Occupational Safety and Health
Consistent with its goal to completely avoid occupational injuries at the Company and its contractors, Nippon Shokubai implements occupational safety and health activities to improve working environments, reduce risk factors, and promote the creation of comfortable workplaces.
Occupational Safety and Health Policy
This Policy has been approved by the Sustainability Promotion Committee (formerly the TechnoAmenity Promotion Committee; which is chaired by the President and composed of Inside Directors of the Board, Executive Officers and others appointed by the President).
The Nippon Shokubai Group continues to create comfortable working environments and promote occupational safety and health activities together to prevent occupational injuries and health problems and to ensure safety and health for our employees based on the RC Policy.
Promotion System
Targets and Results
| FY2023 targets | FY2023 results | FY2024 targets |
|---|---|---|
| Zero injuries with loss of workdays Zero injuries without loss of workdays (including contractors) | Nippon Shokubai Injuries with loss of workdays: 5 Injuries without loss of workdays: 4 Contractors Injuries with loss of workdays: 2 Injuries without loss of workdays: 5 | Zero injuries with loss of workdays Zero injuries without loss of workdays (including contractors) |
In the past several years, occupational injuries at the Company have often involved younger employees. Similarly, our affiliates report many injuries among relatively inexperienced workers. We intend to enhance safety training to improve risk awareness among younger and less-experienced employees.
Trends in Lost-time Injury Frequency Rate
Note: Lost-time injury frequency rate: Number of casualties in occupational injuries per 1 million actual working hours
* Source: Survey on Industrial Accidents, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare
Trends in Total Number of Occupational Injuries
(with Loss of Workdays and without Loss of Workdays)
Initiatives
Continuously improving Occupational Safety and Health
We work to continuously improve occupational safety and health, mainly through our Occupational Safety and Health Management System (OSHMS). We also engage in hazard prediction (KY), near miss analysis 5S activities, and other basic safety activities on a daily basis, and systematically conduct training and drills in an effort to prevent occupational injuries. When occupational injuries occur in the workplace, we explore the causes at the scene, draft countermeasures, and have the Safety and Health Committee evaluate the countermeasures from the perspectives of labor and management to prevent the same or similar injuries from occurring again.
Prevention of occupational injuries
We work to reduce and eliminate the risks of tasks and substances we work with, not only for routine work but also for new and non-routine work, by assessing them based on our occupational safety and health management system.
Basic safety initiatives
We recognize the importance of daily safety activities in preventing occupational injuries. Accordingly, we devote energy to KY activities preceding tasks, documenting near misses, and implementing 5S activities in the workplace. We aim to improve daily safety activities by regularly conducting KY training and seminars to maintain and improve risk awareness. Another effort aiming to prevent occupational injuries is posting posters and conducting training to thoroughly inform employees and ensure the rigorous implementation of the three basic safety behaviors: (1) Think before you act; (2) Pointing and calling; and (3) Hold the handrail when stepping on stairs.
On-site training sessions
Aiming to improve employees’ sensitivity and ability to predict potential risks in the field, we provide various hands-on training (see Himeji Plant Site Report).
Part of our hands-on training includes experiencing the ignition and explosion of organic solvents caused by static electricity.
Health-related accommodations for retirees from the Company
Although we have never manufactured asbestos products in our history, some of the insulation materials and sealants we used contained asbestos. Therefore, we respond to health-related consultations from retirees from the Company and set up medical examinations for all who desire them. For more information, please visit our website.