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Our group of manufacturers uses chemical substances as raw materials and equipment during production. Our employees are the greatest stakeholders of our group. We believe the greatest responsibility we have as a corporation is to provide a safe and healthy work environment.

Our goals for "occupational safety and health"

Achieve and maintain“Zero occupational hazard & health disturbance”at our workplaces

Initiatives for occupational safety and health

Our group had been making efforts to maintain and improve occupational safety and health through activities such as those led by the Safety and Health Committee. In 2023, we formulated the Occupational Safety and Health Policy, which clarified our group’s stance and mindset on occupational safety and health.

Occupational Safety and Health Policy

1. In addition to the activities of the Safety and Health Committee, we will prepare documents related to occupational safety and health and conduct educational activities using these documents to eliminate occupational accidents and prevent health hazards.
In addition, we will review the documents in a timely manner to improve their effectiveness in light of changes in social requirements and our company's situation.
2. We will set safety and health goals for the entire company and for each workplace to create a safe and healthy workplace, and we will regularly monitor progress and make improvements.
3. We will comply with safety and health laws and regulations related to our business activities, agreed stakeholder requirements and our own standards.
4. We will provide a safe and healthy work conditions.

Framework for occupational safety and health activities

As shown below in the diagram, our group engages in occupational safety and health initiatives from 4 perspectives: Safety and Health Committee, 5S activities, Holdings’ production head division, and field observations during site visits.

Raising safety awareness among employees

Our group takes measures to prevent industrial accidents and health problems, such as using appropriate safety gear when handling chemical substances and installing safety devices on facility equipment. However, industrial accidents happen every year.

We decided to focus on raising awareness among employees and to take a soft approach by formulating a “safety mindset” as shown below.

1
Keep calm, don’t rush others!
2
When doing something different, be extra careful!
3
Check your surroundings before starting work!
4
Apply force slowly!
5
In the work place, remember to set, follow, and improve rules & procedures!

Current challenges and responses regarding occupational safety and health

The definition of industrial accidents differs between countries and municipalities where our sites are located.

We realized that we needed a common means to measure and understand the actual state at each site, and created a definition for “industrial accident” to apply at all group companies.

Musashi Paint Group’s definition of industrial accidents *1(must meet all criteria 1-4 listed below)

1. Occurred at a site of our group *2
2. During work hours *3
3. Due to work-related reasons *4
4. Injuries and illnesses diagnosed by a physician *5
*1：This is our group’s definition, which will be used to reduce the number of industrial accident risks that our company can manage. It may be different from the definitions stipulated in the laws and regulations of a state.
*2：Only includes accidents that occurred at our site, whether it be a visiting employee or guest, and does not include accidents that our company cannot manage (such as accidents during commutes).
*3：Does not include accidents that occurred during recreational activities at breaks. Illnesses that are caused by chemical substances used by our company will be defined as industrial accident.
*4：Does not include illnesses with unknown causes (such as chronic backaches).
*5：Includes cases where treatment or medications were not instructed or prescribed as a result of diagnosis.

The above definition was adopted in 2024 to understand the actual state of our group and to strengthen the management of occupational safety and health across our entire group.

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