The FUJIFILM Environmental Report/2001 Edition

ON-THE-JOB SAFETY (DATA FOR SIX FUJIFILM BUSINESS LOCATIONS)
On-the-job safety constitutes the foundation of Fujifilm’s
production activities. Despite our long-standing policy of making
safety our number one priority and our consistent efforts to
ensure the safety of employees at every Group business site
under that policy, we regret to report that an accidental death
occurred in fiscal 2000. We are investigating the cause of the
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Occupational Injury Frequency Rate
1.2
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0.0
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.2
0.1
0.0
1.18
0.43
0.26
1.10
Occupational Injury Severity Rate
0.48
0.33
1.00
0.46
0.20
1.02 1.02
0.40
0.34
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
(Fiscal year)
0.15 0.15
COMPLAINTS
0.13
0.09
0.10
0.09
0.01 0.01
0.01
0.01
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
(Fiscal year)
In fiscal 2000, the Ashigara Factory received two complaints
regarding fumes, the Odawara Factory received two complaints
regarding noise, the Miyanodai Technology Development Center
received one complaint regarding noise, and the Asaka
Research Laboratories received one complaint regarding noise,
for a total of six complaints. We responded to all claims promptly
0.42
0.12 0.12
0.09
0.08
accident to ensure the creation of a system under which such an
accident will never happen again. Using this accident as a
lesson, we are also engaging in an extensive Groupwide
reassessment of our safety measures with the aim of stepping up
safety activities and eliminating on-the-job accidents.
0.34
0.53
to earn the understanding of local residents, and we are
endeavoring to prevent the recurrence of such complaints by
carrying out thorough anticipatory management. There were no
environment-related violations or lawsuits for the Company in
fiscal 2001.
Manufacturing industry *1
Chemical industry *2
Fujifilm
*1 Safety Index (Labor Standards Bureau of the Ministry of Health,
Labor and Welfare): Injury Frequency Rate by Industry
*2 Japan Chemical Industry Association survey on workplace
health and safety
Occupational Injury Frequency Rate = Number of injuries from
disasters and accidents/one million man-hours
Occupational Injury Severity Rate= Number of days of work
lost/total number of hours worked (thousands of hours)