Society
Safety Education and Training
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.
Education on handling organic peroxides
(PT.NOF MAS CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES)
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.
Hands-on practical safety training (Oita Works)
Experience-based hazard education (Amagasaki Plant)
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.
Forklift safety driving training
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.
High-pressure gas disaster prevention drill
(Amagasaki Plant)
Initial response firefighting training
(Oita Works)
Joint nighttime disaster prevention drill for the industrial complex
(Oita Works)
Joint disaster prevention drill
(NiGK Corporation)
Firefighting skills competition
(NiGK Corporation)
Fire extinguishing drill
(Changshu NOF Chemical Co., Ltd.)
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 |
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| 2025/6/30 | Received the award for excellent refrigeration equipment safety managers from the Hyogo Refrigeration Equipment Safety Association |
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| 2025/11/14 | Received the Chairperson’s Award for excellent boiler engineers from the Japan Boiler Association |
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| 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 |
Received the Chairperson’s award for excellent boiler engineers from the Japan Boiler Association
(Amagasaki Plant)
Received the excellent long-time service employee award, gold and bronze award from the Saitama Prefectural Explosives Safety Association Chairman
(NiGK Corporation)
Received the excellent long-time service employee award, silver award from the Saitama Prefectural Explosives Safety Association Chairman
(NiGK Corporation)
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 training session (NICHIYU LOGISTICS CO., LTD.)
Forklift training session (NICHIYU LOGISTICS CO., LTD.)

