The FUJIFILM Environmental Report/2001 Edition

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◆ Current Status of Acquisition of ISO 14001 Certification Fujifilm has long regarded acquisition of ISO 14001 certification as a priority in its Responsible Care program and has been active in this area from an early stage. The first facility was certified in August 1996. By January 1997, all four factories in Japan had been certified, and we are now working to acquire the certification of domestic and overseas subsidiaries and affiliates. In fiscal 2000, two more business locations acquired certification, bringing the total number of certified sites to 23. ISO 14001 10 Current Status of Acquisition of ISO 14001 Certification ◆ Certified sites in Japan: 15 ■ Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. Fujinomiya Factory (August 1996) The manufacture of the paper base for photographic prints, information recording paper (pressure-sensitive and thermo-sensitive paper), X-ray film, etc. ■ Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. Yoshida-Minami Factory (January 1997) The research, development, and manufacture of the platemaking materials (PS plates) used in offset printing ■ Fujifilm Arch Co., Ltd. Shizuoka Factory (June 1998) The manufacture and marketing of photoresists for semiconductors, color filter materials for LCDs, and other such photosensitized materials for the electronics industry ■ Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. Ashigara Factory (December 1996) The manufacture of photosensitized materials for photography, such as films and print paper, as well as industrial materials ■ Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. Odawara Factory (October 1996) The manufacture of recording media, silver nitrate, photographic chemicals, and film for LCDs ◆ Certified sites overseas: 8 ■ Fuji Magnetics G.m.b.H. (Germany) (October 1999) The manufacture and marketing of recording media products ■ Fuji Photo Film B.V. (Holland) (November 1997) The manufacture of films and platemaking materials (PS plates) ■ Okaya Fuji Koki Co., Ltd. (March 1998) The assembly of photographic and printing equipment and the processing of precision plate metals ■ Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. Miyanodai Technology Development Center (March 1998) The R&D of equipment for medical imaging diagnosis, color photos, and printing systems ■ Fuji Photo Equipment Co., Ltd. (March 1998) The development of imaging systems for the medical, printing, and imaging fields as well as the manufacture of functional packaging materials for photography ■ Fuji Graphic Systems Canada, Inc. (Canada) (December, 1998) The marketing of PS plates used in printing The following business locations acquired ISO 14001 certification in fiscal 2001 certification has also been acquired by Panac Industries, Inc., a partner company that recovers and recycles film base materials and silver, and by Nankai Co., Ltd., to which we consign recovery and processing of used Fujicolor QuickSnap single-use cameras. We are preparing to obtain certification for our marketing and logistics companies, and in 2003, we plan to obtain ISO 14001 certification through a single environmental management system (EMS) for the whole Group. ■ Fujifilm Imaging Systems (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. (China) (October 2000) ■ Fuji Photo Film da Amazonia, Ltda. (Brazil) (November 1998) The manufacture of photosensitized materials for photography (as of June 30, 2001) ■ Fuji Hunt Photographic Chemicals Pte. Ltd. (Singapore) (April 2001) The manufacture and marketing of chemicals for photosensitized materials used in photography, etc. ■ Fuji Photo Film Canada, Inc. (Canada) (June 2001) The marketing of photosensitized materials for photography, etc. ■ Fuji Magne-Disk Co., Ltd. (Chofu City, Tokyo) (June 2001) The manufacture of floppy disks and CD-ROMs as well as computer-media user services Sites that acquired certification in fiscal 2000 The dates in parentheses show when certification was acquired. ■ Sano Fuji Koki Co., Ltd. (March 1998) The machine processing and assembly of precision equipment as well as the design and special processing of metal molds for various optical parts ■ Fujifilm Photonix Co., Ltd. (April 1999) The manufacture of such electronic imaging equipment as digital still cameras ■ Fujifilm Microdevices Co., Ltd. (March 2000) The manufacture of such large-scale integration (LSI) products as charge-coupled devices (CCDs) for digital cameras and image signal processing ICs for the construction of digital imaging and multimedia systems ■ Mito Fuji Koki Co., Ltd. (January 1998) The assembly of medium-sized cameras and the processing and assembly of lenses ■ Fuji Photo Optical Co., Ltd. (January 1998) The production of cameras and photographic and printing equipment as well as the production and marketing of such optical equipment as lenses and medical equipment ■ Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. Asaka Research Laboratories (March 1999) The research, development, and manufacture of clinical examination systems utilizing the medical diagnostic film format ■ Fuji Technics Co., Ltd. (April 2000) Processing of industrial-use light-sensitive materials, such as information processing pressure-sensitive and thermo-sensitive paper, printing-use markup film, and industrial-use X-ray film ■ Fuji Hunt Photographic Chemicals, Inc. (USA) (September 1997) The production and marketing of photoprocessing chemicals ■ Fuji Photo Film, Inc. (USA) (April 1999) The manufacture of films, PS plates used in offset printing, and videotape ■ Fuji Photo Film do Brasil, Ltda. (Brazil) (December 1998) The manufacture of photosensitized materials for photography The increase in the number of business sites reflects a broadening of the scope of certification compared with the Fujifilm Environmental Report 2000.
ASSESSMENT OF THE SAFETY OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES Safety Testing at the Fujifilm Material Safety Test Center At our Material Safety Test Center, which was established in 1975, diverse safety tests are carried out for all of the chemical substances in use at Fujifilm. When new chemical substances are produced, we report the appropriate safety test data, and the substances are examined and registered by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in accordance with the “Law Concerning the Examination and Regulation of Manufacture, etc., of Chemical substances” and by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in accordance with the “Labor Safety and Health Law.” At our overseas business locations as well, chemical substances undergo similar statutory examinations. Our Material Safety Test Center has been certified as meeting the Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) standards of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. Safety Tests ◆ Ames Test ◆ Skin Irritation Test ◆ Chromosomal ◆ Skin Sensitization Test Aberration Test ◆ Biodegradation Test ◆ Micronucleus Test ◆ Bioaccumulation Test ◆ Acute Toxicity Test ◆ Subacute Toxicity Test ◆ Explosion Danger Test Risk Management Based on Our Database Safety Testing Review Examination of Hazards and Legal Aspects Risk Management Classification Risk Assessment Risk Management Fujifilm has developed a proprietary database containing information on Japanese and overseas legal provisions for more than 70,000 commonly found chemical substances. In fiscal 2000, we completed our database for the safety classification of chemical substances used by Fujifilm and linked overseas subsidiaries with it. Based on this database and other resources, we carried out a four-level safety standard ranking (C1-C4) of the roughly 3,600 chemical substances in use at Fujifilm, in accordance with the “Basic Provisions for the Environmental and Safety Management of Chemical Substances” established by Fujifilm. In fiscal 2000, we revised this principle so that it not only covers the hazards and legal aspects of chemical substances but also lays down management practices for chemical substances of rising social concern, such as environmental hormones. In the case of chemicals vital to our operations, we carry out priority risk evaluations and make continual changes Biodegradation test Chromosomal aberration test Chemical and Environmental Safety Information Database Access Contents of the Chemical and Environmental Safety Information Database (1) Laws in Japan, the United States, and Europe, including ordinances in each state of the United States as well as Europe (2) Toxicity, ignitability, and other hazards (3) Physiochemical properties Database We have established a four-level safety standard ranking for chemical substances. and improvements to their management in line with ISO 14001 standards. In fiscal 2001, we broadened the scope of application of the “Basic Provisions for the Environmental and Safety Management of Chemical Substances” and began introducing a single unified standard for chemical substances for Fujifilm Group bases in Japan and abroad as they develop their business globally. Fujifilm Chemical Substance Risk Classification C1 C2 C3 C4 Specialmanaged Prohibited Use prohibited — — — Restricted Subject to risk-avoidance directives and/or special restrictions — — Risk-managed Risk management according to established procedure — General-managed Managed according to internal-use MSDS 11
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