Corporate GovernanceOccupational Health and Safety Management

At the Sekisui House Group, nothing is more important than the health and safety of employees, subcontractors, and everyone else who plays a role in the group's business activities. If a worker-related accident ever occurs in the administrative, production, or construction departments, we provide the relevant details to the Health and Safety Committee and incorporate the corresponding information into its PDCA cycle for improving workplace health and safety.

Accidents resulting in lost worktime and occupational-illness frequency rates

The frequency of accidents and occupational illnesses resulting in lost worktime in fiscal 2019 increased compared to the previous fiscal year, excluding the occupational illness frequency rate of the Production Department and Construction Department. By thoroughly analyzing and sharing data, we will take steps to raise awareness of health and safety, prevent unsafe behaviors, and minimize the excessive working hours that can contribute to accidents and illnesses.

Accidents resulting in lost worktime and occupational-illness frequency rates

(Total of one or more days of lost worktime)

Department Frequency rate of accidents resulting in lost worktime Frequency rate of occupational illnesses
FY2018 FY2019 FY2018 FY2019
Administrative department(employees)* 0.19 0.42 0.03 0.07
Production department Employees* 0.00 0.45 0.00 0.00
Subcontractors 0.00 0.27 0.00 0.00
Construction department(subcontractors only) 2.42 2.92 0.63 0.43
  • On a non-consolidated basis (Sekisui House only)

One particular factor contributing to an increase in lost worktime accidents in the Construction Department is the apparently static number of accidents involving falls and cuts/punctures. Notably, more than 40% of falls are from stepladders, and most of these can be attributed to unsafe behaviors. We will therefore promote training focused on methodical work procedures and elimination of unsafe behaviors.

The number of contractor fatalities due to industrial accidents in the Construction Department over the past three years was 2 in FY2017, 0 in FY2018, and 0 in FY2019.

Occupational health and safety activities at worksites

At the Sekisui House Group, ensuring the occupational health and safety of all of our construction employees is an important social responsibility and one of our key focus areas as a business. We organize and implement a variety of activities to make sure that our construction employees are as safe and secure as possible on the job.

Occupational accidents in FY2019

  • The number of cases of heat stroke decreased from the previous fiscal year due to initiatives such as the adoption of work clothes incorporating electric fans (“air conditioned clothing”) and recommendations for “cool breeze” products contributing to improved work environments.
  • Toppling of heavy machinery and items falling from high locations also affects third parties such as neighboring residents and passers-by. We will continue to thoroughly investigate the cause of each incident and implement measures to prevent a recurrence.

Initiatives for FY2020

In order to reduce occupational accidents, we are introducing preventive measures by implementing various safety measures at all sites and preventing accidents involving members of the public (property damage and personal injury) as a basic policy of our FY2020 Company-wide Construction Health and Safety Plan.

This plan is outlined below.

  • We will devote more attention to measures to prevent serious life-threatening accidents as we continue to focus on eliminating fatal accidents.
  • Since falls and cuts/punctures remain common, we remain dedicated to implementing comprehensive safety measures, ensuring their adoption, and establishing an accident prevention system.
  • To address accidents involving members of the public, we will devise measures against previous accidents in order to prevent the occurrence of similar accidents.
Poster of slogan for FY2020

Poster of slogan for FY2020