Environment for Our
People
We always put workplace safety as our
number one priority. We are committed
to providing employees with a healthy
and safe working environment. Our
goal is to instill robust safety measures
at every level of the Company and
to ensure the physical well-being of
employees through the implementation
of our “Health and Safety” programme.
All VTech manufacturing facilities
comply with national and international
health and safety standards as
evidenced by our certification to
OHSAS 18001.
We have set up the EHS team,
comprising a group of qualified safety
officers and engineers to conduct
weekly health and safety audit, carry
out safety training programmes and
monitor the health and safety of
operation processes at each production
site. Every week, the EHS team issues
a report which identifies any significant
violations found. The responsible
person of the area has to take
immediate action to eliminate the health
and safety hazard, and report back to
EHS on the action taken. The safety
committee, involving all department
managers, meets every quarter to
review the progress of the improvement
projects and safety issues.
To ensure that we have a safe working
environment in our manufacturing
facilities, all our employees are required
to attend regular safety training courses
and specific safety training workshops
on chemical usage, machinery safety,
work safety for high risk position,
etc. Fire drills are carried out at both
production areas and living areas every
quarter to ensure everyone is familiar
with the practice and the evacuation
route to leave the building in the
quickest and safest way. The EHS team
has also recruited volunteers from each
production floor to form the Emergency
Response Team (ERT). The members
of the ERT receive specific training on
fire equipment usage and emergency
control.
Through the extensive efforts of the
EHS team, we are pleased to report
that the results of our activities have
reduced the loss of working hours
and lost hour rate per working hour
by approximately 45.3% and 49.6%,
respectively between FY2014 and
FY2015, and we did not have any work
related fatality case.
Lost Hours*
18,000
16,000
14,000
12,000
8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
0
Hours
FY2013
FY2015
FY2014
* Lost Hours is the total working hours that workers
cannot attend work due to injuries in manufacturing
operations
Lost Hour Rate per
Working Hour**
0.025%
0.020%
0.015%
0.010%
0.005%
0%
%
FY2013
FY2015
FY2014
** Lost Hour Rate Per Working Hours was calculated as
Total Number of Lost Hours/Total Hours Worked
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Embracing the well-being of our
employees is important for VTech and
we continuously promote a healthy
lifestyle for our staff. As mentioned
previously, we arrange a wide range
of sport activities and training for
employees regularly. The canteen
service at our manufacturing sites are
committed to providing nutritious meals
for all employees, ensuring that there
are sufficient fruits and vegetables as
well as sources of protein. To maintain
the high quality food safety standards
of all the food ingredients, our food
quality assurance team is dedicated
to testing and checking the quality
of incoming raw materials, food
preparation process, and inspecting
the cooked meals (finished products)
in our canteens.
