EHS Report

With health and safety positioned as a vital
foundation of its business activities, theTEL Group promotes “health and safetyfirst” from a range of aspects.

Health and Safety Initiatives
Our Approach to Health and Safety
As part of our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities,

and the number of equipment setups due to our rapid expansion

the TEL Group places great importance on ensuring that our

into new markets.

customers, employees, and everyone else involved in its

The TEL Group issued an internal state of emergency

business can work in a safe workplace environment, use ourproclamation in the second half of fiscal 2011 in order to curb aproducts safely, and enjoy good health.

rise in the number of workplace accidents. This was followed by

In fiscal 2011, we further expanded our existing safety

a series of measures led by the presidents of each Group

inspection activities at our customers’ plants in Japan andcompany to reduce accidents collectively across the entire

overseas. For plants that newly install our production

Group. Specifically, our efforts focused on stepping up safety

equipment, we use a check sheet to verify with the customer theeducation, holding meetings before work to detect risks,

safety of the work environment as well as the installation ofensuring the use of safety equipment, adhering to safety rules,

safety equipment.

and better preventing ergonomic 2 accidents. Moving forward,

There is a risk of tripping or falling during the installation

we will continue with safety education for our workers,

work of our production equipment in clean rooms because

ensuring safe workplace environments and also furtherconstruction work is required to make an opening in the floor

expanding workplace safety inspections led by managers andfor the equipment to be connected to power and other utilities.

supervisors. As a new measure, we also began conducting a

In order to raise awareness of these risks and to instructpre-work check test using the intranet. We are firmly committed

workers on the proper procedures, such as installing barricades

to completely eliminating workplace accidents collectively as anin the work area, we held a trainer development class forentire company.

around 40 employees in Taiwan in fiscal 2011. This course took

1 Workplace accident: The TEL Group defines an accident involving an injury to anemployee that belongs to the TEL Group as a “workplace accident,” following theguidelines of the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

place in one of our clean rooms and simulated actual working
conditions in order to2 Ergonomics: A scientific approach that researches both physical and psychologicalhuman functions as well as properties and designs to develop equipment andenvironments to match these. Here, the term ergonomic accident refers to a
musculoskeletal disorder that occurs as a result of lifting a heavy object, work thatrequires unnatural postures, or repetitive work processes.

instruct participants
on work procedures
and situations.
Similar types ofsafety and practical

Q Workplace Accident Occurrence Ratehands-on training(%)

programs are being

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47

43

conducted in othercountries and regions

Practical training class in the clean room28

around the world.
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Preventing Workplace Accidents before
They Occur
The number of workplace accidents 1 that occurred across theentire TEL Group in fiscal 2011 (excluding accidents during thecommute or very minor accidents) increased over fiscal 2010
figures. This was mainly attributable to an increase in production

TOPICS
Safety Promise Booklet
The safety promise booklet summarizes the precautions andchecks required during work at our plants or our customers’
plants. Broken down into sections, including “The 7 Points ofSafety,” “Electrical Work,” “Working in High Places” and“Safety Equipment,” the safety promise booklet features theessential rules to keep in order to ensure workplace safety. Thisbooklet is distributed to and utilized by all workers.

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2008

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2010

TEL Group Workplace Accident Occurrence Rate
Note: Fiscal 2001 set at 100 for the Accident Occurrence Rate2011 (FY)Since July 2000, the TEL Group has been promoting the concept

electrical work and robotic moving parts, we are better able toof safety education throughout the entire Group. We have

prevent accidents before they happen.

produced a manual as a tool for basic safety education that is

HIGHLIGHT

Safety Education

provided to all Group employees. More advanced safety

Semiconductor Equipment Association of Japan (SEAJ). In lightof our safety track record from fiscal 2010, advanced safety
refresher courses in fiscal 2011 focused on the themes of

Educational tool using 3D video

preventing ergonomic accidents before they occur and safety in

Implementing Hands-on Safety Education

work tasks involving large production equipment.

Tokyo Electron FE Limited conducts hands-on safety education

As a new trial beginning in fiscal 2012, we are now

for employees of the TEL Group as well as employees of partner

conducting a pre-work check test, having upgraded our previous

companies that work within the TEL Group. This same

system in which we used our intranet to verify our customers’

curriculum is also being taught to a large number of ourrules and practices prior to visiting their plants. Through thiscustomers and in schools. In July 2010, we organized a two-day

test, workers are able to achieve safer working conditions bysafety hands-on training class for around 80 participants at theconfirming safety rules immediately prior to work.

request of one of our customers.
This training program begins with a lecture on the correct
way to wear safety belts and importance of lockout-tagout 3

EHS REPORT

clean rooms, using the guidelines compiled by theMANAGEMENT REPORT

education is provided for our technical employees who work inactivities, and goes on to hands-on training which covers awork on tall structures to awareness of physical loads
suspended in the air, awareness of the risk of electrocution, andPre-work check test and refresher training using the intranet

Training Using Videos
The TEL Group utilizes a safety education tool that simulates
actual cases of accidents from the past using 3D video to help
prevent serious accidents or accidents that have the risk ofdeveloping into serious accidents.
Centered primarily on accidents during work involving
semiconductor and FPD production equipment, this tool
enables employees to look back on whether effective
communication was used, whether proper management wasundertaken, and whether the workload of employees involved at
the time was a factor. By heightening sensitivity toward risks
involving work in high places, work involving heavy objects,

experiencing first-hand exposure to chemical liquids in apractice setting. Through these simulated experiences of danger,
participants learn about the importance and seriousness ofworkplace safety, which has helped us to prevent accidents.

SOCIAL REPORT

broad range of areas, from the wearing of safety belts during

3 Lockout-Tagout: To prevent unintended actuation of a power switch on equipment byusing tools such as a key to put it out of commission (lockout) and a tag to indicate thatuse of shutoff or similar equipment is prohibited (tagout).

Hands-on Learning Curriculum
Orientation
Wearing safety belts on tall structures2(single belt / harness)
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Flying fragments
SparksElectrocution
Chemical spatters
Lockout-tagout training

Wearing safety belts
on tall structures

TOPICSOffering Stretching Seminars to Prevent Low Back Painand Shoulder Pain
The TEL Group provides a stretching seminar as one way of combating low back pain andshoulder pain resulting from the workplace or otherwise. We have seen a rise in reports oflow back pain and shoulder pain, with low back pain particularly high, and nearly all ofthese cases occurred during work because of lifting or bending. To address this, in fiscal
2011, we held a stretching seminar for employees troubled by low back pain and shoulder
pain with the goal of preventing injuries, relieving stress and promoting good health.
Classes were fun but serious and were taught by professionals including Pilates and yoga
instructors and other health specialists.

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