Fiscal 2018 incidents related to our production process included three leaks and two fires. All these incidents were attributable to the loosening of pipe joints. In response, we stepped up daily inspections while carrying out the reinforcement of leak detection equipment and the review of in-house standards for handling leakage. None of these incidents involved human injury or environmental damage.
As a result, the number of incidents increased by two compared with fiscal 2017, with the number of accidents involving absence, including those attributable to heatstroke, failing to decrease.
Furthermore, the number of accidents involving construction workers has not decreased. We stepped up the practice of on-site patrols by safety staff to address this issue.

Initiatives to Reduce the Number of Occupational Accidents

Trend in the number of accidents in which a worker is pinned down or caught by machinery

• Having upgraded our facilities to enhance safety measures, the number of such accidents decreased. Ongoing efforts are now under way to make further improvements.

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Trend in the number of accidents in which a worker falls

• Despite a decrease in the number of accidents of this kind, we recognize the need to implement more robust measures to address the aging of workers and other changes in the working environment. We will therefore continue to upgrade our safety measures, including those aimed at correcting individuals’ unsafe behavior.

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