YOKE’s ISO 45001:2018 occupational health and safety management system covers Factory 1 and Factory 2, including activities for production and non-production sites. For equipment, the certification covers equipment used for routine and non-routine operation activities, including access of non-YOKE personnel entering our premises and contracted personnel (i.e. security guard, gardener and janitors).  Although the factory 3 was not covered by the certification in certificate renewal in 2022, its OH&S management mechanism has been operated in accordance with the current management systems.

At present, the certification of ISO 45001 does not cover the factory 3. There are also four home offices overseas. By the end of 2022, the certification covered 427 full-time employees (accounting for 94.05% of all workers) and five employees (accounting for 1.10% of all workers) of contractors. Hence, the total coverage of certification was 95.15%. When promoting the actual operation of ISO 45001, the factory 3 was included in management for planning, management, and internal audits. By the end of 2022, 445 full-time employees (accounting for 98.02% of all workers) and five employees of contractors (accounting for 1.10% of all workers) were included in the internal audit. Hence, the total coverage of internal audit was 99.12%.

We have established the Occupational Safety and Health Committee in accordance with
the Regulations. Each members enjoys a term of office for two years. The committee holds a committee meeting quarterly. The general manager is the committee chair. The committee has 21 representatives, including 8 labor representatives (38.10%) and meeting the legal requirement that at least one third of all members are labor representatives. The Committee is responsible for communicating, participating and consulting on requirements and issues relating to pertinent occupational safety and health regulations, tracking YOKE’s annual OHS management objectives and reviewing training outcomes.

At the end of each year, the Committee conducts OHS hazard identification and risk assessment by engaging all departments to adhere to corresponding internal processes to determine the steps of operation, frequency of operation, chances for potential hazard and opportunities before taking existing protection and management measures into account in order to perform risk assessment and classification. The risk assessment is classified as unacceptable hazards and high risks and opportunities, and action planning is continued and included in the management plan for continuous tracking and management. In 2022, in addition to the management plans generated through risk assessment, a total of 28 management plans generated from other management measures were included in follow-up management. By the endo of 2022, the follow-up of 19 plans was completed, and the rest will be completed in 2023. At the end of 2022, we started the occupational safety and health risk assessment for 2023, 18 management plans required for validation were produced. We will complete the full planning of and then implement these management plans and periodically follow up the progress of improvement. In the operation of our management system, we have continued to arrange for various training courses on OHS to fortify relevant personnel’s professional competence and familiarity with our OSH management system.

For non-routine hazards, such as adding or changing products/services/processes, resulting in changes in the work environment, work organization, work conditions, equipment or labor, one must complete the "Environmental Safety and Health Change Management Evaluation Application" to re-examine hazard identification and risk assessment for the operation in question. In 2021, a total of 36 applications closed (closure rate of 95%). The improvement of the other two applications need the flash butt welding machine that will only shipped to the factory in 2023. In 2022, there were 41 applications, and 14 applications were closed. We will continue to follow up the unclosed applications until their completion. This will continue in 2023. After the risk assessment, the item may no longer be listed as an unacceptable hazard. Instead, the best improvement plan for the mitigation of risk is to improve the implementation sequence of elimination, replacement, engineering, improvement and so forth in conjunction with personnel qualification, proper warnings, the use of protective equipment, supervision of measurement, emergency response and relevant administrative measures to achieve continuous improvement and reduce risks.

During orientation training for new employees, we have made relevant advocacy on the right to refuse work in the event of emergencies with regards to labor safety. More specifically, should employees be exposed to imminent danger in their work environment, they are entitled to stop their work and retreat to a safe location provided they do not endanger the safety of other workers while doing so. And no disciplinary action will be given for recusal from work.

In accordance with ISO 45001 standards, YOKE has established its management procedure governing the investigation of accidents, which encompasses the identification of cause that led to the accident, hazard identification, measures for rectification and so forth and leading to continual care and follow-up as the basis for work resumption.  Employees will not face disciplinary action for reporting specific working conditions that may cause harm or disease. Instead, the Company encourages all departments to propose environmental and safety improvement projects each month to optimize safety management of the work environment. In 2022 the number of near misses increased significantly over 2021 to 13 reports, suggesting that employee have higher faith in the improvement suggestion policy. In addition, we have also established a reward mechanism for employees who identify and report potential risk events. On the 10th of each month, the Company will commend the reporting employee with a bonus reward.