As part of its commitment to environmentally responsible operations, Daishinku
has established an Environmental Management System, under which Environmental
Management Committees have been set up at its eight major business sites in
Japan.
Each Environmental Management Committee sets specific environmental objectives
and targets and promotes environmental protection toward achieving those objectives
and targets.
As an organization to exercise overall coordination of these Environmental
Management Committees, the KDS Group Environmental Management Committee has
also been established. Under this environmental management system, we are pursuing
continuous improvement of our environmental performance by repeating the PDCA
cycle both group-wide and at individual business sites.
In October 2005, Miyazaki Plant was reorganized into KYUSHU DAISHINKU CORP. Accordingly, the Miyazaki Environmental Management Committee was established within KYUSHU DAISHINKU CORP. to function as part of Daishinku's environmental management system.
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Daishinku regards internal environmental audits as an important
element to improve the implementation and operation of the environment management
system. Internal environmental audits are conducted once a year at all domestic
business sites by the internal environmental audit team.
The internal environmental audit checks and assesses the implementation status
of the environmental management system and the status of compliance with ISO
14001 requirements and other applicable laws and regulations. For nonconformance
identified in the audit, appropriate corrective actions are taken to resolve
audit findings and increase the effectiveness of the environmental management
system.
Daishinku
has continued group-wide efforts to acquire ISO 14001 certification, an internationally
standardized assessment of environmental management systems.
The Head Office and all five domestic production plants received this certification
in January 2000; our overseas production facilities, Tianjin KDS Corp. and
PT. KDS Indonesia, obtained the certification in November 2000 and December
2004, respectively.
In 2005, these domestic and overseas plants and offices underwent further
inspections and completed transition to the 2004 version of ISO 14001 certification.
We are committed to pursuing environmental protection activities by implementing
an environmental management system that meets ISO 14001.
Each plant / office has an “Emergency Response Program” in
place that specifies the procedures for dealing with possible emergencies
and accidents to minimize the impact on surrounding neighborhoods.
The procedures specified in the Emergency Response Program are periodically
tested to verify their effectiveness. Emergency readiness training is also
provided to ensure that all employees can respond effectively to emergencies.
We also made various improvements, such as constructing a containment wall
around each chemical tank, to prevent accidents and emergency situations from
occurring.
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