Social Sustainability Management

Apart from planning workforce by employment, the Company also supported the project on employment of the person with disabilities on social aspect pursuant to Section 35 (of the Persons with Disabilities Empowerment Act, BE 2550) in type of hire employment service, of the Department of Employment, Ministry of Labor. The Company employed 3 persons with disabilities under such project for the supporting works in the public interest service centers in community areas closed to their houses, such as, sub-district health promoting hospital, child center/school, career rehabilitation center for the person with disabilities, service center for the person with disabilities of the municipality and the sub-district administration organization throughout the country. The objectives of such projects are to create employment opportunity for the person with disabilities, so they are able to support their family, rely on themselves, as well as to raise quality of life and reduce social inequality.

2. Human Capital Development.
The Company has personnel’s potential development process which conform to job positions in each level and can support the business growth plan. The Company has continually arranged training courses for employees at all levels to develop the required competency (training needs surveys) and to arrange the courses specified by the laws, such as (1) management courses, (2) working behavior courses, (3) specific work technical courses, (4) productivity enhancement courses, (5) quality-related courses, and (6) occupational health, safety and environment courses. The Company also arranged additional important training courses as follows:
     1. Knowledge and skill development courses conforming to business directions and goals, such as Project Kaizen & Kaizen for Innovation

     2. Professional ethics curriculum and guidelines for improving efficiency and developing research competence, Training Workshop and Preparation of project proposals under the 200% tax exemption measure courses
     3. Energy management system course, such as Methods for Identifying Opportunities for Improvement (OFIs) and Energy Saving Measures (ESMs).
In 2025, the Company has arranged internal training to employees at all levels totaled 196 courses (262 times). The average number of training hours or activities to develop knowledge of the employees was 39.24 hours per person per year from the target of 15 hours per person per year. Besides internal training courses, the Company also encouraged the employees to attend external courses with domestic and overseas institutes to enhance their skills, knowledge, and experiences so that they can effectively apply with their works. Study visits have also been arranged for the employees at the leading and successful companies in the same and different industry.

3. Core Values, Organisational Culture and Employee Engagement.
Emphasize employee engagement through presentation and activities arrangement to make the employees realize the Company’s value which will effectively lead to mutual working culture and behavior. In 2025, survey result on employee engagement level was 83.50 percent, increased from 83.25 percent in 2024.

4. Diversity and Equal Opportunity.
The Company has diversity with regards to gender, age, and religion. Diversity can inspiringly respond to the different needs of stakeholders and changes in the nature of businesses. The Company has specified qualifications for recruitment and human resource development to prepare for equal growth in career path.

5. Employee Well-being.
Employees are the key in driving business to success. The Company pays attention to employee well-being to ensure that they can work happily through arrangement of various activities under Happy Workplace Project, the project to build participatory and good relationship among employees of all levels, and labor-relations activities. The Company has established the welfare committee whose members have been elected as representatives of employees so that they can express opinion equally. At present, there are 19 representative employees.

6. Occupational Safety, Health, and Working Environment
Sahaviriya Steel Industries Public Company Limited has continuously managed and enhanced its occupational safety, health, and working environment practices with the objective of fostering awareness among employees and reinforcing the importance of self-care and mutual care among colleagues to ensure safe working practices and prevent work-related accidents. This commitment is implemented through various initiatives, including the Zero Accident Campaign, the Behavior-Based Safety (BBS) program to promote discipline and a strong safety and environmental culture, workplace inspections (Safety Patrols), and employee health surveillance related to exposure to occupational risk factors.

These activities are overseen by the Occupational Safety, Health, and Working Environment Committee, which is responsible for supervising operations, monitoring safety performance, and providing recommendations for safety improvements across all operational areas. With strong cooperation and support from all departments, the Company remains committed to implementing effective measures to achieve a Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR) of zero and to prevent occupational diseases among employees on a continuous basis.

The Company’s performance in occupational safety, health and working environment was in line with its established targets. In 2024 and 2025, the Company recorded a Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR) of zero (0) per one million working hours. Furthermore, no occupational illnesses among employees have been reported since the commencement of operations. This reflects the Company’s consistent and tangible achievement of its safety targets.

At the Group level, the SSI Group continues to demonstrate its strong commitment to occupational safety, health, and environmental management. The Group emphasizes the continuous development and enhancement of hazard prevention systems, the promotion of accident reduction initiatives, and the cultivation of safety awareness among employees at all levels. In addition, ongoing improvements to work processes are undertaken to further enhance workplace safety, with the ultimate goal of achieving sustainable means toward zero workplace accidents.