Occupational health
[Employee Health Management Declaration]
The Bando Group works to promote good health of employees in the firm belief that each employee’s physical and mental health forms a basis for our development.
1. Under the leadership of the top management, the entire Bando Group works “closely” to promote the health management.
2. The Group supports employees’ self-directed efforts to promote their good health with “excitement.”
3. The Group aims to create a workplace where employees can work “enthusiastically,” along with its work style innovation.
－Priority measures－
1. Work “closely”
We set up the “Healthy and Enthusiastic Workplace Creation Team” in each office to enable the Company, employees, and the health insurance association to work together to promote health by respecting individuality of each office.
2. Promote health with “excitement”
Each employee creates a vision about his/her health and makes an effort that lets him/her feel the positive effects on his/her health.
3. Create a workplace where employees can work “enthusiastically”
The Group aims to create a workplace where employees enjoy both their work and leisure time.
Material Issue Occupational health
Targets/Vision
- ●Every employee strives to maintain their health and create a workplace where they can work enthusiastically through activities of the Healthy and Enthusiastic Workplace Creation Team
Management and Promotion Method of Occupational health
[Responsible Departments] Health
- Business facilities
Coordinating office: Company-Wide Health and Safety Committee (Secretariat: Personnel Department is responsible for health)
[Policy/Point of view]
For health, the Group positions securing the health and safety in workplaces and improving the mental and physical health of employees as the foundation of our business activities and is working to strengthen the initiatives on employees’ health under the “Employee Health Management Declaration.”
[Visions]
Every employee strives to maintain their health and create a workplace where they can work enthusiastically through activities of the Healthy and Enthusiastic Workplace Creation Team
[Measures]
・ Promote activities to care for and follow up mental and physical health of employees based on the attributes such as regular and special medical checkup for all employees and the establishment of the “Healthy and Enthusiastic Workplace Creation Team” in each business facility as well as collaborative health activities using health scoring report as part of our data health program.
Initiatives to work healthily and enthusiastically
Since we newly appointed an executive in charge of health and enacted the “Employee Health Management Declaration” in 2017, we have helped employees realize their own “health vision“ and promoted workplace improvement activities led by the “Healthy and Enthusiastic Workplace Creation Team” formed at each office.
From fiscal 2022, as an initiative to improve engagement, we are focusing on improving workplace and solving issues based on the results of stress checks and harassment questionnaires.
Furthermore, we have developed a new roadmap toward making our premises completely smoke-free from April 2028 as part of our efforts to create a better workplace environment and to maintain and promote the physical and mental health of our employees.
These initiatives on which the Company and employees work “closely” are evaluated, and the Company was selected as one of the “2025 Outstanding Organizations of KENKO Investment for Health (large enterprise category).” We will continue to promote the creation of an organization based on the physical and mental health of each and every employee.
Aiming at the lost days rate 0.4% or less
As a target of initiatives for employees to work healthily and enthusiastically, we are aiming at achieving the lost days rate of 0.4% or less. To achieve this target, we use the results of medical checkups and lifestyle habit surveys to address identified health issues and encourage employees to take healthy actions by holding fitness classes and offering health guidance mainly by a public health nurse.
The lost days rate in fiscal 2024 was 0.73%. To deal with an increase in the number of medical treatment days due to lifestyle diseases, we are promoting preventive and early intervention measures, including distributing exercise videos, offering online yoga classes, and promoting collaborative health measures with the health insurance association as well as providing follow-up after regular health checkups and maintaining 100% participation rate for detailed examinations.
In addition to our ongoing efforts to improve workplace based on the stress check results, we have also continued to promote awareness of self-care and line care among employees. Although the number of lost days due to mental health issues and lifestyle diseases increased year-on-year, this also reflects our ability to identify and support those in need of assistance at an early stage. We regard this as an important indicator for considering future initiatives and will continue to monitor it closely.
As mental health issues continue to diversify and become more complex, we will conduct more detailed analyses and implement more effective support measures. For lifestyle diseases, we will promote targeted approaches for high-risk individuals while also advancing health promotion initiatives that address diverse needs, such as aging-related measures and support for women’s health.
Implementation status of health and productivity management
Main quantitative targets and achievements are as follows
*1. Presenteeism: Measured by using the stress check results based on WHO-HPQ (external indicator)
*2. Absenteeism: Measured using the number of absent days in excess of 7 days due to any illness (lost days rate)
Enhance health support and strengthen support system
With an aim to help employees build a strong foundation for physical and mental health during their employment and lead a fulfilling life throughout their lifetime, we are working to enhance various health support measures and strengthen our support system.
Measures against lifestyle diseases
We organize seminars and events to address health issues based on checkup results, etc. to prevent lifestyle diseases and develop healthy lifestyle habits.
Women’s health Promotion
In addition to promoting women’s health, we encourage male employees to participate in seminars, providing opportunities for all employees to deepen mutual understanding.
Participated in “Working RIBBON 80% Challenge”
In September 2024, as a promotion partner of the Corporate Action to Promote Cancer Control and the Women’s health initiative Working Ribbon, both led by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, we participated in the “Working RIBBON 80% Challenge.” This initiative aims to raise the breast and cervical cancer screening rates among employees of companies and organizations to over 80%, addressing a major challenge in cancer screening efforts. As working women approach half of the total labor force, the proportion of female employees at the Company is also on the rise. As part of our corporate initiatives, we actively promote cancer control measures aimed at prevention and early detection of cancer in women, including encouraging gynecological screenings and hosting related seminars, to protect the health of our valued employees and their families.
TOPICSPromote employees’ health with healthy meals
In fiscal 2018, Nankai Plant renovated its employees’ cafeteria as an activity of the Healthy and Enthusiastic Workplace Creation Team. In addition to the tangible aspect, we also reviewed the menu to provide healthier meals. While the Bando Group is working to solve issues of each plant based on the trends of employee health issues, we introduced low-calorie dishes with lots of vegetables to improve the issue of employees at Nankai Plant, “excessive intake of fat and carbohydrate.” The actual menu offered at the cafeteria was recognized by Osaka prefectural government as healthy menu (V.O.S menu*) that gives consideration to the volume of Vegetables, Oil, and Salt.
*V.O.S menu: An approval system being promoted to develop a healthy food environment (the reference value per meal is vegetables of 120g or more, ratio of fat to energy intake of 30% or less and salt of 3.0g or less)
