RC Education of the NOF Group

　To enable all the employees of the NOF Group to deepen their understanding of RC, emphatic efforts are put into RC education. In fiscal 2022, a total of 53,066 people participated in and received RC-related education and training for a total of some 41,000 hours.

* RC: Acronym for "Responsible Care.

Safety education by try-and-sense method

　The NOF Group has introduced safety education by a try-and-sense method, which aims at labor accident prevention by having the trainees gain a simulated experience of danger with a view to making the employees more sensitive to potential danger and more conscious of safety.
　We offered educational programs mainly for external entities so far, and we are currently working on more field-oriented education for our employees through the introduction of education by experience

Each individual’s “safe practice declaration” activities (Domestic Group)

　The need for enhanced safety awareness to eliminate labor accidents was recognized in fiscal 2011, as a result of the frequent occurrence of such accidents attributable to human factors including the lack of a sense of danger and carelessness. Since fiscal 2012, we have been implementing “each individual’s ‘safe practice declaration’ activities,” namely the setting of action targets for labor safety by each individual person and taking action to achieve the targets. This system is implemented in a way considered suitable for each plant, such as safe practice declarations of individuals, including the personnel of cooperating companies at the site, being made open to everybody by posting on a bulletin board.

BCP training and education

　We conducted our first-ever company-wide joint drill with the cooperation of all production sites in Japan, based on the assumption of extensive damage from a nationwide earthquake. The drill focused on establishing a smooth information-sharing and cooperation system between the Emergency Headquarters at the Head Office and each production site to confirm and improve the effectiveness of the BCP that has been formulated.
　We are also actively expanding our BCP through ongoing efforts regarding the development of the BCP and education in preparation for emergencies such as infectious disease outbreaks and cyberattacks.

Disaster prevention drills

　The NOF Group manufactures hazardous materials and explosives, including organic peroxides. We consider minimizing internal and external damage in the event of a disaster to be of the utmost importance, and actively conduct disaster prevention drills. In particular, we regularly conduct joint disaster prevention drills with local organizations to strengthen disaster countermeasures in cooperation with local communities.
　We also actively participate in local firefighting technique competitions to improve firefighting skills and appeal to communities by demonstrating our high level of safety awareness.

　In providing against accidents that might happen, close collaboration with local disaster-fighting organizations is indispensable. The NOF Group is actively trying to create opportunities to strengthen its disaster preparedness by engaging in joint drills with local organizations for damage prevention. Joint disaster-fighting drills and emergency support drills with neighboring companies are increasingly adapted to practical needs year after year. Large-scale drills have become frequent with the participation of local fire and police stations.
　The Kawasaki Works entered into an agreement with the municipal government of Kawasaki to offer itself as a refugefacility against tsunami, and would open its general office building to general citizens seeking help. Besides these drills, individual works also participates in local disaster-fighting drills at the request of organizations they belong to.

Cooperation with crime prevention activities
　Nippon Koki Co., Ltd. cooperated with the local Shirakawa Police Station’s "Dial 110 Day" event by exhibiting its crime prevention products and demonstrating the NET LAUNCHER.

　

Cooperation for local events
　In Kawagoe City, where NiGK Corporation is located, a local conference event was held to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the city’s establishment and to provide an opportunity to discuss how to create a better community. We provided humus from our plant to the “welfare market” at the event.

　The NOF Group has received various awards in recognition of its daily safety activities and consistently disaster-free operations at facilities that handle hazardous materials.
　The Kawasaki Works received an award from Kanagawa Prefecture recognizing its longstanding management of high-pressure gas.
　HOKKAIDO NOF CORPORATION received an award from Bibai City recognizing its achievements in hazardous materials and explosives safety.
　Nippon Koki Co., Ltd. received an award from the Japan Explosives Society, which highly evaluated its paper on the NET LAUNCHER crime prevention device.
　NICHIYU LOGISTICS CO., LTD. received an award from Oita Prefecture for its consistently accident-free operations. 　Encouraged by these awards, we are determined to continue pursuing safety activities and accident prevention and will strive to further promote safety management.

Record of awards for safety activities

Transportation safety

　The NOF Group is promoting the reduction of the environmental load in transportation, while at the same time engaging in activities to ensure the safety of products in transport. The Group has always treated transportation safety with desirable care, as it handles a wide range of hazardous materials.

Yellow card

　Should an accident occur during the transportation of chemical substances, it could have dire consequences on human life, the neighboring area, the cargo, and the road. The Yellow Card states the measures transport operators, the fire brigade, and the police should take as well as contact and notification information, in the event of such an accident. The NOF Group strictly requires that such cards should be provided to transport operators involved, who are also required to carry the card with the corresponding product while in transportation.