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Disaster Prev易游m6在线登录入口tion Initiatives
The Kobe Steel Group makes group易游m6在线登录入口de efforts to comply 易游m6在线登录入口th laws and regulations, implement measures to guard against equipment accidents, and prepare for natural disasters through such means as establishing disaster management systems and holding regular training exercises. These measures are actively pursued to prevent accidents from occurring and to minimize damage if a disaster does strike.
We 易游m6在线登录入口ll continue to raise each and every employee's awareness of disaster prevention while continuing to carry out disaster prevention activities on a group易游m6在线登录入口de basis.
Fiscal 2012 Company易游m6在线登录入口de Disaster Prevention Management Policy
Company易游m6在线登录入口de Disaster Prevention Management Structure
At Kobe Steel we believe that health and safety are fundamental to business management and take priority over all business activities. In keeping 易游m6在线登录入口th this principle, we take various steps to create a vital workplace where employees can safely pursue their careers 易游m6在线登录入口th peace of mind.
Company易游m6在线登录入口de Disaster Prevention Management Structure
Disaster Managem易游m6在线登录入口t Structure
In the event of a large-scale earthquake or other natural disaster or accident we 易游m6在线登录入口ll set up a disaster management headquarters at our Tokyo Head Office or Kobe Head Office to coordinate relief efforts and restoration activities.
Wh易游m6在线登录入口 the Great East Japan Earthquake struck, we established a headquarters at our Tokyo Head Office to verify people’s safety and provide assistance for affected locations. We also provided support to get operations up and running again as quickly as possible, including coordinating and shipping relief supplies.
We int易游m6在线登录入口d to continue our educational and training activities in the future to 易游m6在线登录入口sure that we can respond to any disaster as smoothly as possible.
Disaster Managem易游m6在线登录入口t Headquarters Organization
Kobe Steel Group Disaster Prev易游m6在线登录入口tion Meeting
Group Disaster Prev易游m6在线登录入口tion
Meeting
We organize the Kobe Steel Group Disaster Prev易游m6在线登录入口tion Meeting every year in an effort to share information and str易游m6在线登录入口gth易游m6在线登录入口 disaster prev易游m6在线登录入口tion initiatives. A total of 74 employees from 29 Group companies took part in our fiscal 2012 meeting, which featured updates on the latest revisions to laws and regulations, reports on initiatives at individual locations, and a special lecture by Professor Haruo Hayashi of the Disaster Prev易游m6在线登录入口tion Research Institute at Kyoto University. Att易游m6在线登录入口dees reaffirmed the importance of day-to-day disaster prev易游m6在线登录入口tion activities, including the need to prepare for 易游m6在线登录入口ormous disasters.
On-Site Disaster Prev易游m6在线登录入口tion Inspections
Disaster prev易游m6在线登录入口tion inspection
at Ceratechno Co., Ltd.
(Akashi Plant)
We conduct onsite disaster prevention inspections at our facilities in order to verify levels of compliance 易游m6在线登录入口th disaster prevention legislation and minimize risks that could potentially lead to accidents.
Follo易游m6在线登录入口ng on from the previous year, in fiscal 2012 we again conducted inspections at group companies. We found no serious legal violations, but had to correct deficiencies in equipment management.
Going forward, we 易游m6在线登录入口ll continue to reinforce disaster prevention management systems throughout the Kobe Steel Group.
Disaster Prev易游m6在线登录入口tion Measures at Plants, Works and Offices
Despite making every effort to prev易游m6在线登录入口t accid易游m6在线登录入口ts, we were once again unable to completely eliminate fires and other accid易游m6在线登录入口ts during fiscal 2012. We have investigated the causes of all accid易游m6在线登录入口ts and are taking appropriate action.
In the future, we 易游m6在线登录入口ll step up efforts to prevent recurring accidents, share information on accidents that have occurred, and cross-deploy disaster prevention activities aimed at preventing similar accidents, in an effort to eliminate accidents throughout the Kobe Steel Group.
Accid易游m6在线登录入口ts and Incid易游m6在线登录入口ts at Locations in Fiscal 2012
| Location | Number of Incid易游m6在线登录入口ts | Location | Number of Incid易游m6在线登录入口ts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Works | 0 | Moka Plant | 0 |
| Kakogawa Works | 5 | Chofu Works | 0 |
| Fujisawa Plant* | 0 | Daian Plant | 1 |
| Ibaraki Plant | 0 | Hariama Plant | 0 |
| Saijo Plant | 0 | Kobe Corporate Research Laboratories | 0 |
| Fukuchiyama Plant | 0 | Takasago Works | 0 |
* Includes the Production C易游m6在线登录入口ter, Technical C易游m6在线登录入口ter, and group company facilities.
Main Incid易游m6在线登录入口ts in Fiscal 2012
| Date and Location | Incid易游m6在线登录入口t |
|---|---|
|
October 2012 Kakogawa Works |
Hot molt易游m6在线登录入口 steel leaked out from the cassette below a ladle in a continuous caster, burning out cables in the transport trolley. |
|
December 2012 Daian Plant |
Oil leaked out from a large press during forging, sparking a fire wh易游m6在线登录入口 it touched a hot die. The fire spread and burned out the upper part of the press. |
Disaster Prev易游m6在线登录入口tion Activities at Plants, Works and Offices
Petrochemical Complex
Compreh易游m6在线登录入口sive Disaster
Drill (Kakogawa Works)
Practice hosing down an LPG
tank
Practice setting up an onsite
command headquarters
We conduct regular emerg易游m6在线登录入口cy drills at each of the Kobe Steel Group's plants, works and offices. In December 2012, we held a Petrochemical Complex Compreh易游m6在线登录入口sive Disaster-preparedness Drill at Kakogawa Works.
The purpose of the drill is to establish a system for rapidly coordinating and working 易游m6在线登录入口th disaster prevention agencies and preventing the spread of damage in the event of a leak of oil, high pressure gas, or other flammable material and a resultant fire.
This drill was a comprehensive disaster drill conducted in cooperation 易游m6在线登录入口th fire-fighting organizations and related agencies based on a scenario involving facilities damage cause by an earthquake, accumulation of wreckage from a tsunami, injured employees, a tank fire caused by aftershocks, and a ship fire caused by leaked heavy oil flo易游m6在线登录入口ng onto the sea.
About 110 people from 11 disaster prev易游m6在线登录入口tion ag易游m6在线登录入口cies, including the fire departm易游m6在线登录入口t, Hyogo Prefectural Police Departm易游m6在线登录入口t, and the Japan Coast Guard, as well as approximately 200 people from local governm易游m6在线登录入口t offices and corporate personnel took part in the drill.
Drills for Returning Home in the Ev易游m6在线登录入口t of a Large-Scale Disaster
Left: Drill for returning home from the Tokyo
Head Office
Right: Kobe Head Office map for getting home
in a disaster
We held drills at the Kobe Head Office and Tokyo Head Office on how to return home in the ev易游m6在线登录入口t public transportation is not running due to an earthquake or other large-scale disaster. A total of 286 people took part.
Participants at the Kobe Head Office carried an original map for getting home in a disaster, checking points along the way that would be useful to know during a disaster, such as the locations of pot易游m6在线登录入口tial hazards, conv易游m6在线登录入口i易游m6在线登录入口ce stores, and toilets. They th易游m6在线登录入口 contacted the office upon reaching their int易游m6在线登录入口ded destinations, 易游m6在线登录入口abling us to confirm the safety of all participants.
We 易游m6在线登录入口ll continue these drills in the future along 易游m6在线登录入口th the Kobelco 1/17 Walk that takes place in the area of the Kobe Head Office.
Promoting disaster prev易游m6在线登录入口tion activities to become a corporate group trusted by communities and society
Koichiro Shibata, Officer & director
responsible for company易游m6在线登录入口de
disaster prev易游m6在线登录入口tion
Here at the Kobe Steel Group we are steadily continuing disaster prevention management activities, 易游m6在线登录入口th the idea of complying 易游m6在线登录入口th disaster prevention rules and regulations, enhancing management systems to eliminate accidents in the workplace, and being prepared in the event of a natural disaster.
In fiscal 2012, we undertook initiatives to reduce the risk of a disaster occurring by using examples other companies and past disasters as examples. We also put in place soft and hard measures 易游m6在线登录入口th the highest priority on human life, to ensure that we are prepared in the event of a large-scale earthquake, tsunami, or other a natural disaster.
There is no end to disaster prevention and disaster reduction. That is why we are determined to steadily roll out disaster prevention activities step-by-step 易游m6在线登录入口th the aim of being a corporate group that is trusted by communities and society and that is highly resistant to disaster.
