OSP Heartful Co., Ltd. is a special subsidiary of the OSP Group, a one-stop manufacturer of stickers and labels, film products, Carton Package, and promotional tools. The company is engaged in the processing and management of plates, a necessary part for printing stickers and labels. We are pleased to announce that OSP Heartful Co., Ltd. has received the Osaka Prefecture Heartful Corporate Education Contribution Award(※) at the 2022 Osaka Prefecture Heartful Corporate Awards, which recognizes companies that have made outstanding contributions to vocational education for students with disabilities, such as accepting them for workplace internships, employing them, and providing them to support schools.
It is expected that receiving this award will lead to improved employee motivation and smoother recruitment activities.

*Osaka Prefecture Heartful Corporate Educational Contribution Award (Osaka Prefecture website)
https://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/koyotaisaku/heartfull-kensyo/

■Key points of the award

[Issue analysis]
When providing workplace training to students from support schools and other institutions, the school was praised for preparing its own workplace training feedback forms and work ability checklists, teaching them about the roles and behavior of members of society through their workplace training, as well as for carefully analyzing the issues the trainees faced and providing feedback.

[Lecture event]
The evaluation was based on the fact that, in response to a request from a special needs school, the company actively cooperated in providing vocational education to students with disabilities, including visiting the school and holding lectures for students and parents.

■ Initiatives to create a workplace where everyone can thrive

In addition to the points recognized in the award, we are also taking the following steps to create a workplace where everyone can thrive:

【Organizational Structure】
To ensure that all employees, regardless of whether they have a disability or not, can seek advice without hesitation, we have two job coaches, one sign language interpreter, and four disability counselors assigned to each department.

【Work environment】
As we have a large number of employees with hearing impairments, we have implemented several visual mechanisms.
For example, we have introduced flashing lights to make the chime more visible, signs to instantly identify which work space each one is, and training manuals that use many photos and videos.
We also use voice-to-text apps and conduct sign language classes to enable able-bodied and disabled employees to converse smoothly.

■ Future developments

[To become an indispensable and reliable company in the OSP Group]
Although OSP Heartful is a special subsidiary, it aims to be an indispensable part of the OSP Group's growth and will continue to focus on not only promoting employment but also pursuing profits as a company.

[To make OSP Heartful a company that employees are glad to have joined]
We are actively working to make work visible and to develop a follow-up system so that each employee can develop the habit of thinking about how to improve efficiency even a little. Based on the idea that employees having a sense of fulfillment and goals leads to the growth of the company, we will continue to make capital investments and work to improve the environment.

■OSP Heartful Company Overview

• Company name: OSP HEARTFUL CO., LTD.
• Location: 5-8-31 Kamikita, Hirano-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture (inside the Osaka Factory OSAKA SEALING PRINTING CO., LTD.)
• Representative: Motoki Nasu
• Established: 2019
• Capital: 10 million yen
• URL: https://www.osp-heartful.co.jp

The company was established in September 2019 within the Osaka factory of OSAKA SEALING PRINTING CO., LTD., a member of the OSP Group, as a company responsible for the processing and management (storage and storage) of plates, which are necessary parts for printing stickers and labels.
We are taking various measures to create a workplace where everyone can thrive, regardless of whether they have a disability or not, and in November 2022, we received the "MONIS Certification System" from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, which recognizes outstanding small and medium-sized employers for employing people with disabilities.

■OSP Holdings Company Profile

• Company name: OSP HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
• Address: 6-8 Ajihara Honmachi Tennoji-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture
• Representative: Matsuguchi Tadashi
• Founded: 1969
• Business description: Business planning and management of the corporate group and related operations
• URL: https://www.osp-group.jp

Founded in 1927, the OSP Group is a comprehensive packaging company with a total of 15 companies (9 domestic and 6 overseas), and has 18 production bases nationwide to fulfill its mission of social infrastructure, mainly food distribution. Since its founding, the company has expanded its business scope in response to changes in the times, such as customer needs and the social environment. Currently, the company provides products and services that enrich society and the lives of customers through the planning, design, and manufacturing of stickers and labels, Carton Package, and promotional materials. In order to achieve high quality and stable supply, the group also operates in a wide range of areas, from material procurement, development and manufacturing of sticker and label printing base paper and printing peripherals, to designing and research and development of labeling systems.

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