*This policy has been approved by the Board of Directors of Niterra Co., Ltd.

Basic Philosophy

The Niterra Group has many employees in various locations around the world. We believe that it is our responsibility to make continuous efforts to protect the physical and mental health and safety of each and every employee. We contribute to society by providing our employees with a working environment conducive to mental and physical well-being so that employees can continue to work happily and comfortably.

Promotion System

With the aim of eliminating on-the-job injuries and creating a comfortable, safe work environment, we have established and implemented domestic occupational health and safety management system OHSMS (Occupational Health and Safety Management System). The Central Health and Safety Committee, chaired by the Chief Safety and Health Officer, holds regular meetings twice a year and extraordinary meetings as needed. The Central Safety and Health Committee formulates Group targets and conducts management reviews by the Chief Safety and Health Manager. In addition, each internal company and department sets targets and plans and engages in health and safety activities through the Health and Safety Committee at each business site. Important decisions made by the committee are reported to the Board of Directors through the Management Meeting.

In FY2024, the Central Safety and Health Committee met twice to report and discuss occupational injuries, the global promotion system, health management activities, and improvement of working environment.

• Corporate Governance

OHSMS (Occupational Health and Safety Management System)

In FY 2021, our company acquired ISO 45001^*1 certification, an international standard for occupational health and safety management systems.
As of the end of FY2024, 7 domestic group companies and 24 domestic group manufacturing sites have acquired ISO 45001 multi-site certification. As for overseas Group companies, individual certification is in progress, and as of the end of FY2024, there are 12 overseas Group companies that have acquired certification. The employee acquisition rate is 96.8%.

• ISO 45001 is the international standard for occupational health and safety management systems issued by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

ISO45001 Certified Locations

• ISO45001 certificate

Health and Safety Targets and Results

In order to achieve the ideal state of health and safety and the future we are aiming for, each group company and division sets its own goals and works to achieve them.

Vision and Direction of Occupational Safety Initiatives

Niterra Group Health and Safety Targets

In FY2024, we set the Niterra Group health and safety goal of zero recurrence of nonconformities that occurred during ISO 45001 audits, and we achieved this goal. We will continue our efforts to prevent recurrence of nonconformities, but instead of setting Group targets, we will manage and promote them by incorporating them into the PDCA cycle, centering on internal audits.
In the future, we will further strengthen the management system for non-routine work and high-risk operations as part of our prevention activities, and promote initiatives with the specific goal of achieving zero lost time injuries in FY2030, aiming to realize our ideal of zero occupational injuries and illnesses.

<Niterra Group Health and Safety Target for FY2030>

<Niterra Group Health and Safety Targets and Level of Achievement for FY2024>

Reporting Procedures and Occurrence of Occupational Injuries

<Response to Occupational Injuries>

When an industrial injury occurs, based on reports from the workplace, the facts are investigated by the workplace and the Safety and Health Management Dept., and appropriate countermeasures, etc. are taken.
In addition, an "Injury Report" summarizing the details and circumstances of the injurie and a "Root Cause Analysis & Countermeasure Report" describing permanent measures and other information are distributed to all Group employees to raise awareness and prevent recurrence.

<Occurrence of Occupational Injuries in Niterra Group>

In FY2024, our group had 60 injuries. The number of injuries resulted in 24 cases of lost-time injuries and 36 cases of no lost-time injuries, none of which resulted in death.
For companies where serious accidents occurred, efforts in workplace safety activities were strengthened to prevent recurrence, including "an annual comprehensive inspection targeting all facilities" and "sharing sessions of safety initiatives among organizations." Across the entire Group, we are working to prevent similar accidents by implementing measures such as "on-site verification based on the 3 Gen principle (Gemba, Genbutsu, Genjitsu - actual place, actual thing, actual situation)," "investigation and countermeasures for similar equipment and tasks," and "review of systems."

Status of Niterra Co., Ltd.

In FY 2024, there were 7 occupational injuries (previous fiscal year: 5 injuries), and the overall frequency rate was 1.04 (previous fiscal year: 0.69). These injuries occurred during equipment adjustment and non-routine operations.

Status of Group Companies

＜Status of Group Companies in Japan＞

In FY 2024, 30 occupational injuries occurred. Injuries occurred in the adjustment of production equipment and falls during work and transportation.

＜Overseas Group Companies＞

In FY 2024, 23 occupational injuries occurred. The disasters occurred during adjustment and setup of production facilities, etc.

＜Number of Occupational Injuries＞

＜Total Frequency Rate＞

* Our calculation of lost-time injuries frequency rate, total frequency rate and number of deaths were reviewed by Japan Quality Assurance Organization (JQA) and we received the following verification report.

• Independent Verification Report

Risk Assessment (RA) Initiatives

Risk assessment (RA) is the core activity of our occupational health and safety management system (OHSMS).
We have reviewed health and safety potential risks resulting from workplace equipment, chemical substances, and work at every workplace including both existing and new businesses, and work at every workplace and evaluated them to take hardware/software countermeasures (residual risk management), prioritizing the most dangerous risks.
Also, the head of the workplace has conducted work observations and reviewed the results of RA.

Improvement of Working Environment

We conduct working environment measurements based on laws and regulations, targeting workplaces that handle chemical substances and workplaces subject to significant dust pollution and severe noise. Plants and workplaces that have been classified in the second or third management category are promoting improvements throughout the Niterra Group with the aim of moving to the first management category by sharing improvement measures at other workplaces.
We also take measures to prevent cases of heat stroke in the summer by measuring the humidity and temperature in hot workplaces, encouraging an adequate intake of water and salt, providing cooling gear and the like.
In our offices, we appropriately control the level of lighting, temperature and humidity to ensure that the environment is suited to the work. In winter, we install humidifiers to help prevent the spread of colds and influenza.

Health and Safety Activities

We conducted a variety of educational and training activities with the aim of building a safety culture from the viewpoint of "people," "products" and "systems". Not only to prevent the recurrence of injuries, but to prevent them from occurring.

Stratified training

The program is implemented for new employees, third year, tenth year, managers, section managers and supervisors.
The same training is provided throughout the Niterra Group.

Chemical Substance training

We are working to prevent industrial injuries by enhancing specialized training on chemical substances.

Training with hazard simulation machine

The use of hazard simulation machines, which are designed for simulations of injuries that may occur in a workplace, such as being pinched or entangled, allows trainees to experience the fear of having an injury, which is difficult to describe in words. Trainees can also learn how to avoid injuries.
In addition to direct and indirect work hazard simulators, there is a protective equipment fitting check machine.

Implementation of Risk Assessment and Risk Management Training

We conduct risk assessment and risk management training for all domestic Group employees with the aim of preventing disasters before they occur.

Health and Safety Guidelines and Comprehension Test

We distribute the "Health and Safety Guideline" to all Niterra Group employees to ensure they understand health and safety rules, fundamental principles, and lessons learned from the past. To accommodate our increasingly diverse workforce, we have also developed English and web-based versions. By conducting group reading sessions and other activities at each workplace, we ensure these principles translate into safe actions by every employee.
In addition to distributing the "Health and Safety Guideline," we conduct comprehension tests for all Group employees in Japan to promote a deeper understanding and retention of health and safety knowledge.

Health and safety committee activities for rule compliance