Occupational Safety and Health

Approach

Social Background

As damage to health as well as mental health issues due to excessive work have come to be regarded as a social problem in recent years, Casio recognizes that maintaining and promoting the physical and mental health of employees is important.

Risks and Opportunities for the Casio Group

Each and every employee must be able to work safely and in good health in order to perform at his or her full potential. Based on various laws and work regulations such as Japan’s Industrial Safety and Health Act, Casio makes group-wide efforts to create workplace environments where all employees can work with peace of mind in order to maintain and enhance the health of employees and prevent occupational injuries or their reoccurrence. Group companies outside Japan comply with their local laws and regulations and also implement similar measures.

Policy

Section 4 of the Casio Group Code of Conduct calls on employees to proactively take part in initiatives to maintain and promote better health. Casio is promoting employee health throughout the entire group.

Casio Group Basic Policy on Maintaining and Promoting Health

We will proactively take part in initiatives to maintain and promote better health.
We will be considerate of not only own health, but the health of those around us.

Management Approach

System

Systems for promoting occupational safety, health, and health management

The company’s officer in charge serves concurrently as the Chair of its Health Insurance Association, which makes for smooth collaboration between them. Casio and its Health Insurance Association work together to promote employee safety, health, and health management. The Occupational Safety and Health Committees in each of its business locations are made up of people selected by the company and the Labor Union in equal proportions, and they deliberate on the following matters related to the safety and health of employees once a month.

Matters related to the basic measures to be taken to prevent hazards and health impairment for employees
Matters related to the basic measures to be taken in order to maintain and promote the health of employees
Matters related to the causes of occupational accidents and measures to prevent their reoccurrence
In addition to the matters listed in all three items above, matters related to important events concerning the prevention of health impairment for employees and the maintenance and promotion of health (Article 22, Industrial Safety and Health Act)

Systems for promoting occupational safety, health, and health management

KPI and Performance for Material Issues

Evaluation ◎: All targets met, ○ : Most targets met, △ : Remaining issues outweigh results, × : No progress made

FY2018 Targets and KPI	FY2018 Performance	Evaluation	FY2019 Targets and KPI
Achieve implementation rate of follow-up measures of 80% or more by urging employees to reserve re-check up	Follow-up measure implementation rate: 46% Implemented a health promotion incentive program where employees who are healthy, who improve their checkup results, or who undergo further examination concerning health findings can earn points redeemable for health-related products	△	Follow-up measure implementation rate for annual checkups: 80% or more Strengthen measures to urge those who have not received checkups to get them Implement a health promotion incentive program where employees who are healthy, who improve their checkup results, or who undergo further examination concerning health findings can earn points redeemable for health-related products
Promote stress management Ascertain the actual mental illness rate Implement e-learning training for new employees and managers Implement stress management seminars for managers Implement work skill improvement training (including self-management) for young employees	Ascertained mental health problem rate for consolidated group (fiscal year end) Implemented e-learning for new recruits (including those who joined mid-career) and executives (in July and December) Implemented job-specific level-up training for young employees (including self-management) (June) * Stress management seminars for managers have not yet been implemented for integration into manager training	○	Promote stress management Ascertain the actual mental illness rate (analysis together with stress check results) Implement e-learning training for new employees and managers Implement work skill improvement training (including self-management) for young employees
Implement stress checks Ascertain the rate of employees with high stress Ascertain the health risk rate by department Implement industrial physician consultations to interested employees with high stress Implement workplace analysis and feedback	Ascertained the rate of employees with high stress (November) Consultations provided by industrial physicians to interested employees (November to February) Ascertained health risk rates by department (March) Implemented workplace analysis and feedback (March)	○	Implement stress checks Ascertain the rate of employees with high stress Implement industrial physician consultations to interested employees with high stress Ascertain the health risk rate by department Implement workplace analysis and feedback Implement workplace improvement using stress checks

Activity Results

Regular Health Checks

Regular health checks for employees at Casio are more thorough than legally mandated: they include many additional items intended to help employees maintain their health and to prevent lifestyle-related diseases. Nearly 100% of employees come for the health checks every year. In fiscal 2016, the mobile health check clinic will be replaced with a new vehicle equipped with digital high-resolution X-ray equipment. Employees 35 and older will have their regular health checks at a hospital rather than in the mobile clinic, and for the gastric examination, employees can choose between high-resolution X-ray and endoscope. Employees 40 and older can opt to receive a full medical checkup, partially paid by the employee. The rules for follow-up are also being standardized, and Casio aims to improve the follow-up implementation rate for those whose health check revealed any concerns. Employees on overseas assignments are also required to undergo a routine health check once a year, with an industrial physician offering guidance based on the results.

Initiatives to Counter Lifestyle-Related Diseases

In the effort to prevent lifestyle-related illnesses, Casio, together with the Casio Health Insurance Association, is promoting initiatives that focus on exercise and healthy eating. Employees who have been given special health recommendations for treatment for metabolic issues by a healthcare professional are offered support for lifestyle improvement. This is done by having the employee review their lifestyle habits and set personal goals for exercise and diet. The employee cafeterias provide healthy menu choices featuring a balance of calories and nutrition.

Additionally, Casio now conducts “Health Fairs,” a new program with the concept of helping employees to make effective use of the lunch break to get refreshed. The fairs include the provision of health information and events that allow employees to learn more about their own bodies, aiming to encourage them to take an interest in health and food so as to raise awareness of their health.

Quit Smoking Campaigns

Casio is conducting quit smoking campaigns worldwide. Smoking is prohibited on the premises of all group companies in Japan and also prohibited during working hours, whether in or outside the company.

Initiatives to Counter Infectious Diseases

Casio works to prevent infectious diseases as an initiative for employee health. The company provides information on influenza and norovirus and posts in-house bulletins to raise awareness and remind employees about prevention. Casio also collects information disseminated by Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and others on infectious disease epidemics overseas that could be relevant to people on overseas business trips and informs and alerts people posted in the countries concerned. The company provides information on vaccines and local infectious diseases (dengue fever, malaria, hepatitis, etc.) for employees who have been assigned to work overseas in the guidance carried out before a posting and works on preventative strategies.

Initiative to Prevent Working Long Hours

Casio manages individual overtime results for all employees and overtime results for each department every month in order to manage employee health and comply with the overtime agreement under Article 36 of the Industrial Safety and Health Act.

Casio is also carrying out an initiative to prevent the damaging health effects to the brain or heart which can be caused by accumulated fatigue due to long working hours. In order to ensure proper work schedules, all employees that work 80 hours or more of overtime in a month must be interviewed by an industrial physician. The physician then checks the employee's health condition, and provides the person with advice and guidance. In this way, Casio is working to prevent health problems from overwork, and to ensure employees observe appropriate working hours.

Mental Health Care Initiatives

In addition to the stress check system that was enforced in December 2015, Casio has continuously maintained a mental health education and support system for some time to support the mental health of its employees.

As part of this system, Casio Computer Co., Ltd. has initiated an e-Learning Program, a Self-Checkup, and a Stress Test by Organization for all of its employees, seeking to raise awareness of mental health issues. Specifically for the purpose of reducing the rate of mental health problems among younger employees, a Stress Management Program has been created for employees in their second year. The program includes lectures and practice exercises for improving interaction with superiors and colleagues, and it also covers communication skills and mental health issues. A separate e-Learning Program and a Manual for Managers have also been created for those in leadership positions in an effort to ensure everyone understands the importance of stress management in organizations.

In addition, Casio has an in-house mental health physician and an external Mental Health and Life Hotline in place to offer employees counseling in and outside the company at all times. The external hotline has a system that allows the families of employees to get counseling as well. Further, in order to strengthen support for employees who are on leave, Casio distributes the Guide to Mental Health that can be read by employees and their families to make it easy to ascertain the processes and procedures for leave.

Similar support systems are in place at group companies in Japan, and they are providing support so that employees can work with energy and satisfaction.

Preventing Occupational Accidents

Photo: Disaster prevention drill at the head office — Disaster prevention drill at the head office

Casio is committed to the goal of zero occupational injuries and operates regular safety programs with the aim of maintaining an accident-free record at all Casio work sites. In addition, each site and group company conducts fire and disaster prevention/evacuation drills.

Occupational injuries at Casio Computer Co., Ltd. (in the last five years)

	Injury frequency rate *1		Injury severity rate *2		Number of work-related fatalities
	Casio	Manufacturers	Casio	Manufacturers	Casio
2014(Jan- Dec.2013)	0.4	0.94	0	0.1	0
2015(Jan- Dec.2014)	0.79	1.06	0.01	0.09	0
2016(Jan- Dec.2015)	0	1.06	0	0.06	0
2017(Jan- Dec.2016)	0.39	1.15	0	0.07	0
2018(Jan- Dec.2017)	0	1.02	0	0.08	0

*1 Number of deaths and injuries, per 1 million actual cumulative working hours, resulting from occupational accidents.
*2 Work days lost per 1,000 actual cumulative working hours; indicates accident severity
* The term "occupational injuries" here includes injuries or illnesses (requiring at least 1 day off work) and deaths of workers in connection with the performance of their jobs.

Number of incidents, by gender and department

	Number by gender				Number by department
	Male	Female	Total	Of which, number of worker days off	Headquarters	Development department	Sales office
2013	7	0	7	2	0	3	4
2014	10	4	14	4	4	4	6
2015	5	5	10	0	0	0	10
2016	6	8	14	2	0	2	12
2017	3	10	13	0	2	1	10

Initiatives for Lifesaving Activities by Employees

Photo: Example commendations — Example commendations

Casio has placed automated external defibrillators (AEDs), which are used in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) during a cardiac arrest, in all its facilities nationwide. Additionally, the company provides lifesaving classes and supports initiatives for lifesaving activities by employees, in order to be prepared for any eventuality.
So far, AEDs at Casio facilities have been used three times to save the lives of people who had a heart attack, and in each case the person fully recovered.