Asahi Glass | Industrial Safety & Security

The AGC Group attempts to minimize damage by implementing necessary measures to take prompt and appropriate action in the face of an emergency, in addition to the preventive measures for contingencies such as accidents and natural disasters.

AGC Group Basic Industry Safety & Security Policy (Revised on March 28, 2008)

The AGC Group, in the pursuit of "Look Beyond" carries out the following activities for industrial safety & security under the principle that industrial safety and site safety are part of its responsibility towards the local community as a corporate citizen.

The AGC Group shall comply with all laws, ordinances, treaties and standards etc. concerning industrial safety and securities, both nationally and locally.
The AGC Group shall carry out activities for industrial safety & security to prevent accidents or disaster from occurring, and shall strive for continual improvement.
The AGC Group shall make efforts to communicate with stakeholders such as the local community.

Reducing Industrial Safety-and Security-Related Risks

Fire prevention

The AGC Group has been continuously improving its fire prevention activities through environment, safety and security audits on a global scale. As for the safety of high-pressure gas, the Asahi Glass Kashima Plant is an "Accredited Completion/Safety Inspection Executor" under the High Pressure Gas Safety Act.
In fiscal 2010, Asahi Glass suffered six small fires. The AGC Group (Japan) is sharing the analyzed data of past fires to prevent the reoccurrence of fires.

Important Tips on Fire Prevention at AGC Group

Important Tips on Fire Prevention at the AGC Group

Disaster/Environmental Accident Prevention Measures

The AGC Group's manufacturing sites regularly implement emergency drills. Asahi Glass has been sharing best practices by such measures as encouraging employees in charge of industrial safety and security at each plant to participate in emergency drills held at other sites.
Moreover the AGC Group (Japan) regularly holds training seminars on industrial safety and security to help employees in charge improve their skills. In fiscal 2010, we held educational seminars on the issue at the Asahi Glass Kansai and Sagami Plants, inviting local fire department members as lecturers.

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Increasing Accident Awareness through Emergency Drills (China)

Employees actually used the emergency tools in the drill

AGC Flat Glass (Dalian) (AFD), which manufactures and sells a range of architectural float glass products, has a contingency plan against the leakage of molten glass. The company also annually conducts an emergency drill to ensure that employees can make systematic responses to an emergency. In fiscal 2010, the company conducted the drill on September 28. In the drill, a leakage of molten glass was reported to the process manager and necessary notifications were given to the personnel department. In addition, an emergency response team, wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), responded to the situation using emergency tools. After the drill was over, the contingency plan was reviewed to make any necessary improvements. This annual drill helps employees take action systematically in the event of emergency and also increases their accident awareness.

Improving the Industrial Safety & Security Level to Become an Even Safer Plant (Japan)

Comprehensive emergency drill held at the plant

Newly installed seismometer

The Asahi Glass Kashima Plant, which manufactures float glass, chemicals, etc. has been implementing a range of industrial safety and security measures including comprehensive emergency drills to protect the lives of employees and local inhabitants, prevent secondary accidents such as environmental pollution, and continue business activities even in the event of natural disasters and serious accidents. In addition, the plant installed a seismometer at its chemicals manufacturing facilities to ensure that the facilities would be suspended automatically and safely in case of a large earthquake. The plant also diagnosed the seismic resistance of its entire facilities. For the float glass manufacturing facilities, the parts to be reinforced were identified and necessary reinforcement work for higher seismic resistance is now ongoing. This is also happening at chemicals manufacturing facilities.
When the Great East Japan Earthquake hit the plant on March 11, 2011, the interlock function of the newly installed seismometer automatically and safely suspended operations of the chemicals manufacturing facilities. As a result, there were no leakages of hazardous substances and no one was injured.

Establishing CATEMAG to Ensure Local Safety and Environmental Protection (Thailand)

As part of its measures to fulfill its social responsibility, AGC Chemicals (Thailand) (ACTH) which manufactures and sells caustic soda is leading other local companies in activities to improve the safety of the transporting of chemical agents by tanker truck.
ACTH is a major chlor-alkali production base of the AGC Group, and leads other companies in the country's industry.
Committed to fulfilling its social responsibility, the company established the Chlor-Alkali Products Transportation Mutual Aid Group (CATEMAG) in 2001, inviting other companies in the industry to participate in the Group. The company was concerned about the serious potential damage to local communities and the environment in the event of accidents or leakages of chemical agents during transportation.
Since the foundation of the Group, ACTH has been leading other participants of the Group to improve the safety of transporting their products. The Thai government highly appreciated CATEMAG's activities, and established the Hazardous Substances Logistics Association (HASLA), modeled on the Group. As a company that is prominent not only in its market share but also in terms of safety and environmental measures, ACTH has been leading the activities of the Association in cooperation with the Thai government.
Since 2009, thanks to the education annually provided to transportation partners, the promotion of vehicle inspections and emergency drills, there have been no transportation-related accidents or leakages of chemical agents for which CATEMAG had to take action.

CATEMAG in action

Activities conducted by CATEMAG

Establishment of a communication system for emergency mutual aid, the unification of transportation-related specifications and standards, the education of transportation staff, cooperation with relevant governmental authorities, emergency exercises, and others

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