Contributing to local safety (Japan) | Daikin Industries, Ltd.

Contributing to local safety (Japan)

Site	Activity	Overview, results
Head Office	Support for local safety activities	Daikin worked with the Kinki Regional Police Bureau in a safety patrol campaign. Took part in the Sonezaki traffic safety association.
Sakai Plant	Support for local safety activities	Daikin took part in the North Sakai Police Crime Prevention Committee and the North/West Sakai Traffic Safety Association.
	Children's protection shelter	The Sakai Plant is registered as a place children can take sanctuary from threats.
	Disaster training	Took part in disaster prevention drills sponsored by an association of companies in the Sakai and Senboku waterfront areas for disaster prevention.
Shiga Plant	Disaster training	Disaster training was held once a year for the plant grounds and employee dormitory; fire hydrant usage competition held (July); plant disaster training held (June, November); evacuation training for earthquakes held.
	Participation in the Fire Prevention Association	The Shiga Plant took part in a disaster prevention training convention in unison with the fire department.
	Participation in local safety activities	In October, the Shiga Plant took part in a firefighting competition. In November, it took part in joint disaster training for private companies.
	Letter of agreement signed for support of fire prevention in case of disaster	Under this agreement, the Shiga Plant will dispatch industrial physicians and its in-house fire-fighting unit, and offer the plant as an evacuation shelter.
Yodogawa Plant	Special firefighting team of Settsu City	Thirteen employees from the Yodogawa Plant joined the special firefighting team of Settsu City, which is the first of its kind in Japan. Since January 2010, in the case of a large fire in the Settsu area, the Yodogawa Plant firefighters drive their fire engine to the scene and help under the guidance of the Settsu City Fire Department.
	Joint disaster training held (with participation of local fire and police departments)	Control damage, confirm people's safety (evacuation), hold earthquake training, hold disaster training (3 times a year) Installed breathing apparatus, held fire hydrant usage competition (once a year).
	Participation in local safety activities	Participated in disaster training held by Osaka Prefecture and Settsu City (once a year). Took part in nighttime patrols. Took part in nationwide awareness activities for fire prevention (in spring and autumn). Took part in nationwide traffic safety campaign.
	Held safety seminars	Held driving safety seminars for suppliers (stressed on-site road safety; twice a year). Invited police officer to give employees driving safety seminar (once a year)
	Children's protection shelter	The Yodogawa Plant is registered as a place children can take sanctuary from threats.
Kashima Plant	Disaster training	Held disaster training (twice a year), joined fire hydrant usage training (once a year)
	Participation in local safety events	Joint disaster training was held with the fire department as part of cooperation among companies in the industrial park (once a year). As part of cooperation among companies, once-a-year training was held with firefighters, labor board personnel, and police officers as instructors. The goal was to raise safety and disaster awareness. Rescue training Participation in disaster training events with the fire department, labor board, and police department.
	Safe driving course held	Police officers were invited to be instructors at a traffic safety training conference (once a year) to help drivers improve their road manners.
	Campaign to stop drunk driving over the winter season.	Traffic safety committee members handed out drunk driving leaflets urging people to follow the rules.
	Held Safe Work Environment Day	Activities were held to raise awareness about safe driving and operation of forklifts and company cars (May 2009).
Soka Station	Contest to prevent accidents and abide by rules of the road	The Soka Plant took part in a rules-of-the-road contest held annually by the Police Department. (August 2009 - January 2010).
Soka Station	Disaster training	Held disaster training with five neighborhood associations. (April 2010; approx. 500 participants)
Tokyo Office	Participation in meeting of Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department to prevent organized crime.	The Tokyo Office took part in scheduled meetings and training sessions, as well as responded to various requests.
Tokyo Office	Participation in local disaster training	Joined in planning and implementation of disaster training sponsored by the fire and disaster prevention association of the JR Shinagawa East Building.