Occupational Health & Safety
Basic Approach
As part of creating an environment where employees can confidently demonstrate their abilities, our company holds a fundamental attitude of prioritizing safety above all else in any situation, and we steadily practice activities to build a workplace where people can work with peace of mind and a smile. Going home the same as we arrived in the morning is our greatest joy.
Safety & Health Policy
Basic Policy
Ensuring the safety and health of our employees serves as the foundation of our corporate activities and social responsibility. With respect for human life and safety as our highest priority, we are committed to promoting health and strive to create a safe, comfortable, and pleasant workplace where people can work with peace of mind.
Action Policy
- If our employees are not safe, our company cannot do business. In order to achieve ‘zero defects’ and ‘zero hospital visits’, we will adhere strictly to health and safety laws and internal regulations.
- By creating a healthy and comfortable workplace, we will improve communication, prevent work-related illnesses, and maintain and promote physical and mental health.
- When an abnormality occurs, we will thoroughly follow our STOP, CALL and WAIT procedure.
- We will conduct risk assessments to eliminate all hazards and harmful factors in the workplace, and continuously implement kaizen and 5S5T to reduce risks.
Health and Safety Activities Promotion System
To protect all employees from occupational accidents, EXEDY has established a health and safety activities system led by the Central Health and Safety Committee (meeting twice a year). The Committee brings together safety officers and other safety experts from Group companies to review the latest information on the Industrial Safety and Health Act, formulates corrective measures based on accident trends, and deploys these measures to Group companies.
Target and Actual (EXEDY Group)
| Actual (FY2025) | Target (FY2026) | |
|---|---|---|
| Significant and semi-significant accidents※ | 0件 | 0件 |
| Furnace fires and explosions | 0件 | 0件 |
| On-site subcontracting work accidents | 0件 | 0件 |
※Definition of a significant accident:
(1) The worker's death; or (2) the worker's injury or illness has resulted in or is likely to result in any of the disabilities listed in the physical disability columns of Grade of Disability 1 to 7 in the Grade of Disability Table in Appended Table 1 of the Enforcement Regulations of the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act.
Initiatives
① Cultivating Safe Workers
Safety First is our company policy. No matter what it is that we do, at the EXEDY Group we make our judgments with safety being the top priority. The status of safety-related training in FY2025 is as follows.
1. Safety education
After disseminating accident reports throughout the Group, each company holds monthly Health and Safety Committee meetings to educate all All 2,950 employees, including temporary agency workers. (100% employee attendance rate). In addition, we provide safety training at the time of recruitment and before assignment.
2. Basic safety education
To enable our employees to carry out their work in the plants in absolute safety, and predict and prevent danger in advance, we offer training consisting of safety lectures and practical education in our safety dojo, a training room equipped with 17 simulators that were made based on accidents that actually occurred. Once you have taken this course and mastered the basics of safety within our company, you will be issued a "Certificate of Completion of Basic Safety Course. In FY2025, this safety training for employees was held 11 times. In response to requests from outside the company, we have conducted similar training, which has resulted in receiving a very high evaluation.
In addition, when working at height, all employees, whether they are our employees or on-site construction
workers, must take certified training in the use of fall prevention equipment and safety ropes at a training dojo for
working at height, and only those who pass the training are allowed to work at height, as a rule, to prevent falls.
3. Basic Life Support Training Course
Since 2012, first-aid instructors have been carrying out basic life support training courses. in FY2025, 202 people took the course, bringing the cumulative number of participants to over 1,900.We will continue promoting this activity in the future so that EXEDY employees can protect lives, not only at the company but also in daily life.
4. Risk assessment
In accordance with the guidelines for health and safety risk assessment, we define compliance items and conduct detailed assessments of health, safety and health risks in order to pursue essential safety in machinery and equipment (existing equipment and newly introduced equipment), chemical substances and work in both new and existing businesses.
Based on the results, we also are taking action against identified risks.
5. Global safety measure
We hold local safety training sessions for affiliated companies both in Japan and overseas with the aim of raising safety awareness throughout the entire Group.
In addition, twice a year we carry out priority activities to prevent accidents at overseas bases, and provide general guidance on safety.
6. Results of Our Initiatives
In FY2025, there were 16 lost-time injuries, and the lost-time injury frequency rate (LTIFR) was 0.97.
When a work-related accident occurs, we investigate and analyze the circumstances and causes, and implement corrective measures based on our findings. We also share accident reports across the Group to help prevent similar incidents from recurring.
We will continue working to reduce workplace accidents through initiatives such as safety training, hands-on safety training, and risk assessments.
| FY2021 (April to March of the following year) |
FY2022 (April to March of the following year) |
FY2023 (April to March of the following year) |
FY2024 (April to March of the following year) |
FY2025 (April to March of the following year) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of lost-time injuries | 10 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 16 |
| Lost-time injury frequency rate | 0.35 | 0.71 | 1.22 | 1.44 | 0.97 |
- Lost-time injury frequency rate (LTIFR) = Number of fatalities and injuries resulting from occupational accidents ÷ total actual hours worked × 1,000,000 hours
- Fatalities and injuries include cases resulting in at least one day of absence from work, or the loss of a body part or bodily function.
- Scope: Employees at all Group manufacturing sites. The rate shown above is the unweighted average of the rates for all manufacturing sites.
②Various Training and Education
The EXEDY Group conducts training and education on a daily basis to prevent accidents and to minimize damage in case of an emergency.
In FY2025, 829 people received training on safe work practices at our in-house training facility.
Company-wide Earthquake Disaster Drills
Every year, we conduct a company-wide earthquake disaster drill, to develop an organization that is able to respond calmly and smoothly in case of an emergency. In the first part, we set up an in-house firefighting department and conducted firefighting and lifesaving activities. In the second part, we set up a disaster countermeasure department to train to collect information and report on the situation, and prepare plans to restart production.
In-house Firefighting Team
We have established a self-defense fire brigade at domestic bases and sales offices. We carry out regular training such as table-top exercises and training with the portable pump. Members of the Self-Defense Firefighting Unit regularly attend external training courses on self-defense firefighting operations and are trained to give appropriate instructions and take appropriate action in the event of an emergency.