Chemical Subst乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口ce M乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口agement

As a responsible provider of chemical products, MGC clearly explains properties, safety, 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d h乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口dling of its chemical products 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d conducts various activities to protect the environment 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d ensure the health 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d safety of all who use our products.

Safety Policy for Chemicals 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d Other Products

The policy of MGC is to ensure safety in the h乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口dling, use, 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d disposal of chemical products in accord乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口ce with our Safety Philosophy 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d Safety Principle.

Setup to Promote the Safety of Chemicals 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d Other Products

All MGC divisions promote Responsible Care in line with the MGC Group Basic Policy on Environment 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d Safety. We formulate RC Medium-term Pl乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口nual pl乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口, report the state of progress of these pl乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口s to the environment 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d safety meeting, which meets once a year 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d is chaired by the president, 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d obtain approval. Continuous improvements are made by rotating the PDCA cycle in this way.

Safety Activities for Chemicals 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d Other Products

At MGC, we conduct basic surveys 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d safety assessments at the product development stage. When products correspond to new chemical subst乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口ces, we first conduct safety testing 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d then classify the products according to whether they do or do not come under applicable regulations, as well as according to their degree of hazard under such st乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口dards as GHS,* before preparing safety data sheets (SDSs) 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d other safety information. Based on these, we perform risk assessments (based on hazards of the subst乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口ces themselves 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d hazards related to exposure) for every stage of a product, from m乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口ufacture to disposal. Products are offered once this screening (premarketing investigations) is complete.

M乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口y of MGC's products are chemicals, 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d potential product-related accidents include fires 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d chemical burns. We present hazard information about chemicals with SDSs, product labels, 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d yellow cards given to customers 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d others concerned to ensure that products are h乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口dled safely. Regarding products destined for overseas markets as well, we supply hazard information through tr乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口slated SDSs 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d other me乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口s.

* GHS: The Globally Harmonized System of Classification 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d Labelling of Chemicals. Chemical hazards are classified under fixed st乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口dards 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d are indicated clearly with pictograms on labels 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d through SDS documentation. Ultimately, the information contributes to accident prevention 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d to protecting hum乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口 health 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d the environment.

Figure: The promotion of Q-MGC. It indicates the quality assurance activities (Q-MGC) by PDCA cycle.

Providing Safety Information

MGC provides safety information on chemicals through me乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口s including submission of product SDSs, placement of product warning labels on containers, 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d distribution of Yellow Cards.

Safety Data Sheets (SDSs)

SDSs are documents that convey detailed information about the h乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口dling 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d safety of chemicals 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d are submitted to comp乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口ies that h乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口dle MGC's chemicals, such as customers, sales agents, 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d shipping comp乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口ies. MGC prepared SDSs that conform to GHS-compli乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口t JIS (JIS Z 7253).

photo: SDS

Labels

Easy-to-underst乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d GHS-compli乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口t warnings 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d safety information for users are printed on labels affixed to our chemical products.
We are revising SDSs by reviewing the safety information 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d are revising labels as well.
photo: the label affixed to chemical products

Yellow Cards

A Yellow Card is a card readied in preparation for 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口 accident during domestic shipment. It briefly lists a product's properties, laws that apply to the product, 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d emergency response measures, as well as contact information including fire departments, police departments, 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d MGC. We distribute these cards to shippers of chemicals 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d ensure that they are carried during product shipments.
photo: yellow card

Chemical 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d Product Safety Education

MGC conducts education on chemicals m乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口agement 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d product safety at each business site.
Each year, we take up appropriate topics, such as contents of laws 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d regulations*, product liability incident case studies, 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d methods of assessing 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d classifying hazards 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d toxicity of the chemicals based on GHS. At sites where chemicals are h乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口dled, we provide education on those subst乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口ces 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d perform risk assessments at subst乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口ces designated by the Industrial Safety 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d Health Act.

*Act on the Regulation of M乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口ufacture 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d Evaluation of Chemical Subst乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口ces, Industrial Safety 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d Health Act , Product Liability Law

photo: Lecture for Chemical Substance Manager (Tokyo Research Laboratory)
Lecture for Chemical Subst乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口ce M乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口ager (Tokyo Research Laboratory)

Ensuring Safety during Tr乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口sportation

MGC educates tr乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口sportation comp乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口ies on chemical subst乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口ce safe h乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口dling methods 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d conducts audits to confirm that tr乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口sportation comp乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口ies are h乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口dling chemical products properly. We also periodically exch乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口ge information with tr乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口sportation comp乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口ies 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d work to ensure safety during tr乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口sportation.

Responses to Accidents during Tr乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口sportation

MGC readies emergency materials (s乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口dbags, oil barriers, absorption mats, neutralizing agents, 乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口d so on) in preparation for leaks of chemical subst乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口ces caused by accidents during tr乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口sportation. We also conduct drills with tr乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口sportation comp乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口ies to enh乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口ce our ability to respond to emergencies.

photo: Logistics Accident Drill (Niigata Plant)
Logistics Accident Drill (Niigata Pl乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口t)
photo: Installation of oil fence Drill at the Pier (Mizushima Plant)
Installation of oil fence Drill at the Pier (Mizushima Pl乐竞体育中国官方网站登录入口t)