Risk of Accidents and Natural Disasters at Production Sites
First written in FY2016. 5 of 7 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2025.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2018: 32 of 132 companies on the "Worse" side.
89 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「The Company is taking measures to minimize the effects of accidents and disasters by dispersing its production bases.」
We continue to manage accident and disaster risks, including fire-prevention training and preventive measures based on the past accident at the Tohoku Plant, diversification of production sites, and infectious disease response. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「The spread of infectious diseases such as the novel coronavirus could restrict employee activities and broadly affect corporate activities, including production and sales. The Company will address this risk by establishing an internal crisis-management manual, having employees take steps to prevent infection themselves, and considering and introducing work arrangements that enable discussions with customers and the collection of information on new products and technologies while avoiding the risk of employee infection.」
The risks of infectious diseases affecting employee activities, production and sales, and the corresponding responses through a crisis-management manual and new work arrangements, remain ongoing. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「The spread of infectious diseases such as the novel coronavirus could restrict employee activities and broadly affect corporate activities, including production and sales.」
The risk framework continues to include the effects of infectious diseases on employee activities, production and sales, in addition to accidents and natural disasters. - FY2020ReframedAnnual report
「Similarly, events such as the global spread of the novel coronavirus that severely damage economic activity could affect the Group's financial condition and operating results.」
In addition to the existing risks of accidents and natural disasters, the scope has been expanded to include the effects of infectious diseases such as the novel coronavirus on economic and corporate activity. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「The Group has production bases in the Kanto and southern Tohoku regions of Japan, and bases in the Philippines and China overseas. It is taking measures to minimize the effects of accidents and disasters by producing at optimal locations suited to market conditions and dispersing its production bases.」
Based on past incidents at the Tohoku Plant, measures to limit the effects of accidents and disasters through fire-prevention training, preventive measures and the geographic dispersion of production bases remain ongoing. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「The Group has production bases in the Kanto and southern Tohoku regions of Japan, and bases in the Philippines and China overseas. It is taking measures to minimize the effects of accidents and disasters by producing at optimal locations suited to market conditions and dispersing its production bases. The Company has previously experienced a fire and an incident involving the discharge of contaminated water into a river at its Tohoku Plant, located in the Seibu Daini Industrial Park in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture.」
Based on past incidents at the Tohoku Plant, measures to limit the effects of accidents and disasters through fire-prevention training, preventive measures and the geographic dispersion of production bases remain ongoing. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「The Company has previously experienced a fire and an incident involving the discharge of contaminated water into a river at its Tohoku Plant. Drawing on this experience, it is taking thorough measures in its risk-management framework, including internal fire-prevention training and drills and preventive measures. However, if a similar accident occurs in the future, or depending on the extent of damage to manufacturing equipment and treatment plants caused by an earthquake or other natural disaster, response and recovery work may require considerable time and expense.」
Citing past fire and contaminated-water discharge incidents at the Tohoku Plant, the Company describes fire-prevention training and drills, preventive measures and risk management through the geographic dispersion of production bases.