Disaster Preparedness

Contingency Planning Development

The Kyocera Group has developed a Disaster Countermeasures Manual based on the Disaster Countermeasure Basic Guidelines to minimize human and material damage and ensure prompt business recovery in the event of a large-scale natural disaster. The Disaster Countermeasures Manual includes rules and regulations for collecting and communicating information in the event of a natural disaster, earthquake countermeasures, and wind and flood damage countermeasures.

● Basic Disaster Response Policy

Ensuring the Safety of Employees and Visitors

KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. has established rules for responding to a major earthquake based on the Disaster Countermeasures Manual and conducts regular and comprehensive disaster drills, including ensuring the safety of visitors and employees. We have also introduced a system to confirm the safety of employees and their families for those working at home, and have put in place a system to quickly collect information and respond to emergencies. We will continue to provide education and periodic drills to raise awareness of the need for disaster prevention to ensure the safety of employees, including visitors, and others.

Actions to Deal with Earthquakes

KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. regularly conducts disaster prevention education for employees to mitigate the damage caused by large-scale earthquakes. We also strive to minimize the impact of earthquakes by conducting comprehensive training. In addition, we have established measures to respond to tsunami disasters resulting from the anticipated Nankai Trough earthquake, by utilizing hazard maps to anticipate tsunami and flooding damage, setting up evacuation sites, and ensuring that employees are well informed about these measures.

Efforts in fire prevention and preparedness

KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc. strives for fire prevention by conducting monthly inspections, patrols, and other measures to ensure that fires do not occur. Additionally, to minimize the damage in the event of a fire, we regularly provide fire training to our employees. Through activities such as reporting, firefighting, evacuation, and first aid, we aim to improve our capabilities.

Maintenance and Early Restoration of Business Activities

In addition to ongoing disaster prevention activities, we are strengthening our business continuity efforts to ensure that we can continue to supply products and services to our customers. In Japan, we are enhancing our initial response system in the event of a large-scale earthquake or disaster, and we are building a system to ensure a stable supply of products and services even if there is a disruption in power supply or damage to our production facilities. Furthermore, we conduct annual Business Continuity Planning (BCP) training, which includes response from the initial stage to recovery, to ensure that we can appropriately respond even in the event of a large-scale earthquake.

● Image of business recovery

Supply Chain Related BCP Efforts

The Kyocera Group promotes the evaluation of alternatives and multiple purchasing for the procurement of parts and raw materials to ensure that production activities do not become stagnant in the event of a disaster. We distribute the "Kyocera Group Responsible Business Conduct Guidelines in the Supply Chain" to all suppliers to help them understand the concept of BCP. In addition, for suppliers who supply us with important parts and raw materials, we conduct more detailed checks of their BCP activities. In fiscal 2021, we held a BCP seminar for suppliers and asked for their cooperation in strengthening BCP activities.