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26 AKEBONO REPORT 2012 Akebono Brake Industry Co. Ltd.Disaster drills were held at our nationwide locations from October 2011 toMarch 2012 assuming a large scale earthquake.At Fukushima Manufacturing an evacuation drill on the assumption ofan earthquake with an intensity of six and fire in the plant was carried out.In the above drill satellite phones were used to communicate with theCrisis Management Office at Ai-City headquarters. The use of thesephones was in line with the listed countermeasures against urgent disasters(see page 9 for details).At Ai-City headquarters a disaster drill was held on the assumption ofa magnitude 7.3 earthquake centered in southern Ibaraki.At the building in which the Global Head Office is situated in Nihonbashi Tokyo a disaster drill was held by the building owner and 36 Akebonorelatedpersons including associates and interns from overseas participated.Augmented Initiatives in Response to EarthquakeTOPICSThe 4 210 Consecutive Days of Accident-Free Driving?AlocsAlocs is a carrier that transports the Group’s products amongdomestic production plants in addition to delivering products to customers.It marked its 11th year of accident-free operations since2000 with 4 210 consecutive days of safe driving that included notonly product transportation but associates’ commuting and evenoff-duty driving.At Alocs such initiatives as confirming the health of its driversand identifying danger points along driving routes are persistentlymade to prevent car accidents. The Akebono Group which providescommunities with safety and security through brake products continuesto provide safe logistics.Ensuring the Safety and Health of AssociatesIn line with akebono’s Corporate Mission and akebono’s Declaration forthe 21st Century we maintain a number of initiatives promoting thesafety and health of associates. Through a safety and health managementstructure headed by the Central Safety Environment Committee we are ensuring the safety and health of our associates and thoroughlyimplementing measures to prevent various risks related to our operations including disasters accidents and other emergencies.Specifically we are paying utmost attention to the safety of ourpersonnel. Unless they have received the prescribed safety educations no newly recruited associate or contract worker is allowed toengage in actual operations.In our production sections safety training sessions are held regularly.Associates learn about the appropriate gear/protective clothing the order of operation how to anticipate danger and safe drivingtechniques through the sessions and the booklet Need-to-Knowabout Safety which is given to all of them.Response to the Problems of AsbestosAhead of other domestic companies Akebono began the developmentof asbestos-free products in the 1970s.As for products for new passenger cars manufactured on anOEM basis the transition to the asbestos-free products was completedin 1992. In the same way we accomplished the transition tosuch products for commercial cars in 1994. We have not manufacturedservice parts containing asbestos since 2000.In July 2005 Akebono launched the “Asbestos SpecialCommittee” and in August each group member then established a“Health Consultation Room ” implementing health checks for neighbors ex-associates and their family members (the costs were borneby Akebono). In total 602 people underwent health checks as ofMarch 30 2012. The health check is planned to be continued.Akebono’s Safety and Health Management StructureSpecialized task forcesCentral Safety Environment CommitteeHeadquarters Safety andHealth CommitteeACW Safety and Health CommitteeACS Safety and Health CommitteeSensor Safety and Health CommitteeHead Office Safety and Health CommitteeCommittee with observers participatingAkebono 123R&D CentreMonozukuri CenterAlocsRoad safetyEnvironment preservationFire and accident preventionSafety operationHealth managementYamagata ManufacturingFukushima ManufacturingIwatsuki ManufacturingSanyo ManufacturingTatebayashi FoundryAlocsSafety and Health Committeeat each officeEx-associates Families ofex-associates Neighbors TotalAsbestosis found 41 0 0 41Pneumoconiosisfound15 0 0 15No findings 397（＋15） 37 112546（＋15）Total 453（＋15） 37 112602（＋15）Breakdown of Number of Examinees (from August 2005 to March 2012)Figures in parentheses represent increases from the previous year1.02 1.02 1.051.09 1.120.97 0.98 0.98 0.99 0.99 0.980.66 0.690.53 0.58 0.56 0.55 0.550.1670.2600.38800.4201.01 1.010.47(Year)Frequency of lost work time00.51.01.5 Manufacturing industryDomestic companies in the same sectorAkebono Brake Industry Co. Ltd.’99 ’00 ’01 ’02 ’03 ’04 ’05 ’06 ’07 ’08 ’09 ’10 ’110.630.580.48 0.48 0.480.190.350 0 00.252Manufacturing industry and domestic companies in the same sector:Frequency of occupational death and injuries=number of deaths and injuries due toindustrial accidents/total number of actual working hours x 1 000 000Akebono Brake: Frequency of accidents causing lost work time=numbers of workerssuffering lost-work-time injuries/total number of actual working hours x 1 000 000Disaster drill (Fukushima: October 6 2011)Smoke Experience House opened(Ai-City: December 7 2011)Disaster drill (Tokyo: March 2 2012)Disaster drill (Ai-City: March 21 2012)Frequency of Occupational Accidents (frequency of lost work time)Worksite Safety and HealthWith Our Associates

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