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28 AKEBONO REPORT 2012 Akebono Brake Industry Co. Ltd.Our Basic Policy of Health ManagementIn recent years the number of workers who are stressed or worried fromwork or daily life has been increasing. In addition to existing measures to preventoccupational injuries and diseases countermeasures against mentalhealth problems becoming a big issue for companies.Aiming to promote our Worksite Health Management System as well asassociates’ self-management of their health we have devised HealthManagement Rules. We are improving our health management structures andsystems in line with our basic approach to protecting associates’ health asfollows:1. Each individual is ultimately responsible for the management of his/herhealth but the Company shall support his/her efforts to ensure goodhealth.2. The Company aims to promote the sound mental and physical conditionof each associate and thereby improve productivity.3. The Company manages risk by paying sufficient attention to workers’health and complies with relevant laws and regulations.We are developing a working environment that helps prevent the occurrenceof mental health problems through the provision of educational programsand by conducting health checks covering all the associates.Moreover we are promoting the early detection and treatment of problems bymaking it obligatory for those who are overworked to be interviewed by anindustrial physician. For those who are on leave of absence due to mentalproblems we facilitate their reinstatement through rehabilitation support andtake steps to prevent recurrence. These measures are carefully designed toaddress specific problems.Looking ahead Akebono will continue to nurture a work environment inwhich any associate can easily consult a professional about their health andthat has systems and structures in place to properly manage associates’health while facilitating and supporting their self-health management.Initiatives to Manage Associates’ Mental HealthOur initiatives for mental health management began with a voluntary trainingsession on “worksite mental health” was held in July 2003. This was followed050100150200Number of Interviews Held in Doctor’s Room at Ai-City Headquarters136188109 106179131148(Number)’05 ’06 ’07 ’08 ’09 ’10 ’11 (FY)01 0002 0003 000Number of Participants in the Kenko Akebono Program1 735 1 774 1 899 1 9761 6291 8932 943 (Persons)’05 ’06 ’07 ’08 ’09 ’10 ’11 (FY)by regular training sessions under the theme “Basic Mental HealthcareManagement Training” at locations nationwide from 2004. Eventually allassociates in supervisory roles came to be obliged to participate.On the other hand we are continually improving our mental health carestructure. We have clinical psychotherapists appointed and allocated withinour health management structure. Moreover diagnostics on mental healthare fed back to the associate receiving treatment.In fiscal 2010 the number of people receiving counseling from the clinicalpsychotherapists increased 30 from the year earlier to 197 associates.This was due mainly to increasing awareness among associates about mentalhealth issues as well as a trend among associates with potential problemsgoing to receive counseling earlier than before. Consultations withmanagers about the mental problems of their staff have also contributed tothe increase.Nevertheless from the perspective of mitigating corporate risk and occupationalsafety we recognize that our existing initiatives need to be examinedand improved on based on a review of complaints with regard to both counselingand diagnostic results. In order to direct our initiatives toward essentialcontributions to mental health management we held an “InvestigativeCommission” in fiscal 2012 staffed by the human resource department andrepresentatives from a labor union and health insurance association to investigateunderlying cause of mental health issues and to discuss countermeasuresagainst such issues.Kenko Akebono 21 (Health Akebono 21)Our “Kenko Akebono 21” program encourages associates to set exercise targets.In 2005 the program was expanded to cover associates’ families aimingto provide them with the opportunities to promote their health in a fun way.“Health Up Points” are awarded to participants based on their targets efforts and achievements and can be exchanged for fitness gear and couponsfor contracted resort facilities and sports facilities. In fiscal 2011 1 629 people participated in the program.Lectures on RadiationLectures on radiation and its impact on health were given on June 9 and15 2011 at Fukushima Manufacturing which is situated in the prefecturewhere the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station is located.Industrial physician Dr. Yoshio Yaginuma delivered the lecture andassociates were glad to shed their excessive anxiety over radiation whichcorrect knowledge prevents from prevailing.Attendees gained deeper understanding of the mechanism of a nuclearpower station type of radiation and their radiotransparency forms of exposureand radiation damage through plain explanations using graphs and values.Some of attendees questioned on whether they can hang laundry outsidethe house and whether they should let children play outdoors. Theeffectiveness of radiation protection suits was questioned. By providingHealth Promotion Activities for AssociatesTOPICSanswers to associates’ immediate questions Fukushima Manufacturingworked to reduce their worries over radiation.Promotion of NonsmokingWe are promoting nonsmoking on the Companywide level. YamagataManufacturing supports a voluntary group of associates in which participantsencourage each other to quit smoking. In spring 2010 the companysolicited smokers to join the group and 60% of participants succeeded inquitting smoking within one year. They received certificates of commendationfrom the company.On March 14 2012 a health examination was held at ACW using thedevice that detects carbon monoxide in breath. 60 people including smokers secondhand smokers and other people those who are concerned abouttheir health participated.Facilitating Individuals’ Health Management by Providing Health InformationWith Our Associates

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