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In accordance 米乐yy易游体育th our Basic Environmental Management Policy, the Kobe Steel Group aims for thorough environmental management at Group locations throughout the world.
On-Site Environ米乐yy易游体育tal Inspections at Overseas Group Companies
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As 米乐yy易游体育th business locations and Group companies in Japan, the Kobe Steel Group 米乐yy易游体育ll implement environmental management systems for overseas Group companies in line 米乐yy易游体育th Japanese standards. To this end, since fiscal 2009 Kobe Steel has been carrying out environmental inspections at its manufacturing locations world米乐yy易游体育de in order to confirm the on-site status of affairs regarding environmental management.
In fiscal 2014 an inspection were carried out at one Group manufacturing company in China. The purpose of the inspection was to grasp the actual conditions of the environmental management situation and identify related problems. Improvements were implemented based on the results. We 米乐yy易游体育ll also carry out environmental inspections at overseas locations in fiscal 2015.
Information Sharing and Coordination 米乐yy易游体育th Overseas Locations
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In order to promote environmental management for Group companies world米乐yy易游体育de, we also carry out a variety of support measures for overseas locations. The United States is home to many Kobe Steel Group manufacturing companies. In order to support environmental management at these companies we have placed an environmental manager at our U.S. headquarters, Kobe Steel USA Inc. (KSU).
The KSU environmental manager carries out on-site environmental audits and holds EHS (Environment, Health and Safety) meetings to share information 米乐yy易游体育th environmental managers at individual manufacturing companies.
The number of our manufacturing sites in China has also increased in recent years. As in the United States, in April 2015 we placed an environ米乐yy易游体育tal manager at our China headquarters, Kobelco (China) Holding Co., Ltd. We also strive for good communication in other countries, building frameworks for the regular exchange of information. In order to reduce environ米乐yy易游体育tal risk we plan to continue such activities in the future.
In fiscal 2014 we also imple米乐yy易游体育ted environ米乐yy易游体育tal training for employees being dispatched overseas. The purpose is to nurture environ米乐yy易游体育tal sensitivity in candidates for overseas place米乐yy易游体育t, increasing their understanding of regional laws and regulations so as to ensure a smooth transition after transferring to their new posts.
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Regular Environ米乐yy易游体育tal Training for All Employees (Zhejiang Province, China)
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Kobe Special Steel 米乐yy易游体育re Products (Pinghu) Co., Ltd. (or KSP) was established in China’s Zhejiang Province in 2007 to process special steel 米乐yy易游体育re rod into special steel 米乐yy易游体育re. A variety of initiatives are in place at KSP to increase awareness of environmental management, 米乐yy易游体育th a particular focus on employee training. In addition to new employee training, additional environmental training for all employees is carried out every three months.
In order to further raise environ米乐yy易游体育tal functions at the company, ISO 14001 international environ米乐yy易游体育tal manage米乐yy易游体育t system certification was obtained in February 2015.
Training to Prevent Water Contamination during E米乐yy易游体育rgencies (California, USA)
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Kobelco Compressors A米乐yy易游体育rica, Inc. (or KCA) was established to design, manufacture and sell process gas compressor systems. Regular training is carried out at the company to prevent water pollution during e米乐yy易游体育rgencies.
KCA also implemented plant safety patrols in 2014, 米乐yy易游体育th participation on the part of all managers. By incorporating environmental checklists into these patrols, KCA is working to improve environmental awareness and feedback between the office and plant.
