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SHE Managemnet System
SHE Management System
SHE(Safety·Health·Environment) Management System
SK bioscience has established the SHE(Safety·Health·Environment) Management System, recognizing that safety, health, and environment are integral components of our management principles of promoting human health. The SHE management system is applied to workers’ duties, scope of activities, and all types of resources, products, and service activities handled by workers. We consider it the cornerstone of our management activities and strive to pursue the happiness of all our stakehodl ers.
"The ultimate goal of the company is to promote the happiness of its stakeholders by ensuring corporate sustainability and improving the level of SHE management to the point where it gains society’s trust and support"
SK bioscience SHE Management System
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Safety
Identifying and managing risks to prevent any accidents that may occur during work
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Health
Preventing health hazards that can occur by exposure and handling of hazardous factors in the workplace and promote health
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Environment
Preventing air, water, waste, and soil pollution, and minimizing environmental impacts
Safety Health International Certification
SK bioscience operates a safety and health management system based on ISO 45001, the international standard for safety and health management systems. Andong L HOUSE acquired the OHSAS 18001 and KOSHA 18001 safety and health management certifications in 2016 and has maintained certification after transitioning to ISO 45001 in 2018. Meanwhile, the headquarters and research center in Pangyo are systematically operated in accordance with our SHE operation policy to prevent industrial accidents.
SHE Management Policy
SK bioscience has established the SHE Management Policy, which states that human life must be protected first, the environment must be preserved, and the company’s assets and services must be protected. This policy applies equally not only to our employees but also to external workers and the general public. It covers all members of our suppliers, outsourcing partners, domestic and overseas entities for production and sales, subsidiaries, sub-subsidiaries and joint ventures. Based on this SHE Management Policy, we strive to realize an accident-free workplace by complying with relevant laws and standards, improving risk factors, and creating a voluntary safety culture, and to become a company trusted and supported by society.
SK bioscience SHE Management Policy
Creating a Safe and Healthy Workplace
- Foster a self-regulating safety culture to create a safe working environment.
- Comply with occupational safety and health laws and work standards and continuously reduce risk factors to create a ‘zero-accident’ workplace.
- Implement safe work methods in handling hazardous materials and carry out injuries and illness prevention and health promotion activities.
- Maintain the business continuity by establishing a routine emergency response system and minimize damages to the employees, stakeholders and the community.
Establishment of SHE management goals
SK bioscience endeavors to minimize the impact of its business activities on employees, stakeholders, local communities, and the environment by establishing SHE management goals. Accordingly, we strive to prevent SHE accidents at our business sites, comply with relevant laws and regulations, and comprehensively manage our safety, health, and environmental impacts. Moreover, in accordance with the operating regulations of the Board, we review the annual Safety and Health plan and report to the Board of Directors on a regular basis at the beginning of each year.
SHE Goals
- 1Fully equip a global leading SHE system and cultivate a culture
- 2Practical achievement of zero serious accidents
- 3Focus on climate change action from the SHE perspective
2025 SHE Roadmap
SHE Roadmap
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2021
- Established SHE Division
- Secured Basic Procedure
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2022
- Secured Framework Act Compliance Capability
- SME ization of SHE Division
- ISO Safety & Health /Environment Certification
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Now
2023- Identifying Global Gap based task
- Achieving Zero Regulatory Risk
- Establishing the Foundation for an Environment Management System
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2024
- Global Company Gap-Closure
- Expanding SHE on-site engagement
- Fostering On-site SHE SME
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Move to Songdo
2025- Global company Catch-up
- Further Advancing Sustainable SHE Mgt. System
- SKBS SHE that contributes to the Pharma industry
2023 Key Goal
| Index Item | 2023 Goal | Scope of Application |
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| Serious Accident, Environmental Accident, Fire Accident | ZERO | Entire Company |
| Lost Time Injury Rate(LTIR) * Employees + Resident Business Partners |
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| Safety Training Completion Rate of Employees | 100% |
SHE Internal Management System
SK bioscience has established a sustainable SHE management system. Accordingly, it operates a dedicated SHE Team and has established a roadmap for the gradual implementation of measures aimed at building a safe working environment, promoting the health of employees, and protecting the global environment
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Companylevel SHE Team
The company-wide SHE Team plays a role in establishing and improving the SHE management strategy and management system. In addition, we operate a SHE monitoring system to mitigate SHE risks through an audi,t diagnosis, and inspection of our sites
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Site-level SHE Team
The site-level SHE Team operates the SHE management system within the workplace to manage the goals/performance of each workplace and establish/report the operation plan.
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All Employees
All SK bioscience employees carry out their work with a sense of responsibility for implementing the SHE management system in all business sites.
Reinforcement of Workplace Safety and Health Management
Health and Safety Risk Assessment Process
SK bioscience specifies the removal of SHE risk factors in a significant process of implementing the management system and conducts risk assessments for all operations to prevent accidents and improve workers’ health. We hereby discover all potential risks that can arise from operations, and secure safety and health measures, so that workers can work in a safe environment. Risk assessment begins with a comprehensive evaluation of the entire work process, which includes the preliminary preparation step of identifying the subject and scope. Subsequently, potential hazards are identified, and the risk factors associated with each unit task are assessed to appropriately categorize and separate the work. In the risk estimation and determination stage, the probability and severity of injury or disease are estimated for each hazard and risk factor. The significance of the risk is then calculated to determine whether it falls within the acceptable range. When establishing and implementing risk reduction plans, by devising and implementing measures to mitigate unacceptable risks as much as possible, consistent improvement and monitoring are ensured. In the risk assessment conducted in 2022, we actively reviewed improving work methods and applying additional protective equipment to minimize risks between tasks. Specifically, for processes involving the use of chemicals, we installed additional mobile fume hoods to reducee mployee exposure to hazardous substances.
Occupational Safety and Health Management
Occupational Safety and Health Committee
SK bioscience has established a joint Occupational Safety and Health Committee between labor and management at the head office and Andong L HOUSE, respectively, for the health of workers and accident prevention in the workplace. The Occupational Safety and Health Committee is held on a quarterly basis. It listens to the opinions of workers on changes to major safety and health regulations, including the basic safety and health management system, and strives to reflect them in practice. In addition, we are seeking improvements and follow-up measures that can effectively protect the safety of workers by ensuring an equal number of representatives from both the employer and empol yee sides in the committee. The results proposed and progressed in the committee are being shared at the next meeting for further review.
Operational Status of Occupational Safety and Health Committee by business site
Main Agenda of Occupational Safety and Health Committee
- 1Setting SHE priority projects and goals
- 2Safety and health issues raised by SHE officials and workers
- 3Developing and revising safety and health management regulations
- 4Safety and health issues related to the introduction of hazardous machinery and other facilities
- 5Safety and health training for workers
- 6Conducting inspections and improving the working environment, including measuring the working conditions
- 7Health management of workers, including health check-ups
- 8Investigating the causes of serious accidents and establishing measures to prevent recurrence
- 9Recording and maintaining statistics on industrial accidents
- 10Implementing and promoting the safety and health management system
- 11Other important matters related to SHE
Spreading a Safety Culture
Establishment of a Safe Work Environment
SK bioscience conducts monthly joint SHE inspections with the participation of each team leader to enhance management’s involvement in SHE activities. Additionally, we closely monitor direct and visible accidents, as well as risk factors including near misses, in the workplace to ensure that no small risk factors go unnoticed. In the event of accidents, we have an accident investigation process in place to ensure immediate reporting of all workplace incidents. Moreover, we actively work towards establishing a safe working environment by forming accident investigation committees that vary in accordance with the severity of the accidents. These committees identify the root causes of the accidents and establish measures to prevent their recurrence.
Safety Culture Training
SK bioscience conducts regular SHE training for all employees. In compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Act, we provide safety and health-related training to new employees when they first join the company. Additionally, we conduct quarterly safety and health training for all employees. In 2022, we organized external SHE training programs such as regular safety training for managers, risk assessment training, and first aid training to improve the SHE capabilities of employees. Furthermore, we have provided safety and health training content on our learning platform, mySUNI, allowing employees to complete the training at their convenience without any constraints of time and location. We have developed a separate SHE training video for visitors to ensure that they are familiar with the regulations beforehand. For members of our business partners, we provide preliminary safety training for all personnel upon their initial entry and issue training completion certificates. We are committed to promoting a safety culture by offering various training programs to all employees and suppliers, raising awareness about the significance of occupational safety and health management.
Safety Culture Assessment
SK bioscience improves the SHE system at business sites through objective evaluations by inspecting SHE activities with subsidiaries. Starting from 2022, we have implemented SHE activity evaluation using a checklist. Also, we evaluate the level of our safety culture and address any shortcomings by actively engaging with other business sites of affiliated companies and benchmarking them. We also measure and verify the effectiveness of our business site’s safety and health management system through annual assessments of the system and semi-quarterly assessments of legal compliance. In addition, once a year, we verify the effectiveness of the system through ISO 45001 post/renewal audits, an international standard certification.
Employee’s Right to Suspend Work
SK bioscience protects the right of workers to suspend work in accordance with the Safety and Health Management Regulation. The regulations state that workers can stop work and evacuate if they identify a potential risk of industrial accidents, and will not face any penalties for doing so.
The Safety and Health Management Regulation
- 1Where imminent danger of an industrial accident exists, or a serious accident has occurred, a company shall take necessary measures for health and safety, such as the immediate suspension of operations and evacuation of employees from the place of business, after which work may resume.
- 2Where any employee suspends work and evacuates due to any urgent risk of an industrial accident, he/she shall promptly report it immediately to the superior officer, who shall take appropriate measures to address the situation.
- 3Where reasonable grounds exist to believe that any imminent danger of an industrial accident exists, a business owner shall not dismiss or give other disadvantages to employees by reason of their suspending work and evacuating pursuant to paragraph (2).
Communication Channels for Safety
SK bioscience is creating a culture of communication for safety by opening channels for employees to freely express their opinions on hazardous factors and environmental risks that may arise in the workplace. In May 2023, we created a communication channel called ‘SHE! Say!’ that enables all employees to access a QR code and report hazardous situations, problems, and suggestions for improvement that are related to safety, health, and the environment. Furthermore, through Occupational Safety and Health Committee every quarter, we operate a system that encourages employees to make any safety suggestions and reports.
Health Management of Employees
Health Check-ups and Health Management of Employees
SK bioscience supports various programs aimed at improving the health of its employees. Its ‘Mind-Body Control Training’ is a corporate culture program that promotes healthy bodies and ambition, which is one of the core values of the SK Group. It offers employees various health management methods such as Miracle Morning, yoga and meditation. We also provide regular health check-ups for employees. Our health administration office is staffed by in-house nurses who conduct health assessments to identify any abnormalities. We provide separate management for employees with medical conditions. Additionally, we have a health counseling room, a pharmacy room that offers over-the-counter medicines, a treatment room for minor injuries, and a patient room for rest. These facilities not only provide employees with health counseling but also offer medical treatment when needed. We maintain a list of nearby emergency hospitals for immediate medical treatment in the event of workrelated accidents. Additionally, we collaborate with specialized examination center hospitals to conduct general and specialized medical examinations at least once a year. Furthermore, we offer comprehensive health check-up services for employees and their family members(spouses). In addition, programs to support smoking cessation and weight control, aiming to help our employees protect themselves from health hazards are provided. To prevent contagious diseases, we also provide flu and shingles vaccination services once a year for employees and their family members.
On-site Work Hazard Management
SK bioscience takes proactive measures to identify and manage health hazards for workers. We conduct on-site industrial hygiene management and work risk assessments in the workplace to enhance employee health management. By constantly monitoring health risk factors and conducting risk assessments for hazardous chemicals, we prevent occupational diseases that may arise from handling hazardous substances in the workplace. We also conduct preventive management for musculoskeletal disorders through risk assessment. Regular medical examinations are conducted to monitor workers for any health abnormalities. Additionally, for employees who handle or are exposed to specific hazardous factors, we conduct specialized medical examinations targeting those specific hazards. Thanks to our meticulous management of on-site work risks, there were no reported cases of serious injuries or diseases in 2022.
On-site Hazardous Chemical Risk Assessment
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Hazardous risk factors
causing serious diseases
(Exposure to hazardous chemicals between tasks, musculoskeletal strains caused by handling heavy materials, etc.) |
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Supplier Safety and Health Management
Health and Safety Cooperation Program
SK bioscience expands its safety and health management activities to support the safety and health management of our suppliers. Safety and health training is provided to all workers in the workplace, including employees of resident business suppliers to ensure SHE compliance at work.
Examination of SHE Qualification
When selecting suppliers within our workplace, we examine their SHE qualifications and restrict the involvement of unqualified suppliers, encouraging them to invest in improving their safety and health practices. Starting from 2022, we have emphasized the importance of safety and health even more by implementing mandatory supplier qualification examinations. Additionally, we now consider the quarterly evaluation results of suppliers’ safety and health levels when contemplating additional contracts. We conduct a quantitative assessment based on the possession of systems for each of the seven items required by the assessment. In addition, we are establishing a plan to identify and manage risks that may occur during work by requiring suppliers to submit safety management plans in advance, including prework risk assessments and safety management plans.
Communication with Suppliers regarding Safety and Health
SK bioscience maintains ongoing communication with stakeholders, including suppliers, regarding all safety and health-related matters that arise in the workplace. The Resident Business Partner Committee listens to the grievances of workers from business suppliers regarding safety and health, and takes measures to resolve them through discussions on emergency response procedures, accident reporting systems, and safety and health practices during work.
Evaluation Criteria for Supplier SHE Qualification
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Safety & Health Management Policy
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Safety & Health Regulation and Procedure
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Presence of Safety & Health Management Team/Personnel
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Establishment and Implementation of Safety & Health Training Plans
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Development of Detailed Plans for On-site Safety & Health Management
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Occurrences of Accidents in the Past 3 Years
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Hazardous and Risky Machinery/ Equipment Usage and Inspection Plan