Environment

We are Committed to Eco-Friendly
Management Practices for a Healthier Planet.
Handok’s HSE Policy
With our excellent products and services, we aim to improve human health and quality of life and contribute to society through social contribution activities. We strive to be a company that is respected by society, healthy, safe, and environmentally friendly by establishing and applying the following health, safety, and environmental policies
  • We conduct our business activities with the mindset of creating a healthy, safe, and clean environment for humanity.
  • We comply with domestic and international regulations and other requirements, setting and applying stricter internal standards.
  • We assess risks and opportunities to effectively operate the health, safety, and environmental management system and implement continuous improvements
  • We conduct health, safety, and environmental risk assessments to improve potential hazards and identified risks.
  • We consider health, safety, and environmental aspects when developing or transferring new products and minimizing health, safety, and environmental impacts from products and processes.
  • We set health, safety, and environmental goals and strive to achieve them, annually evaluating and disclosing our performance.
  • We minimize environmental impacts through efforts to mitigate climate change and actively use sustainable resources to protect biodiversity and ecosystems.
  • We continuously carry out volunteer activities to contribute to the development of the local community and fulfill our corporate social responsibility.
  • We recommend our health, safety, and environmental policies and regulations to employees of partner and contract companies and ensure they follow them.
  • We ensure active consultation and participation of all employees in the operation of the health, safety, and environmental management system.
  • All employees comply with the health, safety, and environmental policies and fulfill their designated roles and responsibilities.
 
HSE Management
Health
  • Conducting employee health check-ups and supporting influenza vaccination, implementing no-smoking campaigns.
  • Operating “Mom’s Room”, a dedicated rest area for pregnant employees at headquarters and research centers.
  • Measuring ultrafine dust on all floors of Handok headquarters to create a comfortable environment.
  • Handok Campus is recognized as an excellent workplace for worker health promotion activities by the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (since 2014).

    - Continuously improving processes by evaluating job stress (mental health promotion) and musculoskeletal burden by process.
    - Providing incentives for improving physical fitness grades through the National Fitness 100 program (organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, conducted by the National Sports Promotion Corporation).
    - Providing futsal fields for the health promotion of industrial complex workers.

  • Equipping all major buildings with Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) and conducting hands-on CPR training for all employees at Handok Campus.
  • Creating a healthy work environment through work environment measurements and chemical hazard assessments.
 
Safety
  • Maintaining ISO45001 (Occupational Health and Safety Management System) certification since 2002.
  • Conducting training and education for chemical spills and fire response.
  • Performing annual risk assessments across Handok Campus.
  • Conducting monthly joint safety inspections with the production head and union chairman at Handok Campus.
  • Employees themselves discover minor accidents on-site through “near-miss accident case discovery activities”, improving over 200 cases annually.
  • Implementing a work permit system to ensure safety measures are in place before work is carried out for tasks with anticipated risks, such as hot work.
  • Introducing certified compliant equipment and conducting post-installation safety inspections for hazardous and dangerous equipment according to the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
  • Preventing accidents through the use of lockout and tagout devices during maintenance and other hazardous work.
 
Environment
  • Declaring eco-friendly management in 1997 and maintaining the status of a Green Company designated by the Ministry of Environment since 2000.
  • Maintaining ISO14001 (Environmental Management System) certification since 2002.
  • Building an inventory of greenhouse gas emissions and establishing a long-term reduction roadmap.
  • Handok Future Complex installed solar power systems, used eco-friendly materials, and received a first-class certification in green building and energy efficiency.
    (Won the “Minister of Environment Award” at the 18th Korea Eco-Environmental Architecture Awards in 2023).
  • Operating a regenerative thermal oxidizer (RTO) to minimize air pollutants generated in the plaster production process.
  • Signing an MOU with the Wonju Regional Environmental Office, participating in environmental technology support mentoring, and joining the “One Company One Ecosystem Disturbance Plant Removal” project.
  • Handok Campus, installing solar power generation facilities (1.2 MW) from 2023 to reduce carbon emissions.
  • Implementing strategies to reduce and improve greenhouse gas emissions, wastewater, and waste generated during pharmaceutical production.
 
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