职场中的工作开展
Occupational Health
To provide workplace environment where it is possible to work in both a physically and mentally safe and healthy manner, we formulated the Kuraray Basic Policy on Occupational Health*.
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* Kuraray Basic Policy on Occupational Health
In keeping with the Principles for Business Conduct, the Kuraray Group recognizes that ensuring the safety and health of employees and other stakeholders is the basis of a company’s business activity. Kuraray maintains workplaces where people can work in health and safety and engages in health promotion activities.
Mental Health
Kuraray has mounted a companywide approach to mental health measures aimed at preventing stress-related conditions that have been on the rise in society as a whole in recent years.
- (1) Training for Prevention
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As an initiative against the incidence of conditions detracting from the mental health of our employees, we implement ongoing training for self-care (action taken by the employees themselves) and line-care (action taken by managers and workplace leaders), with guidance from the Institute for Science of Labour (Dr. Yasuna Suzuki, Director). In fiscal 2008, this training was received by about 600 employees throughout the company.
Preventive System
- (2) Mental Health Counseling Office
- Kuraray has established counseling offices both inside and outside the company, and prepared arrangements that make it easy for employees to get counseling over the phone or through face-to-face meetings. To prevent mental difficulties caused by long working hours, we have employees who work a lot of overtime receive a health examination by industrial physicians and health care staff.
- (3) Assistance with Return to the Workplace
- We instated a rehabilitative attendance system to support a phased return to the workplace by employees who have been off the job for a long time. In fiscal 2008, 11 employees made use of this system.
Support for Building Health
To promote the health of its employees, Kuraray conducts a companywide program for improvement of life habits. Under this program, each employee sets his or her goals (for amounts of exercise, eating, etc.) and works to attain them on his or her own initiative.
In 2008, about 3,500 employees took part in this program.
Action against Influenza A (H1N1)
In response to the spread of influenza A (H1N1), which broke out in April 2009, the Kuraray Group has implemented preventive measures such as curbs on business trips, limits on attendance at the office, and reinforced sanitation steps, in line with companywide guidelines for combating the illness. In such ways, we are taking action to prevent mass infection among our employees while assuring our business continuity.
