Based on the principle of “Respect for Human Rights and Friendly Work Environment” set forth in the SCREEN Group CSR Charter and Code of Conduct, we have established the Occupational Safety and Health Policy. In line with the policy, we endeavor to provide employees with safe and healthy workplace environments, and we comply with all relevant occupational safety -related laws, regulations, and rules. As our products grow more advanced, multifactor operational safety risks are increasing. In light of such changes, we plan and implement measures to ensure safe and healthy workplaces and take concrete steps to prevent occupational accidents.

Occupational Safety and Health Policy
Wellness Initiatives

Promotion System

The Group EHS Committee comprises the EHS administrators of SCREEN Holdings and SCREEN group companies in Japan, as well as directors of the EHS secretariat, with the SCREEN Holdings senior sustainability strategy officer as its management supervisor and SCREEN Holdings senior human resources strategy officer as its deputy management supervisor. The committee approves targets and action plans, monitors their progress and results, issues improvement instructions, and conducts management reviews as part of efforts toward continuous improvement. In the year ended March 31, 2024, the Group EHS Committee met three times. The results of these meetings were reported to and discussed at the CSR Committee, for which the CEO is responsible, and reported at the management committee and Board of Directors. 
The Occupational Safety Subcommittee was established under the Group EHS Committee in April 2024. The subcommittee leads group-wide efforts to determine safety and health-related plans and measures. The departments the promote sustainability serve as operational secretariat for the CSR Committee, Group EHS Committee, and Occupational Safety Subcommittee, reinforcing coordination across SCREEN Holdings, the business operating companies, and the functional support companies.

Metrics and Targets

To prevent occupational accidents, we implement risk assessments and advance safety verifications for a wide range of work processes, such as product development, manufacturing, and equipment installation.
In FY2024/03, the number of occupational accidents resulting in four or more lost work days at group and partner companies in Japan was unchanged from the previous fiscal year. 
 In particular, there was a greater tendency toward accidents among partner company employees and workers with little career experience. As such, through occupational safety educational activities, we will strengthen initiatives aimed at preventing occupational accidents, including eliminating hazards. Note that there were no deaths or serious accidents during the fiscal year.
Going forward, we will continue and reinforce initiatives to prevent occupational accidents, aiming to achieve our targets.

* More detailed data on safety and health can be found in Sustainability Data or the Sustainability Data Book 2024.

● Number of occupational accidents resulting in four or more lost work days
     FYE2024/03 target: 0 
     FYE2024/03 result: 12 (SCREEN Group in Japan: 2; partner companies: 10)

     Boundary: SCREEN Group in Japan and cooperating companies in Japan

● Number of injuries or deaths from occupational accidents per one million hours of work

     Boundary: HD, SPE, GA, FT, PE, AS, IP

Management of Occupational Accidents and Incidents

We work to ensure employee safety and health in our business activities by implementing an occupational safety and health management system that conforms to ISO 45001. For development, manufacturing, equipment installation and various other cases, we implement risk assessments and advance safety verifications to prevent work-related injuries and accidents. In addition, we ensure the operational safety of employees through independent training and qualification certification systems, including those related to the handling of heavy objects.
In the event of a workplace accident or incident involving an employee of a Group company or cooperating company operating under contract, we use the Incident Report System, which is a unique accident and incident reporting system developed by SCREEN, to comprehensively manage every aspect of the response from receiving initial reports to analyzing the causes of the incident and completing subsequent corrective measures.
In FY2023/03, we expanded this system to include overseas group companies as part of efforts to monitor occupational accidents and other incidents among all employees in and outside Japan and advance reduction efforts globally.
Corrective measures and reports of accidents and incidents are mainly handled by the EHS administrator established in each company based on the responsibilities and authority defined in noncompliance and corrective measure rules. They are then reported to the EHS management supervisor. Corrective measures, including activities to prevent recurrences, are announced and rolled out across the Group as necessary, reaching beyond the departments they originate from.

Occupational accident prevention initiatives

● Safety patrols 
The EHS management supervisor (an executive officer) and the EHS administrators of business operating companies conduct safety patrols. The patrols are being steadily rolled out to companies and worksites deemed to present particular occupational accident risk to share understanding of problems and remove hazards before they cause accidents.

● Monthly monitoring
We hold monthly meetings to report on and discuss risk mitigation measures as well as responses to occupational accidents that have occurred. These meetings are led by senior management, including the EHS management supervisor (an executive officer) and the EHS deputy management supervisor (a director).

● Preventing serious occupational accidents and incidents through close calls
From the perspective of preventing serious occupational accidents and incidents, we encourage our employees to proactively report cases of close calls. We take countermeasures in consideration of these reports.We also urge employees to feel free to report anything they have noticed or were troubled by that could lead to a close call. This information is shared internally to help prevent accidents.

● Strengthening occupational safety and health education
In addition to safety and health education for new hires, we provide education for employees when they begin work at a new facility¹ and implement annual e-learning. Through such efforts, we strive to instill the necessary knowledge, skills, and mindsets to avoid work-related accidents. We strive to ensure safety by providing various types of education based on roles and rank, as well as by introducing unique educational and certification systems, such as those for workers that handle heavy objects. To promote and expand effective safety measures on the front lines, we are focusing on developing risk assessors and EHS experts.
1 Provided for group employees and partner company employees

 FY2024/03 Number of recipients of occupational safety and health education