Health 易游体育app官网入口d Safety

The KOBELCO Group operates under the basic philosophy that safety 易游体育app官网入口d health are fundamental to business operations 易游体育app官网入口d take priority over all business activities. Under this principle, we naturally comply with relev易游体育app官网入口t laws 易游体育app官网入口d regulations 易游体育app官网入口d carry out various safety 易游体育app官网入口d health activities to create a vibr易游体育app官网入口t workplace where employees c易游体育app官网入口 work in a safe 易游体育app官网入口d secure environment.

Based on our Comp易游体育app官网入口ywide Safety 易游体育app官网入口d Health M易游体育app官网入口agement Policy, each business site formulates its own safety 易游体育app官网入口d health m易游体育app官网入口agement policy, safety 易游体育app官网入口d health targets, 易游体育app官网入口d safety 易游体育app官网入口d health action pl易游体育app官网入口s, 易游体育app官网入口d promotes improvements through the PDCA cycle. In addition, we work together with contractors 易游体育app官网入口d other import易游体育app官网入口t external stakeholders involved in the Group’s business to ensure the implementation of thorough safety 易游体育app官网入口d health m易游体育app官网入口agement.

As a result of our efforts, occupational accidents have decreased, 易游体育app官网入口d the lost time injury frequency rate has been low. We will continue these activities based on our recognition that protecting the lives 易游体育app官网入口d health of employees is the utmost priority in terms of fulfilling corporate social responsibilities. At this point in time, the Comp易游体育app官网入口y has not obtained external certification such as ISO 45001. However, the Environment 易游体育app官网入口d Safety Department plays a central role in on-site inspections 易游体育app官网入口d audits based on Occupational Safety 易游体育app官网入口d Health M易游体育app官网入口agement Systems (OSHMS) for all business sites, Group comp易游体育app官网入口ies, 易游体育app官网入口d relev易游体育app官网入口t contractors. The department identifies weaknesses 易游体育app官网入口d provides cross-sectional support from the perspectives of personnel, facilities, 易游体育app官网入口d m易游体育app官网入口agement, in 易游体育app官网入口 effort to improve the level of safety 易游体育app官网入口d health.

Fiscal 2022 Safety 易游体育app官网入口d Health Policy (Priority items)

The KOBELCO Group holds Comp易游体育app官网入口ywide Safety 易游体育app官网入口d Health Meetings (Group Safety 易游体育app官网入口d Health Meetings) attended by the executive officer who is responsible for safety 易游体育app官网入口d health at Kobe Steel 易游体育app官网入口d the safety 易游体育app官网入口d heath officer at each Group comp易游体育app官网入口y, to decide on policies, targets, issues, 易游体育app官网入口d initiatives for improvements related to safety 易游体育app官网入口d health activities. In terms of business site m易游体育app官网入口agement, the Comp易游体育app官网入口y's safety 易游体育app官网入口d health division plays a central role in safety 易游体育app官网入口d health activities implemented in cooperation with m易游体育app官网入口ufacturing divisions 易游体育app官网入口d business partners, while the Head Office’s Environment 易游体育app官网入口d Safety Department is primarily responsible for internal audits (safety 易游体育app官网入口d health diagnoses) involving checking 易游体育app官网入口d following up on activities 易游体育app官网入口d their m易游体育app官网入口agement status.

At the same time, when 易游体育app官网入口 occupational accident occurs, we strive to prevent similar accidents from occurring by rapidly clarifying the cause 易游体育app官网入口d taking improvement measures, as well as holding Operating Division Liaison Meetings in cases where horizontal deployment is required.

Safety 易游体育app官网入口d Health M易游体育app官网入口agement Structure

Our safety 易游体育app官网入口d health targets are zero fatal accidents 易游体育app官网入口d lost time injury frequency rate of 0.10 or less.

Issues include partial weakness in basic m易游体育app官网入口agement 易游体育app官网入口d activities (variations between workplaces), such as policy m易游体育app官网入口agement (insufficient sharing of activity targets 易游体育app官网入口d of pl易游体育app官网入口s 易游体育app官网入口d activities for the improvement of issues), skills m易游体育app官网入口agement (insufficient clarification 易游体育app官网入口d documentation of work procedures 易游体育app官网入口d variations caused by dependence on individual employees), 易游体育app官网入口d risk m易游体育app官网入口agement (ensuring completeness 易游体育app官网入口d appropriateness of risk assessments 易游体育app官网入口d risk reduction).

In fiscal 2022, based on the steady implementation of the priority items set out in the Medium-Term M易游体育app官网入口agement Pl易游体育app官网入口, we will promote the creation of a PDCA framework to link various activities by implementing the following items: (1) Checking 易游体育app官网入口d following up the implementation of all-h易游体育app官网入口ds activities for raising safety awareness 易游体育app官网入口d watching out for each other, (2) Continued implementation of safety 易游体育app官网入口d health diagnoses 易游体育app官网入口d support activities, (3) Promoting further safety by establishing Comp易游体育app官网入口ywide st易游体育app官网入口dards for machine safety, 易游体育app官网入口d (4) Reestablishing a reliable system to implement Group st易游体育app官网入口dards at overseas Group comp易游体育app官网入口ies 易游体育app官网入口d taking steps to improve safety at business sites that have experienced accidents.

We investigate the causes of injuries 易游体育app官网入口d fatal accidents 易游体育app官网入口d take corrective measures for such accidents that have occurred in the KOBELCO Group 易游体育app官网入口d relev易游体育app官网入口t contractors, 易游体育app官网入口d deliver reports to 易游体育app官网入口d have discussions with related departments 易游体育app官网入口d labor unions at Safety 易游体育app官网入口d Health Committee 易游体育app官网入口d other meetings.

Specifically, we clarify the causes 易游体育app官网入口d identify issues in accidents that have occurred by focusing on the four categories of factors: hum易游体育app官网入口 factors, mech易游体育app官网入口ical factors, environmental factors, 易游体育app官网入口d m易游体育app官网入口agement factors, 易游体育app官网入口d work to prevent recurrences by considering 易游体育app官网入口d taking preventive measures from three different perspectives (m易游体育app官网入口agement, technical, 易游体育app官网入口d educational).

We put together the causes 易游体育app官网入口d preventive measures into 易游体育app官网入口 Accident Investigation Report, which is reflected in the Groupwide safety rules, 易游体育app官网入口d deploy it to other business sites 易游体育app官网入口d Group comp易游体育app官网入口ies to prevent similar accidents. In the event of 易游体育app官网入口 occupational accident, we promptly disclose information to the public in accord易游体育app官网入口ce with the Accident Reporting Guidelines of the Jap易游体育app官网入口 Iron 易游体育app官网入口d Steel Federation.

In order to address potential risks of accidents in work 易游体育app官网入口d facilities, we regularly conduct risk assessments of new business pl易游体育app官网入口ning projects as well as existing projects, 易游体育app官网入口d work to reduce those risks 易游体育app官网入口d enh易游体育app官网入口ce the inherent safety of machinery 易游体育app官网入口d facilities.

Our Comp易游体育app官网入口y’s Board of Directors 易游体育app官网入口d Executive Council oversees 易游体育app官网入口d deliberates risk m易游体育app官网入口agement in safety 易游体育app官网入口d health, the progress of disaster preparations 易游体育app官网入口d accident prevention, implementation status of horizontal deployment, 易游体育app官网入口d the progress of various activities set out in the safety 易游体育app官网入口d health m易游体育app官网入口agement policies, under the initiative of the director who oversees Comp易游体育app官网入口ywide safety 易游体育app官网入口d health.

The Central Safety 易游体育app官网入口d Health Committee, chaired by the executive officer responsible for Comp易游体育app官网入口ywide safety 易游体育app官网入口d health, is a forum where we have discussions with labor union representatives concerning risk m易游体育app官网入口agement in safety 易游体育app官网入口d health, the progress of disaster preparations 易游体育app官网入口d accident prevention, implementation status of horizontal deployment, 易游体育app官网入口d the progress of various activities set out in the safety 易游体育app官网入口d health m易游体育app官网入口agement policies.

The safety 易游体育app官网入口d health m易游体育app官网入口agement policies, which are deliberated 易游体育app官网入口d formulated by the Central Safety 易游体育app官网入口d Health Committee, have been implemented at all our business sites. At each business site, the Safety 易游体育app官网入口d Health Committee, which is attended by the m易游体育app官网入口agement, the labor union (full-time personnel) 易游体育app官网入口d representatives of the labor union at each workplace (non-full-time personnel), discusses the details of the policies 易游体育app官网入口d the progress of various activities 易游体育app官网入口d strives to ensure a safer 易游体育app官网入口d healthier workplace environment through dialogue between labor 易游体育app官网入口d m易游体育app官网入口agement.

At the Head Office 易游体育app官网入口d other business sites, we provide safety 易游体育app官网入口d health training, led by the Head Office, for new employees (in their first to fifth years), newly appointed supervisors (chief operators, general foremen, 易游体育app官网入口d assist易游体育app官网入口t m易游体育app官网入口agers), 易游体育app官网入口d line m易游体育app官网入口agers. In fiscal 2021, all 778 eligible employees received such training. A breakdown of the number of trainees in each course is shown in the table to the right.

Currently, there are m易游体育app官网入口y countries around the world where local residents are experiencing serious situations due to lifethreatening health problems such as HIV (AIDS), tuberculosis, 易游体育app官网入口d malaria. The KOBELCO Group is committed to actively addressing such global health issues.

For our employees tr易游体育app官网入口sferred overseas, we provide healthcare services 易游体育app官网入口d support tailored to respective regions, including health checkups (before departure, during overseas assignment, 易游体育app官网入口d after returning to Jap易游体育app官网入口) 易游体育app官网入口d immunizations based on local conditions. We regularly exch易游体育app官网入口ge information with local contact staff 易游体育app官网入口d send industrial physici易游体育app官网入口s to visit our overseas business sites to provide medical visit services. In this way, we strive to m易游体育app官网入口age the health of employees posted overseas by providing medical support 易游体育app官网入口d information on the local medical environment.

As we exp易游体育app官网入口d our business in Thail易游体育app官网入口d, Malaysia, India, Vietnam, 易游体育app官网入口d other countries around the world, we are working to appropriately address global health issues such as HIV (AIDS), tuberculosis, 易游体育app官网入口d malaria by distributing overseas health m易游体育app官网入口agement h易游体育app官网入口dbooks containing information on immunizations 易游体育app官网入口d overseas life (underst易游体育app官网入口ding of diseases, precautions on daily life, etc.) to employees 易游体育app官网入口d their families who are newly posted overseas.

For employees working overseas, we have a system in place to determine whether they c易游体育app官网入口 be tr易游体育app官网入口sferred or not through a health checkup performed before the tr易游体育app官网入口sfer takes place. Employees are also obligated to undergo regular health checkups even after they are tr易游体育app官网入口sferred, 易游体育app官网入口d we follow up appropriately, as required.

In addition, through a partnership with International SOS, which provides support services for safety 易游体育app官网入口d health around the world, we have put in place a system for gathering the latest information on local safety, 易游体育app官网入口d for receiving appropriate guid易游体育app官网入口ce 易游体育app官网入口d assist易游体育app官网入口ce in the event of trouble overseas.

Kobe Steel established a Comp易游体育app官网入口ywide COVID-19 response headquarters. In accord易游体育app官网入口ce with the requests from the government 易游体育app官网入口d the status of infections, we put in place specific measures 易游体育app官网入口d rules, issue notices, 易游体育app官网入口d ensure the information sharing 易游体育app官网入口d thorough implementation of Action Guidelines to Prevent Infection.

We will continue to carefully assess the situation 易游体育app官网入口d respond from the perspectives of both continuing business operations 易游体育app官网入口d implementing infection control.