CSR Policy
- All employees will independently take part in activities to improve the level of health and safety based on our basic philosophy of “safety takes the priority over everything”
- We will prevent accidents at work and will support the health of our employees
Progress of Activities
The status of activities in the safety field in FY2018, and the plan for FY2019 are as follows.
FY 2018 Results
| Key safety measures |
Tasks |
Indicator |
Evaluation |
Main Results |
| Raising the company-wide safety level |
Strengthen cross-initiatives by region |
Frequency rate※1.5 or less |
× |
2.79 |
| Severity rate 0.02 or less |
× |
0.06 |
| Strengthening of safety education in subsidiaries outside Japan |
Strengthen maintenance education |
Cut in half the incidence of accidents at the time of repairs |
△ |
▲14% reduction |
FY 2019 Initiatives and Goals
| Raising the company-wide safety level |
Do safety audits & safety and health examinations including an objective viewpoint |
|
Frequency rate※1.5 or less |
| Severity rate 0.02 or less |
| Strengthening of safety education in subsidiaries outside Japan |
Strengthen maintenance education |
|
Cut in half the incidence of accidents at the time of repairs |
※From this report, the frequency rate calculation method has been revised to the definition of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
Safety Management System
The DOWA Group’s environmental and safety management activities are carried out in cooperation with the environment & safety department of DOWA Holdings, the holding company, and safety & environment personnel appointed by each operating company that conducts environmental conservation activities. While arranging and coordinating between each of the operating companies,DOWA Holdings implements safety promotion activities for the entire group.
Safety & Environment Personnel Council
The Safety & Environment Personnel Council is held at the head office every month, and is a place to discuss promotion of company-wide safety activities, to share the activities of each company, and provide mutual support. In the event of an accident or disaster, the council grasps the situation and discusses the causes and measures to deal with it. For matters such as details or measures decided by the council, it goes from those in charge to each operating subsidiary, with a mechanism in place for quick information sharing.
Safety Campaign Region Council
The Counsil is set up as a place for communication with a system where the members of each region share examples of activities and ideas and consult with each other. Going forward, we will further develop this network and contribute to the promotion of the campaign.
Occupational Safety Initiatives
For the DOWA Group, based on the CSR policy (all employees will independently take part in activities to improve the level of health and safety, based on our basic philosophy of “safety takes the priority over everything”), we are developing various safety activities based on an annu al safety and health plan.
Occurrence Status for Accidents at Work
While the number of accidents at the DOWA Group as a whole is on a downward trend in the long term,it increased in FY 2018. Compared with figures at business sites of the same scale in the accident statistics of the Ministry of Health,Labor and Welfare,the frequency rate was 2.79 against 1.88, but for the severity rate it was 0.06 against 0.15,an improvement from the previous year.
Change in the accidents at work frequency rate
Regarding the types of accidents that occurred in FY 2018, there were many cases of being“ pinched & caught” or“ cut & scraped”, accounting for nearly half of the total. In addition, it is characterized by the fact that many of the victims have less than five years of experience. Since the causes of these accidents at work have aspects of both the “safety management system” and“ individual sensitivity & behavior”, we are taking measures for both at the same time to prevent recurrence.
Change in the accidents at work severity rate
※Compared with the final accident statistics for FY 2018 for sites with 100 to 299 employees(the average number of employees at each of our business sites)
| Frequency rate |
Indicator showing the frequency of accidents by the number of dead and injured due to accidents at work per 1 million total working hours |
| Severity rate |
Indicator showing the degree of accident severity by the number of working days lost per 1,000 total working hours |
Promotion of Safety Education
We are working to raise safety awareness through risk simulation training and workshop-type training so that all employees can make occupational safety their own issue and act on their own.
Safety awareness survey
From FY 2018,we started a safety awareness survey called “Safety Power Check” for new employees and those who patricipated in front-line supervisor training. From both the social and personal aspects, the survey evaluates the “spirit of compliance & safety observance” and “risk prediction ability & risk avoidance ability” which are necessary for safety power. By the using the survey results for workshops and one-on-one instructional exercises,it is not just a mere evaluation,but an opportunity to have self-awareness about what kind of trends there are.We expect that changes in individual behavior in the future will enable safer behavior, and safety awareness will increase throughout the workplace through communication about safety.
Risk assessment presentation
For the sharing of the excellent initiatives of each group company, and to form a human network of those in charge, we hold a risk assessment presentation every June with the purpose of improving the level of safety initiatives at each company. In the eighth presentation, adding the seven domestic companies selected by advance screening, DOWA Thermotech Thailand presented on their “Contractor Control for Safety Activity” initiative, which got an excellent grade at the safety conference overseas. About 70 people from Japan and abroad attended, and active opinions and questions were exchanged about each company’s initiatives.
Safety & Environmental Compliance Seminar
In December 2018, the 26th Safety & Environmental Compliance Seminar was held at a business site in the Okayama region. Putting a focus on the business activities of plants, a workshop was held in which each could share their opinions about corporate compliance with regards to safety and the environment. In the training, the details were more practical for the workplace, such as incorporating issues found during actual plant tours.
Promotion of Health Management
Through the health insurance association, we are developing various initiatives for promoting the health management of employees and their families, such as promoting physical check-ups and mental health measures, and supporting sports events.
Health Check Up
To raise each person’s awareness of health and to maintain mental and physical health, besides working on a department and business site basis so that everyone reliably gets a regular medical check-up every year, we have also enhanced the system for various subsidies, such as for complete physical examinations, gynecological examinations and influenza vaccinations. In addition, in order to raise the examination rate for specific medical check-ups for insured persons and their dependents who are over 40 years old, we have provided information through such things as group newsletters, and the examination rate is gradually increasing. Further, provide a subsidy system for sporting events for employees through sports and exercise so that they continue to maintain and promote a healthy body.
Mental Health Initiatives
We operate a mental health counseling system for the mental health management of employees, and have established a dedicated telephone number for telephone consultations with specialized counselors (Clinical Psychologists). We have established a strictly private point of contact outside of the company that anyone can contact with peace of mind. Moreover, from FY 2013, in order to encourage people to be aware of their own stress, and to improve the workplace environment that is the cause of stress, we have introduced a stress check tool so that people can self-diagnose their mental health, and we are working to prevent employees from having mental health problems.
Initiatives to Prevent Overtime Work
In order to improve long hours work, we are promoting management of working hours with logging in and logging out on personal computers. In addition, for employees who have more than 80 hours of overtime in a month, we are working on preventing health problems from work with such things as interviews with their supervisors and guidance from doctors.
