Promotion of Occupational Safety and Health

We, the KDDI Group, uphold the corporate philosophy of “pursuing both the material and emotional well-being of all our employees while delivering overwhelming excitement that exceeds our customers’ expectations, thereby contributing to the development of a rich communications society.” To remain a happy and vibrant company for all employees working at the KDDI Group, and to continue providing services as a comprehensive telecommunications operator that supports society’s information infrastructure, we consider it our top priority to ensure the “safety” and “health” of each and every employee and to create a comfortable, lively, and employee-friendly workplace environment.

Accordingly, with the approval of the President and CEO, we have established the “KDDI Occupational Safety and Health Policy” (hereinafter, the Policy). Under this Policy, we ensure the safety and health of workers in the workplace (all employees engaged in business activities, dispatched workers, contractors, etc.), promote the creation of a comfortable workplace environment, and address occupational safety and health across the entire KDDI Group.

We will continue to work in collaboration with all stakeholders to maintain and improve a safe and healthy workplace environment in accordance with this Policy.

We comply with the “Safety and Health Management Regulations” and the “Labor Agreement,” and at each workplace, we appoint a general safety and health manager, safety manager, health manager, safety and health promoter, health promoter, industrial physician, mental health promotion officer, and safety and health committee members to establish a safety and health management system.
Planned and operated jointly by labor and management, the “Safety and Health Committee,” held once a month at each workplace, discusses themes such as “health management,” “healthcare,” “mental health,” “work style reform,” “overtime and long working hours,” “fire prevention and disaster preparedness,” and “traffic safety” to identify risks and discuss countermeasures. Furthermore, by undergoing internal audits of occupational safety and health initiatives, we continuously improve workplaces.
In addition, under the “Health Management Declaration,” to promote employee health enhancement, which is the core of health management, KDDI, the KDDI Health Insurance Society, and the KDDI Labor Union work together to advance the physical and mental health of employees.

At KDDI, we implement a variety of initiatives to prevent occupational accidents at construction and work sites. Through these initiatives, we aim to achieve “zero accidents and zero disasters” and continuously strive for improvement and enhanced safety awareness.

Through these initiatives, we aim to create a safe and comfortable working environment, strive for excellence in safety and health management, and continue to make ongoing improvements while further strengthening safety measures.

We respect human life and are committed to ensuring the safety of employees in the workplace, promoting their physical and mental health, and maintaining a comfortable working environment. Based on this philosophy, we are advancing various initiatives to promote “Health-Focused Management”.

Furthermore, to ensure that employees work healthily and vibrantly, and that the company remains dynamic, we have established promotion points and target values as health indicators and are actively pursuing Health Management to achieve these goals.

Confirmation of Employee Safety in Emergencies

In the event of large-scale natural disasters (earthquakes, typhoons, heavy rains, etc.), fires, terrorism, or widespread outbreaks such as a new strain of influenza, we have established a system to promptly confirm employee safety using the safety confirmation system and take appropriate actions based on the situation.
The status of safety confirmations is centralized by the Human Resources Headquarters, and updates are continuously reported to the Disaster Response Headquarters until the safety of all targeted employees is confirmed. We ensure employee safety by taking appropriate measures.
In addition, to enable rapid safety confirmation during emergencies, we conduct training using the safety confirmation system twice a year for all employees.

[Safety Confirmation Flow]

(In the event of an earthquake with a seismic intensity of 6-lower or higher, the system automatically sends notifications to immediately confirm the situation.)

• [Disaster Preparedness]
• [Disaster prevention efforts (in Japanese only)]

KDDI has established a system whereby any workplace injuries are reported via designated reporting channels, promptly investigated and actions are taken including putting measures in place to prevent recurrences.
For accidents involving falls, which are the most common cause of workplace injuries, we have prepared materials summarizing examples, contributing factors, and countermeasures. We are also promoting awareness of the accident reporting flow, encouraging employees to take precautions, and raising awareness of how to prevent accidents.

We conduct various activities aimed at ensuring the health and safety of employees working outside Japan. We provide consultations with industrial doctors to employees before they transfer overseas, interviews with medical staff to all employees returning to Japan and follow-up care after the regular health exams to employees working overseas. We also began conducting stress check for employees working overseas and providing follow-ups, including health checks as required. Furthermore, we have established and implemented the Vaccination and Health Report Guidelines for International Transferees and Business Travelers from the perspective of health management and employee safety for those transferring or traveling outside Japan.
We introduced a medical return program that covers the expenses of employees or accompanying family members returning sick or injured to Japan, if an industrial doctor judges that they should receive treatment in Japan. In preparation for emergent situations, we have set up emergency evacuation services for all employees stationed or on a business trip overseas for evacuating in the event of terrorism or political instability. We also offer emergency medical transport services for the transport of severely ill or injured persons to a different country for medical treatment if necessary.