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Occupational Safety and Health/Accident Prevention

measures appropriately, thereby improving the capabili-ities, and has been striving to achieve accident-free/injury-free operation. We sincerely regret the occurrence of a fatal acci-

ties of each workplace.

and remain committed to occupational safety and health and accident prevention in cooperation with its subcontractors.

Status of labor accidents
To achieve zero labor accidents, we are conducting

dent in January 2022. The Group will redouble its efforts to ensure that all its managers and employees go back to the basics

Expanding safety education to employees
including subcontractors

oratories, and took countermeasures. We will continue toactivities under the main themes of risk assessment, creation of a workplace culture in which workers warn eachother, thorough implementation of recurrence prevention

invest in safety measures at the factories by carrying out

In recent years, increased sensitivity to danger andmeasures, and achievement of a safer work environment.

ongoing countermeasure works, such as enhanced ven-education on safety behavior have become even more

Regrettably, in FY2022, in addition to one occupational

A fatal occupational accident occurred on the premises

tilation and safety confirmation systems. In addition, afterimportant. The Safety and Technology Education Cen-accident involving our employees with lost time andof the Nagoya Factory (Tokai City, Aichi Prefecture) ofinvestigating the cause of the accident, we established ater at the Nagoya Factory has already provided hazard

seven without lost time, there were three occupational

Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd. Specifically, an employ-new permanent countermeasures committee, and havesimulation programs and rank-based training, but we will

accidents involving dispatched workers/subcontractors

ee of a subcontractor died during preparation for the re-been studying ways to improve essential safety, includ-

further enhance safety education. A curriculum suitablewith lost time and five without lost time. We have inves-

sumption of production after periodic equipment repairs.

ing changing safety awareness. In December 2022,

for subcontractors, who work alongside us at our busi-

tigated the actual causes of each accident by using theWe sincerely pray for the peaceful repose of the employ-

we established a safety philosophy and a safety policy

ness sites, will be introduced.

five whys method,*1 implemented recurrence prevention

ee’s soul, and extend our heartfelt sympathy to the family

to ensure the Group’s concerted efforts. We have alsoof the deceased. We also extend our deepest apologies

developed priority measures in the New Medium-term

for the aggravation and distress we have caused to all

Management Plan 2025. We will certainly work on these.

Outline of the accident
Discovery
date
Discovery
location
Deceased
personThe safety philosophy and the safety policy〈Safety philosophy〉

Around 12:00, January 15 (Sat.), 2022
Production Dept., Nagoya Factory of SDP
Global Co., Ltd.,
31-1 Shinpomachi, Tokai-shi, Aichi
One employee of a subcontractor

Background of the accident

We place the highest priority on Safety and Compliancein all our business activities.
〈Safety policy〉
Safety comes first.
Recognizing that safety is the foundation of ourbusiness activities, and with a strong determination
to ensure that no one will be injured or will injure others, we will work on the following as our basic policy.
1. Observance of basic safety rules
2. Execution of health and safety activities
3. Improvement of crisis management capabilities

During the periodic repairs conducted from December

cover was not sufficiently tightened when it was reinstalled.

es and continuously improve our safety, we introduced asafety assessment by the Japan Industrial Safety Competency Center, a non-profit organization, and began theoperate it for other factories as well to address our safety

Safety/accident prevention system
The Safety Promotion Department, which is under the0.500

direct control of the President, instructs and supervises

is established in the region where the emergency hasoccurred. Should a large-scale earthquake or other wide-caused nitrogen to leak through the gap in the cover, filling

initiatives, the Safety Promotion Department was newly

reconstruction activities on a company-wide level underthe building with nitrogen. The victim passed through theestablished as an organization under the direct control of

the control of the General Manager of the Environmentarea during this state, and thus the accident occurred.

the President, incorporating the operations of the Envi-and Safety Headquarters designated by the President.

ronmental and Safety Administration Department of theResponsible Care Division and the Safety and Technology Education Center. We will foster a safety-first mind by* An inspection opening for equipment maintenance, etc., allowing a person to enterand exit.

changing safety awareness and deepening and expand-0.940

0.940
1.070

0.558

2018

00

2019

2020

0.274
2021

SystemSanyo ChemicalInstruction andsupervision

To improve essential safety
Safety Promotion
Department

lished an accident response committee to investigate

Report onactivities

the cause, among other factors. At the same time, weWe will strengthen risk assessment to mitigate risks. We

conducted a comprehensive review of the risk of similar

will make long-term efforts to develop human resources

Business Continuity
Task Force

accidents occurring at other factories and research lab-

capable of identifying risks and formulating mitigation(set up in the case of an emergency)

Each factory
Research laboratories,
Head Office, branch offices,
sales offices

Domestic Group
companies
Production factories
Overseas Groupcompanies
Production factories（FY）（Severity rate）

0.10
0.08
0.06

0.06

0.06
0.05

0.04

0.05

0.02

0.02

President

2022

Severity rate of occupational accidents*30.03

ing various measures.

Strengthening risk assessment anddeveloping human resources

0.900

0

the occupational health and safety and accident preven-will be set up at the Head Office to implement support andSanyo Chemical Group Integrated Report 2023

1.614
1.500
1.160

In order to ensure the implementation of the aboveties.

Chemical industry

2.000

1.000

area disaster occur, the Business Continuity Task Forcecooperation in the investigation by the relevant authori-The Group（Frequency rate）

challenges.

accident to prepare for the resumption of production. ThisIn response to this fatal accident, the Company estab-

Occupational accident frequency rate*2

assessment of our Nagoya Factory in May 2023. We will

In case of an emergency, a local emergency task force

Fostering a safety-first mind led by the Safety
Promotion Department

In this state, nitrogen was fed in from the day before theSince the accident, the Group has been providing full

all Group factories in Japan and abroad.

tion in each base.

2021 to January 2022, a manhole* cover of the equipment
installed in the building was removed and reinstalled. Themeasures, and rolled out important countermeasures toAssessment of factory safety by an outside audit
In order to comprehensively assess our safety challeng-those concerned.

39Foundation

RM

The Sanyo Chemical Group, which runs chemical businesses, is well aware that safety is the foundation of its business activ-

Details of a fatal occupational accident
on January 15, 2022

Strategy00.00

0.00

2018

20190.00
20200.02
20212022（FY）*1 An analytical method to extract not only the direct cause but also the root cause
behind a certain problem by repeating the process of identifying the cause why itoccurred and asking the question “Why?” regarding that cause*2 Frequency rate = (number of employees suffering accident with lost time) ÷ (totalworking hours) × 1,000,000
This value indicates the generation frequency of accident victims (Group company employees) per 1 million hours.
*3 Severity rate = (labor lost days) ÷ (total working hours) × 1,000
This value indicates the severity of accidents per 1,000 working hours.

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