Occupational Health and Safety Sustainability

We have established Health and Safety Committees for the purpose of holding discussions to ensure our employees can work safely and securely. In addition to improving the workplace environment and preventing occupational accidents from occurring, the Committees protect the health of employees and serve as a forum for employees to actively think about their own health and propose improvements. In accordance with the Industrial Safety and Health Act, we have established committees in the Tokyo, Toyama, and Osaka regions where we have offices with 50 or more employees. One committee member is selected from each department, and meetings are held once a month.

Furthermore, since there are facilities in the Toyama area for production, development, and distribution of products, a new Safety Committee was established here in FY 2022 to inspect equipment in the Toyama area and to identify and improve hazardous areas. (The committee was renamed the Occupational Accident Prevention Committee in FY 2023.) Occupational health and safety at stores across Japan is overseen by the Sales Promotion Department. Information on accidents and incidents at stores is compiled by the General Affairs Department, and reported to the Executive Management Meeting by the Deputy Director of the General Administration Headquarters, who chairs the Tokyo Region Health and Safety Committee.

At GOLDWIN, the Health and Safety Committee in each region plays a central role in preventing occupational accidents. Given the nature of our business, we have had no fatal accidents since our founding, and the majority of occupational accidents are those involving vehicles while commuting to and from work. As the number of directly managed stores increases, information on hazardous areas identified in stores and near misses is shared among those involved to help prevent accidents.

In the Toyama area, we have been practicing thorough safety management by providing regular practical training on hazardous operations, such as for compressors, automatic cutting machines, grinders, organic solvents, boilers, and forklifts. In FY 2022, we established a new Safety Committee for conducting inspections of equipment in the Toyama area and identifying and improving hazardous areas. (The committee was renamed the Occupational Accident Prevention Committee in FY 2023.)

Health and Safety Inspections

GOLDWIN has established a Safety Committee in the Toyama area. (The committee was renamed the Occupational Accident Prevention Committee in FY 2023.) The committee met five times in FY 2023 for the purpose of inspecting equipment in the Toyama area and identifying and improving hazardous areas. Through the committee’s activities 36 hazardous areas were identified in FY 2022. Improvements had been implemented for 34 of the areas by May 2023, with the remaining two areas still being addressed.

In the Toyama area, the General Affairs Department serves as the administrative office for both the Occupational Accident Prevention Committee and the Health and Safety Committee. When an employee discovers a potentially hazardous area, the Health and Safety Committee receives a report via a committee member, and the Occupational Accident Prevention Committee considers how to respond. Events discussed by the Occupational Accident Prevention Committee are reported to the Health and Safety Committee via the Administrative Office and shared with employees. We also provide education to and share information with employees, and further strengthen safety inspections.