Scope
This policy covers all the Bank’s operations and activities held at premises under the Bank’s management, as well as all individuals involved such as directors, executives, employees, outsourced vendors, and visitors using the Bank’s premises. The Bank encourages its subsidiaries to apply this policy as deemed appropriate.
Guidelines
Management and Implementation of Occupational Health and Safety in the Workplace Environment
- Determine a structure for management and operations that complies with the relevant laws, regulations and international standards, while establishing a monitoring and investigation process, regular evaluation, appropriate resourcing including sufficient budget and human resources, continual improvement of occupational health and safety management and performance, and consultation and communication with employees or relevant employees’ representatives in order to ensure that the implementation of occupational health and safety in the workplace environment is efficient and related targets are achieved.
- Prepare plans for fire prevention and extinguishment, organize a proper workplace layout to reduce fire hazard risks, rehearse fire extinguishment, and conduct fire drills in compliance with laws and regulations.
- Establish efficient and effective emergency and accident response plans including controlling, preventing and mitigating measures to save lives and minimize loss and damage to properties.
Occupational Health and Safety Risk Management
- Assess and prioritize occupational health and safety risks in the workplace, implement proper risk mitigation measures, develop action plans, and continual monitor and improve the performance of the occupational health and safety management.
- Design workplace layouts, establish work procedures emphasizing the occupational health and safety of employees, conduct regular assessments and systematically improve the performance incompliance with the standards. This includes providing annual health check-ups and health monitoring of employees. If there is any work-related illness, identify the underlying cause and conduct an investigation to put in place concrete solutions and prevent any recurrence of the incident. It is mandatory to report any work-related illness to related authorities.
Education to Support Health and Wellbeing of Employees
Organize knowledge sharing activities and programs, including communication to raise awareness about the importance of occupational health and safety in the workplace among employees and related persons.