Toray Group is working to completely eliminate serious accidents and achieve the world's lowest rate of lost-worktime injuries through Zero Accident.
25th Toray Group Japan Safety Meetingt
Key Toray Group safety policies are determined by the Safety, Health, and Environment Committee and communicated to Japanese and overseas subsidiaries and affiliates through the Safety, Health, Accident Prevention, and Environment Conference for subsidiaries and affiliates. The annual Toray Group Safety Meeting, which is attended by Toray's president, board members, office and plant general managers, presidents of Japanese subsidiaries and affiliates, and other employees, provides an opportunity for participants to listen first-hand to the policy objectives of top management, hear reports on safety activities by Toray and Japanese subsidiaries and affiliates, and work together toward safety activities and safety management, for example by applying their respective strengths and innovations horizontally across the Group.
AED placement
(Tokyo head office)
Lifesaving drill with an AED
(Nagoya Plant)
Toray placed AEDs, which were recently approved for general use by the government, in all offices, plants, and laboratories. Employees at all worksites are preparing for accidents by undergoing training on how to use the devices as well as in CPR techniques.
The first item in the Corporate Guiding Principles of Toray's Management Philosophy is "Safety and Environment," reflecting the top priority we give to creating a safe workplace culture and working environment. Since 2006 we have been pursuing zero accident activities as one of the Manufacturing Technology Innovation Projects under the IT-2010 mid-term business strategies. The entire Group is working together to meet the project's target of completely eliminating serious accidents and achieving the world's lowest rate of lost-worktime injuries*1 (0.05 or lower). To do so, all companies, offices,and plants create annual plans, and directors responsible for the project manage plants' efforts across the organization.
Similarly, responsible directors bring a perspective that cuts across individual businesses to bear in creating and pursuing plans to address business-specific issues.
*1 Number of fatalities and injuries causing lost work days per 1 million man-hours.
Toray Group experienced a total of 31 accidents in 2006 (Lost work time and Non-lost work time), of which 3 occurred at Toray, 13 at Japanese subsidiaries and affiliates, and 15 at overseas subsidiaries and affiliates. The rate of lost-worktime injuries was 0.27 (Toray parent: 0.20), and the overall accident rate including accidents that did not cause lost worktime was 0.39 (Toray parent: 0.27). These numbers compare favorably to Japan's overall manufacturing industry rate of 1.02.
