We strictly comply with global safety and environmental regulations to ensure product safety and sustainability.
Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTR) are systems to collect and disseminate data on how many toxic chemicals from which source are released into the environment or disposed of as waste. The system calculates the type and volume of chemical substances released into the environment.
Organic solvents are volatile and can be taken into the human body by inhalation. The solvents are also absorbed through the skin. If large volumes of such solvents are absorbed, they can cause acute poisoning. To prevent accidental poisoning, the Ordinance on Prevention of Organic Solvent Poisoning was established under the Industrial Safety and Health Act. Substances that need special attention out of all organic solvents are listed and classified into classes 1 to 3.
Restriction of Hazardous Substances is a directive restricting the use of specific hazardous materials in the production of electric and electronic equipment. The directive applies to all components used in the law governing electric and electronic equipment and mandates that companies must not use any harmful substances in every stage from production to disposal. The directive restricts the use of the following 6 substances used in every operation: hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls (PBB), and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE). No RoHS-restricted substance is used in our products.
Around 1990, perfluorochemicals (PFC), which were thought to be safe, were found to contaminate human and animal blood. Based on this discovery, the US Environmental Protection Agency prohibited the use of perfluorooctane sulfonates (PFOS) out of all PFCs in 2000, which has been used in stain and waterproof coatings. It also prohibited the use of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) for the same reason. No PFOS and PFOA are used in our products intentionally.
The United Nations recommended is to use the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). The objective is to provide data of the kind and degree of hazard and toxicity for the chemical substance in the form of a label that helps understanding of a safety data sheet according to a globally unified rule.
Combustible and Inflammable
Harmful to health
Irritant
Toxic