AIST REPORT 2012

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Labor PracticesOccupational Safety and Health ActivitiesUnder the Environmental Safety Charter “Improvement of Occupational Safety and Health,” we have been working to create a work environment where everyone at AIST can work safely and in good health, with the top priority given to the improvement of occupational safety and health.Occupational Safety and Health Meeting and Site Meeting The Occupational Safety and Health Meetings are held at each site every month with the participation of management and labor representatives to discuss occupational safety and health issues. The Site Meeting, which is composed of representatives from the units of the site, is held every month to discuss the results of the discussion at the Occupational Safety and Health Meeting and other occupational safety and health issues. The results of the meetings are communicated to all employees through meetings of units.Safety guidelinesAIST has safety guidelines in place that set forth the code of conduct on safe handling of hazardous chemicals and high-pressure gases under the Environmental Safety Charter. These guidelines provide the basis for safety education for employees and experimental activities, and are reviewed and revised annually. Paragraphs on the handling of substances subject to the guideline for the carcinogenicity and designated drugs were added to the codes on hazardous chemicals of the safety guidelines in the FY2011 revision.Prevention of occurrence and recurrence of accidentsIf an occupational accident occurs, we will investigate and analyze the cause of the accident; stop the work until corrective action to prevent recurrence is taken; and communicate information on the accident to all employees to prevent similar accidents. Every morning, we hold the Safety Management Report Meeting by connecting the AIST research bases across the country with the video conference system. The research bases and units report on accidents, “hiyari-hatto” (near-accidents), health issues, etc. that have occurred during 24 hours from morning to morning and exchange information with each other to horizontally deploy measures to prevent recurrence of similar accidents and improve occupational safety and health.The number of accidents at AIST increased in FY2011 from the previous year. However, the number of human injury accidents caused by experiments was as low as in the previous year. No serious accidents occurred. External injuries, such as those during handling of glass equipment, and chemical exposures due to improper use of personal protective equipment accounted for most of the human injury accidents caused by experiments.Employee safety and health is our top priorityOccupational Safety and Health ActivitiesLabor Practices0.050.050.000.501.001.502.00AISTAll industriesFY2011FY2010FY2009FY2008FY200701.831.751.621.611.62Disabling injury frequency rate00.11Number of general accidents and human injury accidentsNumber of general accidentsOthersFallingChemicals, and gasesExternal injury0102030405060709080FY200718516241FY200818510235FY200916562291359128FY2010142432077545334FY20115530|Labor Practices

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