Mazda is working to develop people, workplaces, and mechanisms that ensure the safety and health of the people who work at Mazda. Since FY2008, the company has been implementing its three-year plan, called the "One Mazda Movement for an Enjoyable Workplace."
In addition, Mazda implements voluntary and continuous safety and hygiene management through its Safety and Health Management System. This system reduces the potential risks for work-related accidents and enhances overall levels of safety and hygiene standards.
For workers, safety and health are essential assets.
Our people are our most valuable resource, and we are committed to keeping them safe.
- Three-Year Policy:
- We will create enjoyable workplaces based on safety and health by means of the Safety and Health Creed.
- Slogan:
- Safety and health first in One Mazda, 24 hours a day!
We will create enjoyable workplaces based on safety and health by implementing the Safety and Health Creed:
Preventing accidents by attaining zero risk in five key areas*1based on the safety management system
- Management and employees will work as a team to encourage individuals to proactively minimize safety risks and improve safety skills
- Mazda will make efforts focused on employee satisfaction and aim to prevent any further hazards that fall under Working Environment Assessment Classification 3*2
- Mazda will systematize its activities to support mental health and achieve lifestyle improvements, and promote independent health management by individuals and workplaces
- Mazda will expand global safety and health activities, and encourage improvements throughout the Group
- *1Five key areas: safety, hygiene, health, fire prevention, road traffic.
- *2Indicates working environment measurement results and working environment evaluation results.
·Assessment Classification 3: improvement is necessary (improve to reach Classification 2 or 1)
·Assessment Classification 2: needs attention (work toward reaching Classification 1)
·Assessment Classification 1: good condition (maintain current state)
Mazda has established the General Safety and Health Committee, whose members include management executives (executives responsible for safety and health, and each division's general managers) and labor representatives (Mazda Workers' Union leaders). In line with official agreements, committee members meet to discuss and decide each year's action plan and priority measures concerning safety and health.
Occupational safety and health activities extend to all companies in the Mazda Group. Specifically, these activities include sharing of information by safety and health committee observers, workplace observation and guidance, and educational support.
Mazda implements voluntary and continuous safety and hygiene management through its Safety and Health Management System. This system reduces the potential risks for work-related accidents and enhances overall levels of safety and hygiene standards.
Contents of the Management System Initiative
Mazda performs risk assessments to prevent accidents before they happen. The Company also implements system audits and evaluations to support the appropriate implementation of the system. These processes are part of the PDCA (plan-do-check-act) cycle, which Mazda applys on an ongoing basis.
<FY2010 Internal System Audit Results>
Performed audits for all applicable divisions and departments (27 divisions, 116 departments)
Since 2005, Mazda has conducted risk assessments at all facilities to determine potential dangers and risks in manufacturing, development, management, office operations and other processes, in order to determine suitable countermeasures. Through these efforts the Company reviews and identifies risks each year, improving the level of workplace safety.
Mazda conducts safety and health training within the Company, throughout the Group and with suppliers (Toyukai Cooperative Union*3).
Contents of main educational and training programs at Mazda (non-consolidated)
- Number of participants in educational and training programs: 5,599 (programs held in FY2010)
- Safety and health training prescribed by the Occupational Safety and Health Law is provided (information provided to Group companies and suppliers)
- Prediction trainer training, with the aim of achieving zero accidents
- Newly appointed safety and health managerial and supervisory personnel
Main educational and training programs for Group companies and suppliers
- Safety and health management
- Training to enhance the skills of safety and health management and supervisory personnel
- Training for work-related risk prediction and traffic risk prediction
- *3The Toyukai Cooperative Union consists of 65 vehicle parts and equipment companies that are direct or indirect trading partners with Mazda, and is a union organization that actively engages in initiatives with a constant awareness of the need to put "quality first." It was founded in 1952 by Mazda and 20 collaborating companies that have trading relationships with the Company, with the aim of promoting friendly relations among members and improving welfare, as well as developing a system for cooperating with Mazda. The Company offers advice and support to this group from a safety viewpoint by introducing safety information and participation in safety training provided by Mazda.
