Occupational Health and Safety

  Based on the descriptions for occupational health and safety in the SHIONOGI Group EHS Policy and EHS Code of Conduct, we aim to achieve zero work-related fatal accidents, lost-time injuries, and work-related illnesses. We are continuously working to build an appropriate management system and improve the chemical substance management system, which poses a high risk for health and safety management in order to ensure the safety and health of our employees and create a comfortable working environment.

 In the SHIONOGI Group, a system is in place that allows the Corporate Executive Management Meeting to deliberate on its initiatives for the environment (“E”), health (“H”), and safety (“S”) before the Board of Directors makes final decisions about them. We have appointed the Senior Executive Officer in charge of EHS as a Corporate Officer who supervises overall EHS management in an integrated manner.

 The Corporate Officer in charge of EHS heads the SHIONOGI Group Companywide EHS Committee, which comprises representatives from the group’s respective operating sites, who are appointed as personnel in charge of EHS, and presidents from Group companies. The SHIONOGI Group Companywide EHS Committee sets targets for EHS, identifies Environmental Materiality, and conducts management reviews, thereby promoting EHS activities. See the section Governance for details.

The SHIONOGI Group uses ISO 45001 and in-house management systems established in conformity with them. The SHIONOGI Group’s EHS activities, including risk management, are reviewed as a whole once a year by the SHIONOGI Group Companywide EHS Committee to verify the efficacy and suitability of its EHS initiatives. Matters that have a major impact on management are deliberated by the Corporate Executive Management Meeting before final decisions are made by the Board of Directors.

The acquisition status of certification of our management systems is summarized in the table below. 

To prevent occupational accidents involving chemical substances and realize a safety-secured working environment, we pursue continuous improvement with a focus on the development of the safety data sheet (SDS)-based management system and the enhancement of guidelines concerning chemical hazards.

 In September 2022, a accident occurred in which one employee of a group company died due to a pressure door. The survey was conducted based on the procedures stipulated in the occupational health and safety management system and, SHIONOGI investigated all power door and shutter in all sites and installed safety devices on a part of doors and shutters with no safety system and implemented procedures to ensure the safe operation during opening and closing for preventing recurrence. 

 The SHIONOGI Group conducts audits of each operating site of the group and its suppliers using multiple approaches to check their EHS promotion status, as shown in the table below.

 The SHIONOGI Group Risk Management Policy stipulates that in the event of a crisis, we should place top priority on protecting human life and ensuring safety, promptly take measures to minimize damage and prevent recurrence, and continue business operations as principles of action. To respond to emergencies, such as earthquakes, pandemics, and corporate scandals, we have established emergency response guidelines and manuals with a focus on respect for human life, consideration for and contribution to local communities, and business continuity. In anticipation of emergencies, we have established communication and reporting systems and regularly carry out emergency responsiveness training and review response procedures. In FY2021, disaster drills were conducted at each operating site, following a simulated scenario of an earthquake-triggered fire or tsunami.

 In order to promote EHS activities, we believe it essential that individual employees be fully aware of environmental, health, and safety issues in connection with their own work and actively address them. In addition to EHS education for all employees, we provide environmental education and preliminary education related to operations with high environmental impact, such as waste management and the handling of chemical substances, at each operating site. We clearly inform employees of the targets and actual figures of CO2 emissions and waste generation so as to effectively motivate their involvement in EHS activities.