RESPONSIBLE CARE
RESPONSIBLE CARE
Responsible Care (RC) activities refers to activities whereby businesses that handle chemical substances voluntarily ensure “environment, safety and security” in all processes from the development of chemical products through to manufacturing, distribution, use, final consumption, and disposal, disclose the results of these activities, and engage in dialogue and communication with society. In other words, RC is a self-management activity for the environment and to ensure safety throughout the life of a product.
Having put in place an RC Basic Policy for seven activities, Air Water Performance Chemical implements daily activities on the basis of that policy in accordance with an RC Activity Cycle.
RC Basic Policy
Recognizing RC as an important management issue, Air Water Performance Chemical promotes RC activities around the seven pillars of occupational safety and health, distribution safety, chemical and product safety, environmental protection, safety and disaster prevention, quality assurance, and dialogue with society.
Naturally remaining in compliance with laws and regulations, we contribute to improving the quality of people's lives and to the realization of a sustainable society by investing appropriate management resources and striving for continuous improvement.
Occupational Safety and Health Policy
- Thoroughly prioritizing safety above all else, we pursue the realization of zero accidents and disasters with the participation of all employees.
- We strive to create comfortable workplaces, including working environments, and work to promote the mental and physical health of our employees.
- We maintain safe and stable operations by fostering a safety culture through compliance with all laws and operating procedures relating to safety and health as well as thorough safety and health education.
- We work to reduce safety and health risks and strive to continuously improve our management systems.
Safety and Disaster Prevention Policy
- We strive to prevent fires, explosions, and chemical spills at our plants and take natural disaster preparedness measures.
- While remaining in compliance with all laws and regulations as well as other procedures relating to safety and disaster prevention, we promote risk reduction activities.
Distribution Safety Policy
- We promote the maintenance of distribution safety while reducing risks in the transportation and distribution of products.
- Complying with applicable laws and regulations and other requirements, we strive to ensure safe product transportation.
Chemical and Product Safety Policy
- We strive to ascertain information on and conduct risk assessments of the hazards, toxicity and environmental impact of the chemical substances we handle in all processes, including R&D, production and distribution, to ensure people's health and reduce environmental impact.
- Having put in place systems based on the relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards for managing the chemical substances contained in our products, we strive to take into consideration the environment, safety, and health of stakeholders and provide them with appropriate information.
Environmental Protection Policy
- We work to sustainably reduce the environmental impact of our products throughout their entire lifecycle, from development through to disposal.
- We comply with environmental laws and regulations, establish voluntary standards as necessary, and work for environmental conservation.
- We give consideration to the environmental impact that results from our business activities, promote global environmental measures and preventative measures against accidents and problems impacting the environment, and strive to create trustworthy businesses.
Quality Assurance Policy
- We offer products and services with quality appreciated by our customers with words of thanks.
- We aim to improve customer satisfaction through thorough quality management and the continuous improvement of quality.
- We ensure thorough compliance related to our products and services.
- We contribute to food safety by ensuring the safety of food functional products.
Dialogue with Society Policy
- We strive to maintain communications with our stakeholders through information disclosure and dialogue.
RC Activity Cycle
To put our RC Basic Policy into practice, we set company-wide RC targets for the fiscal year, and each workplace formulates specific activities and places them on its mission card. While monitoring progress in day-to-day activities and verifying issues at regular company-wide meetings, such as the management meetings, Risk Management Committee meetings, and internal audit review meetings, we implement PDCA cycles by reviewing what our activities involve while striving for continuous improvement.
In addition, an internal audit team is formed every year to conduct RC internal audits of the seven RC activities and report the results to management at internal audit review meetings. If any issues are identified, we monitor the progress of corrective measures and conduct follow-up audits to ensure that any risk has definitely been reduced.
