DMG MORI supports the first step for healthy life.

Exercise class: Let's adopt a workout routine! (2023)

In our survey of 204 office employees in R&D and other departments, 157 reported a lack of physical exercise. To address this issue, we held an exercise class and later offered physical fitness tests and guidance to 90 of them.

For the 3-month guidance, we invited a certified health and exercise instructor to the company gym during work hours. After the sessions, more participants reported exercising at least 30 minutes/twice a week. Additionally, 3/4 of the participants lost body fat. The number of sit-ups and push-ups within 30 seconds has increased, too.

Exercise more than 30 minutes/twice a week

Nutrition Navigation Class by Dietitians (2022)

We offered a 6-month nutrition class by a registered dietitian for 27 employees with a BMI of over 35, out of which 20 decided to take the class and 18 successfully completed it.

In the class, the participants recorded their meals and set their own behavioral goals to improve nutritional balance and eating habits following the dietitian's guidance.

As a result of the monthly sessions and the participants’ continued efforts, they achieved an average weight loss of 2.8 kg in 6 months (statistically significant). Eight of them lost more than 5% of their initial weight.

Weight change (average)

DMG MORI held the "Exercise Class: Fighting off lifestyle-related diseases while still young" during fiscal 2021

We held a briefing session for 92 employees under 40 who are not taking therapeutic drugs and have recorded a high level of blood pressure, blood glucose, and/or lipids (equivalent to the level requiring specific health guidance). Of the 83 employees who participated, 74 completed the program.

With the personalized exercise prescription created by a physiotherapist and guidance given over three sessions, participants aim for a weight loss of 3% or more of their body weights over three months while doing resistance exercise at corporate fitness facilities or at home and using an active mass-meter and body composition analyzer (InBody).

Weight loss (%) over 12 weeks
(Weight at the time of starting this Class is used as reference)

Compared to people who participated in the briefing but not in the program (16 people who cooperated in measurement), the weight loss rate of members who completed this program by receiving both exercise guidance and diet guidance (30-minute guidance by occupational health staff) was statistically significant and also exceeded the 3% target.

DMG MORI held the "Exercise Class: Fighting off metabolic syndrome at age 40 and up" during fiscal 2020

This program was provided to 50 applicants who: were all 40 or older, had a BMI of 25 or higher, had an abdominal circumference of 90 cm or larger, and had a problem in blood pressure, blood glucose, or blood lipids. Under the physiotherapist's guidance, the program members worked on resistance exercise at corporate fitness facilities or at home to reduce at least 2 kg of their body weight or at least 2 cm of their abdominal circumference over three months.

Distribution of weight loss range
(Average weight loss of 2.7 kg)

Achieved both weight loss and abdominal circumference loss goals: 65%
Achieved weight loss but did not reach goal: 20%
Weight increase: 15%
Improvements were also observed in muscles and body strength in addition to weight loss effect.

We support building a healthy life with fun physical activities

Encouraging club activities using exercise facilities on the company premises

DMG MORI assists with the costs of employees' voluntary club activities and encourages participation in club activities.
A total of 600 employees company-wide belong to sports clubs, each working to achieve their goals.
Iga Office, where more than 1,800 employees work, has an all-weather sports dome.

The following sports clubs are available:
・Sailing club, motor sports club, baseball club, birdmen club, track & field club, softball club, tennis club, table tennis club, and bicycle club
・Golf club, bowling club, futsal club, basketball club, trail running club, badminton club, swimming club, Japanese archery club, and judo club

Created a fitness area in the company building and employee dorms

The employee hall in the office is equipped with multiple kinds of regular sized fitness machines.
Employees are welcome to use them before work, in their spare time such as lunch breaks, or after work, to refresh their body and mind.

The company dormitory also have a fitness room. DMG MORI also has a corporate contract with sports gyms near he office. Employees who wish to exercise hard can use these gyms.

Certified Sports Yell Company

The Japan Sports Agency certifies enterprises that support employees' sports practice as "Sports Yell Company," for the purpose of promoting the sports participation of the working population with particularly low rate of playing sports.
DMG MORI applied for the certification for the first time in 2021 and acquired the certification of Sports Yell Company 2022 (as shown to the left).
DMG MORI also has permission to use the official logo (as shown to the right). We will continue to support our employees' participation in sports and aim to maintain the certification.

DMG MORI supports healthy life with smart diet

Providing smart meals everyday at the canteen

DMG MORI's canteen aims to provide freshly-made warm meals, a variety of set meals such as today's special, western set, Japanese set, and healthy meal set, a display of nutritional values for employees' reference to consider the calories and salt content, and abundant green vegetables, in a delightful yet calm dining atmosphere. The restaurant is non-smoking and includes a café, fostering communication among employees.

* "Smart meal" refers to meals that are nutritionally balanced and helps keep good health. Smart meal screening and certification is conducted by the Healthy Meal and Dietary Environment Consortium, which consists of more than ten academic societies, including the Japanese Society of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Providing breakfasts and dinners

DMG MORI provides breakfasts and dinners to shift workers who leave for work early or late and to single employees and employees living away from family who tend to develop irregular eating patterns, so as to prevent them from missing out on meals before work.

DMG MORI supports healthy life with no (secondary) smoking

Our smoking policy started from setting up a smoking cessation consultation desk. Now we have removed and abolished visitors' smoking rooms, making the entire premises smoking-free. At the same time, a drop in the percentage of smokers has been observed in the course of this development.

In a four-point satisfaction survey in July 2023, 67.6% of employees were “satisfied” and 17.5% were “mostly satisfied” with the non-smoking policy.

Currently, we provide non-smoking campaigns through the Safety and Health Committee, non-smoking guidances to smokers who receive the specific health guidance, referrals to smoking cessation outpatient clinics for smokers who were found to have strong addition in the TDS survey, and smoking cessation programs given by certified psychologists.

Changes in the percentage of smoking population over the past four years

• February 2019

  Set up the smoking cessation consultation desk

  Set up consultations with occupational health physician and provided referrals to smoking cessation outpatient clinics

• March 2019

  Reduced the smoking rooms and booths:

  Iga Campus: 22 smoking areas -> 7 smoking areas
  Nara Campus: 7 smoking areas -> 2 smoking areas

  Changes in smoking time:

  Before work, lunch break, 15:00 to 15:10, after work -> 12:00 to 13:00 only

  Held smoking cessation seminars (all employees are eligible regardless of office)

• January 2020 Non-smoking throughout the entire premises, including the parking area
• January 2022 Removed and abolished visitors' smoking rooms

DMG MORI supports healthy life by walking 9,000 / 8,500 steps everyday

DMG MORI encourages employees to walk a monthly average of 9,000 steps (for male employees; 8,500 steps for female employees) using the smartphone pedometer app provided to all employees by the company. The slogan is to walk 1,000 steps in 10 minutes. This app is available on the corporate website, from the on-premises walking map.

DMG MORI supports healthy life with workplace mental health care

Mental health care in the workplace is an important challenge. DMG MORI is working on mental health measures in line with the stress check system set forth in Article 66-10 of the Industrial Safety and Health Act, the Guidelines for Improving and Maintaining Employees' Mental Health, and the Guide for Supporting Return to Work. Our key initiatives are the cluster analysis of stress check, training of managerial roles, and the follow-up after the employee returns to work.

Cluster analysis of stress check

The Health Management Improvement Center conducts their own cluster analysis, and reports the results to the Safety and Health Committee or internally publishes them in the DMG MORI Health & Safety Report as part of their workplace improvement efforts.

The cluster analysis enables clarification of DMG MORI's characteristics and challenges, as well as issues in each workplace, through comparison with other companies in the same industry.

DMG MORI promotes the use of MIRROR and other checklist-type questionnaires as tools for working on workplace efforts.

In organizations where the supervisor provides good support, the colleagues also tend to be helpful

The graph shows an example of cluster analysis. It shows the distribution of the average score by organization.
(2020 DMG MORI Stress Check Cluster Analysis Result)

Webinar training for managerial roles

DMG MORI regularly provides webinar training to approximately 600 managerial roles, which consist of assistant managers and higher positions.

To allow everyone who is eligible to access this webinar, the same topics are provided multiple times during work hours. There is also a comprehension test at the end of each webinar (last 1 to 2 minutes) to check their understanding.

Webinars are provided by either the full-time occupational health physician or the part-time psychiatric specialist depending on the topic.

DMG MORI supports healthy life with consultation services

DMG MORI introduces the following consultation services on the corporate website in order to respond to the various health needs.

• 1. Consultation services by industrial doctor and nurse

  Led by the industrial doctor and nurse, the Health care and promotion center conducts consultation operations regarding the employees' daily physical and mental health.

• 2. Mental health and sleep consultation desk

  Consultations are provided twice a month by a psychiatric specialist.

• 3. Assistance for balancing work and treatment

  Balance support coordinators who have completed the JOHAS basic training will attend to consultation seekers together with the occupational health physician.

• 4. Women & maternity health consultation desk

  Occupational health nurse and part-time female occupational health physicians provide consultation according to the employees' preference.

• 5. Mental health and career consultation desk

  Certified psychiatrist provides psychiatric consultations for anxiety disorder and alcohol / nicotine addiction.

DMG MORI supports healthy life by refreshing the body and mind

Refresh the body and mind at resort facilities

Spending relaxing time with family, colleagues, and/or friends in an environment totally different from workplace is a great opportunity to refresh the employees' mind and strengthen their health awareness. For this purpose, DMG MORI also engages in operating resort facilities.

Currently, DMG MORI owns the Tateshina Kogen Lodge and the Nemunosato Hotel & Resort. The opening of the Hayama Clubhouse, with a view of Mount Fuji, is planned for spring 2024.

1. Tateshina Kogen Lodge (Nagano Prefecture)

Refresh the body and mind in the seasonal nature of Tateshina, where you can enjoy the beauty of the flowers and greenery, fall foliage, and winter wonderland.

2. Shima Seaside House (Mie Prefecture)

Refreshing coastline views and delicious seafood.

3. Nemunosato (Mie Prefecture)

Refresh your body and mind while indulging in fresh seafood in the attractive nature of Ise-Shima.

4. DMG MORI Arena (Mie Prefecture)

Sports climbing facility and athletics for fun and refreshing.