The Ministry of Labor has included night work in the 111-year special inspection object.

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[Reporter Xu Ziling/Taipei Report] Jiang Jiakai, a well-known paper carver, was in a Taoyuan supermarket in the early morning of last year. After being reminded by the clerk to wear a mask, he stabbed the clerk to death with a knife. The safety of the supermarket clerk at night aroused concern.

The Ministry of Labor said today that night work has been included in the 111-year special inspection object. If the employer fails to comply with the relevant provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Law, the maximum fine is 300,000 yuan.

After the incident, the Ministry of Labor invited retailers such as major supermarkets to hold a "Conference on Advanced Measures to Prevent Workplace Violence" and reached four major consensuses during the meeting. First, the industry should comprehensively review the protection measures for night shift employees And the safety of employees is the first priority; second, if an employee encounters a violent attack, they can retreat by themselves, and do not have to bear the obligation of compensation for property losses.

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Thirdly, each operating base implements risk assessment and reviews emergency response procedures, allocates appropriate manpower, and implements relevant education and training for employees; fourthly, provides necessary compensation and assistance to injured employees.

The Ministry of Labor stated that in order to enable employers to strengthen the prevention and management of night work hazards, the Ministry of Labor has integrated the existing relevant provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Law and formulated the "Guidelines for Safety and Health at Workplace Night Work" to strengthen the risk assessment of workplace violence and night work safety and health The important check-up items, publicize and provide checklists for business units to follow, so as to improve the safety and health of workers working at night in the workplace.

In order to urge public institutions to implement relevant regulations, the Ministry of Labor has included night work into the 111-year special inspection objects, including chain retail supermarkets, catering and hotel industries including beverage stores, entertainment venues KTV, gas stations, mass merchandise stores, and warehousing and logistics industries etc., and instruct the labor inspection agency to send personnel to carry out night inspections to actually check the current status of night work.

The Ministry of Labor reminds that if the employer fails to comply with the relevant provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, a fine of NT$30,000 to NT$300,000 will be imposed.

The Ministry of Labor will review various actions on a rolling basis to improve workplace hazard prevention measures.

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