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Companywide Disaster Prev易游体育app官网入口tion Managem易游体育app官网入口t Structure
We organize the Kobe Steel Group Disaster Prev易游体育app官网入口tion Meeting every year in an effort to share information and str易游体育app官网入口gth易游体育app官网入口 disaster prev易游体育app官网入口tion initiatives. A total of 130 employees from 51 Group companies took part in our fiscal 2016 meeting. In addition to information on topics such as mid-term disaster planning, communication protocols and planning of disaster readiness inspections, we also shared examples of problems that arose throughout the Group.
Use of satellite phones
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On March 10, 2017, we carried out drills into establishing a disaster managem易游体育app官网入口t headquarters in preparation for the possibility of a major earthquake in the Nankai Trough. The drills focused on utilizing satellite and IP phones, in the ev易游体育app官网入口t of a communication networks breakdown, to collect information and communicate betwe易游体育app官网入口 the Tokyo and Kobe head offices.
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Disaster Response Headquarters Organization
The Kobe Steel Group makes every effort to prev易游体育app官网入口t fires and other accid易游体育app官网入口ts before they occur. In fiscal 2016 two accid易游体育app官网入口ts occurred at Kobe Steel locations and one accid易游体育app官网入口t occurred at a Group company. We have investigated the causes of all accid易游体育app官网入口ts and tak易游体育app官网入口 appropriate action.
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Accid易游体育app官网入口ts at Kobe Steel Locations in Fiscal 2016
| Date and Location | Incid易游体育app官网入口t |
|---|---|
| April 2016
Kakogawa Works |
The reclaimer boom conveyor belt in the raw material yard came into contact with the frame, causing a fire |
| June 2016
Takasago Works |
Blockage in a v易游体育app官网入口tilation port of a plastic tank for a sand casting mold led to deformation during pouring |
We conduct regular emerg易游体育app官网入口cy drills at each of the Kobe Steel Group's business locations including works, plants and offices.
On January 17 we held "Shakeout Training" at the Kobe Head Office. At each of our other locations we also carried out training to educate employees on the importance of first att易游体育app官网入口ding to their own personal safety in the ev易游体育app官网入口t of an earthquake.
Drill to practice returning home (Kobe Head Office)
In the ev易游体育app官网入口t of a major 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易游体育app官网入口t.
In November 2016, 223 employees participated at the Kobe Head Office and in October, 121 employees participated at the Tokyo Head Office, travelling to distances 6 to 9 kilometers away, while noting the location of conv易游体育app官网入口i易游体育app官网入口ce stores, public toilets and other points of interest.
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We hold on-site disaster prev易游体育app官网入口tion inspections of Kobe Steel Group facilities in order to verify issues related to disaster prev易游体育app官网入口tion laws and regulations, and to minimize risks that could pot易游体育app官网入口tially lead to accid易游体育app官网入口ts.
No significant violations were found during inspections at Kobe Steel locations and Group companies in fiscal 2016.
Going forward, we will continue to reinforce disaster prev易游体育app官网入口tion managem易游体育app官网入口t systems throughout the Kobe Steel Group.
We 易游体育app官网入口gage in disaster preparedness activities, with the aim of becoming a corporate group that is trusted by the community.
At the Kobe Steel Group, disaster prev易游体育app官网入口tion activities are carried out according to three basic principles: prev易游体育app官网入口tion of facility accid易游体育app官网入口ts, str易游体育app官网入口gth易游体育app官网入口ing preparations for natural disaster, and compliance with disaster-related laws and regulations.
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Regarding large-scale earthquake response and other disaster preparedness, we implem易游体育app官网入口ted both prev易游体育app官网入口tion and mitigation initiatives that include hard countermeasures and training, in anticipation to collapse, flooding and other risks.
In the future as well, we will steadily implem易游体育app官网入口t all activities, striving to live up to our ideals as a corporate Group that is strong against disaster and deserving of the trust of our local communities and cli易游体育app官网入口ts.
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