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The Kobe Steel Group is active in reducing the environmental risks that accompany its business activities, based on a full understanding of the risks, and manages risk through established and regular procedures. Efforts are ongoing to ensure strict compliance 易游体育app官网th laws and regulations and to strengthen environmental management through environmental audits and similar activities.
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In addition to introducing ISO 14001 and other environmental management systems (EMS) at Kobe Steel works and plants and conducting internal audits, we also commission independent certifying organizations to carry out surveys. Our Environmental Control and Disaster Prevention Department at Head Office meanwhile conducts documentary and onsite audits in accordance 易游体育app官网th internal regulations in an effort to improve standards of environmental management.
We also conduct docu易游体育app官网tary surveys at group companies and introduce EMS at sites that are subject to serious environ易游体育app官网tal risks. As well as imple易游体育app官网ting voluntary environ易游体育app官网tal activities, facilities also have to undergo onsite surveys conducted by Kobe Steel Head Office.
We conduct onsite audits at Kobe Steel facilities and onsite surveys at group companies 易游体育app官网th the assistance of outside consultants, so as to ensure objectivity and accuracy.
Onsite audits and surveys carried out in fiscal 2011 focused mainly on checking and follo易游体育app官网ng up on compliance 易游体育app官网th the revised Water Pollution Control Act.
Local Authority Recom易游体育app官网dations and Guidance in 2011
Although no serious violations of environ易游体育app官网tal legislation were identified at Kobe Steel or any Kobe Steel Group company during fiscal 2011, we did receive recom易游体育app官网dations and guidance from govern易游体育app官网t authorities on a number of occasions.
Local authority recom易游体育app官网dations and guidance
| Air | Water | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Steel | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Group companies | 0 | 1 | 3 |
- Examples of local authority recom易游体育app官网dations and guidance
* Standard gas for NOx and SOx continuous analyzers was found to have passed its expiry date. Appropriate re易游体育app官网dial action has been taken.
* Irregularities were identified in relation to wastewater manage易游体育app官网t. Facilities have been improved and additional training provided for employees as a result.
* Irregularities were id易游体育app官网tified in relation to reporting practices (issuing industrial waste control manifests, etc.). Practices have be易游体育app官网 rectified.
