Transport Safety Management

The disclosure of information on transport safety management will be carried out in accordance with Article 24-3 of the Motor Truck Transportation Business Act and Article 2-8 of the Motor Truck Transportation Business Transportation Safety Regulation.

1.Safety Policy

Basic policy on transport safety

【Basic posture】

• The Senko Group deeply recognizes the social mission of the logistics business and promotes efforts to ensure that all employees understand correctly that ensuring safety in business activities is the basis of our business and contribute to the improvement of safety.
• The top management will actively provide proactive leadership to unite the company from the work site to the leadership and strive to ensure and improve safety in business activities.
• The basis of safety is to be strongly conscious of the mental and physical health of each person working in the Senko Group and to practice proper health management.

【Priority Measures】

1. We comply with relevant laws and regulations and fulfill our social responsibilities.
2. We thoroughly carry out risk assessment and reduce all safety risks.
3. We prevent health problems through a solid health management system and promotion of independent health.
4. We proactively disclose information on safety and health activities.

2.Goals and Achievement Status

1. No traffic accidents (serious accidents) as stipulated in Article 2 of the Automobile Accident Reporting Rules have occurred.
2. 27 traffic accidents occurred in FY2023.
3. Our goal for FY2024 is zero traffic accidents.

3.Organizational Structure and Chain of Command

Management responsibility system(PDF : 54KB)

4.Priority Measures Concerning Transport Safety

We have formulated priority measures for the fiscal year and are working on the following items.

Priority measures for FY2024

1. Raising the level of safety and health management systems within the Group, including new companies entering the Group, and creating safety synergies
2. Making environmental improvements to become a company where people can work with peace of mind
3. Rebuilding the current safety-related system to make safety management more visible and promote its use
4. Promoting the continuous introduction of advanced safety technology and promoting safer and more environmentally friendly workplaces and working environments through the fusion of people and technology
5. Expanding education and training and promoting innovation in COVID-conscious educational methods (development of non-face-to-face education, etc.)

5.Transport Safety Plan and Performance

We have created and implemented plans to ensure transport safety.

FY2023 implementation status

1. Compliance and creation of a low-risk logistics structure
   (1) In preparation for the revision of the Notice of Improvement Standards effective from April 1, 2024, the company-wide internal system was partially modified to improve driver time management.
   ・We have improved system functionality and convenience by making the system web-based in response to the implementation of the revised Notice of Improvement Standards.
   (2) Moved forward with measures to prevent rear-end collisions through the introduction of AI dashboard cameras.
   ・The Company continued its efforts to provide guidance on enhancing safety at business sites using AI dashboard cameras.
   (3) Strengthened efforts to address the growing health risks associated with an aging workforce.
   ・We conducted tests of health equipment, and confirmed that the cardiac fibrillation measuring device can measure results in the same way as a medical check-up, and is expected to be effective.
2. Strengthened vehicle accident reduction
   ・Safety activities have been enhanced by defining priority business sites for improvement, periodically checking on the state of their efforts, and by creating a workplace culture of mutual praise.
   ・We have worked on safety activities based on serious vehicle accidents that have previously occurred, and have made efforts to prevent their recurrence.
3. Expanded education and training
   ・A 19th class of safe driving trainers has been trained in order to increase trainer headcount with a view to expanding the trainer system.

6.Actual Amount of Transport Safety Budget, Etc.

Carried out according to the safety activity plan. The main items are as follows:

• Implementation of education through group training (Driver safety training, regional training, operation manager training, etc.)
• Safety investments (introduction of new digital tachographs and advanced technology, etc.)
• Implementation of driving aptitude tests (general diagnosis, etc.)
• Holding safety-related meetings (safety and health committees, safety meetings, etc.)
• Implementation of health check-ups (regular health check-ups, etc.)
• SAS screening and drug testing
• Continuous no-accident and no-injury awards (individual safety awards, etc.)
• Expenses for personnel in charge of safety, etc. (safety, quality, and environmental managers, nursing positions, etc.)
• Senko skill contests

Together, these totaled 822 million yen.

7.Reporting System for Accidents and Disasters

Reporting system (PDF : 357KB)

8.Safety Supervisor and Transport Safety Management Regulations

Safety Supervisor

Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer
Safety, Quality, and Environmental Manager
Appointed April 1, 2022
Noboru Ogoshi

Transport Safety Management Regulations

The Transport Safety Management Regulations established on October 1, 2007 was revised on June 1, 2012, and based on Article 16, Paragraph 1 of the Motor Truck Transportation Business Act, we submitted the Transport Safety Management Regulations to the Director-General of the Kinki District Transport Bureau on May 23, 2013.
Transport Safety Management Regulations (PDF : 1.7MB)

9.Planning and Performance of Transport Safety Education and Training

We conduct driver training centered on creating behavior habits through experiential learning at our educational facility, Crefeel Koto.

FY2023 implementation status

1. Training for managers and safety personnel
   ・Training for new and trainee operation managers was held four times (June and November), with 160 participants.
   ・Group training for full-service safety, quality, and environmental managers was held in June, with 26 participants.
   ・Liaison meetings for full-service safety, quality, and environmental managers at all locations (remote meeting) were held four times (in July, September, January, and March), with 93 participants.
   ・One training session for concurrently serving safety, quality, and environmental managers (remote training) was held in July, with 24 participants.
   ・Group training for safety personnel of Group companies was held twice (in July), with 40 participants.
2. Driver training
   Safe driving training for drivers (2-week short-term training, basic training, professional driver training, and trailer training) was held throughout the year utilizing our training facility Crefeel Koto.
   ・A total of 1,046 people from throughout the Senko Group received driver training at Crefeel Koto.
   Regional training is held throughout the year, mainly by safety, quality, and environmental managers and safe driving trainers at each location.
   ・In addition, regional training taught by safe driving trainers was carried out in various areas and attended by 2,368 people.
   Recommended training content prioritized young experienced workers, elderly workers, and accident-prone workers.
   (1) "Understanding the characteristics of the vehicle" (2) "Experiencing how reversing using only mirrors does not give a sense of distance, and understanding the need for visual confirmation."
   (Practical training to prevent accidents caused by overhang, turning radius differential, reversing, etc.)
   In addition, for regional training recipients who have less than three years of work experience, we constructed and implemented education based on the "Senko Style" skills code according to the business type, workplace characteristics, and recipients (from newcomers to veterans).

10.Internal Audits, Safety Performance Evaluation, and Measures for Transport Safety

We conduct internal audits of transport safety on management and field offices. From July to September 2023, we conducted safety performance evaluations at 331 Senko Group vehicle business sites and warehouse/yard sites. This is to measure actual safety performance and promote improvement and higher levels of safety. We are using a new system for the horizontal expansion of strong points (the very best things done by our business sites) and the correction of items for improvement, and are developing safety activities. At each location, the Safety and Health Committee confirms the progress of improvement plans for items that don't meet the standards and implements a PDCA cycle. In addition, we will continue to identify risks related to traffic accidents and work-related accidents, and will use risk management and safety systems to strengthen activities aimed at reducing risks as part of our transport safety management. In FY2024, safety systems will be upgraded to further strengthen safety management and prevent accidents. We will continue to move ahead with our efforts.

11.Administrative Penalties

None occurred