On March 3, 2018, a fatal accident occurred at the Omuta Plant due to the collapse of a bulk bag pile. In response, the plant implemented measures to prevent the recurrences of accidents of this kind by, for example, reviewing the allocation of cargo stored in warehouses and revising operational rules with the guidance of the labor standards inspection office. Building on these measures, in fiscal 2018 the plant set up racks at its warehouses while introducing an IoT-based operational safety management system. In short, the Omuta Plant is enhancing its safety measures from the aspects of operational rules, facilities and technologies.
Moreover, initiatives are now under way to upgrade risk assessment activities, in particular, enhancing the content of safety education provided by external specialists and improving risk diagnosis methods, with the involvement of all business units throughout the plant to identify and remove or reduce risk of major accidents. In addition, initiatives undertaken by the Omuta Plant are being rolled out at other production bases.