ECOVE President on Safety Culture: Internalizing Safety Awareness and Advancing Toward Intelligent Safety Management

At ECOVE, we regard our employees as our most valuable asset, and safeguarding their physical and mental well-being in a comprehensive manner is our unwavering commitment. In response to an increasingly complex operating environment and with the objective of achieving a “zero-accident” workplace, we are committed to internalizing safety awareness throughout the organization. We firmly uphold the principle that “safety is everyone’s responsibility,” and that “prevention is better than cure.” At the same time, we are proactively advancing toward intelligent safety management. By strengthening upstream controls and integrating technological applications, we enhance risk forecasting and precision protection, jointly creating an intelligent, zero-accident workplace where employees can work with confidence and peace of mind.

Ensuring Source-Level Implementation: Making Safety an Everyday Practice at ECOVE

At ECOVE, safety is not merely a component of our management system; it is the daily mindset and code of conduct shared by every colleague. We are committed to embedding it into every operation through strengthened source-level management and rigorous risk control measures.

Experience has shown that accidents often stem from overlooked details. This has reinforced our conviction that safety management must advance simultaneously across three dimensions—systems, execution, and awareness—in order to establish a comprehensive safety protection network. To this end, we leverage our internally developed Maintenance Management Information System (MMIS) to tightly integrate these three dimensions. For example, the system enforces Job Safety Analysis (JSA) and regulatory standards by embedding them within a layered “Apply–Check–Approve” workflow to ensure that on-site isolation and protective measures are implemented accurately and fully verified, thereby preventing procedural shortcuts. Through pre-task assessment processes, we encourage employees to proactively identify and consider potential hazards before work begins. Through this mechanism, compliance with safety requirements is transformed from a passive obligation into a proactive defensive mindset. In parallel, field inspections and real-time reporting allow risks to be detected and corrected immediately, preventing the accumulation of latent hazards.

ECOVE firmly upholds the belief that “safety is everyone’s responsibility.” Every employee is expected to act as a safety gatekeeper—proactively identifying risks, reporting them immediately, and proposing corrective measures. If a risk has not been eliminated, work should not proceed. This principle is not merely a rule; it reflects our respect for life and our commitment to one another as a team.

Build a Healthy Workforce and Cultivate Sustainable Competitiveness

A healthy workforce is the driving force behind corporate sustainability. With a people-centric approach, ECOVE promotes diversified workplace health management and employee-care initiatives, enabling employees to perform at their best while maintaining physical and mental well-being.

We are committed to establishing transparent and accessible communication channels. Through diverse feedback mechanisms—such as proposals for improvement, grievance channels, reporting of unlawful infringements, and sexual-harassment prevention policies—we ensure that every voice is heard, thereby strengthening trust and dialogue within the organization. In the area of health management, we have implemented Employee Assistance Programs (EAP), on-site physician services, and the intelligent health management system, Hygeia. By integrating professional medical resources, these services provide employees with personalized health guidance and support.

To address potential occupational health risks, ECOVE has, since 2008, partnered with the Research Center of Environmental Trace Toxic Substances at National Cheng Kung University to conduct blood dioxin monitoring for selected frontline on-site operational personnel at incineration facilities. This program is the industry’s only continuous longitudinal study spanning two decades without interruption. Test results indicate an average concentration of 9.7 pg WHO-TEQ/g lipid, substantially lower than the Taiwan population average of 19.7 pg WHO-TEQ/g lipid. These long-term data have not only been submitted to professional journals but also scientifically validate the effectiveness of the Company’s operational protective measures and engineering improvements, ensuring that employees are not adversely affected by workplace environmental hazards.

In addition, ECOVE continues to enhance its employee care system through initiatives such as the introduction of “Family Care Leave” to provide concrete support to help employees balance work and family responsibilities. This reflects our management philosophy that “caring for employees is caring for the Company” and laying a solid talent foundation for the Company's stable growth.

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From Systems to Mindset: Advancing Toward Intelligent Safety Management

ECOVE's safety culture is not a top-down directive but a belief internalized by all employees. The executive team leads by example, personally participating in inspections and education training, and regards “safety” as the code of conduct of corporate operation. In decision-making and management processes, “Safety First, Performance Second” is upheld as the highest guiding principle, ensuring that all operational outcomes are built on the foundation of safety.

To continuously optimize safety governance, ECOVE, through regular cross-site exchanges and case sharing initiatives, enabling ongoing learning and improvement across operations. Going forward, ECOVE will continue to advance its digital transformation by leveraging big data and AI technologies to drive intelligent occupational safety. By strengthening its risk-forecasting capabilities, we aim to shift safety management from “passive defense” to “proactive early warning,” thereby creating a reliable workplace environment and generating lasting value for society.