On March 10, 2010, Sumitomo Wiring Systems received the FY2009 Toyota Safety Award from Toyota Motor Corporation at a meeting of the Safety and Health Research Group of Kyohokai. This award is given to the company that is selected from the 103 member companies participating in the Safety and Health Research Group of Kyohokai, an organization composed of the businesses related to Toyota.
We were commended for our efforts to "create a workplace where employees can work with a sense of security" in accordance with the procurement policy of Toyota Motor Corporation. Specifically, we believe that we were commended for our recent activities such as commitment to the occupational safety and health management system (OSHMS), risk assessment to reduce risks, training to enhance senses by experiencing danger through simulation, development of safety activities in foreign countries, and safety performance. Throughout fiscal 2010, under the principle of "Safety is our top priority," we will promote health and safety by encouraging each employee to give first priority to safety and creating workplaces where employees can work with a sense of security with no accidents.

In the SWS Group, Suzuka Plant obtained Occupational Safety and Health Management System (OSHMS) certification in January 2006, and so did Ibaraki Automotive Wire Works in April 2008. Other domestic sites and overseas entities are working continuously towards obtaining the certification. In addition, for the first time in the Japanese manufacturing industry, Suzuka Plant was authorized to be exempt from "notification under Article 88" .

The SWS Group has approximately 170,000 employees in the world. Although laws and values are diverse, the responsibility of companies for safety is common. Our factories, both in Japan and overseas, are committed to strengthening health and safety management according to the basic principle of complying with the health and safety management system. For overseas Group companies, we conduct safety diagnosis using the globally common diagnosis sheet, and organize delivery lectures and safety workshops with a focus on human resource development, in order to enhance safety management on a global scale and eliminate accidents, under the initiative of the business divisions of SWS with the support of other relevant divisions.

We are promoting on-site safety diagnosis using the globally common diagnosis sheet created based on the requirements of OSHMS. Although the inspectors dispatched from the competent divisions in Japan mainly made diagnosis as a pilot measure in fiscal 2008, 88 sites of 72 companies implemented self-diagnosis based on the newly prepared company-wide common diagnosis sheet in fiscal 2009. December is designated as the month for emphasizing the diagnosis every year to further promote the activities. Items with particularly low scores are "visualized" as weaknesses of the companies, which then work to improve on those items according to the annual action plan. We will also strengthen individual support to the underdeveloped sites.

The representatives of the divisions reported safety improvement activities in their workplaces to enlighten other divisions and create a virtuous cycle of safety activities.