Health management

Regarding employee health promotion, we have set up a company-wide health promotion office within the Human Resources Department, and are working in cooperation with the health insurance association and each relevant department. The health management regulations define the roles of General Managers and human resources officer, and we are promoting health management and health promotion in the workplace.
In addition, we have 19 industrial physicians (including one psychiatrist at the head office and one doctor in charge of overseas operations) and 21 public health nurses and nurses throughout the country (including branches with fewer than 50 employees) as specialists. In addition, we receive guidance from a doctor at the University of Occupational and Environmental Health as a health management promotion advisor.

●Health promotion system diagram

In order to support employees in managing their own health independently, in accordance with the Industrial Safety and Health Act, Complex with 50 or more employees hold health committees once a month to raise awareness and promote health promotion activities.

Our company The Origin of Management on Ningen-Soncho and upholds "People-Centered Management." Our goal is to foster diverse human resources through our business and maximize the potential of our people, thereby contributing to the sustainable growth of our company and contributing to society. To that end, both the "mental" and "physical" health of each employee is important, and we aim to be a company where employees can work with enthusiasm.

●Overall picture of health management

We strive to detect employees who are easily stressed due to changes in their environment, such as mid-career hires and transferees, early on if they are suffering from mental health issues (by conducting pulse surveys and interviewing health professionals, etc.). We also continue to conduct interviews for all employees who have been with the company for one to three years, so that employees can work with peace of mind. We have also set up an in-house "health support site" to provide information on mental health issues, utilize webinars, hold various training sessions, and support employees through e-learning.
We also conduct stress checks every year in accordance with the Industrial Safety and Health Act. In fiscal 2023, we surveyed 13,619 employees of our group, with a participation rate of 90.4%.

We place great importance on improving health literacy and preventing lifestyle-related diseases. We are actively promoting collaborative health (specific health guidance, etc.) with the health insurance association, and promoting the launch of "Idemitsu Health Actions," desirable preventive habits. In addition, we have established our own "health management categories" for items related to lifestyle-related diseases among the results of regular health checkups. We use these categories to manage the health of our employees. We are working to prevent the disease from worsening, such as by providing high-risk individuals with thorough health guidance from industrial health staff. We also focus on encouraging employees who are subject to secondary examinations as a result of their health checkups to undergo examinations (the secondary examination attendance rate for fiscal 2023 was 91.1%). As a measure against cancer, we have added cancer screenings to the standard items of health checkups, and have established a system that allows even younger people to undergo examinations. Dental checkups are conducted at each Complex every year to maintain and improve the oral health of employees.

As a company with many overseas bases, the Group recognizes the importance of responding to global health issues such as the world's three major infectious diseases (tuberculosis, malaria, HIV/AIDS) and is taking action accordingly.We support employees who are assigned to overseas bases by providing pre-assignment education on health management (prevention of infectious diseases and lifestyle-related diseases, self-care), follow-up for those with high stress after stress checks, health checks, health checks for the employees and their families during their assignment, vaccination recommendations, health questionnaires, etc.
We take great care of the health of our employees at the Nghi Nghi Son Refinery in Vietnam by not only vaccinating them against seasonal infectious diseases (such as influenza), but also by conducting monthly pest control in company housing to prevent animal-borne infectious diseases. We also conduct health checkups for residents in the surrounding area and, based on the results, we develop health improvement projects such as tuberculosis vaccinations.

We are working to deepen understanding not only of women but also of men by holding seminars by external specialists and disseminating information on a regular basis regarding health issues specific to women.
We have also introduced a reduced-hours work system that can be used for women undergoing treatment for illnesses or symptoms specific to women, and we support employees in balancing work and treatment.

Refineries/Complexes use radioactive materials in testing equipment, etc. For the handling of these materials, we have established internal regulations based on laws such as the "Act on the Regulation of Radioisotopes, etc." We take measures to complete work in a short time and minimize the time of exposure to radiation by thoroughly shielding with protective gloves, protective clothing, protective face masks, etc. according to the work, and by carrying out sufficient advance preparation such as education and training on work procedures. In addition, to manage the health and safety of handlers, we prohibit entry to controlled areas, measure radiation doses at the boundaries of controlled areas (twice a year), manage the radiation exposure of employees who enter controlled areas (wearing personal radiation exposure dosimeters, etc.), and employees who work with radiation undergo health checkups twice a year. Furthermore, we request licensed waste disposal companies to dispose of waste containing radioactive materials appropriately.
The amount of radioactive material handled by our company is not enough to cause exposure to the local community.

We participate in the "Health and Management Study Group" and the "Health Day Consortium" to exchange information and share examples of health management and health promotion activities with other companies.