拉斯维加斯网址9888/Social Report/Creating Attractive Workplaces拉斯维加斯网址9888o Help Employees Maintain Mental and Physical Health
Basic Approach
The Daicel Group’s human resource measures are aligned with its Human Resources Policy and Human Resource Guidel拉斯维加斯网址9888es.
The Daicel Declaration on Health Management was established in FY2019/3 based on our belief that maintaining the health and vigor of our employees will create a favorable balance between the quality of life of individual employees and the 拉斯维加斯网址9888le development of the Company. Daicel Group healthcare committees play a central role in helping employees manage their health by organizing health checkups, providing health guidance, monitoring the stress level of employees by conducting stress checks, and alleviating stress. In line with this Human Resources Policy, the President and CEO released the following message to all Daicel Group employees, and everyone shared their thoughts on the policy.
Daicel Declaration on Heal拉斯维加斯网址9888 Management
The Company will strive to offer a safe and comfortable workplace based on the conviction that its bus拉斯维加斯网址9888ess foundation relies upon the mental and physical health of each employee.
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President and CEO Yoshimi Ogawa
Structure of Heal拉斯维加斯网址9888care Promotion
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Employee Wellness Promotion Center
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Central Heal拉斯维加斯网址9888care Committee
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Structure for Heal拉斯维加斯网址9888 Management Promotion
Heal拉斯维加斯网址9888 Management Strategy Map
We have created a health management strategy map to identify the links between management issues that we want to solve through health management and various measures for mainta拉斯维加斯网址9888ng and promoting health. We set indicators to measure the effectiveness of each measure as well as medium-term targets, and implement a CAPD cycle*. The status of these 拉斯维加斯网址9888 is posted on our website on a regular basis.
*Instead of a Plan, Do, Check, and Act (PDCA) cycle, the most widely known approach to continuous improvement, Daicel has adopted a CAPD improvement cycle to avoid the risk of overlooking crucial facts and realities that often lie hidden in the 拉斯维加斯网址9888l planning stage.
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The Daicel Group has 13 full-time corporate health nurses (as of April 30, 2024), who work together as a team across business sites to build a cooperative framework and promote information sharing. The team participates in formulating and executing action plans to improve the workplace environment for each business site based on the results of mandatory stress checks. Moreover, it is involved in educational sessions focused on preventing physical and mental health issues. Team members share their insights as lecturers during position-specific tra拉斯维加斯网址9888ng and orientation tra拉斯维加斯网址9888ng for new graduates and mid-career hires. These activities help prevent any health issues from arising and support corporate health nurses in improving their planning and teaching skills.
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Health Guidance and Con拉斯维加斯网址9888ltations for Employees Posted Overseas
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Utiliz拉斯维加斯网址9888g Psychiatrists
Currently, Daicel utilizes four psychiatrists (as of April 30, 2024) to bolster its follow−up care system for employees who have developed mental health issues. Every psychiatrist is assigned a geographical segment for his/her oversight, thereby ensur拉斯维加斯网址9888g that employees 拉斯维加斯网址9888 need receive meticulous care.
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Regular Heal拉斯维加斯网址9888 Checkups
We implement regular health checkups, mandated by law, for employees of Daicel Corporation, thus the employee medical exam拉斯维加斯网址9888ation rate 拉斯维加斯网址9888 FY2024/3 was 100%. 拉斯维加斯网址9888 addition, to improve the re-exam拉斯维加斯网址9888ation rate, corporate health nurses encourage those employees who are subject to a secondary exam拉斯维加斯网址9888ation, to take it dur拉斯维加斯网址9888g a follow-up consultation.
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Specific Heal拉斯维加斯网址9888 Checkups and Specific Heal拉斯维加斯网址9888 Guidance
Daicel cooperates with the Daicel Health 拉斯维加斯网址9888surance Association to implement specific health checkups and specific health guidance mandated by laws govern拉斯维加斯网址9888g health 拉斯维加斯网址9888surance associations. This is to ascerta拉斯维加斯网址9888 the status of employee health by analyz拉斯维加斯网址9888g the results and responses from medical 拉斯维加斯网址9888terviews. We are work拉斯维加斯网址9888g to prevent lifestyle diseases by seek拉斯维加斯网址9888g to achieve the national targets of 90% or higher for specific health checkups and 55% or higher for specific health guidance. 拉斯维加斯网址9888 FY2024/3, the specific health checkup rate was 85.3% for 5,779 eligible employees, and the specific health guidance rate was 55.0% for 878 eligible employees. We have atta拉斯维加斯网址9888ed the target for specific health guidance s拉斯维加斯网址9888ce FY2020/3 and 拉斯维加斯网址9888tend to further improve this rate.
Specific Heal拉斯维加斯网址9888 Checkups and Specific Heal拉斯维加斯网址9888 Guidance Rates
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| Target value | FY2019/3 | FY2020/3 | FY2021/3 | FY2022/3 | FY2023/3 | FY2024/3 | |
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| Specific heal拉斯维加斯网址9888 checkup rate | 90% or more | 80.9％ | 84.6％ | 84.0％ | 81.3％ | 82.2％ | 85.3％ |
| Specific heal拉斯维加斯网址9888 guidance rate | 55% or more | 50.6％ | 55.6％ | 58.6％ | 58.2％ | 56.9％ | 55.0％ |
Prevention of Secondhand Smoke Expo拉斯维加斯网址9888re
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Mandatory Stress Checks
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Promotion of “Heal拉斯维加斯网址9888 Accelerator 6”
The Daicel Group has named the six health behaviors we want to promote “Health Accelerator 6,” and call on Group employees to put them 拉斯维加斯网址9888to practice.
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Recognized for the Fifth Consecutive Year as a “WHITE 500” Organization under the 2024 Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstand拉斯维加斯网址9888g Organizations Recognition Program
In April 2024, Daicel Corporation was recognized together with Polyplastics Co., Ltd. , Daicel Safety Systems Inc., Daicel Ohtake Sangyo Co., Ltd., and Daicel Arai Chemical Ltd. as a “WHITE 500” organization under the 2024 Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Organizations Recognition Program. This marks the fifth consecutive year that Daicel has been recognized as a “WHITE 500” organization, the second consecutive year for Polyplastics, and the first year for Daicel Safety Systems, Daicel Ohtake Sangyo, and Daicel Arai Chemical. With this program, co−sponsored by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Nippon Kenko Kaigi, companies are selected for their excellent health management initiatives such as those tailored to the needs of local communities and 拉斯维加斯网址9888hat are in line with the goals of Nippon Kenko Kaigi.
In this certification, Daicel was evaluated for its efforts to support the health development of employees and their families throughout the organization, including the fact that, among all four aspects of health management (1. Management Philosophy and Policy, 2. Organizational Structure, 3. Implementation of Systems and Measures, and 4. Evaluation and Improvement), Daicel ranked in the top of all responding companies for the third consecutive year in the evaluation deviation of “Employee Engagement” in “2. Organizational Structure.” In addition, the evaluation deviation for “Disclosure of information and dissemination to other companies” in “1. Management Philosophy and Policy” has improved significantly through 拉斯维加斯网址9888 such as holding football classes with J-League players and blind football experience sessions, which are open to all business partners and local residents.
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Certified as a Sports Yell Company 2024
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Gamba Osaka Soccer Class
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