Healthy Workplace
ChipMOS is dedicated to employees' health and plans comprehensive health management programs to implement employees' health management. At the same time, to ensure the health of all non-employee workers at our fabs, ChipMOS also provides necessary medical consultation and assistance, and makes medical resources accessible to all workers.
ChipMOS strives to protect the health-related rights and interests for workers. Besides following laws related to medical personnel, confidentiality clauses are also specified on contractors' agreements to protect the privacy of workers' health information. We formulate "Worker Health Service Programs" in each year, and the status of which are reviewed at the OSH Committee in each quarter, and we continue to create a well-rounded workplace environment that is healthy, comfortable, where the workers can be at ease.
Safe and Healthy Workplace: Diverse health examinations to protect employees’ health
Safe and Healthy Workplace |
Results | Actions |
Employee Health Examination |
3,950 employees took the examination 32 screening items 99.6% achievement rate |
•Discuss with occupational specialists to determine the inspection items that are better than legal requirements and implement employee health care. •In 2024, the "vitamin check" item to remind colleagues to pay attention and supplement through the check data. •Health killers in recent years - thyroid cancer, liver cancer, and lung adenocarcinoma have been identified. |
Managers' Health Examination |
41 employees took the examination 100% achievement rate |
Evaluation physical condition by the onsite physician for the individual's physical condition in advance, to provide recommended to achieve effective screening benefits. |
Physical Check of New Comers |
100% Completed Before Onboard | The Company pays employee physical examination before onboard, and strictly requires that they must complete and confirm their health conditions before onboard, in order to reduce the risk of infectious diseases in the fabs and protect the health of the employees in the fabs. |
Special Hazard Health Examination | 144 employees took the examination 100% completion rate |
•The examination are taken for these personnel operating with special hazards, such as dust operations, nickel operations, and n-hexane •In the recent five years, there has been no work-related irregularity comprehensively deemed as Level 3 or 4. •For the Level 2 irregularities, all have completed with onsite physician's assessment, health instruction, re-examination tracking, and labor allotment measures, to reduce the risk of occupational diseases. |
ChipMOS E-Health System | 100% report conversion completion rate 100% complete report retention rate |
•Completely retain the employee's health examination reports over the years, and provide employees to inquire their own health examination reports, health consultation and management for health service registration. •The system performs health examination data analysis, allowing employees to query historical changes for enhanced self-health awareness. |
Health examination report consultation | 137 employees took the examination | Qualified physicians from a medical examination hospital provide on-site consultation services during health check-up report consultations. They offer professional guidance and help address complex medical inquiries, providing advices and clarifications. |
Safe and Suitable Workplace: Holistic health management to reduce risk of disease
Safe and Suitable Workplace | Results | Actions |
Occupational Disease Risk Management | 47 employees subjected to Level-2 management 0 Occupational Disease Cases 5,751 employees assessed with Musculoskeletal Disorders caused by Ergonomics |
•For employees working in workplaces of special hazardous operations, the annual health examinations and onsite environmental measurements are conducted to control potential health risk factors; while providing health management measures, including appropriate personal health instruction, |
Prevention of Irregular Workload- Induced Diseases | 4,011 employees assessed with irregular load 100% follow-up for high-risk employees |
Since 2014, high-risk employees have been screened out annually, and connected to the unit head for workload assessment; for which the onsite physician identifies the danger factors, to adjust their works, and complete the follow-up improvement tracking, to ensure that the concerned employees are physically and mentally healthy, and achieve work-life balance. |
Irregularity Management of Health Examination | 472 employees subjected to management with 100%follow-up |
Establish a classification management mechanism for irregularities, and implement corresponding measures based the level of irregularity; 85 Level-5 employees subjected to follow-up and tracking, the ones with high irregularity, and a fitness assessment by physicians is arranged, with work adjustment suggestions; for 387 Level-4 employees with moderate irregularity, follow-up and tracking, or in-fab health consultancy is arranged. Through active care management, the improvement rate of abnormal health checkups in the following year reached 55%. |
Cardiovascular Disease Prevention | 5,163 employees analyzed for Risks 100% follow-up for high-risk employees |
Multiple screening tools are used to analyze high-risk employees with cardiovascular disease to strengthen the health care system for employees. Physicians are arranged to offer health instructions and fitness assessments, conduct work adjustments, and take follow-up action. |
Healthcare for Middle- aged and Elderly Workers | 1,546 employees took ECG examination 1,583 employees assessed with work fitness questionnaire 46 employees passed the work fitness assessment |
• Starting from 2008 onward, to ensure the safety and health of middle-aged and elderly workers in the fabs, a holistic ECG examination was conducted for employees over (and including) 45 years old, to screen for risks of heart disease. • In 2021, the "Work Fitness Assessment Process for the Middle-aged and the Elderly" was planned to conduct a "work fitness assessment" for middle-aged and elderly employees. The work fitness index level was analyzed, identifying those with low work fitness. A physician was arranged to make a fitness assessment. Measures such as providing medical information or referral to EAP were taken as needed to assist employees and ensure that the overall work fitness achieves the purpose of health protection for middle-aged and elderly employees. • According to the results of work fitness assessments, middle-aged and older employees have rated their own job abilities positively, with nearly 90% achieving a good or higher Work Fitness score |
Reinstatement Evaluation for Work Injury | 68 persons occupational injury care 17 employees work adjusted |
Reinstatement assessments are conducted in phases based on the severity of employees’ injuries, through the onsite visiting of in-house labor health service physicians with occupational safety and health personnel and related departments, to provide the concerned employees with the job function evaluation, and consultations and suggestions of job redesign or adjustment, to encourage early reinstatement, for accelerating their recoveries, both physically and psychologically. |
Respiratory Protection Equipment Evaluation | 17 employees for physiological evaluation | Physiological evaluation and fit test are conducted for the employees' physiological condition and protection needs, to ensure the employees are capable of correctly using protective equipment and realize the effectiveness of protective gear to prevent injury. |
Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders caused by Ergonomics | ,5,751 employees questionnaire survey | Establish a human factors hazard prevention manual, and annually conduct musculoskeletal disorder risk assessments for employees through proactive health check questionnaires. Based on the questionnaire results, further control and follow-up shall be implemented to understand the extent of musculoskeletal pain influence, thereby preventing human factors hazards and avoiding repetitive musculoskeletal injuries. |
Prevention wrongful physical or mental harm during the execution of duties | 5,751 employees questionnaire survey no high-risk cases |
In order to prevent employees from being illegally harmed in the course of performing their duties, a prevention plan for prevention wrongful physical or mental harm during the execution of duties is established. through annual questionnaires (active type) and continuous implementation of not lawful infringement investigation assessments, high-risk groups are identified. Additionally, departmental operation site suitability assignments and work design spot checks are conducted annually to effectively prevent workplace unlawful infringement risks. |
Comfortable Workplace: Inspiring health awareness and improving autonomous health management
Comfortable Workplace | Results | Actions |
Walk Together, Health Forever |
166 participants involved Total distance: 113,797 km Reduced by 121 kg 40% health improvement Average blood pressure drops by 2mmHg |
Walking competition as the easiest activity to practice and encouraging colleagues' participation through incentives, thereby fostering good exercise habits and proactively managing personal health from the source. |
Cancer Screening | 8 screening items 4 Cancer tumor marker screening 16,194 employees screenings |
It is expected that through early screening, pre-cancerous lesions can be identified and treated appropriately, thereby preventing the •In conjunction with employee health examinations, conduct annual alternating screenings for the ten major cancers •To facilitate employees' checkups and take care of female employee's health, we continue to promote the screening tests of four cancers, including on-site oral cancer screening and Women’s Health Month activities. |
Inspire Health Awareness | 15 articles of healthy tips 895 employees participated in Q&A competition with prizes 108 employees participated in health seminars 9.8 points of satisfaction (out of 10 points) |
• In 2024, we launched the " chronic diseases Tips" based on the ranking of employees' health consultation. We also devised a "Q&A competition with prizes" activity to encourage employees to read books and improve their health awareness. • The Company continued to organize health lectures and invited "Dr. Lin Dengfu from Chang Gung Medical Hospital" , "Dr. Hong Weijie from E-Da Hospital" and "Occupational Therapist LI, Ciren " to give on-site lectures on "Perfectly proportioned weight management" , "Hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes prevention" and "Workplace Stress Relief", so as to bolster employees' awareness of health and risk prevention. |
Injury and Illness Management | 1,641 employees for nursing services 48 employees for care to disease/ unpaid leave |
• Implement the cares for injuries and illnesses, prescribe the caring mechanism for treatment of injuries and illnesses, as well as unpaid leave/ reinstatement due to injuries and illnesses along with the appointment of on-site medical personnel, unit heads, and HR department to jointly give assistance, provide resources, care for individual cases, provide appropriate health education, and give assistance continuously until the case is closed based on their circumstances. •In the fabs, sufficient first-aid equipment are prepared, with automated External Defibrillator (AED) installed in each fab for emergencies of workers in the fabs, to treat immediately and reduce the risk of injury and illness. |
Flu Vaccination | 226 employees vaccinated Periodical dissemination of epidemic prevention awareness. |
Due to the prevalence of influenza in autumn and winter, we conducted influenza prevention awareness sessions earlier. Since 2010, we have organized an annual event to provide self-funded influenza vaccination in the fab to provide discounts for employees to encourage employees to vaccinate them. In recent years, employees' willingness to vaccinate them has demonstrated the effectiveness of health awareness promotion. |
Pandemic Containment Management | 26 employees under management of notifiable infectious diseases | Following the loosening of COVID-19 restrictions, PREMIERE also relaxed its epidemic control measures. Still, we continue to grasp the infectious disease risk in the factory and establish an infectious disease tracking and management process to effectively control and maintain the factory operations and the health of all employees. |
Employee Assistance Program | 1,189 employees promoted 9 employees counselled 6 articles of self-motivation |
•A prevention plan for prevention wrongful physical or mental harm during the execution of duties is established. through annual questionnaires and continuous implementation of not lawful infringement investigation assessments, high-risk groups are identified. Additionally, departmental operation site suitability assignments and work design spot checks are conducted annually to effectively prevent workplace unlawful infringement risks. •Since 2011, the “Employee Assistance Program (EAP)” has been promoted by working with external professional counseling institutions. Every employee is entitled to 3 free counseling sessions per year and 24-hour consultation services by phone. •During new employee training, we promote and distribute EAP brochures and care cards to raise awareness. |
Health Clinics | 1,013 employees received health counseling advices | The presence of onsite physicians enables the provision of comprehensive health guidance, covering various aspects such as personal health management, managing abnormalities identified during physical/health examinations, and addressing issues related to excessive workloads. This dedicated approach ensures the holistic well-being of employees and effectively safeguards their health. |
Badge of Accredited Healthy Workplace | All fabs have Badge of Accredited Healthy Workplace | Since 2009, the Company has actively applied for the label every 3 years, with all fabs obtaining the autonomous certified health promotion labels; the Company is committed to the implementation of cigarette-free workplace and planned promotion of health promotion, to continuously create a healthy workplace. |