Strengthening Management of Chemical Substances
Conducting Surveys to Check the Management Status of Chemical Substances
At bases where chemical substances are used, facilitators of environmental improvement activities regularly check how these substances are managed. Moreover, the Environmental Improvement Promotion Committee conducts field surveys to ensure the substances are appropriately stored and used. In fiscal 2009, the Committee conducted a survey to check the management status of chemical substances at 24 bases of the Kurita Group. At bases where problems were identified, corrective measures have already been implemented.
In addition, in order to prevent the leakage and/or outflow of chemical substances, we continuously provide employees of the bases with necessary education and training to ensure safe operations.
Management of Class I Designated Chemical Substances
The Kurita Group is dealing with 15 chemical substances used for water treatment that are grouped as Class I
Designated Chemical Substances under the Act on Confirmation, etc. of Release Amounts of Specific Chemical Substances in the Environment and Promotion of Improvements to the Management Thereof (hereinafter “PRTR Act”). We are appropriately managing these substances by collecting data on their annual use, release, and transfer, and reducing their release and transfer.
The table on the right shows the release and transfer of these PRTR regulated substances in fiscal 2009.
Internal Change
- [Special Topic] Initiatives in the Aspect of “Internal Change”
- The Kurita Group’s Total Environmental Impact
- Environmental Accounting
- Reduction of CO2 Emissions
- Reduction of Waste
- Strengthening Management of Chemical Substances
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