Health Management

In order to increase employee engagement and maximize productivity, creativity, and motivation, Osaka Soda is committed to health management to maintain and improve the physical and mental health of employees and their families, and to ensure a vibrant and safe work environment.

President & CEO Kenshi Terada

As our ideal image for fiscal 2035, the 120th anniversary of our founding, our Group aims to be a company where employees can fully demonstrate their capabilities. To achieve this, we are working to promote the health of our employees.

1. We will strive to provide information and create opportunities to raise awareness so that employees and their families can improve their health literacy and work autonomously to maintain and promote their physical and mental health.
2. We will strive to create a workplace environment in which diverse human resources can work with enthusiasm and peace of mind, as well as to stimulate communication and foster an open workplace culture.
3. Regarding health as an important management issue, we will actively engage in various measures and continue to verify and improve their impact.

In September 2023, we re-established an organization for practicing health management, which included appointing a public health nurse to our head office. Led by the Human Resources Department, the organization works with various committees such as the RC Committee (Safety & Health Committee) and the Sustainability Committee to share KPIs and works toward continuous improvement based on the PDCA cycle.

Based on a strategic map outlining the Group's management priorities and health management initiatives, we set and monitor indicators for improving work engagement, and reducing both absenteeism and presenteeism, and we are taking measures to achieve our targets for FY2025.

＜Regular health checkups and follow-ups＞

The attendance rate for regular health checkups in 2023 remained at 100%. Health management personnel at each business site encourage employees who are deemed to require detailed examinations or re-examinations to undergo examinations, and are required to report the results of those examinations.

＜Mental health measures＞

　We conduct stress checks once a year to instill a preventative approach that encourages employees to be aware of mental health issues and take action early. In 2023, we began conducting engagement surveys four times a year as part of a focus on more positive mental health initiatives. We also conduct interviews at high-stress workplaces to understand employees' specific stresses and take concrete measures to improve situations, including assigning additional staff. Furthermore, we have public health nurses and Certified Public Psychologist on-site at all times as part of a system for ensuring that employees can easily seek advice. We update the content of our self-care and line-care training every year with the aim of improving employees' self-care abilities and gradually upgrading managers' skills.

＜Reducing overwork and long working hours＞

By implementing flextime, establishing intervals between shifts, and utilizing a telecommuting program, we are working to reduce long working hours. Employees who put in more than 60 hours of overtime per month are required to have a meeting with an industrial physician to assess their health.

＜Improving health literacy＞

We create mechanisms that enable employees to be aware of their health in a fun and personal way, such as by providing a health support app, conducting e-learning courses, and holding walking events.