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2013 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS ANNUAL REPORT
Global Citizenship Global Citizenship
With employee safety and health as the top priority, Samsung
Electronics makes every effort to operate workplaces with
comfortable and thoroughly safe conditions. Based on OHSAS
18001, an international standard for occupational health and
safety management systems, we established world-class
safety and health management systems in every workplace
and continue to operate a variety of safety-rst programs.
We focus on prevention by fully examining potential risks in
advance and by preparing countermeasures. We then institute
continuous monitoring and improvement. We also prepare
advance and aftereffect risk response systems by creating
emergency scenarios about environmental pollution, harmful
chemical substance spills, res, explosions and natural
disasters. Our systematic programs for employees include
regular education to improve awareness of health and safety
requirements as well as training for emergency evacuation and
other emergency measures.
Our suppliers are valued partners of Samsung Electronics
and sharpen our competitive edge. We are building a robust
industrial ecosystem to share growth and prosperity by
actively supporting suppliers to strengthen their competence.
Since our Shared Growth Management Implementation Plan
was announced in 2011, we have expanded the win-win
partnerships in various elds by providing nancial support,
supporting second- and third-tier suppliers, opening doors to
business opportunities, cultivating globally competitive SMEs,
supporting technology development and helping to recruit and
train talent.
In partnership with the Industrial Bank of Korea, we operate
a Supplier Support Fund of KRW 1 trillion to help our suppliers
improve their businesses. We operate the Globally Competitive
SME program, in which we identify excellent suppliers and
support them with customized funds, human resources and
manufacturing technology so they can become leaders
in their elds. We also host a Technology Innovation Contest
to spark Korean SME technology development and operate
the Innovative Technology Committee to discover and support
technology startups as well as the Management Advisory
Council for Suppliers that allows access to experts.
Measures That Ensure Employee
Health and Safety
Expansion of Win-Win
Partnerships to Share Growth
We are equally committed to employee healthcare.
Our THC comprehensive medical management system
includes employee health information from medical
examinations and other tests or evaluations. Through that
system, we plan to offer customized health programs, such as
medical professionals at an in-house hospital, obesity clinics,
prevention of muscular skeletal disease and managing mental
health. Looking ahead, we will continue to expand investments
in health and safety for employees so they can develop their
abilities in safe environments and enjoy healthier lives.
In 2013, we established the Win-Win Partnership Academy
to provide more systematic and customized educational
programs for suppliers, including vocational training, business
management and leadership development. We work with
our suppliers to establish compliance management systems
so they comply with international laws, labor regulations,
human rights and health and safety standards. Looking ahead,
we are expanding our support and shared growth benets
beyond our rst-tier suppliers to include second- and third-tier
suppliers as well.