Employee Health and Safety

Every year, the Company-wide Health and Safety Committee is convened, attended by the president and the head of the labor union. During this conference, action policies and targets are set regarding Health and Productivity Management at NEG. These are then approved by the Management Committee and disseminated across the company.

In line with our Principles of Activities and Action Policies for Company-Wide Health and Safety, members of NEG committees—such as those on occupational health and safety, and accident prevention—lead various health and safety initiatives. These include creating safe and healthy workplaces, thoroughly understanding and implementing risk measures across all sites, and continuously improving through the PDCA cycle. Alongside regular workplace patrols, we conduct educational awareness campaigns, hazard prediction activities, and share information among operational sites both in Japan and overseas. This helps raise awareness of health and safety issues and work towards our zero-accident goal. Additionally, we offer an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for all employees and their families, along with stress check follow-ups to support mental health.

In fiscal 2023, NEG experienced two accidents. Challenges remain in areas like oversight of non-regular work and occupational health, including accidents during irregular work and back injuries. As a result, we have incorporated these issues into our fiscal 2024 health and safety initiatives to prevent future incidents. Although the number of accidents has remained steady in recent years, we continue efforts to eliminate them through risk assessments, workplace patrols, and safety education. NEG’s industrial accident frequency and severity rates remain lower than both the manufacturing industry and the overall industry average in Japan.

In terms of third-party certification, the Shiga-Takatsuki Plant and our overseas subsidiaries in the displays business have been certified for ISO 45001, the international standard for occupational health and safety.

At NEG, we believe that improving employee health drives corporate growth. To support this, we have been implementing health and safety initiatives based on health and productivity management. Our approach includes the development of a strategy map and a range of initiatives aimed at fostering an environment where every employee can work with enthusiasm.

To measure our progress, we have established key performance indicators (KPIs) focused on improving both mental and physical health. We conduct various health activities and educational programs at our sites to meet these targets. In fiscal 2023, we launched the Health and Productivity Management Committee, which is responsible for discussing health and productivity initiatives and determining the actions that all NEG regions should undertake to implement these strategies.