An overloaded transportation vehicle is not only a danger on the roads but also causes damage to road surfaces, or to the road structure itself, as well as being a source of noise and vibration. Toray is working to fulfill its social responsibilities in shipping by actively working to prevent vehicle overloading. In order to ensure more reliable overloading prevention, in FY 2008 measuring instruments were installed in mechanical loaders used to fill trucks with powder substances at the Nagoya Plant. This enables workers to confirm the weight of a truck's cargo, and prevent overloading.
Measuring instruments installed on a loader
Drivers of shipping vehicles carry a yellow card* detailing emergency measures to be taken to minimize damage in the event of an accident. Toray also has established an emergency communication system and carries out emergency training, which provides against an accident during transportation. In the unlikely event of such an accident, Toray has procedures in place enabling the necessary staff to be dispatched as quickly as possible to the site of the accident to support the clean up process.
- *Yellow Card:
- Cards summarizing the names of any hazardous substances, applicable laws and regulations, hazardous properties, emergency accident procedures, emergency reporting and contact information, methods for minimizing the spread of damage, and other accident response information.
As a measure to ensure the legality and safety of imports and exports as part of Toray Group's expanding global operations, US subsidiary Toray International, Inc. enrolled in C-TPAT*1 with the aim of strengthening global supply chain compliance. In order to realize more efficient imports and exports and to strengthen supply chain compliance and security measures, Toray is also encouraging its worldwide distribution partners to obtain AEO*2 status.
- *1: Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism
- Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism: A voluntary program introduced by United States Customs and Border Protection in November 2004. The aim of the program is ensure and strengthen security through the global supply chain, based on international cooperation with private operators importing goods into the US.
- *2: Authorized Economic Operator
- A status implemented by the EU in December 2006 that gives priority in customs procedures to importers and exporters with a high level of compliance for cargo security. The Japanese Customs Act was also revised in 2007, and a similar qualification system was established to provide priority in customs procedures to highly compliant operators.
