Safety and Health
The Anritsu Group considers the health and safety of its employees and the provision of a secure working environment to be among its most important priorities as a prerequisite for contributing to the realization of a sustainable society through its business activities. Under the Anritsu Group Health and Safety Activities Policy, the group works to maintain and promote employee health and to establish a safe workplace environment. This policy also applies to contractors working on the premises, in addition to employees.
Our collective agreement with the Anritsu Labor Union sets forth certain matters concerning health and safety. More specifically, it stipulates that we, as the owner of the business, shall implement appropriate measures to ensure the safety of employees and maintain and improve the health of employees, establish the Occupational Safety and Health Committee and generate selection criteria for the committee; conduct educational programs on health while providing health checkups for employees, and restrict employees from engaging in dangerous or hazardous work.
Policy
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Under the philosophy of respecting humanity, Anritsu is committed to protecting the invaluable lives of each and every employee and ensuring their health and safety by implementing the following measures:
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System
Anritsu has established a safety and health and productivity management system in compliance with relevant laws and regulations, with the officer in charge of safety and health serving as the Chief Health and Safety Officer. This officer directs the determination and implementation of matters related to health and safety common to the group, and reports the number of work-related and commuting accidents at the quarterly Management Strategy Conference. In addition, a joint labor-management Health and Safety Committee meeting is held monthly to develop information and measures for the entire domestic group. The deliberations are promptly disclosed and made known to all employees. The Management Audit Department also monitors the health and safety situation.
Anritsu Corporation Occupational Health and Safety Committee (FY2024)
| Chairperson | Senior manager for the Administration Team, HR and Administration Department of Anritsu Corporation |
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| Vice-chairpersons | Two individuals (one of whom is selected by the Anritsu labor union) |
| Committee members | Ten (five of whom are selected by the Anritsu labor union) |
* Industrial physicians, employees of domestic group companies, health insurance union leaders, and secretariat members also participated. The Anritsu labor union has a union shop agreement with Anritsu Corporation.
ISO 45001 Certification Status
Anritsu EMEA Ltd. (UK) and Anritsu A/S (Denmark) have acquired ISO 45001 certification. In accordance with this standard, both companies promote the creation of a safe and healthy work environment.
Target
| Priority Policy | Working Item | Control Item | FY2024 Target Value |
Results for FY2024 |
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| Safety and Health | Reducing work-related behavioral accidents |
Hazard prediction training and risk assessment training | Number carried out | 1 | 1 |
| Prevention of disasters similar to case reports | Hold committee meetings |
As needed | 3 | ||
| Ensuring the safety of production facilities | Preliminary review at the time of introduction or modification | Number of workplaces implemented |
When introduced or modified | 14 | |
| Periodic inspection | Number of workplace implemented |
1 | 1 | ||
| Improving the workplace environment | Measurement of work environment | Number carried out | 2 | 2 | |
| Standard regulation environmental measurements of office hygiene | 6 | 6 | |||
| Health care and disease prevention measures | Periodic health examination | Ratio of medical examinations | 100% | 100% | |
| Follow-up | 100% | 100% | |||
| Special health examination | Ratio of medical examinations | 100% | 100% | ||
| Follow-up | 100% | 100% | |||
| Measures to prevent health problems caused by overwork | Number carried out | 12 | 12 | ||
| Health promotion events | Number carried out | 1 | 3 | ||
| Mental health consultation | Number carried out | 4 times a month | 48 | ||
| Stress check | Number carried out | More than 1 time | 1 | ||
| Traffic | Preventing traffic accidents and violations | Traffic hazard prediction training | Number carried out | 1 | 1 |
| Prevention of disasters similar to case reports | Hold committee meetings |
As needed | 8 | ||
| Disaster prevention | Enhancement of disaster prevention system | Fire extinguisher and lifesaving training | Number carried out | 2 | 4 |
| Training and formation of workplace disaster prevention teams | Number carried out | 1 | 1 | ||
Activities and Achievements
Lost-Worktime Injuries
In FY2024, 2 lost workday indicents and 1 restricted workday incident occurred. For each incident, we immediately investigate the unsafe behavior and unsafe conditions after it occurs, review work procedures and equipment, and conduct risk assessments to prevent recurrence.
Participation in the Labor Standards Initiative
As the director and committee member of the Atsugi Branch of the Kanagawa Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, Anritsu has worked to maintain and improve local occupational safety and health standards. To help prevent occupational accidents, the Atsugi City Safe Community Workplace (Labor) Safety Committee provided safety and health training for new employees at Atsugi Chamber of Commerce and Industry member companies and follow-up training six months later. As an initiative of the Amadera Industrial Park Council, of which Anritsu is a member, we held special lectures on the revision of laws and regulations for member companies and conducted voluntary safety patrols.
Training and Seminars
The domestic group conducts various training programs on occupational health and safety every year.
Achievements in FY2024
Units: People
| Details | Eligibility | Participants |
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| Safety training for handling high-pressure gas | Safety personnel and other personnel in the domestic group who handle and/or work with high-pressure gas | 58 |
| Safety training for driving motorcycles | Motorcycle commuters in the domestic group from Atsugi City and Hiratsuka City | 2 |
| Safety and health training for new employees | Domestic group | 41 |
| Occupational health training for new employees | Domestic group | 41 |
| Safety and health training for experienced hires | Anritsu | 17 |
| General lifesaving course | Personnel in the domestic group from Atsugi City and Hiratsuka City | 51 |
| Forklift safety training session | Domestic groups in Atsugi and Hiratsuka, and onsite subcontractors | 8 |
| Traffic KY workshop | Personnel in the domestic group from Atsugi City and Hiratsuka City | 40 |
Other Occupational Health and Safety Initiatives
The Anritsu Group strives to enhance safety and health awareness through purpose-specific training programs such as hierarchical education and risk assessment. We are working to reduce the risk of incidents by conducting inspections before introducing, relocating, or changing equipment, or when purchasing chemical substances. We provide a safe, secure, and comfortable workplace by assessing working environments and conducting workplace patrols, emergency drills, and disaster prevention training, providing protective equipment and health insurance, and conducting lifesaving training.
As part of our workplace environment improvement initiatives, in FY2024, we conducted environmental measurements at hazardous substance handling workplaces across the entire group in June and December, and performed air quality measurements in each building in the Atsugi Site every odd month. We collaborated across relevant departments to ensure each area was properly managed and maintained.
In FY2025, we will continue to implement measures based on relevant laws and regulations, guidance from occupational physicians, and employee feedback. We will also develop countermeasures and improvements to address requirements arising from legal revisions. Specific hazardous substances measured include organic solvents, specified chemical substances, and dust particles, while air measurements include carbon dioxide concentration.
Exposure dose control is performed for work involving X-rays. Workers wear dosimeters to measure their exposure, and the recorded doses are stored to ensure safety.