Seoul, Korea, January 22, 2001
Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd. (HEI) announced that it had recently received certificates from the British Standards Institution (BSI) following an assessment of health and safety measures at local HEI semiconductor fabrication facilities. The certificates are British Standard (BS) 8800 and Occupational Health & Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS) 18001. To earn these certificates, a corporation must establish systems designed to prevent certain types of workplace accidents while enhancing workplace safety. Those systems must then be evaluated by internationally approved institutions. Four local HEI fabrication facilities were assessed by BSI Korea last year, acquiring the certificates from BSI UK today. In December of last year, HEI also obtained a ‘Korea Occupational Safety & Health Agency (KOSHA) 2000’ certificate for its safety and health management program from the Korea Industrial Safety Institution. By earning ‘BS8800’, ‘OHSAS18001’, and ‘KOSHA2000’, HEI has been acknowledged not just for safeguarding its employees, but hopefully recognized as ‘safe’ by its global customers as well. HEI will continue to implement precautions ensuring not only a safe but pleasant work place. About Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd. Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd. (HEI) is an industry leader in the development, manufacture, sales, marketing, and distribution of high-quality Semiconductors (including DRAM, SRAM, Flash memory, and System IC devices), Telecommunications, and Liquid Crystal Displays. The Semiconductor Group of Hyundai Electronics is the world’s largest DRAM supplier with eleven semiconductor manufacturing facilities worldwide, and production capacity of over 300,000 wafer starts per month. In addition, Hyundai is expanding its System IC business unit with leading technology and added deep-submicron foundry services to strategically broaden its overall semiconductor presence and achieve its goal of leading the global semiconductor market. The Telecommunications Business Unit of Hyundai provides high quality CDMA wireless networks, handsets, and Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) central office and customer premise equipment. All are produced at the Hyundai ISO9001-certified large-scale production facility in Ichon, Korea. The Liquid Crystal Displays Business Unit of Hyundai is one of the worlds leading producers of twisted nematic (TN), super twisted nematic (STN) and thin film transistor (TFT) displays. With the rapid growth of the telecommunications and flat panel monitor markets, explosive growth for Hyundai LCDs is expected to continue. Based in Korea, Hyundai maintains development, manufacturing, sales, and marketing facilities strategically located worldwide. Hyundai Electronics America (HEA) is a U.S. subsidiary of Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd. HEA is headquartered at 3101 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95134. More information on Hyundai Electronics America and its products is available from the company’s web site at http://www.hea.com.
