We would like to express our sincere condolences to the families of those who have died due to the spread of
COVID-19, and our heartfelt sympathies go out to all those affected.
I would also like to express my most profound respect to the healthcare professionals who are committed to
treating patients at the forefront of medical care every day.
The Toyo Tanso Group will continue to place the utmost importance on the safety and security of all of our
employees and their families, as well as that of our customers, business partners, and group companies, by
coordinating closely with national and local governments, medical institutions, and other stakeholders
concerned and taking prompt and appropriate measures.
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Countermeasures against COVID-19
Status of Infection Prevention Measures
On February 3, 2020, we established a countermeasures headquarters led by the Director and General Manager
of the Administration Division, and we have been working to prevent the spread of infection, including the
development of manuals related to preventing infection and preventing its spread in the case of infection,
such as guidelines for infection, and the provision of masks to all employees. In addition, we have been
building a global mutual support system by closely linking information with each site in each of our
affiliated companies, sharing the status of the infection and working environments in each region, and
quickly making policy decisions on necessary measures.
As for the contents of the initiatives, measures at domestic offices are as follows.
Measures of infection prevention
- ・ Distribution of masks to all employees
(Unicharm 4-layer coating masks made in Japan). - ・ Distribution of face shields and hand sanitizing spray to business travelers .
- ・ Thorough education and enforcement of hand washing, hand disinfection, and cough etiquette.
- ・ Frequent ventilation (10:00, 12:00, 14:00, 16:00).
- ・ Installation of company-wide disinfection spray and paper towels.
- ・ Installation of gargle medicine in the wash space of toilets .
- ・ Thorough disinfection of desks, etc. at the end of work.
- ・ Promotion of online conferences, training, factory tours, and webinars.
- ・ Temperature inspection and health checks before going to work (judgment of workability).
- ・ Installation of hand sanitizer at the entrances to workplaces.
- ・ Wearing masks while commuting or working.
- ・ Self-restraint regarding domestic business trips, prohibition of overseas business trips, restrictions on visitors.
- ・ Installation of acrylic partitions, etc. in offices and conference rooms.
- ・ Setting reduced maximum number of users in conference rooms and thorough disinfection after use.
- ・ Staggering of breaks and meal times.
- ・ Prohibition of face-to-face eating in employee cafeterias.
- ・ Treating vaccination hours as working hours and deciding on policies for special paid leave when adverse reactions develop.
- ・ Application for inoculation by employment (applied).
- ・ Stockpiling PCR tests and antigen test kits, for prompt inspections to be carried out on business travelers, factory visitors, close contacts, etc.
Reduction of attendance
We are working to reduce the number of in-person workers through the use of work-from-home (remote working) and other means, excepting those positions in manufacturing workplaces and others where work-from-home is not possible. The reduction rate is discussed and revised at meetings of the taskforce which are held every two weeks, with due consideration for the situation both in Japan and abroad, changes in the number of new infections, and information released by national and local governments.
