Philosophy on Safe Workplace Environments
The Toyama Technology & Manufacturing Center, our production base in Japan, and Kokusai Electric Korea Co., Ltd., have acquired ISO 45001, which specifies requirements for an occupational health and safety management system. Both are working to build and maintain workplace environments where employees and customers can work
safely worldwide. Furthermore, as part of our efforts to combat COVID-19, we have established a Novel Coronavirus Response Headquarters which is headed by the president.
Each workplace conducts risk assessments and implements countermeasures against hazardous areas (risks) based on the risk assessment details, and labor-management discussions are held through monthly Health and Safety Committee meetings to deepen safety-related communication. We have also formulated our own disease prevention rules that are even more rigorous than the “New Lifestyle” measures advocated by the Japanese government for the main purpose of preventing clusters of COVID-19 cases from occurring within the company, and engage in efforts to keep employees safe and healthy.
Safety Management
Disaster Management
The Company carries out systematic disaster management activities to ensure the safety of every employee in the event of an emergency.
The fiscal 2021 comprehensive evacuation drill was conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic, following the fiscal 2020 drill, but since a disaster can occur even in a pandemic, we carried out the drill considering evacuation methods that incorporate measures to prevent infection.
The first responder in an emergency is the Company’s firefighting team. Around 100 employees from the Toyama Technology & Manufacturing Center and about 20 from the head office are active members of the Company’s firefighting team.
All new employees at the Toyama Technology & Manufacturing Center are expected to join the Company’s firefighting team. They learn how to prepare for and respond to disasters through monthly drills, and are trained to play an active role in disaster response measures outside the company as well, which includes assisting in evacuations, firefighting, first aid, and calling for help.
Number of work accidents (domestic Group employees and temporary workers)
Lost-time work accidents: 4 or more days of missed work
- *
-
Excluding commuting accidents
(persons)
| Calendar year |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| No lost time |
3 |
6 |
16 |
| Lost time |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Total |
4 |
6 |
17 |
Frequency rate of work accidents (domestic Group employees and temporary workers)
Number of work accidents resulting in one or more lost days of work / Total number of working hours x 1 million hours
- *
-
Excluding commuting accidents
Calendar year
| 2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 0.09 |
0.00 |
0.27 |
Number of occupational deaths (the Group, by region)
(persons)
| Calendar year |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Asia (excluding Japan) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Americas, Europe, and others |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
0 |
0 |
0 |
