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Health and Safety
Health and safety continue to be key focus areas for Intel. We have a dedicated
team addressing these issues worldwide. The following efforts help us create
a safe and healthful work environment.
Employee Health and Wellness
Intel’s worldwide health and well-being teams provide a portfolio of health and productivity services for
all of our employees and contract workers. We provide immediate care for injuries and illnesses, but also
focus on sustaining and improving good health with wellness programs such as our annual Health Risk
Assessment, flu vaccine information and/or clinics, and our Fitness Challenge. We also offer ongoing
programs including work/life effectiveness virtual classes, fitness centers, nursing mothers’ rooms and
massage therapy.
We make sure that our employees have opportunities to understand their personal health behaviors by
providing tools and resources to address at-risk areas. At the core of our Health Promotion Model is the
Health Risk Assessment (HRA). The HRA helps employees identify their current risk factors and build
a personal roadmap, with tools and resources, to establish and support healthy habits. In 2005, 6,544
employees and dependents completed the HRA. Their participation has also helped us develop more
effective health promotion, illness and injury prevention, and disease management programs. These
programs can enhance healthy behavior, assist in reducing risks and help lower healthcare costs.
Addressing Potential
Health Risks of
Manufacturing
“Our occupational health and
industrial hygiene data suggests
that our fab employees are not at
increased risk for cancer. However,
we strongly support [the SIA]
study because it is the most direct
and scientifically valid way to
address the question of cancer
risk among semiconductor workers,
and we believe that it is the
right thing to do.”
Dr. Michael Fischman
Intel’s medical director
Safety
Our efforts in safety include both internal programs and public outreach. During construction of a new
facility in Ireland, we experienced no major injuries or fatalities in more than 12 million hours worked.
This was the safest construction project in Intel’s history and garnered a President’s Award for Corporate
Responsibility from the Chambers of Commerce of Ireland.
Our Hudson manufacturing center in Massachusetts maintains a close relationship with the Hudson Fire
Department to promote employee safety. The fire chief sits on our Community Advisory Panel; we give
local firefighters annual tours of the center so they can be familiar with the site; we conduct practice fire
drills that test alarms and sprinkler systems, and include inspections of major equipment; and we have
a direct phone “ring down line” between our facility and the fire department to facilitate instantaneous
exchange of information.
In spring 2005, the Hudson Site Safety Committee brought our message of safety to the local community.
We presented three workshops at a Senior Citizens Conference on home safety.
Review Intel’s health and safety performance indicators.
Semiconductor Worker Health Study
In 2005, we continued our work with the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) on the study of the
potential health effects of working in wafer fabrication factories. The organization selected Vanderbilt
University to conduct this retrospective epidemiological study in August 2005. The multimillion-dollar
study will review the records of approximately 85,000 people who worked in wafer fabrication facili-
Hepatitis
In August 2005, an outbreak of
Hepatitis A affected the city of
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, where
Intel has three R&D offices and
approximately 380 employees.
Intel’s Russia site Corporate
Services team coordinated a series
of precautionary measures to
minimize risk to employees and
their families, including hygiene
precautions in the workplace
across all Intel Russia sites.
We sponsored a voluntary Hepatitis
A vaccination program on-site
and at external medical clinics for
our employees and their families.
Business travelers to the site during
the risk period also received
updates and advice about preventive
measures. By November, the
outbreak was declared over, and
no Intel employees or family members
reported being infected.
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