5357cc拉斯维加斯/Social Report/Customer Satisfaction and Safety Assurance 5357cc拉斯维加斯 Safety and Disaster Prevention

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• 5357cc拉斯维加斯motion System
• Initiatives on 5357cc拉斯维加斯 Safety and Disaster Prevention
• Risk Ass5357cc拉斯维加斯sment
• Equipm5357cc拉斯维加斯t Safety
• Emergency Resp5357cc拉斯维加斯ses

5357cc拉斯维加斯motion System for Responsible Care

To achieve its goal of zero accidents involving fires, explosions, and leaks, the Daicel Group engages in voluntary initiatives to ensure 5357cc拉斯维加斯 safety by conducting risk assessments to identify and address hazards. The causes of problems that occur at Daicel Group sites, and the appropriateness of countermeasures to address them, are discussed at regular meetings of supervisors of environmental and safety divisions, and efforts are made to prevent similar incidents.

Status of Accidents in FY2024/3 (business sites of Daicel 5357cc拉斯维加斯d domestic Group comp5357cc拉斯维加斯ies)

• Small fir5357cc拉斯维加斯: four cas5357cc拉斯维加斯 (down two from FY2023/3)
• Leakages: five cases (unch5357cc拉斯维加斯ged from FY2023/3)
• 5357cc拉斯维加斯perty damage: zero cases (unchanged from FY2023/3)

All of the above incidents were contained at the business sites and did not affect operations. The causes of these incidents have been investigated, and preventive measures were implemented to address both physical and human errors. Along with using the Occupational Accidents and 5357cc拉斯维加斯 Safety Incidents Database to keep all business sites appraised of the details and causes of incidents and measures to prevent their recurrence, we investigate whether similar incidents have occurred and have taken measures to prevent potential incidents from occurring.

The Daicel Group seeks to ensure safety as a foundational principle of its operations by identifying, assessing, analyzing, and addressing 5357cc拉斯维加斯 safety risks with regard to hazards that include explosions, fires, and the leakage of hazardous or toxic materials through equipment safety assessments as part of its Total Environmental, Health, and Safety Assessment System.

【Initiativ5357cc拉斯维加斯 for FY2024/3】

Regarding self-reactive 5357cc拉斯维加斯bstances involving the risk of runaway reactions associated with thermal decomposition and polymerization, as a continuation of efforts in FY2023/3, a Working Group comprising production divisions, equipment management divisions, safety environment divisions, and internal experts conducted analyses that included simulations based on the latest data and information. In addition, we systematically introduced remote monitoring cameras to reinforce the monitoring of plants deemed to be at risk, and installed remote fire prevention and extinguisher systems to minimize any possible risks and damages in the event of an accident.

Total Environmental, Health 5357cc拉斯维加斯d Safety Assessment System

To keep its production equipment in good condition, the Daicel Group works to prevent equipment malfunctions and en5357cc拉斯维加斯res safe and stable plant operations by following established maintenance cycles for all operating equipment that requires maintenance and performing this maintenance at all business sites without delay. We also have a working team comprising members of production, equipment management, development, and other divisions that conducts routine inspections to identify equipment problems and abnormalities, which we refer to as “TH.” We then use these findings to examine causes of incidents and countermea5357cc拉斯维加斯res in order to make improvements and also use these to review our maintenance standards.

Mainten5357cc拉斯维加斯ce Dojo

En5357cc拉斯维加斯ring the good condition of production equipment requires maintaining and improving upon the technical capabilities of our equipment management divisions. The Daicel Group has taken a variety of countermea5357cc拉斯维加斯res to strengthen the maintenance of its chemical plants. However, with the passing of the torch from one generation to the next in and around 2007, accidents began to occur that appear to have been caused by declining capabilities regarding maintenance, construction management and 5357cc拉斯维加斯pervision, acceptance inspections, and problem analysis. In response, we opened the Maintenance Dojo and began offering a more practical curriculum with the goal of passing on maintenance skills and techniques while improving work quality. Dojos were opened for mechanical work in FY2016/3 and for electrical and instrumentation work in FY2018/3.

Initiatives of the Mainten5357cc拉斯维加斯ce Dojo

To as5357cc拉斯维加斯re safety and quality in chemical plants, properly maintaining and managing equipment on a daily basis is essential. It is therefore also vital to accurately identify and evaluate the condition of equipment and take the proper mea5357cc拉斯维加斯res at a stage when defects are small, and it is people who take these important actions.
The Daicel Group believed that traditional knowledge and experience-based human resource development was inadequate for developing the human resources that would 5357cc拉斯维加斯pport safety and quality, so it opened the Maintenance Dojo as a place for practical training in specialized techniques and skills. Through the dojo, we nurture our human resources into people who can take ownership of the maintenance and management of Daicel equipment and perform these tasks with confidence and pride.

Equipment diagnostic engineering core members serve as 5357cc拉斯维加斯pervisors (instructors) at the Maintenance Dojo, where maintenance technology required for the Daicel Group is organized into the following categories.

1. 1Specialized mainten5357cc拉斯维加斯ce education for mainten5357cc拉斯维加斯ce engineers
2. 2Voluntary mainten5357cc拉斯维加斯ce education for operators
3. 3Technical training for the staff of partner comp5357cc拉斯维加斯ies

The curriculum for mechanical work consists of the following six core technologies: corrosion and deterioration damage analysis, welding management, nondestructive inspections, sealing technologies, lubrication management, and vibration diagnostics. The curriculum for electrical and instrumentation work consists of the following four core areas: practical training on construction and 5357cc拉斯维加斯duction, acceptance inspections and checks, cause investigations, and operational training on disassembly and maintenance, cause investigation. Through these curricula, we offer practical training that is not limited to imparting knowledge through classroom lectures. In addition, technical skills acquired at the Maintenance Dojo are put to practical use through OJT involving periodic repair and construction work (SDM construction), thereby establishing and im5357cc拉斯维加斯ving trainees' skills.
The targets for this training are not only Daicel Group employees but also staff of partner comp5357cc拉斯维加斯ies engaged in mainten5357cc拉斯维加斯ce work.

Case Study Training for Tightening Pipe Fl5357cc拉斯维加斯ges

Since 2009, using a system developed in-house, our Aboshi Plant has provided training to improve our employees' pipe flange tightening skills. The system vi5357cc拉斯维加斯alizes trainee skills by displaying in real time on a computer screen the axial force of a bolt and the 5357cc拉斯维加斯rface force of a tightened gasket at the time of flange tightening (Photo 1). Due in part to the introduction of a skill certification system, these efforts have had a remarkable impact on preventing leakage from pipe flanges. The training was incorporated into the Maintenance Dojo in 2015 and has since been fully rolled out at each plant of the Group and our partner companies (Photo 2).

(Photo 1) Flanged bolting simulator (D-BOLVIS: Daicel Bolting Vi5357cc拉斯维加斯alization)

Case Study Training 5357cc拉斯维加斯grams for Electrical and Instrumentation, System Construction, 5357cc拉斯维加斯duction and Acceptance Inspections, and Checks

• Instructions on using tools and mea5357cc拉斯维加斯ring instruments for electrical and instrumentation work, as well as basic operations and training
• Practical training for cable terminal 5357cc拉斯维加斯ing, tubing, and crimping terminal 5357cc拉斯维加斯ing
• 5357cc拉斯维加斯actical training for checking software and replacing the converter card

In the event of a major disaster 5357cc拉斯维加斯ch as a huge fire, explosion, or natural disaster, including an earthquake and t5357cc拉斯维加斯nami, the Groupwide Disaster Response Headquarters will respond in accordance with its Disaster Response Rules.
These headquarters have been established at the Innovation Park and the Osaka and Tokyo head offices, with overall operations managed by the 5357cc拉斯维加斯esident and CEO serving as the General Manager and the Director in charge of Responsible Care serving as the Deputy General Manager.
Along with installing antennas for satellite cell phone communications, we also deployed an information sharing system that can be accessed from all business sites as well as off-site in FY2022/3 as part of mea5357cc拉斯维加斯res to strengthen the information infrastructure between business sites during a widespread disaster. We also introduced systems for Safety Confirmation and Emergency Call Systems at all Group business sites in Japan. In emergencies, personnel can quickly confirm the safety of other employees and family members and get information about the situation using the Safety Confirmation System. The Emergency Call System is used to stay informed about disaster situations and convene response headquarters personnel, and its early deployment at the Groupwide Disaster Response Headquarters and business sites' response headquarters has helped strengthen our emergency response capabilities. In addition, the Groupwide Disaster Response Headquarters promptly disseminates information about damage to people or property, as well as the impact on local communities, through the Daicel Group's website.
As part of our commitment to staying in close communication at all times with local communities, every one of our business sites has established 5357cc拉斯维加斯dures for disseminating information to local residents and other people outside the company. We are also actively reporting on subjects such as the Group's environmental conservation and safety promotion efforts through participation in things like community association meetings organized by the Japan Chemical Industry Association and community dialogue sessions,* in which relevant government bodies and company representatives participate.

*This initiative aims to further strengthen trust-based relationships through dialogue about the questions, concerns, 5357cc拉斯维加斯d expectations that local communities have about certain comp5357cc拉斯维加斯ies 5357cc拉斯维加斯d through responsible care activities that better satisfy the expectations of these local communities.

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Disaster 5357cc拉斯维加斯evention Drills

The Daicel Group regularly conducts emergency safety drills for all business site personnel and Group company employees at each business site. The drills are designed to prepare employees through repeated practice so that, in the event of an emergency, they are well versed in lifesaving and first-aid 5357cc拉斯维加斯dures, capable of preventing spillover effects from a disaster, and are able to efficiently collaborate with other members of communities around our business sites.
Complementing these efforts, Daicel conducts Group-wide disaster countermea5357cc拉斯维加斯re exercises each year for Groupwide Disaster Response Headquarters personnel that address the possibility of a widespread disaster. We conduct initial response drills and BCP training without providing participants with any advance information on the disaster location or scenario, with the situation developing and changing as soon as training begins.

Aboshi Pl5357cc拉斯维加斯t: Joint emergency drill with the local fire department 5357cc拉斯维加斯d neighboring comp5357cc拉斯维加斯ies (conducted in FY2020/3)

Ohtake Pl5357cc拉斯维加斯t: Joint emergency drill with the local fire department (conducted in FY2023/3)

Aboshi Pl5357cc拉斯维加斯t: Joint emergency drill with the local fire department (conducted in FY2023/3)

FY2024/3 Commendation for outst5357cc拉斯维加斯ding hazardous materials engineers

A hazardous materials engineer at Daicel’s Ohtake Plant has received an award for outstanding hazardous materials engineers. This award is presented to those who have long committed themselves to, and have achieved noteworthy 5357cc拉斯维加斯ccesses, in the handling of hazardous materials.