Canon works together with employees to ensure occupational safety and improve the health of employees. This is carried out under the company’s principle of “conducting workplace activities with safety and health as a top priority.”
Policy and Slogans of Central Health and Safety Activities
Although workplace accidents have been declining year by year, rapidly changing environments arising from technological innovations increase latent hazards.
Canon is promoting occupational safety and health activities, centered on the Health and Safety Committee, which is made up from management and regular employees, with the aim of establishing a preemptive safety system that can respond to these changes in environment.
Promoting the Introduction of an Occupational Safety Management System
Canon Inc. began introducing an Occupational Safety Management System in 2000 and established an internal auditing system in 2003. These are currently being implemented at all of our production sites. The system is being introduced under OSHMS (*1) Guidelines of the International Labour Organization (ILO). We are also actively working to acquire JISHA OSHMS Certification (*2) .
In December 2006, Oita Canon Materials Inc. was designated as a JISHA OSHMS certified company, followed by Canon Components Inc. and Nagahama Canon Inc. in January 2007.
| Status | Sites/Group companies |
|---|---|
| Certified | 1site, 5 Group companies |
| Introduced | 1site, 4 Group companies |
| Introduction planned | 2sites, 5 Group companies |
(As of January 31, 2007)
Note: “Certified” refers to sites or companies that have been inspected and passed by the certifying body; “Introduced” refers to sites or companies where the system has been introduced, inspection by the certifying body usually being conducted approximately one year later.
Implementing Health and Safety Auditing and Appropriate Risk Assessment
In 2005, we established the Health and Safety Auditing Standard to monitor compliance with related laws at our R&D sites. We commenced safety and health auditing from 2006.
We also conduct risk assessments, primarily at production sites. These will be extended to research and development sites in compliance with amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Law from April 2006, which make risk assessment measures for the prevention of workplace accidents mandatory.
Other Health and Safety Activities
Occupational Accident Rate
| Accidents Requiring Time Off (*1) | Accidents Not Requiring Time Off (*2) | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 138 | 148 |
Note: Figures for Canon Group companies in Japan.
*1 Cases in which time off is prescribed by doctor
*2 Cases in which time off is not required
Since its founding, Canon has promoted “Health First” as one of its Guiding Principles. We consider maintaining employee health pivotal to corporate and individual prosperity. Based on this awareness, Canon promotes personnel training for independent health management (self-care) and strategies to bolster employee well-being and mental healthcare.
Prevention of Lifestyle-Related Diseases
With the enactment of such laws as Health Japan 21 and the Health Promotion Law, lifestyle checks and tests are performed during periodic medical examinations. Based on these exam results, all Group companies in Japan have set common numerical targets with the aim of preventing lifestyle-related diseases.
Targets and Performance (Canon Inc.)
Other Health-Promotion Measures
Promoting Mental Healthcare
Canon Inc. promotes comprehensive measures for mental healthcare through the effective implementation of various programs that incorporate key guidelines from Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
Mental Healthcare System
