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Safety Performance Award from occupational safety and health authority [U.K.]In May 2019, Daifuku Logan Ltd. received the 2018 Safety Performance Award from the Humberside Occupational Health & Safety Group, an occupational safety and health authority of Yorkshire and Humberside area of the United Kingdom, for the second consecutive year. Daifuku Logan achieved zero accidents last year based on its in-house initiative, the Zero Accident Strategy. This strategy is aimed at eliminating accidents by creating a comfortable workplace. Initiatives such as setting clear standards for workplace safety, taking actions promptly to solve safety issues, and promoting understanding internally are adopted under the strategy. The company will strive to achieve further improvement.Donation of relief goods to hurricane victims [U.S.A.]In October 2018, Hurricane Michael made landfall in the South of the U.S., where it killed many people and severely damaged buildings. At Elite Line Services, Inc., staff brought relief goods for victims and donated them to the Dove Church in Southport, Florida in December. Relief goods donated by the company included more than 400 disaster blankets; 144 sets of cleaning tools; pillows and toiletries; and clothes and shoes for men, women, and children. The total amount of goods exceeded 6,000 lbs. (2,700 kg), and they were delivered to more than 600 households.Efforts to reduce plastic waste [Canada]In July 2019, Webb Canada set a goal of reducing plastic waste by discontinuing beverages in plastic bottles. To achieve this, the company’s factory in Hamilton introduced a sensor-controlled water dispenser and distributed stainless-steel water flasks to all employees. The water-dispensing station is equipped with a high-performance compressor and is designed to save energy. It also has a water supply indicator, which prevents water from being wasted by spillage.43Daifuku Report 2019