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.

 

 

Healthy Workplace: Diverse health examinations to protect employees’ health

Healthy Workplace Performance Actions

Employee Health Examination

3,874 employees took the examination
32 screening items
99.8% achievement rate
• Collaborate with occupational specialists to determine examination items that are better than regulatory requirements and implement comprehensive employee health care.
• In 2025, the "insulin resistance" item was added to detect diabetes risks early through examination data.
• Several health killers in recent years—including thyroid cancer, liver cancer, and lung adenocarcinoma—have been identified.

Managers' Health Examination

43 employees took the
examination
100% achievement rate
On-site physicians evaluate individuals' physical conditions in advance and provide recommendations for examination items to achieve effective screening benefits.
Physical Check of
New Comers
100% Completed Before Onboard  The Company pays for recruits' physical examinations before onboarding, and strictly requires that they must complete them and confirm their health conditions before onboarding, in order to reduce the risk of infectious diseases in the fabs and protect the health of employees.
Special Hazard Health Examination 157 employees took the examination
100% completion rate
• Examinations are conducted for personnel handling special hazards, such as dust, nickel, and n-hexane operations.
• In the recent five years, there has been no work-related irregularity comprehensively deemed as Level 3 or Level 4 management.
• For Level 2 irregularities, all have completed 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 employee's health examination reports over the years, and allow employees to inquire about their own health examination reports, access health consultations, and health service registration management.
• The system performs health examination data analysis, allowing employees to query historical changes for enhanced self-health awareness.
Health examination report consultation 165 employees took the examination 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.

 

Suitable Workplace: Holistic health management to reduce risk of disease

Suitable Workplace Performance Actions
Occupational Disease Risk Management 54 employees subjected to Level-2 management
0 Occupational Disease Cases
4,882 employees assessed with Musculoskeletal Disorders caused by Ergonomics

• For employees working in workplaces of special hazardous operations, 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, re-examination follow-up, and suitable labor allotment, thereby reducing the risk of occupational diseases.

• Establish a human factors hazard prevention manual, conduct musculoskeletal disorder risk assessments, and perform supervisor interviews for high-risk cases. Implement subsequent improvements and control tracking based on assessment and interview results.

Prevention of Irregular Workload- Induced Diseases 3,998 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; the onsite physician identifies the danger factors to adjust their works, and completes the follow-up improvement tracking, ensuring employees' physical and mental health to achieve work-life balance.
Irregularity Management of Health Examination 641 employees subjected to
management with 100%follow-up
Establish a classification management mechanism for irregularities, and implement corresponding measures based on the level of irregularity; 174 Level-5 employees (high irregularity) were subjected to follow-up and tracking, with a fitness assessment by physicians arranged, and work adjustment suggestions provided; for 467 Level-4 employees with moderate irregularity, follow-up and tracking, or in-fab health consultancy were arranged. Through active care management, the improvement rate of abnormal health checkups in the following year reached 59%.
Cardiovascular Disease Prevention 4,368 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 1,709 employees took ECG examination
1,717 employees assessed with work fitness questionnaire
49 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 comprehensive ECG examination was conducted for employees over (and including) 45 years old, to screStartien 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 weaker work fitness. A physician was arranged to make a fitness and suitability 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.
Employee Care

63 persons occupational injury care
14 employees’ work adjusted

Reinstatement assessments are conducted in phases based on the severity of employees’ injuries, through onsite visits 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. to understand employee operations. They provide functional assessments, job redesign, or adjustment consultations and recommendations to encourage early return to work and accelerate physical and psychological recovery.
Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders caused by Ergonomics 4,882 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 4,882 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 wrongful physical or mental harm during the execution of duties is established. Through annual questionnaires (proactive type) and continuous implementation of unlawful 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 Performance Actions
Walk Together,
Health Forever
407 participants involved
Total distance: 228,822 km
Reduced by 549 kg and 40% health improvement
80% of Three Highs showed ipmrovement in average blood pressure drops by 4mmHg
 
A step challenge, the most practical form of exercise, was organized to encourage employee participation through incentives, thereby fostering good exercise habits and proactively managing personal health from the source.
Cancer Screening 8 screening items
5 Cancer tumor marker screening
15,604 employees screenings

It is expected that through early screening, pre-cancerous lesions can be identified and treated appropriately, thereby preventing the
occurrence of cancer.

•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 17 articles of healthy tips
1,024 employees participated
in Q&A competition with prizes
177 employees participated in health seminars
9.9 points of satisfaction

(out of 10 points)
• The Health Academy launched a feature themed on Taiwan's top ten cancers, accompanied by a prize quiz activity to encourage reading and inspire health literacy among employees.
• In 2025, health seminars invited Dr. Weng Meng-tzu (Hsinchu NTU Hospital), Dr. Hu Wen-hao (Hsinchu NTU Hospital), and Professor Pan Huai-tsung (National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University) to share on topics such as "Protecting the Intestines and Guarding Gastric Health" and "Mastering Health and Work Performance" to strengthen employees' awareness of prevention and healthcare.
Injury and Illness Management 1,578 employees for
nursing services
14 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 280 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 9 employees under management of notifiable infectious diseases Following the loosening of COVID-19 restrictions, ChipMOS 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 factory operations and the health of all employees.
Employee Assistance Program 470 employees promoted
11 employees counselled
6 articles of self-motivation

• 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 of physical and mental care resources.
Health Clinics 996 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 been awarded the 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.