Promotion of Occupational Safety and Health

In accordance with the Labor Standards Law and the Industrial Safety and Health Act, KDDI is engaged in a group-wide health and safety drive to secure the health and safety of workers (all employees, temporary staff, subcontractors, etc. involved in our business activities) in workplaces and facilitate the creation of a comfortable working environment.

We comply with the "Health and Safety Management Rules" and the "Labor Agreement," and at each office, we have established a safety and health management system, which includes general safety and health managers, safety officers, health officers, safety and health promoters, health promoters, industrial physicians, employees in charge of mental health promotion and Health and Safety Committee members. Conducted collaboratively by labor and management, the "Health and Safety Committee," held monthly at each workplace, discusses topics such as "health-focused management," "healthcare," "mental health," "workstyle reform," "overtime and excessive working hours," "fire prevention and disaster preparedness," and "road safety" to identify risks and discuss countermeasures. Furthermore, through internal audits of initiatives related to occupational safety and health, we continuously conduct workplace improvements.
KDDI, in line with the KDDI Group Mission Statement of "We value and care about the material and emotional well-being of all its employees and deliver a thrilling customer experience by always going further than expected, with the ultimate goal of achieving a truly connected society," has introduced a "KDDI Group Declaration of Health-Focused Management". To promote the well-being of employees, which is at the core of health-focused management, KDDI, KDDI Health Insurance Association, and KDDI Labor Union have joined forces to work on enhancing the physical and mental health of employees.

Additionally, to ensure that employees work in good health and with vitality, we have established key indicators and are actively working on health-focused management to achieve our goals.

KDDI Engineering Corporation, which does or manages construction by contract and operates and maintains facilities, provides regular training to ensure complete safety management. The on-the-job training for employees engaging in these operations in order to prevent accidental falls from heights and electric shocks, among others, includes Safety Training for Dangerous Operations and Tool Training. Regular legal training such as Health and Safety Education for Foremen is also provided.
Furthermore, KDDI holds an annual safety conference and quarterly safety meetings for partner companies involved in high-risk tasks, such as base station construction and network infrastructure work, which encompass hazardous tasks like working at high altitudes. These events are intended to share safety-related experiences and provide information to enhance safety skills.

KDDI has established a system whereby any workplace injuries are reported via designated reporting channels, promptly investigated and actions are taken including putting measures in place to prevent recurrences.
For accidents involving falls, which are the most common cause of workplace injuries, we have prepared materials summarizing examples, contributing factors, and countermeasures. We are also promoting awareness of the accident reporting flow, encouraging employees to take precautions, and raising awareness of how to prevent accidents.

KDDI is running a number of initiatives to drive health-focused management based on the basic principles of respect for human life, ensuring the safety and mental and physical health of employees in workplaces at all times, and maintaining a comfortable working environment.

We conduct various activities aimed at ensuring the health and safety of employees working outside Japan. We provide consultations with industrial doctors to employees before they transfer overseas, interviews with medical staff to all employees returning to Japan and follow-up care after the regular health exams to employees working overseas. We also began conducting stress check for employees working overseas and providing follow-ups, including health checks as required. Furthermore, we have established and implemented the Vaccination and Health Report Guidelines for International Transferees and Business Travelers from the perspective of health management and employee safety for those transferring or traveling outside Japan.
We introduced a medical return program that covers the expenses of employees or accompanying family members returning sick or injured to Japan, if an industrial doctor judges that they should receive treatment in Japan. In preparation for emergent situations, we have set up emergency evacuation services for all employees stationed or on a business trip overseas for evacuating in the event of terrorism or political instability. We also offer emergency medical transport services for the transport of severely ill or injured persons to a different country for medical treatment if necessary.