Health and Safety
Basic Concept
Guided by its corporate philosophy, the Tsubaki Spirit, the Tsubaki Group has made safety and quality its highest priorities in the Code of Conduct. As a manufacturing company, we work to prevent occupational accidents and to maintain and enhance employee health in line with our Basic Health and Safety Policy. In February 2009, the Group established the Tsubaki Group Health and Safety Committee, which leads initiatives to strengthen health and safety across the entire organization.
Basic Health and Safety Policy
Safety is our top priority. We will aim to achieve workplaces where employees can work with peace of mind.
Creating a Safe Workplace
Safe Manufacturing
Highly Skilled Workforce
Established: February 2009
Revised: April 2020
Health and Safety Management System
The Group has established the Tsubaki Group Health and Safety Committee to oversee health and safety activities across the organization. The Committee develops the Health and Safety Activities Plan, while its secretariat monitors the progress of safety activities at each business site.
Our ongoing activities are guided by the following three pillars of the Health and Safety Framework.
(1) Risk management:
Promote risk assessment activities to prevent serious accidents(2) Building/environmental maintenance:
Develop and implement machinery and equipment safety guidelines to ensure fundamental safety of machinery(3) Safety training:
Foster safety-oriented personnel who consistently understand and follow basic safety protocols
Occupational Health and Safety Initiatives
In February 2020, the Tsubaki Group Health and Safety Committee established the Basic Health and Safety Policy along with Health and Safety Management Regulations to promote health and safety activities across the entire Group. Beginning in FY 2020, we disseminated the Basic Health and Safety Policy throughout the Tsubaki Group and implemented the Health and Safety Management Regulations as the foundation of our health and safety management system. The Basic Policy specifically aims to:
Creation of safe workplaces
Focus on preventing serious accidents by promoting risk assessments and proactive measures to avoid them
Safe manufacturing
Establish and disseminate equipment safety guidelines to ensure the fundamental safety of machinery and production environments
Highly Skilled Workforce
Develop a Safety-Oriented Personnel Manual, and strengthen safety education to foster personnel who prioritize safety in all activities
To ensure global understanding, versions of the Basic Health and Safety Policy have also been produced in English, Chinese, Thai, and Spanish.
Revision of the Basic Health and Safety Policy and the Health and Safety Management Regulations
The Group first established a Health and Safety Philosophy and a Basic Health and Safety Policy. In April 2020, these were integrated and revised into a new Basic Health and Safety Policy that is simple and easy to understand. Although health and safety initiatives had been implemented at each business site, the Group’s policies, objectives, and operational details had not previously been consolidated. To address this, we formally documented them as Health and Safety Management Regulations.
This has laid the foundation for the Tsubaki Group’s health and safety management system, enabling the systematic monitoring and follow-up of activities.
Global Expansion
In FY 2019, we began tracking the number of accidents at our global sites and sharing both accident case studies and best practices as part of our global occupational health and safety activities. Guided by our core principle that safety is paramount, we are advancing global health and safety initiatives with the aim of eliminating workplace accidents, despite the diverse legal frameworks in which we operate.
Looking ahead, starting in FY 2025 we plan to publish real-time reports on lost-time accidents to further strengthen transparency and accountability.
Principal Initiatives for FY 2024
The Group conducts its health and safety activities based on the three pillars: preventing serious accidents, ensuring machinery safety, and developing safety-oriented personnel.
In FY 2024, we implemented RA_2024, an initiative aimed at preventing serious accidents. As part of this effort, we record videos of work tasks where serious accidents could occur, assess the potential risks, and implement measures to reduce them. We also organize RA presentations for health and safety representatives from all business sites. These sessions provide valuable opportunities to recognize common risks and share effective countermeasures. Going forward, we will continue these presentations to further strengthen the Tsubaki Group’s health and safety activities.
