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NOF Group RC Education and Training

The NOF Group focus on RC education as a way of deepening understanding of RC among its employees. In fiscal 2025, a total of 51,986 people participated in a total of 33,326 hours of education and training.

This shows about ten employees undergoing classroom training.

Education on handling organic peroxides
(PT.NOF MAS CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES)

This is a photo of an employee speaking on stage.

Presentation of activities with all employees participating
(Oita Works)

RC education and training (FY2025) [Covered organizations:NOF Group]
 

Field Total number of participants (persons) Total number of hours (hours)
All aspects of RC 8,200 6,493
Occupational safety 33,003 20,557
Environmental safety 2,920 948
Product safety 6,942 2,541
Plant safety 478 258
Transportation safety 443 2,529
Total 51,986 33,326

Hands-on and experience-based education

The NOF has adopted hands-on and experience-based safety education as a training step for preventing occupational accidents. Such experience of danger in a simulated environment is expected to help improve their sensitivity to danger and raise awareness of safety.
Although training has mainly been provided by external organizations, we have also introduced hands-on training internally and are pursuing education more closely aligned with on-site conditions.

This is a photo of employees undergoing training that simulates having their hands caught in machinery.

Hands-on practical safety training (Oita Works)

This is a photo of an employee attempting to connect a hose to a water pipe.

Experience-based hazard education (Amagasaki Plant)

This is a photo of employees undergoing training on chest compressions using a mannequin.

Red Cross first-aid training course (Oita Works)

Forklift safety training and official certification

PT.NOF MAS CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES(NMC)
NMC conducted forklift training in compliance with Indonesian government cargo-handling laws and regulations. The training aims to equip operators with the capabilities needed to perform their duties safely and deepen their understanding of potential risks and sense of responsibility. Participants were required to undergo competency assessments, and those who passed received official government-issued certificates demonstrating their ability to operate safely in accordance with laws and regulations.

This is a photo of an employee operating a forklift outdoors.

Forklift safety driving training

This is a group photo of 16 employees. Several people in the front row are holding a banner that reads

Forklift safety driving training

BCP training

Individual “safe practice declaration” activities

Domestic Group companies
Based on the results of analysis into the causes of occupational accidents that occurred in fiscal 2011, we determined that raising safety awareness would be crucial in eliminating occupational accidents caused by human factors, such as a lack of awareness of danger and carelessness. Since fiscal 2012, we have been implementing “individual ’safe practice declaration’ activities,” that is, individuals setting of action targets for occupational safety and taking action to achieve them. This system is implemented in a way considered suitable for each plant, such as disclosing safe practice declarations of all personnel, including those at cooperating companies, on a bulletin board, etc.

Disaster prevention drills

The NOF Group manufactures hazardous materials, including organic peroxides, and explosives. Considering that minimizing damage both inside and outside the company in the event of an accident is of the utmost importance, we actively conduct disaster prevention drills. In particular, we regularly conduct joint disaster prevention drills together with local organizations as part of efforts to strengthen disaster countermeasures.
We also actively participate in local firefighting skills competitions, etc. to improve firefighting skills and demonstrate our high level of safety awareness.

This is a photograph of two people wearing gas masks carrying someone on a stretcher.

High-pressure gas disaster prevention drill
(Amagasaki Plant)

This shows a fire-extinguishing drill using fire extinguishers being conducted outdoors.

Initial response firefighting training
(Oita Works)

This is a photograph of a road in an industrial area at night. A van is stopped in front of a crosswalk ahead.

Joint nighttime disaster prevention drill for the industrial complex
(Oita Works)

Several employees and firefighters wearing helmets are gathered around an outdoor desk, looking at documents.

Joint disaster prevention drill
(NiGK Corporation)

Two people standing on the right side of the photo are holding a hose and spraying water forcefully toward the left.

Firefighting skills competition
(NiGK Corporation)

Two people are holding a single hose and spraying water forcefully at the wall of a building a short distance away.

Fire extinguishing drill
(Changshu NOF Chemical Co., Ltd.)

This is a photograph showing a person spraying a fire extinguisher toward the ground, with about ten other people watching from a short distance away.

NOF METAL COATINGS NORTH AMERICA INC. (MCNA)

Awards for safety activities

Under the basic philosophy that “safety takes precedence over everything,” all NOF Group employees work together to promote occupational safety and health, process safety, and disaster prevention activities. Each business site strives to maintain accident- and disaster-free operations through strict management of equipment and hazardous materials, thorough safety education, and activities conducted in cooperation with local communities.
These steady daily safety activities and the long-standing contributions of responsible personnel have been widely recognized, resulting in numerous awards from government agencies and
relevant associations.
Appropriate management and improvements in safety technology were recognized in the handling of hazardous materials and explosives and in various types of equipment essential to plant operations, including boilers, high-pressure gas equipment, and refrigeration equipment.

Record of awards for safety activities
 

Works / Plants Awarding date Name
Oita Works 2025/5/20 Received the award for excellent boiler engineers from the Oita branch of
the Japan Boiler Association
Amagasaki Plant 2025/6/10 Received the award for excellent boiler engineers from the Hyogo branch of
the Japan Boiler Association
2025/6/12 Received the award for excellent high-pressure gas safety managers from
the Hyogo High-Pressure Gas Safety Organization
2025/6/30 Received the award for excellent refrigeration equipment safety managers from
the Hyogo Refrigeration Equipment Safety Association
2025/11/14 Received the Chairperson’s Award for excellent boiler engineers from
the Japan Boiler Association
Aichi Works 2026/1/21 Letter of appreciation from the Chief of Handa Police Station
JAPEX Corp. 2025/5/29 Received the award for distinguished safety service from
the Tokyo Explosives Safety Association
NiGK Corporation 2025/5/23 Received the excellent long-time service employee award from
the Saitama Prefectural Explosive Safety Association Chairman
Nichiyu Kogyo Co., Ltd. 2025/5/27 Received the award for excellent hazardous materials safety supervisors from
the Takatsuki City Fire Department Chief
Nippon Koki Co., Ltd. Bibai Plant 2026/2/26 Received the award for green safety management achievement workplaces from
the Hokkaido Safety Driving Manager Association

This is a photo of the award recipient showing their certificate of commendation.

Received the Chairperson’s award for excellent boiler engineers from the Japan Boiler Association
(Amagasaki Plant)

This is a photo of two award recipients showing their certificates of commendation.

Received the excellent long-time service employee award, gold and bronze award from the Saitama Prefectural Explosives Safety Association Chairman
(NiGK Corporation)

This is a photo of the award recipient showing their certificate of commendation.

Received the excellent long-time service employee award, silver award from the Saitama Prefectural Explosives Safety Association Chairman
(NiGK Corporation)

This is a photo of the award recipient showing their certificate of commendation.

Received the award for excellent hazardous materials safety supervisors from the Takatsuki City Fire Department Chief
(Nichiyu Kogyo Co., Ltd.)

Transportation safety

The NOF Group promotes reductions in the environmental impact of logistics while undertaking activities to ensure the safe transportation of each product and raw material. The Group has always treated transportation safety with desirable care, as it handles a wide range of hazardous materials. In particular, we are strengthening management systems to prevent chemical leaks and spills caused by traffic accidents. All employees work together to thoroughly implement safety measures with the goal of achieving “zero accidents that adversely affect distribution.”

Forklift operation training is taking place in the spacious parking area in front of the factory warehouse. Seven or eight workers are gathered around, watching the training.

Forklift training session (NICHIYU LOGISTICS CO., LTD.)

This shows a forklift training session at Nichiyu Logistics Co., Ltd. Within a course marked off by red traffic cones, a worker wearing a helmet and work clothes is operating a forklift to transport a pallet loaded with drums.

Forklift training session (NICHIYU LOGISTICS CO., LTD.)