In the section of logistics safety in Responsible Care (RC) policy, we promote various initiatives to reduce risks in the transport and distribution of our products and to ensure safety.
Each plant held periodic Transportation Subcommittee meetings and strove to ensure safe transportation by freight companies and drivers. The relevant people at plants and freight companies held joint emergency response drills and reporting and communication drills.
We have prepared yellow cards for products classified as toxic substances, deleterious substances, and hazardous materials. Furthermore, we provided education, reporting, and communication drills for drivers aimed at ensuring safety during transportation and an appropriate response in an emergency. In order to ensure safety during the mixed transport and storage of products in drums and oil drums, we affixed Globally Harmonized System (GHS) labels (container yellow cards) to product containers that show emergency measures, the guideline number and the UN number.
Under its freight company commendation program, the Group recognizes outstanding companies and drivers that have significantly contributed to the reduction of logistics accidents. In fiscal 2023, one driver in the Kitakyushu area, four drivers in the Amagasaki area, two drivers in the Matsuyama area, and one driver in the Mizushima area were presented with an outstanding driver commendation.