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Environmental Data: Environmental Training and Awareness

Training of Newly Assigned Workers, Temporary Workers, and Contract Workers

Environmental training is provided to newly assigned workers, temporary workers, and contract workers in each area (base) and at each business unit.

Trainings Implemented for Newly Assigned/Temporary/Contract Workers

  Number of Trainees
FY2013 25,223
FY2012 13,641
FY2011 22,895

Training of Auditors

Senior environmental auditors, auditors and provisional auditors receive refresher courses and training every year (education and training on law and regulation revisions, auditing policies, and other matters).

Training of New Auditors Number of Trainees
FY2013 11
FY2012 15
FY2011 20
Refresher Training Number of Trainees
FY2013 113
FY2012 119
FY2011 128

Training of Workers Engaged in Environmental Impact Works

Operators of environmental impact facilities, such as boilers and wastewater treatment plants, are obligated to acquire skills, technologies, and abilities.

  Total of participants
FY2013 1,088
FY2012 444
FY2011 404

Acquisition of Qualifications by Participants

NEC makes it a priority to have twice the required number of workers, including pollution control managers, sanitation managers, and hazardous materials engineers, obtain official qualifications.

  FY2011 FY2012 FY2013
Pollution control managers
(senior pollution control manager, and water, air, noise, vibration, and dioxin pollution control managers)
164 156 141
Waste control managers
(managers of industrial waste subject to special control, industrial waste treatment facility engineering managers)
21 21 80
Senior operators
(organic solvents, designated substances, lead, X-rays, and boilers)
461 578 964
Designated high-pressure gas treatment managers 4 4 37
Qualified energy management personnel 115 119 60