforcement Rules of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, we established a coordination organization for engineering projects, and at least once a month (regularly) or irregularly hold the “Engineering Project Coordination Organization Meeting” to convene contractors, subcontractors, etc. to carry out connection and adjustment of the company, inspection of the workplace, guidance and assistance in safety and health education between related contractors, and other necessary matters for the prevention of occupational accidents.

The Occupational Safety Team and the Occupational Safety Office of the Occupational Safety and Health Organization shall, in accordance with the Occupational Safety and Health Management Measures
(Attachment 2 and 2-1), stipulate the scale of the construction business units and the qualifications of the management personnel (construction business supervisor, Class B or (and) Class A management) and the full number of people.

Within the company, there are a total of 241 qualified occupational health and safety management personnel (including: 158 supervisors of occupational health and safety affairs in the construction industry, 69 occupational safety and health managers with Class B technician qualifications, 11 occupational safety managers with Class A technician qualifications, 3 occupational health managers with Class A technician qualifications.)

Engineering Project Team Organization Chart

Based on the certified ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health and Safety Management System / Taiwan Occupational Safety and Health Management System (TOSHMS) CNS 45001:2018, Kedge Construction Co., Ltd. formulated the “Occupational Safety Risk and Opportunity Assessment Procedure” and “Accident Reporting and Investigation Management Procedures,” required the Occupational Safety Office, engineering projects and all departments to carry out hazard identification, risk assessment and accident investigation related to occupational safety and health. The Occupational Safety Risk and Opportunity Assessment Procedure serves to standardize the risk assessment at all levels of the company, including methods, background establishment, risk opportunity identification, risk opportunity assessment, risk opportunity treatment, and change risk management. It clearly defines hazards, risks, etc. and determines the qualifications of personnel who accept risks and undertake assessments. Accident Reporting and Investigation Management Procedures are defined to distinguish between occupational safety incidents, disability injury incidents or disease incidents, major occupational accidents, near-misses and traffic incidents. The Procedures also standardize the company’s various project projects, emergency response, investigation and reporting when occupational safety incidents occur, so as to reduce the loss of the accident and prevent the recurrence of similar accidents.

Kedge Construction Co., Ltd. complies with Paragraph 1 of Article 18, of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, which states “When there is a concern of a potential imminent danger at a workplace, the employers or people responsible for the worksite shall immediately issue orders to halt work and withdraw laborers to a safe location,” and with Paragraph 2 “When laborers discover there is a concern of a threat of imminent danger while executing their duties, under conditions in which the safety of other workers is not jeopardized, they may terminate work of their own accord and withdraw to safe locations, and immediately report to their direct supervisors.” We also abide by Paragraph 3 “The employers shall not dismiss, reassign, not pay wages for the period of work on halt, or otherwise impose unfavorably treatment on laborers taking actions prescribed in the preceding paragraph.”

Safety process

  • Pre-operation risk assessment: According to ISO 45001:2018
    occupational safety risk and opportunity assessment procedures, after the construction contractor is confirmed, before the contractor, personnel, machinery, materials, etc. enter the project site, the person in charge of the project workplace of Kedge Construction must convene the Kedge team (occupational safety group, construction group, quality control group), and the contractor’s on-site person in charge/foreman to perform pre-construction risk assessment operations to effectively control construction hazards and risks and prevent or reduce the possibility and severity of disasters.
  • Issuance and Confirmation of Construction Drawings: According to the ” Guidelines For Performing Quality Management Of Public Construction Works ” of the Public Construction Committee of the Executive Yuan, the construction unit should construct according to the construction drawings; Following Kedge’s construction drawing management regulations, the engineer should receive a correct construction drawing signed by the procedures and conduct the construction according to the correct and new version of the construction drawing.

Safe construction

  • Confirm the safe construction environment: in accordance with the results of the “pre-operation risk assessment meeting”.
  • Conduct pre-construction hazard identification: Workers who enter the site every day must receive hazard notification and sign the “Daily Hazard Notification Sheet”.
  • Inspection during construction operations: implement various construction safety inspections and immediately improve unhealthy and unsafe states and actions in accordance with the K02-2HS02-occupational safety control procedures formulated by ISO 45001:2018.
  • Clean-up after construction: After the daily construction work, the occupational safety team will lead the site clean-up and restore the safe environment together with the construction team and all the suppliers.

Risk Identification and Hazard Prevention Measures

Our company systematically conducts occupational hazard risk identification and assessment across work sites. Assessment outcomes encompass five primary categories with corresponding prevention and control measures:

Worker Participation, Consultation, and Communication on OHS

Kedge Construction established the Occupational Safety and Health Committee in accordance with Articles 5-1 and 10 of the Occupational Safety and Health Management Regulations, ensuring worker representatives comprise more than one-third of committee membership while completing Attachment 3 Occupational Safety and Health Committee roster documentation. “Occupational Safety and Health Committee meetings” exceed regulatory requirements through monthly regular sessions, plus irregular meetings responding to management changes or emergency events, providing recommendations for company objectives and safety policies proposed by the Occupational Safety Office while reviewing, coordinating, and advising on safety and health matters from various engineering projects and departments.

Since establishing ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health and Safety Management System / Taiwan Occupational Safety and Health Management System (TOSHMS) CNS 45001:2018, the Occupational Safety and Health Committee addresses recommendations, coordination, review, assessment, and other occupational safety and health management functions per Article 12 of the Occupational Safety and Health Management Regulations. Coverage encompasses company employees and company-controlled workers (contractors and individuals), non-company-controlled collaborative workers (joint contractors) during company activity participation, and related business stakeholders, excluding non-company-controlled collaborative workers potentially impacted by company operations, products, or services regarding occupational safety and health.

2024 Virtual/In-Person Occupational Safety and Health Committee Meetings / Occupational Safety Monthly Meetings

Kedge Construction provides occupational safety and health education and training for company employees and company-controlled workers within organizational departments or consolidated engineering projects, fulfilling Article 32 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act requiring “Employers shall provide workers with essential safety and health education and training for work performance and disaster prevention.” Architecture Division 2024 Second Occupational Safety and Health Committee Meeting

In 2024, Kedge Construction assisted government agencies in organizing construction site observations and camp activities for workplace safety and health. Through on-site exhibitions and interactions, they promoted occupational safety and health in construction.

Preventing and mitigating the occupational safety and health impacts directly related to business operations

According to Paragraph 1 of Article 5 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, “When an employer causes a worker to perform work, he shall, within reasonable limits, take necessary preventive equipment or measures to protect the worker from occupational hazards.” Through the 2023 questionnaire survey, “occupational safety and health” is a major topic faced by employees, and management objectives, management methods and evaluation mechanisms have been formulated, and occupational safety and health goals have been set and completed in 2024.

Workers covered by the occupational safety and health management system

Based on the certification of ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health and Safety Management System / Taiwan Occupational Safety and Health Management System (TOSHMS) CNS 45001:2018, the legal management scope includes all our employees and workers.

We collected the statistics of occupational accidents in accordance with Article 38 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act. The complete statistics in 2024 is as follows.

Occupational Injury

According to Article 38 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, Kedge Construction Co., Ltd. prepares the content and statistics of occupational accidents and submits a monthly report to the labor inspection agency for reference, and publishes it in the workplace.

Occupational Safety Incidents and Statistics: Statistics of internal occupational safety incidents within the company in 2024.

Participation in Occupational Safety Organizations and Industry Advancement

Kedge Construction actively participates in and leads industry occupational safety and health advancement initiatives. General Manager Huang Yi-fang serves as President of the second-term “National Construction Industry Occupational Safety and Health Promotion Joint General Assembly,” coordinating resources across northern, central, and southern regional occupational safety promotion associations to advance construction industry safety culture. Throughout 2024, five nationwide occupational safety activities were conducted, encompassing seed instructor training, construction site observations, and achievement presentations:

  • Seed Instructor Training Programs: “Visible Safety” themed occupational safety curricula
  • Construction Site Observation Conferences: Guided tours of exemplary construction sites including Guihe Anju Social Housing Phase I Design-Build Project and Qigu to Southern Taiwan Science Park Line Project
  • Achievement Presentation Conferences: Project experience exchanges for Modern Food and Drug National Laboratory Building and related initiatives

Concurrently maintaining active participation in occupational safety activities promoted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and local governments, fostering industry collaboration and safety knowledge dissemination:

  • Taipei City Construction Site Self-Management Strategy Alliance: 4 sessions
  • Construction industry northern, central, and southern regional occupational safety promotion associations: 18 sessions
  • 2024 Central Promotion Safety and Health Cup Health Run Event
  • Occupational Safety and Health Lectures and Symposiums: 14 sessions
  • Supporting local government occupational safety program implementation:
    • Taipei City: Small and Medium Enterprise Work Environment Guidance Improvement Program
    • Taoyuan City: Micro Engineering Occupational Safety Guidance Program

Annual Awards

  • Received the “Excellent Civil Engineering Award for Occupational Safety and Health, 13th Taipei New Construction Safety Award (2023)” from the New Taipei City Government’s Department of Labor – “Kindom Construction Corp.’s New Construction Project at Taipei Metro Wan-da Line Zhonghe High School Station (LG08)”.
  • Received the “Workplace Sustainable Health and Safety Award, 13th Taipei New Construction Safety Award (2023)” from the New Taipei City Government’s Department of Labor.
  • Awarded “2024 Excellent Unit Award” by Taipei City Government’s Department of Labor – “New Construction of Office Buildings on Three Lots of Land No. 363-1, 372, and 372-2, Section 4, Dunhua Section, Songshan District, Taipei City”.
  • Awarded “2024 Workplace Peace of Mind Award” by Taipei City Government’s Department of Labor.
  • Awarded “2024 Outstanding Unit Award for Promoting Occupational Safety and Health” by the Ministry of Labor for “Office Building New Construction Project at Lots 363-1, 372, 372-2, Dunhua Section 4 Subsection, Songshan District, Taipei City.”
  • Awarded “2024 Golden Safety Award for Promoting Occupational Safety and Health Excellence in Engineering Projects – Private Engineering Group Merit Recognition” by the Ministry of Labor for “Taipei Metro Wanda Line Zhonghe High School Station (LG08) Kindom Construction Corp.’s New Construction Project.”

Health Services

Kedge Construction, pursuant to Article 22 of the “Occupational Safety and Health Act,” established an occupational health unit within the head office Quality and Environmental Management Division while employing qualified nursing professionals. Personnel must possess nursing degrees from domestic or international public or private university nursing programs recognized by the Ministry of Education, maintain nursing licenses, complete worker health service nursing training programs, and obtain qualified completion certificates for statutory medical personnel designation.

The head office and 16 construction sites actively participated in “Workplace Safety and Health Week” activities organized by the Ministry of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration, successfully obtaining 17 [2024 Workplace Safety and Health Week Participation Certificates]. Additionally, Kedge Construction continuously enhances health care and monitoring services through multiple workplace health seminars, comprehensive health information dissemination, and health education initiatives. The company collaborates with Taipei City Government Health Bureau and private organizations to conduct multiple first aid training programs.

By 2024, Kedge Construction successfully secured 8 [Safe Place Certifications], demonstrating corporate responsibility and commitment to employee health promotion and care while continuously providing secure, healthy work environments for personnel.

Safe Place Certification

Physician On-Site Health Services

Monthly physician on-site services are provided. Beginning October 7, 2024, physician on-site service frequency increased to three monthly visits. The company exclusively engages professional attending physicians from Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (Medical Center), delivering premium health services for employees. Throughout service delivery, physicians conduct individual consultations and assessments with comprehensive support from head office licensed nursing staff, ensuring service professionalism and quality standards.

Health Promotion Seminars

1. Partnership with Chiayi City Health Bureau for chronic disease prevention programs

  • 4/3 [Cardiovascular, Chronic Kidney Disease, Diabetes Prevention Seminar] In-person
  • 31 participants + Online 128 participants

 

2. High Temperature Outdoor Work Hazard Prevention

  • 6/3 In-person program at Tainan Dacheng project: 20 participants

 

3. [Active Workplace, Healthy Everyone] Healthy Weight Management Online Course Series: 87 participants

4. Psychology program – Workplace Adaptation and Stress Management, Online course: 151 participants

Health Education Information Distribution

Regular provision of dynamic health information updates, incorporating current health knowledge developments, enabling colleagues to maintain awareness of latest health trends.

  1.  All health education materials are published on the company’s internal website while simultaneously distributed to employee personal email accounts, enhancing health literacy.
  2.  Health education poster development and distribution: Design health education materials that construction sites can independently print and display, ensuring site personnel, contractor employees, and field workers access health knowledge and preventive guidance.

First Aid Education and Training Programs

Collaboration with county and municipal health bureaus plus private organizations to deliver comprehensive “Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Operation” training programs, providing professional certification upon successful completion. During 2024, specialized AED administrator courses were introduced to further enhance colleague emergency response capabilities and intervention skills during first aid situations, ensuring workplace safety and health standards.

 2024 Training Records:

  • 1/9 CPR+AED 20 participants
  • 7/15 CPR+AED 31 participants
  • 7/31 CPR+AED 23 participants
  • 8/15 CPR+AED 41 人
  • 9/12 CPR+AED 16 人
  • 11/4 AED Administrator Specialized Course 30 participants

Cancer Screening Programs

  1. Implementing disease prevention initiatives, emphasizing early detection, prevention, and treatment effectiveness.
  2. Partnering with medical institutions to support national health policies, providing comprehensive preventive screening services while coordinating with construction teams for screening implementation.

 Oral Cancer Screening

  • 5/30_Ministry of Health and Welfare Tainan Hospital_C212 Project_32 participants • 6/7_Chiayi Christian Hospital_C611 Project_24 participants
  • 6/7_Chiayi Christian Hospital_C612 Project_36 participants
  • 7/26_Fu Jen Catholic University Hospital_ Taishan Project_39 participants

Tuberculosis Screening IGRA Testing:

• 2/6_C611 Project_35 participants

Tuberculosis Screening_X-ray Testing::

• 2/23_Taoyuan Exhibition_42 participants

HIV Screening:

• 2/6_C611 Project_54 participants

Total 4 sessions / 612 participant-visits

Online Walking Challenge Event

Colleagues can download the Walkii APP on personal smartphones as pedometers, participating in various fitness challenges through daily step tracking. Through active engagement in fitness challenges, employees cultivate healthy regular exercise habits. Additionally, quarterly prize drawings during activity periods motivate enhanced colleague participation and sustained commitment to healthy fitness activities.