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CSR(Corporate Social Responsibility)

Hitachi

A Safe, Pleasant Workplace

Our wide range of policies, designed to make work easier for employees, cover workplace safety and health management

Employee Health and Safety

From many years of safeguarding employee safety and improving the work environment, we have acquired in-depth expertise on safety and health. We then apply this expertise to everyday operations, including health management, where employees are given guidance based on regular medical check-ups with company physicians.

Trends in the Occupational Accident Rate
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Safety Policies of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) develops and implements worker safety and health policies, part of an action plan for all of its employees worldwide.
Programs are produced by an independent in-house team that takes into account divisional and regional effectiveness. Policies range from monitoring chemicals and machinery in factories to managing hygiene in dormitories and cafeterias at factory locations. We are ensuring safer environments for workers both on the job and in private life. Work safety and health teams include employees and experts who receive individual guidance and Internet-based training. They work together to improve their safety knowledge, through electronic discussions or via telephone, and through outside courses. As a result, Hitachi GST currently has OHSAS 18001*1 certification at 10 global sites.

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OHSAS18001
OHSAS (Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series) 18001 is a certification based on a set of regulations and procedures for managing and controlling occupational health and safety risks.

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Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Thailand)
Members of the worker safety and health team

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On-site interviews conducted by team members

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On-site confirmation of safety and health

Ensuring Better Work Hours

To improve productivity and operational efficiency, we return to the basics in our reviews of how managers and other employees work. We encourage employees to reduce overtime and take annual holidays. In this way, we try to ensure appropriate work hours and help employees maintain a good work-life balance, which ultimately strengthens them and the organization as a whole.

Training for Strengthening Communication Skills

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A training session for
strengthening communication
skills
(Photo courtesy of Nikkei
Information Strategy)

To revitalize workplace communications, we started a training program in 2008 for managers to strengthen their communication skills. To promote diversity and good interpersonal relations based on trust-as well as to achieve organizational goals-we stress respect for individuality and differences of opinion and culture, while seeking a full consensus. The hands-on training during the two-day program focuses on communication skills that are the basis for all interactive skills: active listening, essential for mutual understanding; and assertion, which allows people-after opinions and ideas are expressed-to reach a conclusion that all parties can accept.

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