In accordance with the Industrial Safety and Health Act, FANCL Group has established an occupational health and safety system and holds monthly health and safety committee meetings at each of its eight operational sites. The general secretariat compiles information, which is then reported to the Board of Directors, including the President and Representative Director, by the General Health and Safety Manager.
The committee establishes basic issues and conducts risk assessments related to safety and health so that the company and employees can work together to create a safe, comfortable, and pleasant work environment and ensure health. In addition, the committee conducts workplace patrols to prevent accidents involving employees engaged in all business activities, and if an accident should occur, the committee investigates, follows up, and improves the situation promptly and appropriately.
Occupational physicians and public health nurses also participate in the committee, giving lectures on workplace hygiene (sharing information and alerting employees to seasonal infectious diseases such as influenza) and other topics depending on the external environment. We have created an environment where employees can easily seek advice outside of committee meetings by making information available on the company intranet.
In addition, through our Trading Partner (Supplier) Guidelines, we are further strengthening our existing efforts by requesting suppliers to understand and adhere to the creation of a healthy working environment and health maintenance, as well as confirming the status of compliance with and application of the FANCL Group Sustainable Procurement Policy, including compliance with the Industrial Safety and Health Act. We are also working to further strengthen our existing efforts.
In the fiscal year ended March 2023, 2,892 people watched videos on promoting health management and promoting health maintenance, and 243 people took part in managerial training on topics such as the duty of care for safety, steps against overwork, and care via Line group messaging for health management.

The Health and Safety Committee reports on the results of each item for each business site. In particular, we focus on sharing case studies covering occupational accidents to ensure prevention of recurrence and continuous improvement.

In order to further improve quality and realize a safe and comfortable workplace, FANCL Biken keeps daily records of 'near-misses' that may lead to an abnormality or accident. Up until 2021, each plant kept its own records, but in April 2022, we introduced a cloud service to share information digitally at all plants. The latest data is always visualized in graphs and tables, and all employees can check the data, leading to speedy workplace improvements and accident prevention.

Reducing the risk of foreign material contamination

Based on examples from incidents of contamination at other companies and on the results of near-misses at our own factories, we eliminated the use of tapes for identification control and introduced electrolytic marking at all factories. This has reduced the risk of foreign matter contamination from tapes.

At FANCL Biken factories, callisthenic exercises are performed before starting work in order to prevent accidents like falls and tumbles in addition to preventing back pain. This is an effective approach in terms of accident prevention, as physical exercise helps switch on and clear the mind.

As part of hazard prediction activities at FANCL Biken factories, workers point out objects and instruments used for work, confirming their names and conditions aloud.

A new grinder for cosmetic containers collected from customers was installed in 2022. Noise levels exceeding 85 decibels were generated during operation, so soundproof panels were installed in the room and we have confirmed a subsequent reduction in ambient noise to below 80 decibels. We have also confirmed that there are no issues with dust generation, which is at less than 0.15 mg per m3.

The difference in height between steps at the entrance to the kitchen in the company cafeteria posed a risk of falling to kitchen staff. The staircase has been upgraded to have steps that have no height difference (2 steps), which allows safe entry and exit and prevents falls among kitchen staff.

Localized airflow from air conditioners at our Head Office was exposing certain seats to cold air, causing health issues for some employees. Because of this, we switched from two-way airflow to four-way airflow.