Improving Safety at Construction Sites
First written in FY2016. 8 of 9 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017. Latest entry: FY2026.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2022: 2 of 21 companies on the "Worse" side.
13 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「In the event of an emergency, the Group confirmed through disaster-preparedness training conducted under a comprehensive cooperation agreement with Moriya, Ibaraki Prefecture, the effectiveness of its equipment as a temporary communications and power-supply hub during disasters.」
The Group has confirmed through disaster-preparedness training the effectiveness of its mobile communications power-supply vehicle for providing communications and power during disasters. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「The Group therefore researched a safety system that enables traffic controllers to direct traffic from a safe position. During the current consolidated fiscal year, it worked to improve construction traffic signals and verified the effectiveness of appropriate signal placement and additional measures, such as electronic signboards and auxiliary signs, to improve visibility for drivers.」
The Group is advancing improvements to construction traffic signals and verifying the effectiveness of their placement and auxiliary equipment to ensure the safety of traffic controllers. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「We will work to ensure safety and quality, the fundamental prerequisites for management, and thorough compliance by enhancing safety and quality management training using VR technologies and smart devices, fostering compliance awareness across the Group and improving the effectiveness of risk management.」
In addition to its previous technology development, including VR, the Group explicitly identifies safety and quality management training using VR technologies and smart devices as a means of improving safety. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「The Group therefore developed the helmet-mounted “proximity sensor,” a live-line warning device that detects increases in the body's electrical potential when a person approaches an energized part and can warn when any part of the body approaches a high-voltage energized part. Going forward, it will use the device to improve safety in worksite operations.」
The Group developed the helmet-mounted “proximity sensor,” which detects when any part of the body approaches a high-voltage energized part, thereby making its safety measures more concrete. - FY2020AdvancedAnnual report
「“Development of an abnormal-heat detection system.” To prevent fires caused by abnormal heat generation in electrical equipment, the Group developed “Thermo MR,” a wearable system that combines MR smart glasses with an infrared camera mounted on the user's head to display temperature distributions overlaid on the real world.」
The Group developed an abnormal-heat detection system combining MR smart glasses and an infrared camera, adding a specific means of preventing fires and improving worksite safety. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「The Group therefore developed a self-propelled overhead-line stringing robot with superior mobility and towing capacity that can use existing low-voltage distribution lines and be operated remotely. Going forward, it will use the robot to improve safety and reduce labor requirements in overhead distribution-line work at worksites.」
The Group developed a remotely operated, self-propelled overhead-line stringing robot, adding a specific means of improving safety and reducing labor requirements. - FY2018AdvancedAnnual report
「The Group therefore developed educational software that uses virtual reality technology to provide an immersive experience of “falls” and “electric shocks,” accidents with a high potential to develop into serious incidents, by stimulating the visual, auditory and tactile senses through video software, sound, vibration and electricity, thereby increasing hazard awareness and safety awareness.」
The Group developed immersive safety training software using VR for fall and electric-shock accidents, adding a specific means of improving safety awareness. - FY2017AdvancedAnnual report
「The Group therefore reduced the weight of the tool and converted it to electric power, improving it into an assembly tool with superior operability. Going forward, it will use this tool to improve safety and work efficiency in utility-pole installation work.」
The Group made specific improvements to the steel-pipe pole assembly tool by reducing its weight and converting it to electric power, with the aim of improving safety and work efficiency. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Safety measures for vehicles and machinery」
Safety measures for vehicles and machinery are explicitly identified as part of investment to strengthen construction capabilities. The Group's research and development activities also cover construction methods and systems for improving safety.