Social Occupational Health and Safety
Basic Approach
At Canadian Solar Group, employee safety is our top priority.
The Group has established a Human Rights Policy, supports respect for human rights and strives to respect all human rights in practice in accordance with the Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, etc. The Group also complies with laws on the health and safety of workers and is committed to developing a safe and healthy working environment.
Promoting health management
Based on a contract with the iCare Group, iCare’s medical staff provide health support-related informative emails on a regular basis and raise awareness of helplines to dispel concerns related to the management of physical and mental health and to make it easier for employees to seek advice. In September 2022, CSAM was certified as “a company that has excellent health management” by the Tokyo Federation of the National Federation of Health Insurance Societies.
Stress checks
CSAM carries out annual stress checks to assess the stress levels of employees.
Employee welfare programs
- Introduction of flextime system
- Establishment of a remote work environment
- Changes to the evaluation system and payment of performance-linked bonuses every quarter instead of once a year
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| FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of paid vacation days actually taken (January-December) | 41.0％ | 30.0％ | 40.2％ |
| Percentage of employees receiving health checkups (April-March) | 97.6％ | 96.3％ | - |
| Percentage of employees undergoing stress checks (January-December) | 83.2％ | 69.4％ | 79.8％ |
Status of occupational safety and health at company managing and operating power plants
CSAM works hard to ensure occupational safety and health at power plants by checking compliance with a Safety and Health Plan to be established by Canadian Solar O&M Japan K.K., which is CSAM’s business partner for the management of power plants.
Overview of Safety and Health Plan:
The plan sets out the following.
- Safety programs
- Site hazards
- Personal protective equipment
- Incident investigation procedure
- Early and safe return to workplace
- Emergency response plan
- Fire safety plan
- Right to refuse dangerous work