Nitto Group Report 2017

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14Nitto Group Report 2017Occupational Safety and HealthWork-Related Accidents in FY2016In FY2016, the number of critical accidents and serious accidents that might lead to critical accidents decreased by four from the previous year. Reports on general accidents (other than critical/serious accidents) had been on the rise outside of Japan in recent years, but the number of such accidents in FY2016 fell by 14% from the previous year, as a series of safety campaigns helped employees to raise their safety awareness.Fostering Safety CultureIn addition to proactive safety activities to reduce risks associated with equipment and production processes, the Nitto Group began placing a higher priority on the creation of a safety culture as well in FY2014. Over the past two years, the practice of Safety Call, in which everyone chants safety slogans prior to conferences/meetings, has spread throughout the Nitto Group. Since FY2016, employees have been sharing their experiences in “Safety Talks,” thereby honing their abilities to sense dangerous behaviors and situations. Furthermore, regular “Safety Patrols” have evolved from pointing out dangers to helping operators to notice areas for improvement through dialogue. We believe that this will encourage operators to break away from the passive attitude of “not acting until instructed (told)” and begin autonomous safety activities.In June 2016, we organized a safety session for our management, to which we invited a visiting lecturer. Each management member present then organized a safety workshop for supervisors to urge the necessity of placing safety rst in accordance with the Corporate Philosophy. The participating supervisors also deepened their understanding of safety - as issue that is highly relevant to them as well - while comparing notes with their peers.Responses to the Revised Industrial Safety and Health ActFollowing the amendments to the Industrial Safety and Health Act of Japan, it is now made mandatory to assess all risks associated with chemical substances and check employees’ stress.Chemical Risk Assessment (CRA)The Nitto Group has established the “Chemical Risk Assessment Guidelines” to conduct autonomous CRA. Now that the Act has been amended, the Nitto Group companies in Japan have gone one step further to conduct CRA not only for the 640 regulated substances, but also for all of the other chemical substances that they use.Stress CheckBetween May and July 2016, we conducted stress checks for all employees of the Nitto Group companies in Japan. The results are being used to deal with those who are deemed to be under high stress and to comprehend and improve workplace environments. We will continue our drive to make our workplaces worker-friendly with a view toward enhancing the good health of our people and productivity and achieving the sound development of our company.Achieving Zero Accidents and InjuriesSince the beginning of FY2017, ve critical/serious accidents have occurred up to the end of April. One of them was a tragic trafc accident that resulted in the death of a person from outside of the Nitto Group in one of Nitto’s plants. All of those at the Nitto Group have renewed their determination to thoroughly “implement safety measures and raise safety awareness” so that such an unfortunate event will never occur again.0102030405060050100150200250300201220132014201620151523311713Critical accidents: Accidents resulting in death or permanent disability Serious accidents: Accidents that could develop into critical accidentsAll accidents: Critical, serious, and general accidents*Includes the number of accidents/incidents that involved individuals who are not members of the Nitto Group, but work at a Nitto Group siteNumber of critical/serious accidents*Number of all accidents*(FY)ESG Issue 1The Nitto Group shares the value of “placing safety before everything else” and we put it into practice in all of our business undertakings. It is our belief that we can achieve our goal of zero accidents and injuries if all members of the Group unite together to create workplace environments in which each and every member can work in safe, anxiety-free surroundings.