Safety & Health Management Policy

Occupational Safety and Health Management Policy, Fiscal 2004

1. Enhancement of Safety

• (1) Promotion of Occupational Safety and Health Management
  • 1) Risk assessments are conducted for facilities, equipment, operations, chemical substances, etc. based on the standards of risk assessment for occupational safety and health, and any facilities, equipment and operations found to be at risk of serious accidents are systematically improved.
  • 2) An occupational safety and health management system is tested.
  • 3) Training for an occupational safety and health management system is conducted for staff in charge of safety and health and all employees.
• (2) Prior to the introduction of a new facility, technology or chemical substance, a safety assessment is performed to prepare and facilitate safety measures.
• (3) Occupational traffic accidents are proactively prevented.
  • 1) Sales sites provide training for employees having caused serious traffic accidents resulting in injury as well as those who have had more than one accident.
  • 2) Traffic accident prevention measures are taken to protect employees who commute by car.

2. Intensification of Health Management

• (1) The following four programs of "Mental Health Management" are promoted for the sake of all employees.
  • 1) Training is actively provided for officers, general employees and staff.
  • 2) Stress checks for all employees and health checks and follow-ups, intended for employees with long working hours, are further strengthened.
  • 3) Coordination between the lines and their staff is further improved.
  • 4) The use of outside consultation services is extensively encouraged.
• (2) A health consultation system is expanded in quality to prevent "lifestyle-related diseases."
  • 1) Guidance and follow-ups are further enhanced for employees diagnosed with lifestyle-related diseases.
  • 2) Preventive measures to combat lifestyle-related diseases, including obesity, hypertension, hyperlipemia and diabetes, are actively promoted.

3. Promotion of Occupational Hygiene Measures

(1) Control over chemical substances is promoted.

When laws and regulations concerning chemical substances are revised, appropriate responses are made.

• (2) An optimum working environment is pursued.
  • 1) Initiatives to alleviate fatigue and stress of the employees are facilitated, including the implementation of measures to prevent back pain and noise, improvement of spaces for relaxation, introduction of optimum illumination and displays, etc.
  • 2) Preventive measures against passive smoking at work sites are promoted.

4. Uplift of Awareness of Safety and Health

Education and measures to raise awareness of safety and health are systematically implemented in a promotional manner.

• (1) Existing measures to prevent workplace injuries and occupational traffic accidents are further improved.
• (2) Training on safety and health is comprehensively implemented when a new facility, technology or chemical substance is introduced.