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Message from the President

Nikon Group Profile

Nikon’s Sustainability

Business Activity＞ Building a Resilient Supply Chain

Materiality 9

Environment

Society/Labor＞ Respecting Human Rights

Governance＞ Diversity, Equity ＆ Inclusion

Corporate Citizenship Activities＞ Employeesʼ Health and Safety

Employeesʼ Health and Safety
Reasons for Priority【Activity Policies】

Employeesʼ health and safety are the foundations of the companyʼs activities. Ensuring health and safety requires systems
and work environments in which employees understand the importance of their own health and safety and participate
voluntarily in health and safety activities. Such activities include medical checkups , health and safety training, and safetyrelated risk assessments.

■ Nikon Group Health and Safety Activity Policy【Organizations】■ Central Health and Safety Committee Meeting

Commitment■ Safty and Health Committee

To achieve Vision 2030 as defined in our Medium-Term Management Plan, the Nikon Group is committed to creating
workplace environments in which all Group employees can work with a sense of health, safety, and well-being.
Specifically, the Company and employees work together to implement the following priority issues as outlined in the Nikon
Group Health and Safety Declaration of March 2023.
1. Maintaining and promoting good health of the employees (increasing health literacy)
2. Preventing occupational accidents through thorough legal compliance and safety management
3. Creating a vibrant work environment through dialogue (making two-way communication easier and more comfortable forboth parties)

Takumi Odajima
Representative Director and Executive Vice President
General Manager of Group Governance & Administration Division● Fiscal Year 2022 Materiality Goals and Results
Goals for Fiscal Year 2030

What Nikon Needs to Do

The Company and employees aim to
improve health and safety and to eliminate
occupational accidents and illnesses,
engaging in a PDCA cycle globally based onpolicy and targets.

Build a system for the global management ofoccupational health and safety, and use this as
the basis for promoting the PDCA cycle

Self-evaluation ○ : Achieved △ : Measures started but not yet achieved
Related
SDGs

Scope

Goals for Fiscal Year 2022

Results for Fiscal Year 2022

Self-Evaluation

Nikon Group in Reduce the annual incidence of occupational accidents attributableJapan
to work or related to the performance of work to 40 cases or less

We conducted accident risk confirmations and safety education as planned; we noted 27
cases of applicable occupational accidents for the full year.

○

Group
companies
outside Japan

Confirmed measures taken at two Group companies in Europe and two Group companies
in Asia where applicable occupational accidents occurred.

○

3,8
Re-establish a global health and safety management system toreduce work-related and work performance-related accidents.

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Nikon Group Profile

Nikon’s Sustainability

Business Activity＞ Building a Resilient Supply Chain

Environment＞ Respecting Human Rights

Society/Labor

Governance＞ Diversity, Equity ＆ Inclusion

Corporate Citizenship Activities＞ Employeesʼ Health and Safety

Employeesʼ Health and Safety
Basic Approach
Every year, the Nikon Group defines priority issues andachievement standards within the Nikon Group Healthand Safety Activity Policy. By conducting health andsafety activities based on this policy, we aim to ensure
the health and safety of our employees, who are thefoundation of our corporate activities, as well as toimprove employee productivity.
At the Central Health and Safety Committee Meeting held
March 2023, the committee made the decision to advocate
for a new Health and Safety Declaration. The committee also
identified three priority issues to achieve this declaration,stated in the Nikon Group Health and Safety Policy. We began
operating under this new policy in fiscal year 2023, defining
the standards of achievement for each fiscal year under
Health and Safety Activities.
Health and Safety Activities in Fiscal Year 2023（➡ p.129）

Nikon Group Health and Safety Activity
Policy in Fiscal Year 2022
■ Priority Issue 1: Preventing the Spread of COVID-19*

Standard for achievement: Zero suspensions ofdepartmental operations due to the spread of
infectious diseases

Example of measures undertaken● Formulated and raised awareness of the COVID-19
Response Guidelines● Had industrial physicians confirm and perform health checkups
for employees traveling overseas, etc.
● Conducted workplace vaccinations■ Priority Issue 2: Preventing Occupational Accidents*

Standard for Achievement: the Nikon Group in Japan
most likely arising out of, or in the course of, theperformance of duties at or below 40 for the fiscal year.

Example of measures undertaken● Workplace inspections led by the general health andsafety manager● On-site verification of work risks and risk assessments● Safety training and seminars for senior employees, etc., toraise awareness of fall accidents■ Priority Issue 3: Rebuilding the Nikon Group

Health and Safety Management System
Standard for achievement: Strengthen collaboration
among Nikon Group health and safety staff
Example of measures undertaken● Held liaison conferences with Group companies in Japan● Built a health and safety management system for small-scalebusiness locations● Re-established our global health and safety management
systemHealth and Safety Declaration, Priority
Issues Under the Nikon Group Healthand Safety Policy■ Health and Safety Declaration
We will create workplaces where all those who work in Nikon
Group can feel safe in the knowledge that their health, safety, andgeneral well-being are a priority for the respective companies.
With that knowledge, each and every employee will performtheir duties willingly and enthusiastically to help the Nikon Group
achieve its goal of becoming a key technology solutions company
in a global society where humans and machines co-create
seamlessly.
■ Major Issues
1. Maintaining and promotion good health of theemployees (increasing health literacy)
Employees will be aware of the importance of good physical andmental health, and will take an active role in checking, maintaining,
and improving their health.

2. Preventing occupational accidents throughthorough legal compliance and safety management
Under the respective health and safety management systems, wewill carry out preventative measures, such as safety patrols, work
risk assessments, safety education, and activities that develop
employeesʼ ability to sense and identify danger in the workplace.
Accident case studies from, and safety activities implemented by,
Nikon Group around the world will be shared and used to develop
measures that prevent recurrence at any Group company.

3. Creating a vibrant work environment throughdialogue (making two-way communication easierand more comfortable for both parties)
We will create a pleasant and rewarding work environment throughpromoting mutual understanding, trust, and a sense of solidarity.

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System
We established the Central Health and Safety Committee
Meeting, which consists of representatives from both laborand management and chaired by the general manager of theGroup Governance & Administration Division, who is also a
representative director.
This Central Health and Safety Committee Meeting conducts
assessments and verifies the status of regular health checkups,
health checkups for employees working excessive overtime,
stress checks, etc. The committee also assesses and verifies
occupational accidents (analyzed by business site, accident
type, and attribute) occurring in the Nikon Group in Japan. After
work is completed in the committee, we deliberate and approve
Health and Safety Activities for the upcoming fiscal year basedon the Nikon Group Health and Safety Policy. These Health and
Safety Activities define standards of achievement for each priority
issue and provides examples of effective measures, which wecommunicate throughout the Nikon Group in and outside Japan.
Each of the Nikon Group business locations in Japan conducts
health and safety activities in accordance with occupational
health and safety laws, regulations, and the Nikon Health and
Safety Regulations. As one example of activities conducted todeter occupational accidents, the general health and safety
manager of each business location takes the lead in performing
regular on-site inspections.
Group companies outside Japan follow the laws of theirrespective countries to establish health and safety management
systems. Every year, Nikon conducts a survey of Group companies
outside Japan regarding occupational accidents. We also share
information on accidents that have occurred in the Nikon Groupin Japan with our Group companies outside Japan.
Regarding certification in relation to international occupational
health and safety management system standards, Sendai Nikon
Corporation and Nikon (Thailand) Co., Ltd. have both received ISO
45001 certification.

Environment＞ Respecting Human Rights

Raising Health and Safety
Management Standards
The Nikon Group has established specific measures andschedules for activities to fulfill the standards of achievement
for each priority issue identified in accordance with the Nikon
Group Health and Safety Activity Policy. In fiscal year 2022, wecleared all achievement standards for each priority issue.

Initiatives in Japan
In fiscal year 2022, we conducted the following activities for
the Nikon Group in Japan.
Safety and Health Education
As in previous years, we conducted special education
programs that include training at the time of hiring inaccordance with the Industrial Safety and Health Act,
training for forepersons, training for workers involved inorganic solvent operations, etc. In fiscal year 2022, we placed
particular emphasis on safety awareness seminars for senior
employees with reference to the Ministry of Health, Laborand Welfare's Guidelines for Ensuring the Safety and Health ofOlder Workers (Age-Friendly Guidelines) and physical fitness
measurement events to prevent accidents involving falls.
Each business location conducts evacuation drills based on
the business continuity management (BCM) implementation
guidelines. These locations also conduct lifesaving training
and traffic safety education under the guidance of local
police departments. We include on-site contractors in these
activities, routinely sharing information on risks related to
COVID-19, occupational accidents, safety education.

Society/Labor

Governance＞ Diversity, Equity ＆ Inclusion

Corporate Citizenship Activities＞ Employeesʼ Health and Safety● Number of Participants in Major Education and

Seminars at Nikon Group in Japan
Education/Seminars

Number ofParticipants( ): On-site contractors

New hires

615

Basic safety training

1,001 (27)

Foreperson training

127

Training for workers involved with organic solvents, etc.

96

Competency improvement training for organic solvent supervisors

14

Forklift safety, high pressure gas safety training, etc.

324 (25)

Health promotion events
海外での取り組み

3,668 (24)Traffic safety training, etc.

894 (6)

Assessments
We conducted occupation risk assessments in fiscal year 2022 with anemphasis on entanglement and entrapment accidents and cuts andscrape accidents related to the use and maintenance of machineryand equipment. In addition, the general health and safety manager
over each business location conducted regular inspections and various
in collaboration with engineering management and environmental
management divisions.
The Nikon Group in Japan strives to improve safety management
standards through these types of education and assessments. In addition,
we established an award system for individuals and departments thatexcel in health and safety activities to raise employee awareness andengage the workplace.
As a result of these activities, we noted 27 occupational accidents*
attributed or related to work in fiscal year 2022. We cleared standards forachievement (less than 40). Among these accidents, only one involved
contact with hazardous substances. We owe this favorable result to thecontribution of safety education for organic solvent workers and chemical
substance assessments. At the same time, we noted a high numberof accidents involving entanglement, entrapment, cuts, or scrapes (14incidents). We will continue to conduct work risk assessments focusing
on these types of accidents and take measures in fiscal year 2023.
* Excluding traffic accidents while traveling on business, and excluding accidents involving falls,
etc., where the accident was mainly due to individual carelessness.

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Business Activity

Environment＞ Building a Resilient Supply Chain

Initiatives Outside JapanAt Group companies outside Japan, we are working toprevent occupational accidents under the respective healthand safety management systems. Nikon conducts an annual
survey of occupational accidents at Group companies outside
Japan at the end of each fiscal year to confirm the situation ateach company. We seek to prevent recurrence by requesting
response measures and providing support by through shared
examples of accidents and response measures taken by the
Nikon Group in Japan.
Our fiscal year 2021 survey indicated numerous back pain
accidents at certain Group companies in Europe due
to imprudent movements. We asked these companies
to conduct educational activities for their employees,
including lifestyle reviews. In addition, for Group companies
where occupational accidents of a work-related or workperformance nature occurred, we confirmed how they
communicated the occurrence of occupational accidents andhow they implemented measures to prevent recurrence. In
particular, many accidents involving contact with hazardous
substances and entanglement or entrapment occurred at
Group companies in Asia. Therefore, we shared with thesecompanies examples of the same type of accidents andpreventive measures within the Nikon Group in Japan. We willcontinue to share information on safety training and conduct
work risk assessments to deter occupational accidents.

Society/Labor＞ Respecting Human Rights

Governance＞ Diversity, Equity ＆ Inclusion

Corporate Citizenship Activities＞ Employeesʼ Health and Safety*1● Frequency Rate of Lost Time Accidents (1 or More Days)
2.5

2.09

2.06

2.0
1.83

1.95
1.80

1.5
1.20

1.21

0.61

0.70

1.31
1.25

1.20
1.0
0.78
0.65
0.5

0.72

0.60

0.55 ◆

0.40

0.36

0.43

0.33

0.19

0.18

0.32 ◆

0.20
0.0

FY2018FY2019All industries in Japan (calendar year)
Group companies in Japan

FY2020
Manufacturing industry in Japan (calendar year)

FY2021

FY2022

Nikon

Group companies outside Japan*1 Frequency rate: The number of deaths and injuries resulting from occupational accidents per million hours worked, which is used as an index for the frequency of occupational accidents.
*There were 22 Group companies in Japan, including non-consolidated Group companies, in fiscal year 2022. For fiscal year 2022, we calculated frequency rates based on the total number of deemed
working hours at 45 Group companies outside Japan (excluding 16 entities of the SLM Group, etc.)◆：Values in Data Index assured by third party

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Nikon Group in Japan

FY201938

FY202029

FY202119

FY2022
21

27*Fiscal year 2022 target: 40 cases or less*Targeting 22 Group companies in Japan, including non-consolidated Group companies.

● Severity Rate of Lost Time Accidents (1 or More Days)

FY2018*1

FY2019FY2020

FY2021Governance＞ Diversity, Equity ＆ Inclusion

Corporate Citizenship Activities＞ Employeesʼ Health and Safety

Maintaining and Improving
Employee Health● Occupational Accidents Attributed/Related to WorkFY2018Society/Labor

FY2022All industries in Japan(calendar year)

0.09

0.09

0.09

0.09

0.09

Manufacturing industry in Japan(calendar year)

0.10

0.10

0.07

0.06

0.08

Nikon

0.02

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.01◆

Group companies in Japan

0.02

0.01

0.01

0.00

0.00◆

Group companies in Europe

0.03

0.06

0.04

0.08

0.03

Group companies in theAmericas

0.00

0.01

0.00

0.00

0.00

Group companies in Asia/
Oceania

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Nikon Group (total)

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.01

0.01

*1 Severity rate: The number of work days lost per 1,000 hours worked, which is used as an index for the severity of occupational accidents.
*There were 22 Group companies in Japan, including non-consolidated Group companies, in fiscal year 2022. For fiscal year 2022, we calculated severity rates based on the total number of deemed working
hours at 45 Group companies outside Japan (excluding 16 entities of the SLM Group, etc.) A rate of 0.00 indicates a rate of less than 0.005.
◆ : Values in Data Index assured by third party.

In addition to careful health guidance by occupational healthstaff after periodic health checkups, Nikon also sponsors
smoking cessation programs.
We also conduct the Health Up at 35 health seminar, which
combines mental health care awareness in one, walking
competitions that provide an opportunity for employees
to improve health, and health promotion events that takeadvantage of the special characteristics of each businesslocation. In these ways and more, we strive to increase thenumber of employees who maintain healthy exercise habits.
FY2020

FY2021

FY2022

Percentage of findings in regular health checkups*

50.0%

47.9%

48.4%

Smoking rates

16.4%

15.8%

15.6%

Exercise habit rates

20.8%

23.5%

22.4%

*Percentage of findings: Ratio of findings to the number of persons receiving companysponsored medical checkups. A “finding” is defined as a person whose medical checkups
results are other than normal.

In addition, Nikon formulated the Mental Health Promotion Plan,
which not only supports employees with mental health concerns,
but also encourages communications in the workplace. In fiscal
year 2022, we once again conducted activities for stress selfcare and to improve stress tolerance for young employees. In
connection with health checkups for employees working excessive
overtime and return-to-work support, we improved line care formanagers and supervisors through individual consultations withand guidance from occupational health staff.
In recognition of our initiatives, including health guidance by
occupational health staff after regular health checkups, smoking
cessation programs, and education and execution of infection
control measures against COVID-19, Nikon
received certification as a Health and Productivity
Management Organization 2023 in March 2023.

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Business Activity＞ Building a Resilient Supply Chain

Health and Safety Activities
in Fiscal Year 2023
At the Central Health and Safety Committee Meeting heldin March 2023, we established standards of achievement forthree priority issues related to the Health and Safety Activities
in Fiscal Year 2023 under the Nikon Group Health and Safety
Policy. In line with the details of these standards, we intend
to develop initiatives for fiscal year 2023 to create workplaces
with a sense of health, safety, and well-being.

Environment＞ Respecting Human Rights

Society/Labor

Governance＞ Diversity, Equity ＆ Inclusion

Corporate Citizenship Activities＞ Employeesʼ Health and Safety

Fiscal Year 2023 Health and Safety Activities ̶Achievement Standards for Each Major Issue■ Major Issue 1 Maintaining and promoting good health of the employees (increasing health literacy)
Success criteria: Reduce the average rate of health issues discovered with regular checkups for employees of Nikon andGroup companies in Japan to less than the national average
Example of measures undertaken● Have occupational health staff review the results of checkups with employees, offer health guidance, and encourage employees to see a
doctor when necessary.
● Health literacy education for all employees, including new hires (conducted when they are hired).
● Activities that increase awareness of the need to maintain and improve health.
● Employees aged 35 at Group companies in Japan will be asked to participate in a seminar for improving their health.
* The results of regular physicals conducted in 2023 will be compared with the 2022 national average announced by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.

■ Major issue 2 Preventing occupational accidents through thorough legal compliance safety management

Success criteria: Keep the number of occupational accidents at Nikon Group in and outside Japan most likely arising outof, or in the course of, the performance of duties at or below 60 for the fiscal year.
Examples of measures undertaken● Safety patrols conducted under the respective health and safety management systems (at least once a month).
● Assess risks (whenever new equipment or tasks are introduced, and after an accident occurs).
● Safety education and activities that develop employeesʼ ability to sense and identify danger in the workplace (throughout the year).
● Sharing information on health, safety, and accident risks with on-site contractors (at least once a month).
● Sharing and use of accident case studies and safety activities implemented to prevent the recurrence of accidents at any Group company(quarterly).
● Compliance with new regulations designed to prevent occupational accidents caused by chemical substances (throughout the year).
■ Major issues 3 Creating a vibrant work environment through dialogue (making two-way communication easier andmore comfortable for both parties)
Success criteria: Improve the work environment through line care education (manager education on how to provide
support to employees with health risks) based on group analysis of stress checks.
Examples of measures undertaken● Recommend those experiencing high stress levels consult with occupational physicians; conduct group analysis of stress checks (second
half of the year).
● Implement line care education.
● Provide individual counseling, including that based on requests from superiors (throughout the year).
● Encourage dialogue and communication (throughout the year).

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