Occupational Health and Safety Initiatives
Based on Sumitomo Warehouse Group’s approach that “safety is the basis for everything,” we improve the safety and comfort of the working environment.
Occupational Health and Safety Policy
In addition to complying with laws and agreements concerning occupational health and safety, the Sumitomo Warehouse Group strives to create a safe and comfortable working environment that is both physically and mentally healthy and rewarding. We also strive to ensure the safety of Sumitomo Warehouse Group employees and those who work at the Sumitomo Warehouse Group’s business sites, including cooperating companies, and to eliminate occupational accidents.
Management Systems for Occupational Health and Safety
At Sumitomo Warehouse, the Safety and Quality Subcommittee, a subcommittee of the Sustainability Committee, formulates measures for the Group’s occupational health and safety, checks the progress of these measures, and shares information.
In addition, at each business site of a certain size, a regular meeting is held by the Health and Safety Committee, comprised of the chairperson, health manager, industrial physician, and labor union members. We disclose the findings and discussions from the Health and Safety Committee to employees while also providing them with education on occupational health and safety.
Among our overseas subsidiaries, Sumitomo Warehouse (Singapore) Pte Ltd. and Union Services (S’pore) Pte Ltd. have acquired ISO 45001 certification, the international standard for occupational health and safety management systems.
Occupational Health and Safety Goal and Initiatives
<Initiative 1> Occupational Health and Safety Efforts
The efforts below are being carried out with the goal of eliminating occupational accidents at Sumitomo Warehouse’s business activity sites.
- To enhance safety awareness and prevent similar accidents, we compile a database of accidents related to job performance along with measures to prevent their recurrence and share it group-wide.
- We conduct safety training for new employees in departments with work sites such as warehouses and container terminals.
- At warehouses and container terminals, we conduct safety meetings, safety patrols, pre-work meetings, etc., in cooperation with subcontractors.
- To prevent contact accidents, office workers and visitors entering the work area are required to wear helmets and safety vests at all times.
(1)Occupational accidents from the past three fiscal years
| FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of accidents | 6(9) | 2(5) | 1(3) |
| Number of injuries not resulting in absence from work | 4(4) | 1(1) | 1(1) |
| Number of injuries resulting in less than four days of absence from work | 1(1) | 1(1) | 0(0) |
| Number of injuries resulting in four or more days of absence from work | 1(4) | 0(3) | 0(2) |
| Number of deaths | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
*1 The table above shows the number of accidents and the number of fatalities and injuries (excluding commuting accidents) reported by Sumitomo Warehouse to the Labor Standards Inspection Office as occupational accidents. The figures for each fiscal year are as of March 31.
*2 The figures in parenthesis are the number of occupational accidents and the number of fatalities and injuries involving workers of subcontractors at Sumitomo Warehouse facility work sites (warehousing division, harbor transportation division, and aviation division).
(2)Serious occupational accidents from the past three fiscal years
| FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
*1 Number of workers in table (1) above classified as having a disability grade of 1 to 7 due to death, injury, or illness.
*2 The figures in parenthesis are the number of workers classified as having a disability grade of 1 to 7 due to death, injury, or illness among workers of subcontractors at Sumitomo Warehouse facility work sites (warehousing division, harbor transportation division, and aviation division). The figures for each fiscal year are as of March 31.
<Initiative 2> Efforts to Address Health Problems
We are engaged in the efforts below with the goal of preventing health problems among employees.
- We conduct annual health checkups to maintain and promote employee health.
- We offer employees health consultations with industrial physicians.
- We have established a telephone consultation service for health care to promote and support the health of employees and their families.
- We conduct annual stress checks and educational training and have established a telephone consultation service for addressing employees’ mental health.
- To prevent health problems caused by overwork, employees who work a certain amount of overtime are interviewed and provided guidance by an industrial physician and counseling by a clinical psychologist.
- We provide mental health management training for section managers, a necessary skill for those overseeing the health of their subordinates.
- We provide training to employees for creating a harassment-free working environment.
(1)Status of regular health checkups among employees
| FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 98% | 98% | 97% |
(2)Status of stress checks among employees
| FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 |
|---|---|---|
| 89% | 88% | 89% |
*Both (1) and (2) above refer to Sumitomo Warehouse employees. The figures for each fiscal year are as of March 31.