Safety Policies & Programs

Policy Key Points

Safety inspections are performed in all areas of Yaskawa America, Inc. business activities. The frequency and method of the safety inspections vary based on the type of work performed in those areas.

Associates must be familiar with hazard recognition and safety policies relevant to the work they perform and the work areas in which they perform their work.

Corrective actions are required for any non-compliance findings, with the response proportional to the severity. Immediate action, root cause analysis, and systemic corrective measures are mandated for serious hazards.

Policy

Introduction

The purpose of this policy is to control losses of human and material resources by identifying and correcting unsafe acts, conditions, and management practices.

Safety inspections are required to ensure that all Yaskawa property are maintained in compliance with federal, state, and local safety laws and regulations and insurance safety standards and practices.

Yaskawa will maintain a comprehensive program of safety inspections at all facilities. Observations will be documented and problems corrected. Follow‐up

Responsibilities

Supervisors of Production, Test, Warehouse, Repair, and Laboratory Work Areas

1. Conduct informal weekly safety inspections of their assigned areas.
2. Report any observations of unsafe acts or unsafe conditions that cannot be immediately remedied to their manager or to EHS@Yaskawa.com. The hazard can also be reported using the form located on the YaskawaSafety website hazards page. (link)
3. No additional recordkeeping is required for these informal audits.
   1. Through the course of the week, the supervisor shall inspect all work areas within his/her areas of responsibility as a routine element of the supervisor role. Therefore, the weekly safety inspection may consist of a grouping of smaller inspections conducted each day. Therefore, it is only necessary for hte supervisor to record findings of unsafe acts and unsafe conditions. It is not required to record inspections that yield no findings.
   2. However, at the discretion of Management and/or the EHS Risk Mitigation Manager, area supervisors may be required to record all inspections if:
      • The work areas receive repeat findings during Management or EHS safety inspections, or
      • The work area has had repeated injuries or workplace illnesses, or
      • The severity of the hazards present in the area necessitate documented weekly audits.

Supervisors of Field Service Associates

1. Conduct, or coordinate with a competent authority, safety reviews of Yaskawa field service personnel working at customer sites,
2. Each Yaskawa field service associate should receive a field review at least every five years,
3. The result of the field service inspection shall be recorded. This record may be included in the associates performance review.

Supervisors of Office Areas

1. Conduct informal safety inspection of their assigned areas at least once a month as a routine element of the role,
2. Report any observations of unsafe acts or unsafe conditions that cannot be immediately remedied to their manager or to EHS@Yaskawa.com. The hazard can also be reported using the form located on the YaskawaSafety website hazards page. (link)
3. No additional recordkeeping is required.

EHS Department

1. Conduct informal safety inspections at Yaskawa America, Inc. facilities on a periodic basis.
   • The frequency of these safety inspections are dependent upon the type of work performed at the facility and the facilities safety history.
   • Findings of unsafe acts, unsafe conditions, or violations of laws, regulations, or Yaskawa policies shall be reported to the Department Manager of the area of the finding.
2. Conduct formal safety audits
   • The frequency and scopoe of the formal safety audit are dependent upon the type of work performed at the facility and the facilities safety history.
   • An audit report is completed and manitained by the EHS Risk Mitigation Manager.

Facility Safety Teams

1. The Yaskawa Management at each YAI facility may establish safety committees or audit teams.
2. These audits are documented by using the Audit forms located at www.YaskawaSafety.com. (See Conducting Safety Inspections section of this policy.)

Conducting Safety Inspectins

1. Associates conducting informal safety walks shall be familiat with the hazard recognition process and all Yaskawa Safety Policies that are relevant to the area being inspected.
2. Safety Inspections are documented by using one of the audit forms that are available at www.YaskawaSafety.com. Video tutorials are available at this site to show how the audit forms are used.

Field Service Safety Inspections

1. All of the steps required for supervisor safety inspections are applicable to Field Service Safety Inspections.
2. Additionally, field service personnel shall follow all of the customer's safety rules. Where there is a difference between Yaskawa's and the Customer's safety rules, the more restrictive rule shall be followed.

Results of Breaches of Policy

Breaching this policy may result in an injury. Breaches of this policy may result in disciplinary action being initiated in accordance with Yaskawa America's discipline policy.

Training

All associates shall be provided with training related to this policy.

Corrective Actions

Corrective action shall be taken for any findings of non-compliance found during a safety audit.

The nature, form, and depth of the corrective action shall be commensurate with the finding. Findings where failure to abate are likely to increase the likelihood of a serious injury shall have immediate containmenet action taken, a root cause analysis, and systemic corrective action.

Revision History

Rev #	Description	Release Date	Approved by
0	Conversion of old safety documents, rewrite, and issue	9/12/2016	Thurwanger
1	2/7/2024	Added references to Hazards page at www.YaskawaSafety.com

Program Review

Review Date	Reviewed by	Changes Required (Yes/No)	Revision # if updated
2/21/2017	Thurwanger	No
1/16/2018	Thurwanger	No
1/22/2019	Thurwanger	No
1/14/2020	Thurwanger	No
1/21/2021	Thurwanger	No
1/18/2022	Thurwanger	No
1/31/2023	Thurwanger	No
1/16/2024	Thurwanger	Yes	1
1/21/2025	Thurwanger	No