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Environmental, Social and Governance Report
SOCIAL ASPECT (CONTINUED)
Employment and Labour Practices (Continued)
Health and Safety
The Group is dedicated to offering a healthy and safe workplace for our staff and strives to eliminate potential
health and safety hazards. Our employees at Houjie Factory might be exposed to certain occupational safety
risks as operating of machines and equipment is involved. Therefore, we have a strict safety protocols for
daily operations and handling of emergency in reference to Work Safety Law of the People’s Republic of
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stage of the production processes to ensure that the protocols have been followed.
1. Work Safety
Houjie Factory is equipped with adequate protective gear and equipment, including first-aid equipment,
protective helmets, gloves and goggles, fire extinguishers, ear mugs and plugs, and particulate
respirators. We also have regular fire drills and qualified fire aiders as well as an onsite medics, who will
also be responsible for personal hygiene education. We perform regular check on production machines
and equipment to make sure they function safely. Provision of annual body check is in place for workers
in designated positions and provide insurance to cover possible injuries and death from work-related
accidents. For certain job positions, we require our employees to obtain professional qualifications or
licenses, such as drivers, forklift drivers, lifts operators, electrician, and chemical substance handlers.
Throughout our operations, we encourage our employees, together with our Safe Production
Committee, through constant communication, to react to any risks promptly so that they can be
addressed as they arise.
2. Employee Care
We have been encouraging our employees to achieve work-life balance through activities sponsored or
organised by the Group such as interest classes, ball games, and so on. We aspire that our employees
are able to value physical and mental health as we strive to create a harmonious working environment to
help relieve their stress. Meanwhile, we provide our employees with information about health and safety
to improve their health consciousness.
During the Reporting Period, there was no significant incident of safety and work-related injury. There
was no incident of non-compliance with the relevant laws and regulations that have a significant
impact on the Group relating to providing a safe working environment and protecting employees from
occupational hazards.
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