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OPTREX Group Policy for Environment, Safety, Industrial Safety & Security
 

We recognize that the environment protection/safety・health and industrial safety & security is our management fundamental task, and will implement necessary activities as a key basis of our business activities in overseas as well as in Japan.

 

[ Environment Policy ]

1. Environmental Philosophy:

Optrex group takes a solemnly attitude toward the responsibility of global environmental issue.
Optrex group endeavors to grapple continuously with prevention of environmental pollution and
effective use of natural resources for harmonization between business activity and global
environment and realization of an affluent society.

2. Environmental Policy Calling for:

  1. Our Activities of each group member giving careful consideration of global environment.
  2. Our efforts to reduce any negative environmental impact and preventing environmental pollution through our business activity.
  3. Green procurement and proper management of chemical substances
  4. Compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and other requirements to which we subscribe related to the environment, and achieving CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility)
  5. Establishing for realization of our environmental policy by establishing our objects and targets.
  6. Continual improvements of our environmental management system through reviewing and surveying about the state of progress periodically.

 

[ Safety and health Policy ]

1. Safety and health philosophy.

Optrex group will, in compliance with the Labor Standards Law, the Industrial Safety and Health Law and local regulations, secure safety and health and create comfortable working environment for our employees.

2. Safety and health Policy Calling for:

  1. Improving the working environment and enhancing the safety of the facilities to prevent labor accidents.
  2. Creating comfortable working environment and support healthy and sound work of our employees.

 

[ Industrial safety and security Policy ]

1. Industrial safety and security philosophy

Optrex group will take appropriate measures to protect the safety of our employees and to prevent the occurrence of accidents or disasters .
2. Industrial safety and health Policy Calling for:

Improving the industrial safety and security and reducing the risk of natural disasters and accidents caused by mistake or wrong operation.

 

March 27, 2009


OPTREX Group Policy for Environment, Safety, Industrial Safety & Security
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Optrex to start shipment of environmentally friendly LCD products

Optrex Corp. starts shipping LCD products that comply with the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronics Equipment (RoHS) *1 Directive issued in EU countries.

Standard LCD products to be shipped from April 2005 onward will be gradually converted to comply with the RoHS Directive.

RoHS-complying custom products will be shipped subject to prior customer approval. Please contact our sales representatives for further information. It is to be noted that some products may need time to meet the Directive requirements.

The Reduction of environmentally hazardous substances has been implemented as Optrex’s major environmental effort over the years, and this includes establishment of in-house “Green Procurement Standards” . Optrex remains committed to the development of environmentally friendly products.

Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at the following:

Automotive Marketing Division TEL:+81-3-5811-8774
Industry, Consumer & Mobile Marketing Division TEL:+81-3-5811-8776

Notes :
*1 RoHS: The RoHS Directive (2002/95/EC) is aimed at regulating the use of specific harmful substances contained in electrical and electronic devices by inhibiting the use of 6 chemical substances*2 for products to be marketed in member nations of the European Union (EU) from July 2006 onward.
*2 6 chemical substances: lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chrome, polybrominated biphenyl (PBB), and polybrominated diphenylether (PBDE)
However,it excludes the application or the case where the amount or parcentage of the substances contained in the subject unit is less than the number indicated in the RoHS Directive Annex.
Green Procurement Standards

Optrex Group Green Procurement Standard Rev.4 (983k)
Optrex Group Green Procurement Standard Rev.4 ANNEX Rev.1 (744k)
Formats
Environment Activity Report

Reporting about our activities of environmental conservation.
More detail look at the PDF file. (28k)

The certificate acquisition of ISO14001

OPTREX CORPORATION was certified ISO14001 on February 25, 2000.
[Certification Scope: Development, Design, Manufacture and Sales of LCDs and LCD modules]

Constructing, applying the environmental management system based on ISO14001, and intending the reduction of the environmental load in the development, design, manufacture and sales of the products actively, OPTREX CORPORATION make an effort aiming at the more beautiful earthly environment, the same as before.