Annual Report 2022

86 China Merchants China Direct Investments Limited Annual Report 2022 ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE REPORT (CONTINUED) SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CONTINUED) Health and Occupational Safety The Investment Manager cares a great amount to provide a safe working environment as well as protect its employees from occupational hazards. On top of that, it is important for the Investment Manager to track with relevant regulatory requirements to make sure that there is no non-conformity occurred. Every employee is responsible to maintain a safe and healthy working space, with the goal to foster a zero-injury work culture. These guidelines and standards are outlined in employees’ induction package, and such guidelines and standards are subjected to review for continuous improvement. Work-related fatalities: 2022 2021 2020 Number of work related fatalities of employees 0 0 0 Lost days due to work injury: 2022 2021 2020 Number of lost days of employees caused by work injury 0 0 0 In response to the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic, the Investment Manager has been devoting to strengthen its measures to prevent and control the spread of the coronavirus disease in order to ensure the health and safety of its employees and management. Health advice from the government has been closely observed with pro-active measures taken to ensure that the health of the employees is safeguarded. For example, the Investment Manager has been: ‧ providing face masks and sanitiser in the offices; ‧ encouraging employees to keep an appropriate social distance; ‧ checking employees’ body temperature before they enter the offices to identify any suspected case; and ‧ arranging flexible working hours and work-from-home policy. Employees are also encouraged to participate in the annual fire drill to maintain awareness on fire safety. Building management office also inspects the fire exit regularly to ensure a non-obstructed escape passage whenever there is an occurrence of fire emergency. During the Reporting Period, there were no cases of non-compliance noted in relation to relevant health and safety laws and regulations, including but not limited to Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance (Cap. 509, Law of Hong Kong).