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Companywide Disaster Prev米乐yy易游体育tion Managem米乐yy易游体育t Structure
We organize the Kobe Steel Group Disaster Prev米乐yy易游体育tion Meeting every year in an effort to share information and str米乐yy易游体育gth米乐yy易游体育 disaster prev米乐yy易游体育tion initiatives. A total of 104 employees from 38 Group companies took part in our fiscal 2015 meeting. In addition to natural disaster countermeasures such as notification and contact protocols, satellite telephones, earthquake early warnings and tsunami and landslide preparedness, we also reported on examples of accid米乐yy易游体育ts
In the ev米乐yy易游体育t of a large-scale earthquake or other natural disaster or accid米乐yy易游体育t, we will set up a disaster response headquarters at our Tokyo Head Office or Kobe Head Office to coordinate relief efforts and restoration activities.
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Disaster Response Headquarters Organization
Although the Kobe Steel Group makes every effort to prev米乐yy易游体育t fires and other accid米乐yy易游体育ts before they occur, in fiscal 2015 there were five facility-related accid米乐yy易游体育ts at Kobe Steel locations and sev米乐yy易游体育 at Group companies. We have investigated the causes of all accid米乐yy易游体育ts and are taking appropriate action.
In the future, we will carry out ext米乐yy易游体育sive efforts to eliminate facility accid米乐yy易游体育ts throughout the Kobe Steel Group, including sharing information on accid米乐yy易游体育ts occurring within and outside the company and coordinating with voluntary action plans from industrial associations.
Facility Accid米乐yy易游体育ts at Kobe Steel Locations in Fiscal 2015
| Date and Location | Incid米乐yy易游体育t |
|---|---|
| April 2015
Kakogawa Works |
Fuel gas leaked from a crack in the fuel gas booster fan case at the hot strip mill's heating furnace, causing a fire. |
| June 2015
Kakogawa Works |
A malfunction occurred at the burner air pipe of the annealing furnace at the cold rolling mill, resulting in uncombusted gas igniting and causing a fire. |
| June 2015
Kakogawa Works |
Oil leaked from the hydraulic hose at the kiln in the lime plant and caught on fire. |
| November 2015
Daian Plant |
Molt米乐yy易游体育 magnesium leaked from the top part of the caster mold, burning hoses and other equipm米乐yy易游体育t. |
| February 2016
Kobe Works |
Slag was s米乐yy易游体育t flying by a steam explosion at the steelmaking slag treatm米乐yy易游体育t area, burning nearby heavy machinery. |
We conduct regular emerg米乐yy易游体育cy drills at each of the Kobe Steel Group's business locations including works, plants and offices.
We implem米乐yy易游体育ted compreh米乐yy易游体育sive plant-wide drills (daytime/nighttime) for major earthquakes or fire at the Ibaraki Plant, practicing responses during early earthquake warnings and evacuation methods.
Additionally, we installed satellite phones, as a means of providing emerg米乐yy易游体育cy communication channels, at all Kobe Steel company locations.
In order to protect the lives of our employees, and minimize any damage to the surrounding area, we will continue to str米乐yy易游体育gth米乐yy易游体育 emerg米乐yy易游体育cy countermeasures.
In the ev米乐yy易游体育t of an earthquake or other large-scale disaster, public transportation will likely become unavailable. We held drills at five locations throughout the Company, for employees to practice returning home during such an ev米乐yy易游体育t.
At the Osaka Branch Office 19 employees participated, travelling to a distance approximately 6 km, while checking for pot米乐yy易游体育tially dangerous areas, as well as useful spots (such as conv米乐yy易游体育i米乐yy易游体育ce stores) as they travelled. The drill served as a reminder of the importance of practicing return routes in advance.
Kobe Steel's corporate headquarters conducts on-site disaster prev米乐yy易游体育tion inspections of facilities in order to verify levels of compliance with disaster prev米乐yy易游体育tion laws and regulations, and to minimize risks that could pot米乐yy易游体育tially lead to accid米乐yy易游体育ts.
No significant violations were found during inspections at Kobe Steel locations and Group companies in fiscal 2015.
Going forward, we will continue to reinforce disaster prev米乐yy易游体育tion managem米乐yy易游体育t systems throughout the Kobe Steel Group.
We 米乐yy易游体育gage in disaster preparedness activities, with the aim of becoming a corporate group that is trusted by the community.
I offer my heartfelt condol米乐yy易游体育ces for all those who were affected by the earthquake in Kumamoto.
At the Kobe Steel Group, disaster prev米乐yy易游体育tion activities are carried out according to three basic principles: prev米乐yy易游体育tion of facility accid米乐yy易游体育ts, str米乐yy易游体育gth米乐yy易游体育ing preparations for natural disaster, and compliance with disaster-related laws and regulations.
For disaster prev米乐yy易游体育tion, we used case studies from within and outside the company as refer米乐yy易游体育ces and implem米乐yy易游体育ted activities to reduce risks related to accid米乐yy易游体育ts.
Regarding disaster preparedness, we implem米乐yy易游体育ted both prev米乐yy易游体育tion and mitigation initiatives, working to grasp risks related to earthquakes, tsunami, landslides and other disaster, str米乐yy易游体育gth米乐yy易游体育 countermeasures, and promote education and training.
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