Health and Safety
Health Management
In its Code of Conduct, the Teijin Group states that we put human life first in every step of our business and strive to provide a safe work environment and protect the physical and mental health of our employees. Employees are regarded as key stakeholders, and the Group believes that sustainable corporate growth cannot be achieved without providing a safe and healthy working environment. In 2017, the Teijin Group announced the Teijin Group Health Management Declaration, expressing its commitment to actively promote the mental and physical well-being of its employees. Guided by the principle of respecting employee health, Group companies will continue to collaborate in advancing health management initiatives.
- *The Teijin Group was recognized as a Certified Health and Productivity Management Organization by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry for its excellent health management. We have received this recognition for 10 consecutive years.
The Teijin Group health management declaration
The Teijin Group believes that employees are the ultimate management resource.
We are committed to promoting the development of employees who are full of vigor and to the creation of vibrant workplaces for the sustainable growth of the company, and will continue to actively promote the mental and physical health of our employees.
At the same time, the Teijin Group strives to contribute to the health of people around the world through its business activities.
(Established on June 16, 2017)
Health Management Policy
The Teijin Group is strategically involved in the health management of its employees based on its Corporate Philosophy.
System for Promoting Health Management and Future Direction
The Healthcare Support Office of Teijin Limited serves as the department responsible for promoting Health Management. Under the direction of top management, it promotes Health Management across Teijin Limited and its domestic Group companies in collaboration with the Teijin Group Health Insurance Association, occupational physicians, and occupational health staff.
Promotion System
Future Direction (Medium-Term Issues)
We actively promote Health Management initiatives aimed at enhancing employee well-being while strengthening our human capital by visualizing the outcomes of these initiatives. Through these efforts, we seek to increase employee work engagement and ultimately foster an organizational culture that facilitates innovation.
Mental Health Care: Awareness and Support
To support the mental health of our employees, we have established both internal and external consultation services to create an environment where employees can seek advice with confidence. Under the guidance of board-certified psychiatrists, our specialists, including clinical psychologists and public health nurses, provide personalized mental health support through a variety of channels, including face-to-face and online consultations. In addition, we utilize an external Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to further strengthen our support system. In FY2025, we provided a total of 1,625 consultations. As part of our preventive education initiatives, staff from the Healthcare Support Office regularly conduct training programs for new employees as well as self-care and line care training. In FY2025, a total of 30 training sessions were held for approximately 1,100 employees. We also provide e-learning programs on topics such as self-care and line care to continuously improve mental health literacy and strengthen the ability of employees to respond at an early stage.
Implementation of a Diagnosis to Measure the "iki-iki" Level of Individuals and Workplaces
Since 2003, the Teijin Group has continuously conducted organization-wide workplace stress assessments. Since 2016, we have conducted annual assessments every June that combine workplace stress assessments with individual stress assessments. Based on the assessment results, we implement bottom-up workplace improvement activities at workplaces exceeding a specified threshold through discussions led by employees. According to the results of the effectiveness assessment conducted in June 2025, improvements were confirmed at approximately 50% of the targeted workplaces. In addition, we hold briefing sessions for managers and employees who wish to participate to explain how to interpret workplace assessment results, thereby promoting their appropriate understanding and effective use while encouraging the establishment of autonomous workplace improvement activities. Through these initiatives, we strive to create an open and comfortable working environment.
Prevention and Health Promotion Measures for Health in Collaboration with Health Insurance Association
In collaboration with the Health Insurance Association, we promote data-driven health management (collaborative health) based on the analysis of health data. By utilizing individual employee health data, we implement targeted initiatives tailored to specific health risks, including smoking cessation support. In addition, we provide comprehensive health programs ranging from population-based approaches to the prevention of the progression of lifestyle-related diseases.
ESH Management Activities
The Teijin Group positions Environment, Safety and Disaster prevention, and Health (ESH) as key initiatives in all business activities and promotes ESH management across the entire group.
Teijin Group Environment, Safety and Health Rules
The Teijin Group has established the Group ESH Rules to define the basic policies on environmental protection, safety, disaster prevention, occupational health, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations in Japan and overseas that govern all business activities, from research and development to production, distribution, and sales. The Rules also establish Group-wide standards for matters requiring centralized management, with the aim of contributing to the protection of the environment in local communities and ensuring the safety and health of employees. The Rules apply to Teijin Limited and its Group companies in Japan and overseas. They also apply, as appropriate, to partner companies operating on the premises of our business sites and cover all employees involved in our business activities, including temporary agency workers. In addition to requiring compliance with applicable national laws, regulations, and local ordinances, the Rules set forth the Group's voluntary ESH management objectives and the basic policies for achieving them, as outlined below.
Goals for ESH management
In accordance with the Teijin Group's ultimate goals -- the Challenge "ZERO," the goals for ESH management in business activities shall be the following four items:
- 1.Environmental conservation Zero environmental problems
- 2.Safety Zero labor accidents
- 3.Disaster prevention Zero explosions and fires
- 4.Health Zero occupational diseases
Teijin Group ESH Basic Policies
- 1.We make safety our highest priority, following our philosophy of protecting human life.
- 2.ESH is the responsibility of every production line manager.
- 3.ESH efforts are integral to every stage of business activities.
Group ESH Management System
The Teijin Group established the Group ESH Conference to practice integrated environment, safety, and health (ESH) management. The Group ESH Conference holds regular meetings twice a year to deliberate on policy, measures, and activities regarding ESH management, which are then expanded within the Group. The ESH Conference members appointed for each business unit serve as Business ESH Committee Chairs and promote ESH management for each business. Additionally, the Teijin Group shall lay down criteria for the establishment of the ESH Management System (ESH-MS) at each factory and other facilities, as outlined in the "Standards for the Establishment of the Group's ESH Management System."
Objectives to establish the ESH Management System (ESH-MS)
- 1.Each factory and other facilities will secure their ESH management at a certain level and continuously improve their ESH performance by establishing and appropriately implementing the ESH-MS.
- 2.Through the establishment of the ESH-MS based on the international standards such as ISO 14001 and ISO 45001, the Teijin Group will objectively show its stakeholders (shareholders, customers, business partners, regional society, and administrative organizations, etc.) that it maintains the level of its ESH management above the average.
- 3.Through the construction and operation of international common standards or ESH-MS based on those common standards, the Teijin Group will share the "common ideology and language of the ESH Management" among all factories, etc.
ESH assessments and audits
Through the ESH assessment system, Teijin reviews and verifies relevant laws and regulations, as well as ESH risks associated with project implementation and day-to-day operations. We strive to ensure legal compliance and take appropriate actions based on the level of risk. In accordance with the ESH Audit Regulations, we have established a dual-audit system consisting of ESH Audit A and ESH Audit B. Audit A is conducted annually by the Chairperson of the ESH Committee appointed for each business unit, while Audit B is carried out by the general manager of the Environment and Safety Department, who is appointed by the Chief Production, Engineering & Procurement Officer. During the audit process, each business unit reports on the status of ESH management, incidents and accidents, countermeasures taken, and overall ESH activities. These reports are then reviewed, and guidance is provided regarding future challenges and actions to be taken before the next audit.
| Overview of Audits | Auditors | FY2025 Audit Results | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESH Audit A | ESH audits at production sites | Chairperson of business unit ESH committee | 21 sites (14 in Japan and 7 overseas) |
| ESH Audit B | Audit of business unit audit results | General manager of the Environment and Safety Department | 16 cases (3 composites factories, 8 business units, 5 directly managed companies) |
Training for internal auditors of ESH compliance
To enhance compliance with laws and regulations related to ESH, every year we hold a course to train Group employees as internal auditors for ESH compliance. In FY2025, 54 employees were newly certified as Grade 1 internal auditors for ESH compliance and 20 employees were certified as Grade 2 internal auditors for ESH compliance.
Responding to an ESH accident
To ensure that all ESH-related accidents, including occupational accidents and work-related illnesses, are promptly investigated and reported within the Group according to the details of the accident, we have established and strictly enforce the "ESH-related accident/disaster occurrence reporting rules."
Prioritization and Action Plans in FY2026
In FY2026, we will address the following priority issues with the aim of achieving zero ESH accidents in our business activities.
- 1.Further reduce occupational accidents and disaster prevention incidents, and eliminate serious accidents.
- 2.Improvement of hazard awareness.
- 3.Review and promotion of disaster prevention management.
- 4.Compliance with environmental regulations and strengthening of chemical substance management.
Security and Disaster Prevention Activities
Framework for Promoting Disaster Prevention Management
The Teijin Group is engaged in disaster prevention management and has established Groupwide disaster prevention guidelines. For each fiscal year, we design plans based on these guidelines relating to preventative measures, such as disaster prevention assessment, fire prevention, and earthquake countermeasures, as well as planning and implementing initiatives including the strengthening of disaster prevention training and drills and upgrading of fire prevention equipment. Each business unit/manufacturing site manages the implementation status and achievements of these disaster prevention activities and gives guidance to improve any areas of noncompliance. The results of this are then audited by the Chief Production, Engineering & Procurement Officer at the end of each fiscal year.
Implementing Disaster Prevention Diagnoses
The Teijin Group has been conducting disaster prevention diagnoses since 1980 and mini disaster prevention diagnoses since 2008 in line with its own independent standards. In Teijin's aramid business, process safety management (PSM) has been introduced at Teijin Aramid B.V. affiliated chemical plants in the Netherlands, Japan, and Asia. "Disaster prevention diagnoses" and "PSM" were conducted at 14 plants within the Group that handle large quantities of chemical substances. These are Teijin Group plants where large amounts of hazardous substances are handled. Mini disaster prevention diagnoses mainly examine fire prevention, focusing on small-scale locations with a risk of fires, such as boilers and places where hazardous materials and combustibles are stored (23 factories). We conduct an examination every five years. In FY2025, we carried out diagnoses at 20 risk areas in 12 factories.
Trends in the number of disaster prevention diagnoses
Other Activities Aimed at Realizing Zero Serious Accidents
To achieve our aim of realizing zero "serious accidents," which we have defined as including explosions, fires, and external leakage/spills of hazardous substances, we are taking various measures to reinforce disaster prevention including disaster prevention diagnoses, training, and drills at our chemical plants and power plants.
Trends in the number of serious accidents
We are continuously taking various measures to reinforce disaster prevention, including disaster prevention diagnoses, training, and drills.
- *A serious accident refers to explosions or fire accidents, accidents involving leakage or outflow of hazardous materials or hazardous substances, which have caused human damage (lost-time injury accidents), or have affected the local community, or have involved full-scale external support.
- *Figures are calculated based on calendar years
Fire Prevention Activities
Since 2008, November 10 has been the Teijin Group Fire Prevention Day. On this day, each Group company conducts its own fire prevention activities, as well as common activities for the whole Teijin Group, such as periodical fire prevention checks. These activities are shared Groupwide in order to strengthen the fire prevention system.
Disaster Prevention Training (Evacuation Drills)
Since the Great East Japan Earthquake struck on March 11, 2011, the Teijin Group has continued to implement evacuation drills assuming the occurrence of a natural disaster. After the drills, we hold review meetings and endeavor to improve our earthquake response manual. Training was carried out at plants and facilities in Japan in FY2025 as well (including tabletop exercises).
Occupational Safety Activities
Occupational Safety Promotion System
To reduce risk in the workplace, the Teijin Group encourages its manufacturing and processing sites to obtain occupational health and safety management system certification (ISO 45001 and integrated management systems including its requirements). As of the end of March 2026, a total of 38 business sites and plants have acquired the occupational health and safety management system certification.
Current status of occupational health and safety management system certification
Japan (12 companies, 18 factories)
| Teijin | Iwakuni, Matsuyama, Mishima, Ibigawa, Mihara | Teijin Frontier | Matsuyama, Ibigawa |
| Unisel | Iwakuni |
| Teijin Tedy | Matsuyama |
| Hiroshima Plastic | Hiroshima |
| Teijin Eco-Science | Matsuyama |
| Teijin Pharma | Iwakuni |
| Teijin Kosan | Ehime | Toho Chemical Engineering & Construction | Mishima, Tokushima |
| Toho Machinery | Tokushima |
| Teijin Regenet | Iwakuni |
| Teijin Medical Technologies | Iwakuni |
Overseas (15 companies, 20 factories)
| The Netherlands | Teijin Aramid | Delfzijl、Arnhem、Emmen |
|---|---|---|
| China | Teijin Chemicals Plastic Compounds (Shanghai) | Shanghai |
| Teijin Polycarbonate China | Zhejiang | |
| Nantong Teijin* | Nantong | |
| N.I. Teijin Airbag Fabric*（Nantong） | Nantong | |
| Teijin Automotive Fabrics Finishing*（Nantong） | Nantong | |
| Teijin Product Development China* | Nantong | |
| Thailand | Teijin Corporation (Thailand) | Ayutthaya |
| Thai Namsiri Intertex | Wellgrow、Bangpoo | |
| Teijin (Thailand) | Ayutthaya | |
| Teijin Polyester (Thailand) | Pathumthani | |
| Teijin Cord (Thailand) | Ayutthaya | |
| Germany | Teijin Carbon Europe | Heinsberg |
| Portugal | Teijin Automotive Technologies Portugal | Leça do Balio、Palmela |
| Czech Republic | Teijin Automotive Technologies Czech | Milovice、Čejetičky |
- *Sites certified under integrated management systems incorporating ISO 45001 requirements
Occupational Safety Promotion Activities
Promoting the three pillars of safety activities
In order to prevent occupational accidents, the Teijin Group has established three pillars of safety activities: the "5S" initiative (referring to the five Japanese words seiri, seiton, seiso, seiketsu, and shitsuke, which correspond to organization, tidiness, cleaning, hygiene, and discipline); the "Hiyari" or "Hatto" (meaning close call or near miss) initiative; and safety patrols. These activities from Japan are expanded as activities common to the Teijin Group including overseas Group companies. Utilizing the information obtained through these activities, we aim to enhance individual awareness of risks and communication in the workplace in order to eliminate occupational accidents within the Teijin Group.
In addition, we hold monthly safety and health committee meetings at each location, bringing together worker representatives, company representatives, and industrial physicians as a forum for sharing information and holding discussions. Furthermore, we share information and hold discussions through our own activities, such as the ESH Promotion Committee, to ensure workplace safety and to raise the level of our safety activities.
Initiatives aimed at preventing lost-time injuries
In FY2025, we promoted safety initiatives with a focus on reducing caught-in/between injuries, the leading cause of lost-time injuries, while working to enhance hazard awareness and reinforce safe work practices. In FY2026, in addition to further reducing caught-in/between injuries, we are promoting safety initiatives with a renewed focus on preventing slip, trip, and fall injuries. We also have a system in place to receive reports on lost-time and no-lost-time injuries involving contractors that occur within the Teijin Group to support and promote the safety initiatives of our contractors.
Groupwide sharing of occupational accident information and response measures
Information on all occupational accidents involving lost-time injuries within the Teijin Group is shared via the intranet to help prevent recurrence of similar incidents. In particular, if the circumstances and cause of the accident satisfy the requirements for a special audit as described in the ESH Audit Regulations, a special audit is performed either by the head office or the relevant business unit, depending on the details of the accident. Special audits check the status of on-site investigations to determine the cause of the accidents, the progress of recurrence prevention measures, and whether or not there are any points for improvement.
Status of Occupational Accidents
In 2025 (January-December), there were no occupational accidents resulting in the death of an employee or contractor employee. (There have been no occupational accidents resulting in the death of an employee, including contractor employees, over the past eight years). The total occupational accident frequency rate was 1.14 (1.44 in Japan), and we were unable to achieve our target of 1.0 or below.
Lost-time injury frequency rate and total occupational accident frequency rate
- *Teijin Automotive Technologies NA Holdings Corp. (TAT-NA), which had been a consolidated subsidiary of the Materials Segment, was divested in July 2025 following the share transfer agreement concluded in March 2025. TAT-NA is included from FY2021 to FY2023 and excluded from both the base year and FY2024 onward.
- *Total occupational accident frequency rate indicates both lost-time injured persons and non-lost-time injured persons per one million working hours (figures are calculated based on calendar years). Includes full-time employees, fixed-term employees, part-time employees, and temporary employees.
- *Lost-time injury frequency rate indicates number of lost-time injured persons per one million working hours (figures are calculated based on calendar years).