Risk Management
Mitigating the risk of natural disasters
To prepare for large-scale disasters such as a Nankai Trough earthquake, we conduct evacuation drills for all employees during both day and night shifts.
We also conduct drills for emergency task force personnel that simulate the immediate aftermath of an earthquake in order to cultivate personnel with crisis management capabilities who can take the initiative and act decisively. In FY 2023, we clarified the roles of each division in the transition from disaster response to production recovery, and we are conducting drills for this transition to strengthen our preparedness.
Mitigating the risk of fire
In workplaces with special processes that pose a fire hazard, we have set up dedicated committees for four key areas—semiconductor manufacturing, as well as the casting, coating, and mounting processes—to promote initiatives to mitigate disaster risk based on annual plans. Regular audits of dedicated committee activities are conducted by executives and auditors so that we can proactively develop human resources and create a workplace environment that prevents disasters.
For the past two years, we have been visiting Toyota Motor Corporation’s disaster prevention training facility, Kodokan, and using it to cultivate disaster-prepared personnel in order to achieve a zero-fire workplace.
Production recovery drills
Based on our code of conduct, we undertake annual, planned drills at all of our plants in Japan. These drills simulate natural disasters and other emergencies, and train personnel who would respond in such events. Personnel are trained to restore production power, repair damaged production equipment, and engage in back-up procedures involving cooperation with our business partners.
These drills will continue to heighten crisis awareness throughout the company, starting with executives.
Code of conduct during a major earthquake
- Humanitarian aid (prioritize human life, rescue operations)
- Early recovery of disaster-affected areas
- Restore our own operations and production
Preventive measures
To protect the lives of our employees, we are promoting measures to mitigate the effect of disasters, starting with the safety of evacuation routes. We are also working to create a workplace that protects people, such as by anchoring production equipment along evacuation routes to prevent them from tipping over, and implementing measures to ensure that employees do not slip and fall around everyday office equipment such as monitors, copiers, and cabinets. To ensure that our business can continue uninterrupted during any emergency (i.e., to not inconvenience our customers), we are currently installing new emergency power sources and implementing measures to mitigate the effect of disasters for production equipment.
