Mazda has put in place a range of measures to ensure smooth management of the Company, and to prevent any environmental pollution that may negatively impact regional or global environments.
Strengthening Preventative Strategies, and Implementing Training
Mazda's environmental risks arise from the diverse aspects of its operations—in manufacturing areas such as production processes and facilities, through to products, distribution, and R&D. We conduct environmental risk assessments to minimize risks and to prevent pollution and other incidents, and we have in place a variety of preventative strategies. We also conduct periodic emergency response training at our factories and offices aimed at forestalling environmental risks.
Each plant and facility carries out its own periodic environmental monitoring to confirm air and water quality.
- Environmental Monitoring
| Environmental monitoring checklist | Scope of monitoring | Monitored categories | Number of inspections |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air | Boilers, melting furnaces, heating furnaces, drying furnaces, etc. | SOx, NOx, particulate matter, VOCs (four categories) | Approx. 550/year |
| Water quality | Waste processing water | Cadmium, cyan, organic phosphates, lead, hexavalent chromium, etc. (42 categories) | Approx. 1,800/year |
| Noise/vibration | Levels at plant perimeter | Noise levels, vibration levels (2 categories) | Approx. 90/year |
| Odor | Levels at plant perimeter | Odor index (1 category) | Approx. 10/year |
| Waste | Slag, sludge, dust, etc. | Cadmium, cyan, organic phosphates, lead, hexavalent chromium, etc. (25 categories) | Approx. 540/year |
No environmental accidents
Again in FY2007, there were no accidents or incidents that could have resulted in environmental pollution, nor were there any notifications regarding these from authorities.
Complaints comprised three notifications from authorities with regard to neutralizing odors at the Hiroshima Plant, but we have tightened up operational management, and are implementing well-planned odor countermeasures.
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