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Safety Performance

Updated March 2026

Safety Performance

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Occupational injury and illness data

Denka has set the target of achieving a workplace accident frequency rate of 0.2 or less by fiscal 2030 in accordance with its basic policy on occupational health and safety and security. Various initiatives are being implemented to achieve this target. No serious accidents occurred in fiscal 2024. For details of accidents that occurred in fiscal 2023, please refer to the accident investigation report below.

Item Scope Unit 2021年度 2022年度 2023年度 2024年度 FY2025
Targets
2030
Targets
Assessment of occupational health and safety risks ※1 Number of sites (offices) where risk assessment was conducted Non-Consolidated Base 8 8 8 8 8 7
Percentage of sites where risk assessment was conducted Non-Consolidated % 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Employee safety training ※1 Percentage of Denka employees taking courses up to 5 years of employment Non-Consolidated % 100% 100% 100% 100% - 100%
Percentage of first-year Denka employees taking training Non-Consolidated % 100% 100% 100% 100% - 100%
Number of occupational injuries Total Non-Consolidated cases 40 24 24 37 - -
The following items are not allowed Non-Consolidated cases 24 13 19 25 - -
Closed Non-Consolidated cases 16 11 4 12 - -
Death Non-Consolidated People 0 0 1 0 - 0
Total Denka Employees Non-Consolidated cases 12 6 12 18 - -
The following items are not allowed Non-Consolidated cases 6 2 6 13 - -
Closed Non-Consolidated cases 6 4 6 5 - -
Death Non-Consolidated People 0 0 0 0 - 0
Total employees of partner companies Non-Consolidated cases 16 13 11 8 - -
The following items are not allowed Non-Consolidated cases 9 9 8 7 - -
Closed Non-Consolidated cases 7 4 2 1 - -
Death Non-Consolidated People 0 0 1 0 - 0
Total employees of domestic affiliated companies *2 Non-consolidated sites / Domestic & Overseas Key production facilites cases 7 1 1 1 - -
※2 Non-Consolidated cases 5 0 1 1 - -
Closed ※2 Non-Consolidated cases 2 1 0 0 - -
Death ※2 Non-Consolidated People 0 0 0 0 - 0
Total employees of overseas subsidiaries ※2 Non-consolidated sites / Domestic & Overseas Key production facilites cases 3 3 3 9 - -
※2 Non-Consolidated cases 2 2 2 3 - -
Closed ※2 Non-Consolidated cases 1 1 1 6 - -
Death ※2 Non-Consolidated People 0 0 0 0 - 0
Employees of overseas subsidiaries and partner companies ※2 Non-consolidated sites / Domestic & Overseas Key production facilites cases 1 1 0 1 - -
※2 Non-Consolidated cases 1 0 0 1 - -
Closed ※2 Non-Consolidated cases 0 1 0 0 - -
Death ※2 Non-Consolidated People 0 0 0 0 - 0
By cause: Caught in Non-Consolidated cases 8 9 7 11 - -
By cause: Slips, trips and falls Non-Consolidated cases 5 2 1 8 - -
Number of employees on leave Denka Group Non-Consolidated People - 6 2 11 - -
Contractor Employees People - 5 4 1 - -
Non-Consolidated Non-Consolidated People - 4 1 5 - -
Contractor Employees People - 4 4 1 - -
Group companies Non-Consolidated People - 2 1 6 - -
Contractor Employees People - 1 0 0 - -
Occupational injury and illness rate Non-Consolidated Non-Consolidated % - 0.09% 0.02% 0.11% - -
Contractor Employees % - 0.11% 0.11% 0.02% - -
Group companies Non-Consolidated % - 0.22% 0.11% 0.66% - -
Contractor Employees % - 0.55% 0.00% 0.00% - -
Number of deaths Non-Consolidated Non-Consolidated People - 0 0 0 0 0
Contractor Employees People - 0 1 0 0 0
Group companies Non-Consolidated People - 0 0 0 0 0
Contractor Employees People - 0 0 0 0 0
Occupational injury frequency rate Denka total Non-Consolidated % 0.98% 0.67% 0.44% 0.73% 0.63% 0.2%
Average of Japan Chemical Industry Association % 0.41% 0.43% 0.47% 0.47% - -
Number of disasters at partner companies (by industry) ※2 Total Non-consolidated sites / Domestic & Overseas Key production facilites cases 16 13 11 8 - -
Manufacturing Non-consolidated sites / Domestic & Overseas Key production facilites cases 4 5 6 3 - -
Loading and unloading Non-consolidated sites / Domestic & Overseas Key production facilites cases 4 4 0 0 - -
Construction Non-consolidated sites / Domestic & Overseas Key production facilites cases 8 4 5 5 - -
Days lost due to work-related injury, death and illness ※3 Non-Consolidated English 162 205 2 48 - -
  • ※1Excluding non-production sites
  • ※2Main Group Companies
  • ※3Occupational injury data

Number of occupational injuries and illnesses, occupational injury and illness frequency rate, occupational injury and illness frequency rate 2030 Targets

Number of occupational injuries and illnesses, occupational injury and illness frequency rate, occupational injury and illness frequency rate 2030 Targets

Occupational health and safety management system

Item Scope Unit 2021年度 2022年度 2023年度 2024年度 FY2025
Targets
2030
Targets
Number of sites acquired ISO45001 certification ※1 Principal manufacturing sites
in Japan and overseas
Number of sites - - 3 4 - -
Number of sites acquired OSHMS certification Principal manufacturing sites
in Japan and overseas
Number of sites - - 1 1 - -
Company-wide coverage rate (ISO45001+OSHMS) Principal manufacturing sites
in Japan and overseas
% - - 16% 20% - -
  • ※1Includes Ceraya Factory
Main unit:
8 main production sites (manufacturing 80% of Denka product sales) + 14 sales offices including head office
Consolidated:
38 consolidated subsidiaries in Japan and overseas (90% or more of Denka product sales are manufactured)
Non-consolidated sites / Domestic & Overseas Key Group Production Facilities
25 major production sites (manufacturing 90% or more of Denka product sales)
DFF Inc., Denka Company Limited CSR and Public Relations Office, Denka Company Limited IR Office, Seiwa Business Link
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