Employee Health and Safety
Company-Wide Health and Safety Committee
Every year, the Company-Wide Health and Safety Committee is convened, attended by the president and the head of the labor union. During this conference, action policies and targets are set regarding health and productivity management at NEG. These are then approved by the Management Committee and disseminated across the Company.
Action Policies for Company-Wide Health and Safety (Fiscal 2026)
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All NEG employees put safety first in everything they do and strive to create a workplace conducive to working in health and safety.
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Thoroughly understand and implement risk measures in all workplaces, and make continuous improvements through the PDCA cycle.
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In line with our health and productivity management philosophy, maintain and improve the mental and physical health of each employee.
Occupational Health and Safety
Our occupational health and safety, accident prevention, and other committees lead various initiatives in accordance with our Principles of Activities and Action Policies for Company-Wide Health and Safety. Initiatives include creating safe and healthy workplaces, thoroughly identifying risks and implementing preventive measures across all sites, and continuously improving through the PDCA cycle. The Safety and Health Committees, Health and Safety Promotion Committees, and Accident Prevention Committees in each region also implement various initiatives.
Four accidents were recorded at the Company in fiscal 2025. In addition to occupational health issues, challenges persisted in work procedures, compliance, and adherence to rules. Incidents and issues identified during the year will be reflected in our safety and health activities for fiscal 2026 as part of ongoing efforts to prevent accidents and improve workplace health conditions. The number of accidents has remained steady in recent years, and we continue to conduct risk assessments and implement intrinsic safety measures, workplace patrols, and safety education measures with the aim of achieving zero safety incidents.
Our industrial accident frequency, severity, and occupational injury rates per 1,000 employees remain lower than both the manufacturing industry and the overall industry average in Japan.
In terms of third-party certification, the Shiga-Takatsuki Plant and our overseas subsidiaries in the displays business have been certified for ISO 45001, the international standard for occupational health and safety.
Health and Productivity Management
We believe that improving employee health drives corporate growth. To support this, we have been implementing health and safety initiatives based on health and productivity management. Our approach includes the development of a strategy map and a range of initiatives aimed at fostering an environment where every employee can work with enthusiasm. To measure our progress, we have established key performance indicators (KPIs) focused on improving both mental and physical health. We conduct various health activities and educational programs at our sites to meet these targets.
| KPIs | Fiscal 2023 | Fiscal 2024 | Fiscal 2025 | Fiscal 2026 (Target) |
| Rate of presenteeism*1 | 26.8% | 26.7％ | 24.9％ | Less than 23.0% |
| Rate of mental health leave*2 | 1.3％ | 1.3％ | 1.5％ | Less than 1.0% |
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When employees go to work but are not fully productive due to a health issue. A higher percentage is worse.
Calculated based on self-evaluation of work performance over the previous four weeks, with performance in the absence of illness or injury defined as 100%.
Response rates: 99.4% in fiscal 2023, 99.3% in fiscal 2024, and 98.7% in fiscal 2025 -
Percentage of employees taking leave of 14 days or more due to mental illness.
Health and Productivity Management Initiatives
Mental Health Initiatives
We encourage broad participation in stress checks to support primary prevention. Feedback on the results is provided to department heads to help drive workplace and organizational improvements, including initiatives to reduce the number of employees identified as high stress in each department.
As part of our return-to-work support, we developed and promoted a structured return-to-work process during 2024 and 2025 to help employees resume work and reduce the risk of relapse.
Through our health insurance association, we provide access to an external mental health counseling service as part of the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), available to both insured employees and their dependents.
We also offer educational training on topics such as self-care, manager-led well-being support, and interpersonal communication.
| Fiscal 2023 | Fiscal 2024 | Fiscal 2025 | |
| Participation rate | 99.4% | 99.3％ | 98.7％ |
| Fiscal 2023 | Fiscal 2024 | Fiscal 2025 | |
| Percentage of employees identified as experiencing high stress | 12.1% | 13.1％ | 12.0％ |
Smoking Cessation Initiatives
We initiated a comprehensive smoking ban at all domestic plants and sales offices in fiscal 2021. Additional help is provided by the health insurance association, which offers smoking cessation clinics and online smoking cessation programs.
| Fiscal 2023 | Fiscal 2024 | Fiscal 2025 | |
| Percentage of employees who smoke | 24.3% | 24.0% | 22.8% |
Women’s Health Initiatives
In 2023 and 2024, we held health seminars to improve the health literacy of female employees across the Group and its affiliated companies.
| Fiscal 2023 | Fiscal 2024 |
| 72 (of 194 eligible female employees) | 50 (of 193 eligible female employees) |
The health insurance association also provides financial assistance for breast and cervical cancer screenings, as well as HPV self-testing kits. In 2025, we introduced additional support services for insured members and their families, including no-cost access to consultations with female obstetricians and gynecologists, a pregnancy and childbirth chatbot, and women’s mental health counseling via social media. In fiscal 2026, we expanded female employee support initiatives by adding measures to raise health awareness related to lifestyle diseases and facilitating access to health checkups through new partnerships with women-only screening providers.
Seminars
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Sleep Seminar
We provided training on sleep practices tailored to a four-team, three-shift work system for both regular and rotating shift workers.
Other Activities
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Held multiple health seminars on topics including fall prevention and lower back pain prevention
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Implemented a food and health initiative to expand healthy menu options and introduce salad bars at the cafeterias in the Shiga-Takatsuki and Notogawa plants
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Implemented infection prevention measures, including partial coverage of influenza vaccination costs and the provision of on-site vaccinations at select locations upon request
Certified as an Outstanding Organization of KENKO Investment for Health for Eight Consecutive Years
The Company and its health insurance association were again recognized as 2026 Outstanding Organizations of KENKO Investment for Health by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Nippon Kenko Kaigi. The program honors companies that implement strategic health and productivity management practices for their employees. The Company has received this certification for eight consecutive years.