Occupational accident investigations reveal that the majority of incidents are caused by “human factors.” Unsafe acts attributed to human error account for over 80% of these cases. Effective prevention strategies rely on the promotion of “occupational safety and health education and training” to establish safe working practices and correct health concepts, thereby avoiding the losses caused by occupational accidents.
To establish a university-wide risk management system for research facilities, and to facilitate the guidance and management of occupational safety and health for on-campus research spaces and personnel, we kindly request that all faculty members take the time to complete the Research Facility Operation Management System.
In accordance with the Occupational Safety and Health Management Regulations, research spaces at our university are classified into the following categories:
Category 1 – High Risk: (Our university currently has no spaces in this category.)
Category 2 – Medium Risk: (e.g., Laboratories within the Colleges of Science, Engineering, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Life Sciences, and Veterinary Medicine.)
Category 3 – Low Risk: (e.g., Research rooms or offices within the Colleges of Liberal Arts, Law and Politics, and Management.)
To ensure that the research spaces and workers (faculty, employees, or students) under the supervision of each facility manager (professor) comply with the relevant provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and to facilitate internal university management, please assist in updating the Research Facility Operation Management System. The update should include the following six major categories of information:
Basic information of the research facility
Identification of special health hazard operations
Relevant personnel information
Information on personnel with technical certifications/licenses
Internal education and training records
Chemical substances information
According to Article 17 of the Labor Health Protection Rules, employers shall conduct regular general health examinations for employed workers in accordance with the following regulations:For workers aged 65 and over: Once a yearFor workers aged 40 to under 65: Once every three years.For workers under 40 years of age: Once every five years.Regular general health examinations are implemented based on these age requirements. For example: If a staff member is currently 30 years old and completed their new employee health examination in 2016, they will participate in our school’s general health examination for employed workers in 2021.
NCHU signed contracts with designated medical institutions, including hospitals and clinics, to offer discounts on consultation registration fees and certain out-of-pocket medical expenses for our faculty and students.
※ Discounts will only be applied if the official student or faculty identification document is presented during the consultation.
※ All contracted hospitals and clinics are bilingual-friendly.
It’s Students Safety Insurance. SSI is required as the basic insurance plan for all registered NCHU students. All NCHU degree-seeking students are required to enroll in the SSI plan every semester.
Rights and Responsibilities for International Students(Foreigners) Joining the National Health Insurance (NHI).
Program of the R.O.C.Foreigners with an Alien Resident Certificate (ARC) who have resided in Taiwan for more than six months are required to enroll in the National Health Insurance (NHI) program. (Within the six months, if the applicant leaves Taiwan for 2 times and more, or the departure time is longer than 1 month, the period will be recalculated.)
It’s Foreign Student Insurance (International Students’ Group Medical Insurance). FSI is provided for the foreign students who are not eligible for National Health Insurance. A foreign student who does not have NHI is mandatory to enroll in the FSI plan, and the fee will be included in the tuition bill.
Implemented in accordance with Articles 30 and 31 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
Employers are required to implement hazard assessment, control, and graded management measures for work that may pose a risk to maternal health. Violations of these regulations are subject to a fine ranging from NT$30,000 to NT$300,000.
To comply with legal requirements regarding the maternal health protection of female workers, we are introducing exclusive pink “Maternity Parking Spaces” alongside car and motorcycle parking discounts specifically for pregnant staff members.
Eligible Applicants:
Female employees who are currently pregnant.
Female employees who are within one year postpartum (after childbirth).
Female employees who are more than one year postpartum but are still continuing to breastfeed.Implemented in accordance with Articles 30 and 31 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
Employers are required to implement hazard assessment, control, and graded management measures for work that may pose a risk to maternal health. Violations of these regulations are subject to a fine ranging from NT$30,000 to NT$300,000.
To comply with legal requirements regarding the maternal health protection of female workers, we are introducing exclusive pink “Maternity Parking Spaces” alongside car and motorcycle parking discounts specifically for pregnant staff members.
Eligible Applicants:
Female employees who are currently pregnant.
Female employees who are within one year postpartum (after childbirth).
Female employees who are more than one year postpartum but are still continuing to breastfeed.
To aid in the enforcement of the school-wide laboratory risk management system for better supervision and management of the occupational safety and health of personnel at on-campus research venues, faculty members are required to provide the following information through the Research Venue Operations Management System.
The University’s research venues are divided into the following three levels pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Management Act:
1. Level 1: High-risk venues (The University currently has no Level 1 laboratories)；
2. Level 2: Medium-risk venues (e.g., laboratories and other venues for experiments in the College of Science, College of Engineering, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, College of Life Sciences, and College of Veterinary Medicine)；
3. Level 3: Low-risk venues (e.g., research rooms and offices in the College of Liberal Arts, College of Law and Politics, and College of Management).nTo ensure the compliance of research venues managed by venue representatives (faculty members) and the cooperation of personnel (faculty members, laborers, and/or students) with the applicable provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, please update the Research Venue Operations Management System with the following information to help the University better manage its research venues:
1) Basic information of the research venue
2) Identification of especially hazardous operations
3) Personnel information
4) Information on certified/licensed technicians
5) Information on internal training procedures
6) Information on chemicals used
