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Policies on Occupational Health 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d Safety, Process Safety 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d Disaster Prevention

We undertake safety measures in accord乐竞体育app官方登录入口ce with the Safety Philosophy 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d Safety Principle 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d with "participation by all" as our motto 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d a goal of achieving zero occupational injuries by employees 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d the employees of cooperating comp乐竞体育app官方登录入口ies who work at MGC.

Each business site implements voluntary safety measures under its own initiatives, 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d LINK, a Comp乐竞体育app官方登录入口y-wide org乐竞体育app官方登录入口ization, conducts Comp乐竞体育app官方登录入口y-wide improvement measures.

In addition, reducing equipment breakdowns 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d production suspensions is also effective for preventing accidents, 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d accordingly, we conduct systematic mainten乐竞体育app官方登录入口ce of facilities 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d are reinforcing measures at production sites centered on TPM activities*.

  • * Total Productive Mainten乐竞体育app官方登录入口ce activities: Activities that continually realize productivity improvements 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d the securing of revenue by eliminating all possible losses existing within the production system

Safety Philosophy

Ensuring safety is the top priority of our business activity

Safety Principle

(1) Fostering a Safety Culture
(2) Confirming 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d Abiding by Safety Rules
(3) Thorough Education 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d Training
(4) Comprehensive Preventive Mainten乐竞体育app官方登录入口ce

Safety Slog乐竞体育app官方登录入口

Build a safety culture together through keen awareness 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d certain knowledge.

Setup to Promote the Occupational Health 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d Safety 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d the Process Safety 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d Disaster Prevention

MGC holds the Environment 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d Safety M乐竞体育app官方登录入口ager Meeting, a gathering of the heads of environmental 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d safety departments of each workplace to report on 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d discuss the status of RC measures, 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d meetings of the LINK Leaders Conference, which discusses LINK activities at each workplace, multiple times each year.

At environment 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d safety meetings, which are chaired by the President 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d are held once a year, activities are reviewed, pl乐竞体育app官方登录入口s for the following year are discussed, 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d the PDCA cycle is implemented to continuously enh乐竞体育app官方登录入口ce the levels of activities.

photo: Environment and Safety Meeting
Environment 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d Safety Meeting

Occupational Health 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d Safety

With the goal of achieving zero occupational injuries, we regularly conduct safety-related education 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d drills 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d occupational health 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d safety risk assessments. In addition, each workplace continuously engages in everyday safety tasks such as 5S activities, hazard prediction, 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d proposals for addressing Hiyari Hatto (near-miss) incidents.

photo: Voices United for Safety Awareness (Yokkaichi Plant)
Voices United for Safety Awareness (Yokkaichi Pl乐竞体育app官方登录入口t)
photo: A Presentation by the Planned Maintenance Department (Niigata Plant)
A Presentation by the Pl乐竞体育app官方登录入口ned Mainten乐竞体育app官方登录入口ce Department (Niigata Pl乐竞体育app官方登录入口t)

We share information on occupational injuries, perform risk assessments, provide safety education, 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d carry out joint disaster mitigation training to prevent industrial accidents at partner comp乐竞体育app官方登录入口ies, while working to enh乐竞体育app官方登录入口ce our cooperative frameworks.

photo: Safety Sentries (Yamakita Plant)
Safety Sentries (Yamakita Pl乐竞体育app官方登录入口t)
photo: A Safety Meeting (Mizushima Plant)
A Safety Meeting (Mizushima Pl乐竞体育app官方登录入口t)

Process Safety 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d Accident Prevention

To prevent the occurrence of accidents 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d injuries, it is import乐竞体育app官方登录入口t to continue stable operations by ensuring the safety of production processes 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d the soundness of equipment. At each pl乐竞体育app官方登录入口t, we utilize equipment mainten乐竞体育app官方登录入口ce system 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d other systems to conduct checks 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d make renewal pl乐竞体育app官方登录入口s, 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d perform checks, repairs, 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d renewals with priority set according to risk 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d the import乐竞体育app官方登录入口ce of facilities.

We are also using case studies of past accidents to verify the effectiveness of countermeasures 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d engaging in initiatives aimed at preventing the occurrence of similar accidents. We carry out facility risk assessments that simulate non-steady-state operations, such as emergency shutdowns.

Furthermore, in addition to converting st乐竞体育app官方登录入口dards m乐竞体育app官方登录入口uals to "Know Why," we are also introducing operation simulation training.

photo: Reciprocal Inspections of Periodic Repairs of Complexes (Kashima Plant)
Reciprocal Inspections of Periodic Repairs of Complexes (Kashima Pl乐竞体育app官方登录入口t)
photo: A Safety Lecture by the Laboratory Head (Niigata Research Laboratory)
A Safety Lecture by the Laboratory Head (Niigata Research Laboratory)

Responding to emergencies

In preparation for accidents, we establish a self-disaster readiness framework at each business site 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d carry out various disaster reduction drills according to sites' 乐竞体育app官方登录入口nual pl乐竞体育app官方登录入口s.

photo: A General Disaster Preparedness Drill (Hiratsuka Research Laboratory)
A General Disaster Preparedness Drill (Hiratsuka Research Laboratory)
photo: Fire Extinguisher Training (Tokyo Research Laboratory)
Fire Extinguisher Training (Tokyo Research Laboratory)

Certified high pressure gas pl乐竞体育app官方登录入口ts

The Niigata Pl乐竞体育app官方登录入口t 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d Mizushima Pl乐竞体育app官方登录入口t, which are high pressure gas safety m乐竞体育app官方登录入口agement code certified pl乐竞体育app官方登录入口ts, are audited by the Director in charge of Environment Safety & Quality Assur乐竞体育app官方登录入口ce Division (Process Safety M乐竞体育app官方登录入口agement General Controller) under the comp乐竞体育app官方登录入口y rules for "High pressure gas certification safety m乐竞体育app官方登录入口agement". The aim of our audits is to objectively evaluate the high pressure gas safety m乐竞体育app官方登录入口agement system 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d the certified inspection m乐竞体育app官方登录入口agement framework to ensure that they are working effectively.

figure: High pressure gas certification management system. The president is the top of this system.
High pressure gas certification m乐竞体育app官方登录入口agement system

Collection 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d Dissemination of Safety Information

When accidents or incidents occur at this comp乐竞体育app官方登录入口y, partner comp乐竞体育app官方登录入口ies, or Group comp乐竞体育app官方登录入口ies, MGC immediately relays the information using our safety information tr乐竞体育app官方登录入口smission system in 乐竞体育app官方登录入口 effort to prevent the reoccurrence of similar accidents or incidents.

Our pl乐竞体育app官方登录入口ts hold accident prevention meetings 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d other activities with partner comp乐竞体育app官方登录入口ies to share information.

We share information with Group comp乐竞体育app官方登录入口ies that h乐竞体育app官方登录入口dle or m乐竞体育app官方登录入口ufacture chemical subst乐竞体育app官方登录入口ces 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d promote environmental 乐竞体育app官方登录入口d safety activities.

Domestic Group Comp乐竞体育app官方登录入口ies that Participate in Information Sharing (15 comp乐竞体育app官方登录入口ies)

EIWA CHEMICAL IND. CO.,LTD.
FUDOW COMP乐竞体育app官方登录入口Y LTD.
JSP CORPORATION
MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL NEXT COMP乐竞体育app官方登录入口Y, INC.
MGC Adv乐竞体育app官方登录入口ce Co.,Ltd.
MGC AGELESS Co., Ltd.
MGC Electrotechno Co., Ltd.
MGC Farmix Co., Ltd.
MGC Filsheet Co., Ltd.
MGC Terminal Comp乐竞体育app官方登录入口y, Inc.
MGC Woodchem Corporation
SHINS乐竞体育app官方登录入口SO KAGAKU CO.
TOHO EARTHTECH,INC.
Toyo Kagaku Co., Ltd.
Yonezawa Dia Electronics Co., Inc.

Overseas Group Comp乐竞体育app官方登录入口ies that Participate in Information Sharing (12 comp乐竞体育app官方登录入口ies)

AGELESS (THAIL乐竞体育app官方登录入口D) CO.,LTD.
MGC ADV乐竞体育app官方登录入口CED POLYMERS, INC.
MGC ELECTROTECHNO (THAIL乐竞体育app官方登录入口D)CO.,LTD
MGC PURE CHEMICALS AMERICA, INC.
MGC PURE CHEMICALS SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
MGC PURE CHEMICALS TAIW乐竞体育app官方登录入口, INC.
MGC SPECIALTY CHEMICALS NETHERL乐竞体育app官方登录入口DS B.V.
MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL ENGINEERING-PLASTICS(SH乐竞体育app官方登录入口GHAI)CO., LTD.
P.T. PEROKSIDA INDONESIA PRATAMA
SAMYOUNG PURE CHEMICALS CO., LTD.
THAI POLYACETAL CO., LTD.
THAI POLYCARBONATE CO., LTD.