Safety

At ASM, we are passionate about ensuring our people and products everywhere are safe – in our own company and across our value chain. We believe every incident and injury can be prevented, which is why our vision for safety is “ZERO HARM!”.

Leading by example

Safety is also an integral part of our drive to innovate, which is why we are always looking to further improve the design, development, manufacturing, delivery, and ongoing use and support of our products. We prioritize and focus on prevention, aiming to remove all exposure to harm. And we are committed to collaborating with and influencing our supply chain partners and other stakeholders as we pursue our ambition to lead the semiconductor industry in safety.

Safety Culture

To embed safety as a key priority in our company, we follow a clear and actionable framework for everyone at ASM: our 7 Es of safety leadership. Safety is both ‘in the moment’ and is influenced by the world around us every day. What we say and how we say it influences everyone we work with. We recognize this, and therefor emphasize the 7th 'E' for 'Engage' to our 7Es of Safety Leadership program. We believe everyone should be responsible for safety.

Recognizing safety leadership

To strengthen our culture of safety, we recognize and celebrate our safety leaders. ASM’s quarterly global Safety Leadership Award honors the inspiring contributions toward our vision for ZERO HARM! It also encourages everyone at ASM to remain mindful, creative, and vigilant as we explore new ways to further improve our safety systems, culture, and performance. All employees can nominate their peers for notable contributions to safety, scaled for their role, positive attributes, and leadership.

Getting better every day

Safety is our priority at ASM, and we know we can always improve. That’s why throughout our company, we have the initiatives in place that help us to stay on track, and we continuously seek to advance our learning and efforts.

Innovation

As recognized safety leaders in our industry and drawing on our innovation heritage, we actively pursue key opportunities for innovations that reduce safety risks and improve safety performance in our industry.

Safety culture

We regularly survey our employees to assess the health and progress of our safety culture. By combining these insights with data and analytics from our SHIELD safety management system, we can initiate key improvements across our operations. We also make sure to share the actions taken, and progress made, inspiring everyone to do their best.

Safety by design

Each year, we review new regulations, advancements in standards, and the lessons we have learned. We update our training materials accordingly, customizing them with specific product-line examples for respective design teams. ASM’s product-safety training classes address the latest technology, lessons learned, and changes to compliance regulations and standards.

Industry engagement

Sharing learning and best practices across our industry benefits everyone. That’s why we continue our engagement in SESHA, a multi-industry association that focuses on advancing health, safety, sustainability, and environmental knowledge and processes. In 2023, ASM Senior Director of Product Safety Technology served as the president-elect, and serves as president in 2024. We continue to be a Cobalt sponsor of their activities. We also actively engage with and contribute to SEMI (the global electronic products industry association) working groups that drive standards and knowledge-sharing for the industry.

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