At SII, the head office members take central roles in the Risk Management Committee to promote the across-the-board risk management. The Committee identifies and shares a wide range of risks to the functions of the head office and each division respectively in order to promote activities. Through reports at management meetings and regular reviews carried out by the senior management, we assure the implementation of PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) for risk management in full coordination with management.

Upon occurrence of a major risk such as a large-scale disaster, it could be difficult for employees to go home at least temporarily due to close down of transportation. Japan sites have been preparing water, food, bedding and other emergency supplies. They will be effectively distributed to all SII Group sites.

At SII production facilities, we manage risks to prevent production interruption, aiming to continuously offer products even in an emergency situation. The examples of our deliberate risk management are operational improvements at the local-working level, fundamental improvement which requires equipment investment, and adoption of seismic isolation in new factory constructions.

In case of an emergency, the "10-Minute Rule & 2-Hour Rule" promotes rapid communication between employees and top-level management. This rule requires that any event with potential corporate risk must be notified to the President within ten minutes if it occurs in the head office, or within two hours if it occurs outside the head office. Since speedy reporting is given the first priority, we welcome all reports even though the initial content is not sufficient.