Environmental Initiatives

Environmental Management: 030401_ttl

Item Check point
Planning Environmental impact

• Is indirect impact properly assessed?

• Are all business operations indirectly assessed?

Legal and other requirements

• What adaptations are in place for specific facilities?

• Are there problems with storage of industrial waste requiring special management?

Objectives and targets

• Do environmental objectives and targets conform with environmental policy?

• Are long-term environmental plans adjusted and revised in accordance with changes in circumstances?

• Are links clear with indirect impact assessment?

Environmental management program

• Does the program conform with higher-ranking programs?

• Are measures for underachievement appropriate?

• Is there evidence of progress with the program?

Execution and operation System preparation

• Are divisional environmental management organizations prepared

• Have changes in delegation of responsibility been implemented?

• Is there a clear substitution procedure in the absence of the manger responsible?

Education, awareness and capabilities

• What educational plans are there for the current term?

• Are educational records in place?

• Is education carried out for dispatched and transferred personnel?

Communications

• Are environmental proposals from employees accepted?

• How are results of EMS auditing and revision communicated to related staff within the organization?

Documentation

• What provisions in place for document management?

• What provisions in place for document distribution management?

• What provisions in place for document disposal management?

Emergency preparation and response

• Are there procedures for accident and emergency situations?

• Has accident training been carried out?

• Have accident procedure manuals been revised?

Correction and prevention measures for nonconformance

• Have external audit issues been appropriately addressed?

• Have manuals been revised to reflect correction and prevention measures?

• Are there records of correction and prevention measures for nonconformance?

Remarks

• How are environmental records stored?

• Is each department's tertiary documentation periodically revised?

Hiroshima District FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006
Number of items Major nonconformance 0 0 0 0 0
Minor nonconformance 17 16 36 19 18
Observation 46 46 23 27 47
Hofu Plant FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006
Number of items Major nonconformance 0 0 0 0 0
Minor nonconformance 7 13 26 17 2
Observation 18 50 89 85 87
R&D Divisions FY2004 FY2005 FY2006
Number of items Major nonconformance 0 0 0
Minor nonconformance 0 0 0
Observation 0 10 8

Note: Through FY2003, the R&D Division was included in the Hiroshima district.

  FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006
Number of internal auditors Hiroshima District* 335 395 486 524 467
Hofu Plant 68 62 85 111 144
Satellite offices 0 1 4 28 0
Total 403 458 575 663 611

Note: Figures include R&D Division auditors.


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