Hsinpu Chemical Fiber Plant initiated special projects to upgrade occupational safety management in 2020. The projects span from changes in occupational safety and health organization to inspections, reward and penalty guidelines as well as safety and health culture.

2021 projects:
1. Reinforce training for entry-level safety and health staff
The plant continues to arrange level A safety and health supervisor training for safety and health section supervisors. The training requires 42 hours per year. In 2021, the plant devoted NT$600,000 in the training and 80 supervisors have obtained the certification. Currently, 410 supervisors have been certified, which account for 20% of the total employees at the plant with NT$3,075,000 devoted to the training.

2. Rewards for zero occupational disasters
To encourage all units to implement best practice on occupational safety and health and achieve zero disasters, starting in January 2021, units accruing 100,000 hours with zero occupational disasters will be rewarded. In 2021, 19 units received a total of NT$880,077 under this policy.

3. Lift safety improvement plan
To ensure lift safety, the plant plans to replace parts such as the elevator door lock and limit switch action convex plate on the 179 doors of 38 elevators in 2021. The project has been completed and the total costs amount to NT$680,000.

4. Coaching system for occupational safety and health inspection (inspection for high-risk areas)
Hsinpu Chemical Fiber Plant has been removed from the enhance enforcement watch list for high occupational disaster and danger. In addition to ongoing occupational safety and health inspections, the headquarters and Hsinpu Chemical Fiber Plant teamed up to conduct joint-inspection to maintain the strength and frequency of the inspections. Each quarter, the team focuses on a high-risk priority inspection to ensure plant safety and health.

Overall performance:
The projects have helped reduce the number of accidents, including minor injuries and occupational disasters at Hsinpu Chemical Fiber Plant. The number dropped from 25 in 2020 to 11 in 2021. In 2021, the plant underwent 7 inspections by external occupational safety centers. Penalty decreased from NT$480,000 for 3 violations in 2020 to NT$60,000 for 1 violation in 2021.