To prevent accidents, the Daiseki Group gives daily instructions and alerts at monthly safety meetings at worksites that handle hazardous materials. In addition, safety education is provided to all employees. For example, danger prediction training is conducted to enhance employees' ability to notice hazards anticipated at worksites. We also provide side-ride instruction to vehicle crews accompanied by an instructor, who checks and evaluates the state of vehicle driving and operations. Employees who received safety education gave feedback, saying that they understood the awfulness of accidents and points to focus on to prevent accidents.

Daiseki conducts safety training utilizing videos. For example, in one video, the situation when a vacuum vehicle sucks wastewater that tends to foam is recreated in a lab setting and teaches how the addition of a defoaming agent suppresses the foaming. This video is used to train the vehicle staff.

In response to the risk of employees suddenly being injured or falling ill, Daiseki employees from the Safety Management Department who are experts in first aid go to each Works and provide first aid training (CPR for adults, AED use, foreign body removal, stopping bleeding, etc.). For example, participants learn the key points for calling 119 and learn practically how to perform chest compressions using training equipment, how to use an AED, and how to use a triangular bandage to stop bleeding. The focus is on preventing the condition of sick or injured persons from worsening in the event that an incident occurs.

Number of participants in Daiseki first aid training courses

Daiseki has hazardous material facilities at each of its Works and thoroughly manages the safety of those hazardous material facilities. To prepare for a potential major earthquake such as a Nankai Trough megathrust earthquake, we hold disaster drills assuming tsunami and fire scenarios at each Works every year.

Previously, when a disaster or accident occurred, our main approach was to investigate the cause of the accident from the parties involved and implement countermeasures, so the situation was that similar accidents were likely to occur. To address this, in April 2024, we established a reporting system for when disasters and accidents occur. In this system, even small accidents and occurrences classified as minor incidents are to be reported to the Safety Management Department for disaster/accident process analysis.
In the process analysis, we investigate the true causes of accidents and disasters with consideration of a variety of factors. This includes human factors such as unsafe behavior, violations, and assumptions; material factors such as equipment, jigs, and tools; management system factors such as procedures and inspection methods; and other factors such as the work environment. After the analysis, a meeting on measures to prevent recurrence is promptly held and countermeasures against accidents are implemented. With regard to the disasters and accidents that occur at customer locations, we are working to reduce the number of accidents and disasters that occur by implementing accident countermeasures that include the customers.

Daiseki meeting on disaster/accident process analysis and recurrence prevention measures