In addition to basic legal compliance, Furukawa Electric Group prioritized initiatives that promote "becoming a safety conscious person" and "realizing fundamental safety." Our basic approach is to aim for zero accidents and zero illness through safety activities focusing on three initiatives, that is, safety management in addition to the abovementioned two initiatives.
Furukawa Electric Group has established the Furukawa Electric Group Occupational Health & Safety Committee (on which the President serves as committee chairman) as the highest body for promoting occupational health and safety at a group level. The committee membership is composed of executives, and carries out deliberation, decision-making and follow-up activities for Furukawa Electric group as a whole in respect to policies and initiatives in health and safety.
We have been holding presentation meetings on Furukawa Electric Group’s safety and health activities and awarding the best with commendations. In fiscal 2020, to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we held the presentation meetings online. And eleven teams were selected from the SBUs (including three teams from group companies) to give presentations and receive awards from the president.
Furukawa Electric’s safety officers make site inspections at Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. and group companies whenever an accident occur s and in accordance with performance in the previous fiscal year. They confirm how appropriate the safety measures are, and check the extent to which these measures have become firmly established. In addition, they exchange opinions with a view to achieving fundamental safety, and work hard to prevent any recurrences. However, to prevent the spread of COVID-19, we only conducted site inspections of two group companies in fiscal 2020. Also, instead of site inspections, we broadcasted video of the site and held online meetings to exchange opinions.
In terms of its performance in fiscal 2020, Furukawa Electric recorded one “accidents with working loss days”, and failed to meet its target of “zero accidents with working loss days”. The frequency rate of accidents resulting in time off work (note 1) decreased to 0.11 in Furukawa Electric only and decreased to 0.21 among all Group companies in Japan (note 2).
(note 1) Frequency rate = (No. of casualties / Total actual work hours) x 1,000,000
(note 2) The calculation for fiscal 2020 covered full-time employees and temporary staff at Furukawa Electric and 33 Group companies in Japan.
(note 3) Data on all industries and the whole manufacturing industry is from Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare survey results
Meanwhile, the 2020 accident frequency rate for the whole Group including overseas Group companies was 0.55. This included accidents both resulting in and not resulting in time off work.
Targets and Results (Accidents)
：Achieved 
：Partially achieved 
：Not achieved
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Targets | Results | Achievement | Targets |
| Zero “accidents with working loss days” | Three “accidents with working loss days” |  |
Zero “accidents with working loss days” |
In accordance with the Guidelines issued by the Labor Standards Bureau entitled “Measures to be Taken by Employers to Prevent Health Impairment Due to Overwork”, we strive to manage the health of employees who work long hours by implementing strict limitations on working hours based on the results of health checkups and by arranging consultations for such workers with industrial physicians.
We have been taking steps to safeguard the mental health of our employees since fiscal 2002. We have introduced a counseling system based on an external employee assistance program (EAP) and Company-wide mental health education programs, including line-care, and self-care training. In fiscal 2016, we brought in a system to investigate the stress experienced by our employees following a revision of Japanese law. We also provide the opportunity for employees to consult with a doctor.
Since fiscal 2003, the Company has fully embraced efforts to curb the smoking of tobacco and taken steps to prevent exposure to secondhand smoke and promote non-smoking lifestyles. We have achieved the Company-wide goals of no smoking during working hours (FY2017) and no smoking on the premises (FY2020). The smoking rate of male employees decreased from 53.3% in fiscal 2002 to 22.5% in fiscal 2020, an indicator that our initiatives have had a positive impact on the lifestyles and habits of our employees. We will continue to assist smokers as they work to quit smoking.
The falling accident increases with age. Even in the Company, where its members are aging, as the increase of falling accident (including commuting injuries during walking) is a serious concern, the preventive education for the falling accidents and fitness exercises (muscle training) were introduced from fiscal 2016. In addition, in fiscal 2016 the physical function check-ups has been implemented for employees over 50s, and since fiscal 2017, it has been expanded to over 40s.
From 2017 to 2022, 6 years in a row, The Company was certified as “Health Management Superior Corporation ” which practiced good health management under the METI's health management excellent corporation certification system. In addition the Company was certified as “Health Management Brand 2019” selected by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Tokyo Stock Exchange.
In addition, on May 15, 2017, from the managerial viewpoint, “Furukawa Electric Group Health Management Declaration” was enacted, in order to promote “Health Management” which strategically strives for the health management and the health promotion of the employees. In order to “aim to become a creative and full of vitality corporate group by taking advantage of the diverse human resources”, we will keep making “a company where everyone works vigorously, keeps growing and is proud” by prioritizing safety and health to everything, promoting various activities mindful of health management throughout the Company.
For overseas business trips and assignments, in accordance with the "Guide to Health Management for Overseas Workers" established by Furukawa Electric Group, the Group conducts medical examinations (before, during, and after the assignment), provides vaccinations (hepatitis A, hepatitis B, tetanus, Japanese encephalitis, rabies, measles, rubella, typhoid, polio, etc.), and publishes a Health Management Handbook for Overseas Workers.The Guide is formulated by the supervising occupational physician and occupational health staff by collecting and analyzing various information from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the World Health Organization (WHO), etc. The contents are revised as necessary.
With regard to the COVID-19, we had established an emergency task force, and while assessing the situation in Japan and overseas, we had established and thoroughly disseminated our response policies, guidelines for infection prevention and work, and procedures for dealing with infectious diseases from the perspective of infection prevention and business continuity.
On the other hand, before the COVID-19, the world is currently facing serious global health problems caused by the three major infectious diseases: HIV (AIDS), tuberculosis, and malaria.The increase in the number of infected people and deaths has led to a decline in the labor force, stagnation of economic activities, increased poverty, and orphans. In addition, the disease has even led to social problems such as human rights issues of the infected people.The Group plans and implements various training programs to ensure that employees have the correct knowledge of these issues, and will proactively respond to these global health issues.
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