Safety initiatives
Safety and Health Management System
The Noritake Group believes that the foundation of our business activities is a comfortable work environment that is safe, hygienic, and allows employees to work in a healthy manner both physically and mentally. We also believe that it is our responsibility to undertake continual improvements.
Noritake Group Basic Policy of Safety and Health
The Noritake Group actively works to create safe and comfortable working environments where employees gain satisfaction from their work with the recognition that protecting the safety and health of all our employees is the most important foundation of our corporate activities.
- （1） We prioritize safety and health over everything else.
- （2） We observe laws and company rules regarding safety and health and work to improve the standard of safety and health management.
- （3） We strive to maintain and improve good communication and ensure the participation of all employees.
The Central Safety and Health Committee chaired by the President set the annual safety and health management targets based on the Group’s Basic Policy of Safety and Health, in order to prevent occupational accidents and maintain the health of our employees.
The Safety and Health Committee is held monthly at each business site and workplace to share examples of occupational accidents and countermeasures to prevent similar accidents.
Additionally, we conduct management training for newly appointed section managers and above, aimed at raising awareness of their duty of care regarding safety. In this way, we are working to strengthen our Safety and Health Management System.
Safety and Health Management System diagram
Initiatives for preventive measures for occupational accidents
In each workplace, potential risks are identified through risk assessment to prevent the occurrence of occupational accidents in advance. Furthermore, we are promoting daily management through residual risk management and safety observation, and actively investing in safety for machinery and equipment that could lead to serious accidents, thereby reducing occupational accident risks.
In addition, when occupational accidents occur, we thoroughly prevent recurrence by clarifying the root cause through process verification and horizontally deploying countermeasures not only in the workplace where the accident occurred but also in similar operations company-wide.
In fiscal 2024, in order for top management to take the lead in implementing safety and health activities, management conducted safety and health patrols to improve the level of workplace safety and health management. We also held the Group Health and Safety Promotion Conference to raise safety and health awareness throughout the Noritake Group.
In fiscal 2025, we will continue to position the realization of “Safety First” and “Health First” as our top priority, work together to prevent occupational accidents before they occur, and continue to aim for “zero” occupational accidents.
