Occupational Health & Safety

Japan Vilene Group Occupational Health and Safety Policy

The Japan Vilene Group will position the safety and health of ‘all workers’ as one of the top priorities of management, and actively promote ‘prevention of occupational accidents’ and ‘provision of a healthy and motivating working environment’.

1. We will aim to improve the group’s occupational health and safety levels by each site setting occupational health and safety objectives and striving for continual improvement of occupational health and safety levels, based on this policy.
2. We will comply not only with occupational health and safety-related legal requirements and other applicable standards but also with Freudenberg Group’s HSE standards, draw up necessary site-specific standards, and aim to improve management levels.
3. We will work on occupational health and safety activities with the participation of all workers by identifying hazards related to occupational health and safety, and by reducing risks with incorporating appropriate technologies and methods such as risk assessment.
4. We will invest appropriate management resources in implementation of occupational health and safety activities, continually maintain and improve the occupational health and safety management system in terms of management and operation.
5. We will position consultation and participation of workers as the essential and work on occupational health and safety activities based on good communication.
6. We will systematically and continually provide trainings to all workers and establish a workplace where each worker can improve occupational health and safety levels with their pride and awareness.

This policy will be thoroughly disseminated to ‘all workers’ of the Japan Vilene Group and disclosed to interested parties.

Representative Director, President and CEO
Takuya Yakata
(Established on January 1, 2024)

HSE Promotion Framework

To promote occupational health and safety, Japan Vilene has established anHSE administration committee. This committee oversees safety and health management across all company sites and drives initiatives to prevent occupational accidents through regular environmental and safety inspections.
In addition, each site within our Group is assigned a Site Executive Officer (SEO), who is responsible for supervising safety and health management at their respective location. This structure ensures clear accountability and enables rapid response and communication in the event of an incident.

Safety Education and Training

We conduct regular safety education and training programs for all employees.
These initiatives help employees acquire proper skills, raise safety awareness, and prevent workplace accidents.
Training includes Hazard Prediction Training and hands-on safety experience programs.

Safety Dojo

To enhance employees’ sensitivity to potential hazards, we established Safety Dojo training facilities at our Shiga Factory in 2021 and Tokyo Factory in 2022.
These facilities simulate real working environments, allowing employees to learn safety measures and experience risk scenarios firsthand.
Through Safety Dojo programs, we aim to strengthen safety awareness and prevent accidents before they occur.

Japan Vilene Group – ISO 45001 Certification Status

• Japan Vilene. Co., Ltd. (Shiga Factory, Tokyo Factory)
• Korea Vilene. Company, Ltd.
• Tianjin VIAM Co., Ltd.