Construct a Total Safety Performance for Semiconductor Industry

Yu-Jung Liu,Ching- Hsiang Hsiao,Yueh-Ching Chang,Shyh-Yueh Cheng,Hsiu-Chuan Lin

doi:10.33790/jphip1100116

Abstract

By referring to the approaches of a safety performance evaluation and the corresponding aspects developed in past studies and also adopting the management mechanisms suggested in the Taiwan Occupational Safety and Health System guidelines, this study constructs the “Total Safety Performance Evaluation Method.” and a safety performance questionnaire is designed by utilizing a semiconductor business in Taiwan as the subject to understand the current status of safety performance in the semiconductor industry by a statistical analysis of the outcome of the questionnaire survey. The outcome reveals that the employees of the semiconductor business consider that the safety performance evaluation conducted for the elements of “worker participation,” “risk assessment,” “procurement management,” “work permission,” and “safety protection” is not well executed; however, it is well executed for the elements of, in descending order, “health examination,” “emergency response,” “safety audit,” and “management of hazardous substances.” The answers given in the questionnaire indicate that the employees are not enthusiastic about participating in safety promotion activities but confirm that the company conducts health examination on a regular basis.

Highlights

To achieve sustainable management and established targets, an enterprise has to invest certain resources such as manpower, money, and time
Using the management mechanisms suggested in Taiwan Occupational Safety and Health Management System (TOSHMS) [18], this study has identified 23 major safety performance elements, including self-inspection, emergency response, Personal protective equipment, Hazardous materials management, safety protection, Risk assessment,Laws and regulations, Accident investigation & statistics, High-level commitment,Organization and responsibility,Education and training,Contractor management, procurement management, management of change, work permission, communication, Work environment monitoring, health examination, safety audit, planning review, execution review, Checking review, and worker participation
The Total Safety Performance Evaluation Method” (TSPEM) is defined as “Total Safety Performance Evaluation must be conducted with the technical, organizational, and human factors taken into consideration and in compliance with related regulations, the PDCA safety management system has to be implemented, worker participation must be achieved while individual safety attitude and conduct must be valued.”

Summary

Introduction

To achieve sustainable management and established targets, an enterprise has to invest certain resources such as manpower, money, and time. After investing such resources, the management will definitely take certain measures or apply appropriate methods to understand whether the resources invested to achieve health and safety targets, the projects established, and the personnel assigned to execute the projects have accomplished the expected results. The management will definitely take certain measures or apply appropriate methods to understand whether the resources invested to achieve health and safety targets, the projects established, and the personnel assigned to execute the projects have accomplished the expected results Such measures or methods are defined as performance measurement [1]. According to the description in OHSAS 18002 [3], the main purposes of a safety performance measurement are as follows: 1) keeping track of the degree of compliance of occupational health and safety policy with commitments as well as the progress of target achievement and continuous improvement, 2) monitoring exposures to determine whether applicable legal regulations or other requirements have been met, 3) monitoring incidents, injuries, and health impact, 4) providing data for the evaluation of the effectiveness of operational control measures and whether there is a need to modify or introduce new control measures, 5) providing data needed in health and safety activities as well as health and safety management system performance, 6) providing information required to improve assessment capacity, and 7) ensuring the fitness and sufficiency of resources (OHSAS 18002, 2008)[3]

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