The basic Toray Group policy with regard to safety, health, accident prevention and environmental preservation is one of unified global management instituted throughout Toray Group each year under a set of "Safety, Health, Accident Prevention, and Environmental Action Policies." In 2008, Toray focused on the execution of 15 key activities in addition to its annual Safety, Health, Accident Prevention, and Environmental Audits used to evaluate and improve initiatives and management at all manufacturing companies and plants.
Audits in FY 2008 were carried out with an emphasis on mutagen management and forklift safety measures at all 13 Toray plants and its research laboratory, its 23 Japanese subsidiaries and affiliates’; 47 plants, and 30 overseas subsidiaries and affiliates’ 39 plants. Furthermore, over 200 Toray Group presidents, executives and plant managers participated in the 27th Toray Group Safety Meeting, ensuring Group-wide awareness of safety issues and measures.
| Policy | Major activity item | |
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| Common | Promotion of 3Z* activity Enhance risk management |
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| Safety | Thoroughness of safety action Enhancement of work management Eradication of serious injury |
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| Health | Thoroughness in occupational health management |
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| Accident prevention |
Strengthening of fire and explosion prevention measures |
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| Environment | Promotion of The "Third Three-Year Environment Plan" achievement Enhancement of chemical substances management |
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- *3Z:
- Zero Accident, Zero Trouble, and Zero Claims Program
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Toray Group implemented the Third Three-Year Environmental Plan in FY 2007, and in FY 2008 posted substantial achievements including a reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In order to achieve the plan’s goals by FY 2010, Toray will continue promoting measures to systematically reduce its environmental impact, thereby helping to realize a recycling-based society.
| Area | Toray Group FY 2010 target | FY 2008 results | Related links |
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| Prevent global warming | Toray: 6% or greater reduction in GHG emissions compared to FY 1990 | 20% reduction | Initiatives to fight global warming |
| Toray Group (Japan): 15% or greater reduction in GHG emissions per unit sales compared to FY 1990 | 13% reduction | ||
| Management of chemical substances |
Atmospheric emissions of PRTR Law- specified substances: 55% reduction compared to FY 2000 | 63% reduction | Voluntary reduction of atmospheric emissions of chemical substances |
| Atmospheric emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs): 55% reduction compared to FY 2000 | 62% reduction | ||
| Waste reduction | Pursue the goal of zero emissions | Achieved at 18 plants at 11 subsidiaries/affiliates | Initiatives to reduce waste |
| Rate of simply disposed waste: 34% or lower | 32% | ||
| Recycling rate: 85% or higher | 81% | ||
| Landfill rate, Toray Group (Japan): 5% or lower | 2.6% |
Toray Group is working towards acquisition of ISO 14001 certification, and is making the necessary improvements to its environmental management structure. At the end of 2000, all 12 Toray plants had obtained this certification. Additionally, four plants at four overseas subsidiaries and affiliates received certification in FY 2008, bringing the total number of certified plants to 68 at 45 Toray Group companies.
- Sites with ISO 14001 Certification (As of March 2009)
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Toray: All 12 plants Shiga, Seta, Ehime, Nagoya, Tokai, Aichi, Okazaki, Mishima, Chiba, Tsuchiura, Gifu, Ishikawa Japanese subsidiaries and affiliates: 34 plants at 19 companies* Du Pont-Toray Co., Ltd., Opelontex Co., Ltd., Toray Textiles, Inc. [Tokai], Toray Coatex Co., Ltd. [Kyoto, chemical products], Toray Monofilament Co., Ltd., Toyo Tire Cord Co., Ltd., Toyo Plastic Seiko Co., Ltd. [Mishima, Koriyama], Toray PEF Products Inc. [Konan, Tsukuba], Toray Advanced Film Co., Ltd. [Mishima, Takatsuki, Fukushima, Nakatsugawa], Dow Corning Toray Co., Ltd. [Chiba, Fukui, Yamakita, Komatsu], Toray Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd. [Moriyama, Matsuyama, Tokai, Chiba], Toray Engineering Co., Ltd. [Numazu], Soda Aromatic Co., Ltd. [Noda, Koriyama, Okayama Chemicals], Toray ACE Co., Ltd. [Ehime, Fukushima], Suido Kiko Kaisha, Ltd., Ichimura Sangyo Co., Ltd., Toray International, Inc., Chori Co., Ltd., Toray Medical Co., Ltd. - *In addition, 12 companies received certification as affiliated companies on Toray sites
Overseas subsidiaries and affiliates: 34 plants at 26 companies USA Toray Plastics (America), Inc. [Rhode Island, Virginia], Toray Resin Co., Toray Fluorofibers (America), Inc., Toray Carbon Fibers America, Inc. UK Toray Textiles Europe Ltd. France Toray Plastics Europe S.A.S. Italy Alcantara S.p.A Czech Republic Toray Textiles Central Europe s.r.o. Indonesia P.T. Century Textile Industry Tbk, P.T. Easterntex, P.T. Indonesia Toray Synthetics Thailand Thai Toray Textile Mills Public Company Limited, Thai Toray Synthetics Co., Ltd.［Bangkok, Ayutthaya, Nakhon pathom］, Luckytex (Thailand) Public Company Limited［Mill2, Mill3］ Malaysia Penfibre Sdn. Berhad [Mill3], Penfabric Sdn. Berhad ［Mill1, Mill2, Mill3, Mill4］ Toray Plastics (Malaysia) Sdn. Berhad China Toray Fibers (Nantong) Co., Ltd., Toray Sakai Weaving & Dyeing (Nantong) Co., Ltd., Toray Plastics (Shenzhen) Ltd., Toray Film Products (Zhongshan) Ltd., Toray Sanko Precision (Zhongshan) Ltd., Toray Jixiang Plastics (SuZhou) Co., Ltd., Toray Fibers & Textiles Research Laboratories (China) Co., Ltd. [Nantong, Shanghai] South Korea Toray Saehan Inc., STECO, Ltd. - *Names in red indicate companies or plants that first obtained certification in FY 2008
- *Note: information in brackets refers to the names of the plants
RC activities focus on measures that address safety, health and the environment. The program designates the responsibilities of those who handle chemical substances at every stage of the process. Toray has participated in the Japan Responsible Care Council (JRCC) since its foundation.
All Toray business divisions and subsidiaries and affiliates in Japan and overseas have initiated and are carrying out their own projects for complying with REACH regulations. Toray Group completed pre-registration of applicable substances with the European Chemical Agency by December 2008, and is now working toward registration.
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Tomoko Chikaike
Manager, Environment and Safety Section
Shiga Plant
Toray Industries, Inc.Putting Safety First to Create a Plant that is Valued by the Community
At the Toray Shiga Plant, we carry out various operations including production, technology development, and research. The Environment and Safety Section is responsible for overall management of the plant’s safety, health, accident prevention, and environmental protection. As manager of this section, I am striving for issue identification and effective resolution measure implementation, with an emphasis on ascertaining actual conditions at the worksites, while promoting environment and safety awareness within the plant.
In the area of safety, we are pursuing real safety improvements by enhancing management of people, facilities, and organizations. This includes risk assessment where managers and operators work together to evaluate risks and investigate risk reduction for processes and operations. It also includes the "back to basics" campaign to familiarize employees with a topic chosen from the basic rules of safety each month.
In the area of environment protection, we are putting special effort into wastewater management, with an appreciation that we are privileged to be located near Lake Biwa, Japan’s largest lake. We conduct water flow tours to enable people to actually see how the plant uses water, from intake to release. Improvements are also being made to the wastewater treatment process using MBR* technology.
We will continue to create a safer and more energetic plant with the unified support of all employees, while promoting good communication with subsidiaries and affiliates.- *MBR: Membrane bioreactor. A wastewater treatment technology that can produce clear treated water by removing all suspended solids using a fine membrane.
