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Occupational Health and Safety

Overview of Activities

We conduct occupational health and safety activities based on the Corporate Policy of “Making Safety Top Priority.” Measures include improvements to our facilities and operation of an Occupational Safety and Health Management System (OSHMS*) to prevent labor accidents and ensure the safety and health of our employees.

  • *OSHMS :

    System to promote occupational health and safety management in a planned and continuous manner to improve health and safety levels at the worksite

    In May 2003, Sumitomo Chemical's Chiba Works was the first of the Company's facilities to receive certification for an Occupational Safety & Health Management System (OSHMS) from Japan Safety & Health Association (JISHA). By 2009, five Sumitomo Chemical's Works as well as its Tsukuba Research Laboratory and Health & Crop Sciences Research Laboratory had also received certification for an OSHMS.