awareness of and mitigate health risks. On the other hand, it puts in place the following measures with the aim of promoting the good health of employees. • Health protection guidelines: Employees are provided with health knowledge in different areas so that they recognize the importance of keeping themselves fit and healthy. In particular, for the convenience of all employees, the Group makes arrangements for their annual medical examination. The annual checkups help early detection of harmful diseases such as cancer as well as prevention and minimization of illness. Employees also receive vaccines against infectious diseases. The objective is for them to rest assured that they will have good health and will not get sick. • Based on the health promotion guidelines, the Company ensures that employees receive medical benefits when they get ill. As well, they are provided with convenient medical services. In particular, the Company puts in place a first aid room for giving medical services. As well, it arranges for doctors from hospital to share their health knowledge with employees. In addition, the Company makes available medicines and medical supplies for first aid services. The objectives are to give first aid treatment and to prevent illness or injury from becoming worse. • As regards guidelines and measures for preventing COVID-19 spread, Thanachart Group coordinated with both the public and private sectors in ensuring that its staff would get COVID-19 vaccinations. Importantly, it also implemented public relations activities, aiming at making the staff aware of and recognize the importance of observing precautions and taking care of their health and those of their family members. In addition, the Group established practice guidelines when ones had to be in close contact with patients suffering from COVID-19. Safety, Occupational Health, and Work Environment Thanachart Group pays attention to safety management and ensures healthy working environment for all employees, in line with the principles of occupational health. In this connection, the Company has established a policy and practice guidelines on safety, occupational health, and work environment in compliance with the provisions of the law. The Company has also established the Committee on Safety, Occupational Health, and Work Environment. The Committee is responsible for implementing various activities with an aim of achieving the established objectives. In this connection, it encourages employees to recognize the importance of safety, occupational health, and work environment by sharing the related knowledge through activities and training courses on safety with employees at all level. As well, the Company looks after sick or injured employees, ensuring that they receive proper treatment. In this connection, it has established the policy as well as controlled and supervised the preparation of work plans on safety, occupational health, and work environment on an ongoing basis. This is to carry out the safety, occupational health, and work environment in accordance with the set policy. In addition, as the world was faced with the COVID-19 pandemic in the past year, Thanachart Group felt concern for the health of its staff, customers, and visitors. To ensure a safe working environment and business continuity, the Group established safety practice measures, which the staff were requested to strictly adhere to and cooperate. Furthermore, the Group established guidelines for working from home for its staff. The purposes were to contain the COVID-19 spread and to cooperate with the public sector, in addition to the established policy on safety, occupational health and working environment. The related details were as follows: 1. Comply with the rules and regulations, notifications, orders, and standards related to safety, occupational health, and work environment in line with the requirements imposed by the state agencies concerned. 92
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