OMRON strives to build a safe and comfortable work environment by specifying its policy for occupational health and safety in its CSR Practice Guidelines.

Occupational Health and Safety

BASIC POLICY

The OMRON Group will abide by applicable laws and regulations regarding occupational health and safety in each respective country or region. The OMRON Group also respects the rights of employees to work in a safe and comfortable work environment, as well as the right to refuse to work in unsafe work conditions.

The OMRON Group is mindful that the mental and physical well-being of employees and the maintenance of health and safety at the workplace is essential to enable employees to exhibit their full capabilities. Accordingly, the OMRON Group gives the utmost priority to the promotion of health and safety in all business processes, and strives to build a safe and comfortable work environment.

The OMRON Group will also establish an effective risk management system for protection against potential disasters, accidents, terrorism, and other unexpected events.

PRACTICE GUIDELINES

(1) Safety and Comfort in the Workplace
We must comply with all applicable laws and internal company rules relating to safety and hygiene in the workplace. We will strive to create a workplace that is safe and comfortable to work in both physically and mentally.

(2) Prompt Response to Accidents and Prevention of Recurrence
If any disaster, accident, outbreak of infectious disease, environmental spill, or other misfortune occurs in the workplace, we will promptly take all appropriate measures in accordance with directions from responsible managers and others in charge. We also will actively cooperate in company efforts to limit and prevent such events in the future.

Each OMRON site in Japan has set up its own health and safety management committee in accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Law, to promote activities intended to enhance employee safety and health. Based on a yearly theme decided by each site's committee depending on the site's business such as production, research or sales, employees are working toward achieving the goal of "zero occupational accidents."

All sites are also actively committed to acquiring OHSAS 18001 certification (international standards for occupational health and safety management system). To date, two OMRON Corporation sites and four OMRON Group companies have become OHSAS 18001 certified.

In the future, OMRON will restructure an occupational health and safety management system for each site, focusing particularly on strengthening the system to ensure that employees take treatment or other necessary measures after receiving medical examinations.

Occupational Accident Frequency Rate

OMRON Corporation has concluded labor agreements with the following provisions regarding occupational health and safety.

OMRON Corporation's labor agreements regarding health and safety in the workplace (excerpts from Labor Agreements Chapter 7)

Article 58 (Safety and Health)

1. Regarding safety and health, the Company implements necessary measures to protect Union members from hazards and promote their health, and strives to improve the work environment.
2. The Union is allowed to share its views regarding safety and health in the workplace by submitting a proposal to the Company or bringing the matter up for discussion at the Management Council.

Article 59 (Safety and Health Committee)

For the purpose of implementing necessary measures to ensure safety and health as mentioned above, each site sets up a safety and health committee.

Article 60 (Medical Checkups)

The Company provides regular medical checkups for Union members once per year. Union members must receive medical checkups conducted by the Company.

Article 61 (Safety and Health Education)

The Company provides education regarding safety and health for employees as necessary. Union members must take education conducted by the Company.

To promote the mental and physical health of employees, OMRON emphasizes the prevention of lifestyle diseases and other afflictions, as well as mental healthcare. In recent years, OMRON has focused on health advice targeting metabolic syndrome patients, with its Health Management Center providing advice on lifestyle improvements tailored to each employee

As for mental healthcare, in fiscal 2010 OMRON Corporation executed a mental health survey targeting all its employees to determine the level and type of stress they suffer.

In the future, OMRON plans to use the results of the survey for quick detection and care of those suffering from stress, for instance by engaging in interviews with a medical professional for those experiencing a high level of stress. OMRON will also focus on establishing a system of promoting health management measures required for business operators, such as prevention of overwork and provision of mental healthcare, in order to help employees maintain and promote health.

Since fiscal 2007, a new educational system has been in place that conforms to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's guidelines for maintaining and promoting workers' mental health. The guidelines were set forth under the provisions of the Occupational Health and Safety Law. Based on this system, OMRON has been conducting rank-specific mental health seminars to cover all employees.

In fiscal 2010, a seminar was held targeting employees who were in their first or second year of assuming managerial-class positions and those who were in their first year of supervisor positions. The training program for managers or supervisors in their first year focused on the basics of mental health, and how to deal with staff members who are found to be in distress. Managerial-class employees in their second year learned about prevention of the onset of a mental disorder and other subjects.

From fiscal 2011, seminars targeting all employees will continue for three years, after which education will be conducted for certain times only, such as when employees are promoted.

Should infection by highly pathogenic influenza or other viruses spread over a wide area, and health hazard affecting OMRON employees be likely to expand, OMRON will consider it as a major risk for the company and take necessary countermeasures against the problem in accordance with its Crisis Management Rules.

In fiscal 2010, OMRON drew up a business continuity plan (BCP) and implemented necessary measures. Group companies in Japan hosted briefing sessions for employees, to strengthen their understanding of countermeasures that should be taken from the onset of a disease to the conclusion.