Suppliers should understand that, in addition to helping to reduce work-related injuries and illnesses, a safe and healthy work environment improves the quality of products and services, promotes production, improves employee retention and improves employee morale. Suppliers should also understand that ongoing employee input and education is critical to identifying and resolving health and safety issues in the workplace.
This Code has been drafted with reference to recognized management systems such as OHSAS 18001 and the ILO Guidelines for Occupational Safety and Health, which can also serve as useful sources of additional information.
Health and safety standards are:
1) Occupational safety
Potential safety hazards that employees may encounter (such as chemical, electrical and other energy, fire, vehicle and fall hazards). If the hazard cannot be effectively controlled by the above means, employees should be provided with appropriate, well-maintained personal protective equipment and educational materials on the risks that may result from the hazard. In addition, appropriate measures must be taken to avoid exposing pregnant/lactating women to high-risk work environments, eliminate or reduce workplace health and safety risks to pregnant/lactating women (including risks related to their work tasks), and Provide appropriate facilities for breastfeeding women.
2) Emergency preparedness
Potential emergency situations and emergencies should be identified and assessed, and their impact should be minimized through the implementation of emergency plans and response procedures, including emergency reporting, employee notification and evacuation procedures, employee training and drills, appropriate fire detection and suppression equipment, Obvious and clear escape routes, adequate exit facilities and recovery plans. Such plans and procedures should minimize damage to life, the environment, and property.
3) Work-related injuries and illnesses
Procedures and systems should be in place to prevent, manage, track and report workplace injuries and illnesses, including provisions for: encouraging employee reporting; classifying and recording cases of workplace injuries and illnesses; providing necessary medical care; investigating cases and taking corrective action to eliminate them Source of incident; helping employees return to work.
4) Industrial hygiene
According to the principle of hierarchical control, hazards to employees caused by chemical, biological, physical and other factors should be identified, evaluated and controlled. Potential hazards are eliminated or controlled through appropriate design, engineering and administrative controls. When a hazard cannot be adequately controlled by these measures, employees should be equipped with and have access to appropriate, well-maintained personal protective equipment. The protection plan should include risk education material related to these hazards.
5) Physically demanding work
The impact on employees of physically demanding work, including manual handling/loading and unloading of materials and repetitive lifting of heavy objects, prolonged standing, and highly repetitive or forceful assembly work, should be identified, assessed, and controlled.
6) Machine safety protection
Safety hazard assessments should be conducted on production machinery and other machinery. Machinery that could cause harm to workers should be equipped with physical guards, interlocks and barriers and properly maintained.
7) Public health, food and accommodation
Employees should be provided with clean restroom facilities, potable water and hygienic food preparation, storage and dining facilities. Employee dormitories provided by suppliers or labor agencies should be kept clean and safe, and provide appropriate emergency exits, hot water for bathing, adequate light, heat and ventilation, independent safety cabinets for storing personal and valuable items, and reasonable and convenient access. private space.
8) Health and Safety Communication
Suppliers should provide employees with workplace health and safety information, and provide employees with training in their native language or a language that employees can understand, so that they can correctly understand the workplace hazard signs they are exposed to, including but not limited to Mechanical, electrical, chemical, fire and physical hazards. Health and safety related information should be clearly posted at the facility or posted in a prominent location where employees can see it. Pre-job training should be provided to employees before work begins and should be conducted regularly after work. Employees should be encouraged to raise safety concerns.
