Responsible Care (RC) activities are voluntarily undertaken by companies handling chemicals. The aim of RC activities is to promote environmental, safety, and health interests throughout the product lifecycle, from development through disposal. RC activities are pursued in accordance with the seven Codes of Responsible Care (RC codes), which specify basic implementation items.
The RC codes were developed based on the policies of the Japan Chemical Industry Association (JCIA) and numerous chemical companies pursue RC activities based on the RC codes.
Undertaking activities and initiatives based on the RC codes promotes the overall safe management of chemicals, with the ultimate goals of promoting human safety and health, and protection of the environment.
Nippon Soda Policies with Regard to Each RC Code
1. Management System
Nippon Soda will effectively and efficiently promote continuous advancement of environmental, safety, and health interests through the integrated management of environmental protection, process safety and disaster prevention, occupational safety and health, distribution safety, chemicals and product safety, and interaction / communication with the public.
RC audit (Takaoka Plant)
2. Environmental Protection
Nippon Soda will respond to individuals or organizations who have concerns regarding, or are affected by, its operations and would like to see the furthering of environmental, safety, and health interests. Nippon Soda’s response will take the form of efforts to continuously reduce all chemical substance discharges into the atmosphere, water, soil, and waste resulting from its business activities.
Environmental analysis
3. Process Safety and Disaster Prevention
Nippon Soda will strive to prevent fires, explosions, and chemical substance discharge accidents at its places of business.
Disaster prevention training (Mizushima Plant)
4. Occupational Safety and Health
Nippon Soda, with the cooperation of employees, will work to eliminate occupational accidents, reduce latent risks, improve health, and promote the development of comfortable working environments, all in the interest of raising workplace safety and health standards.
Fitness activity
5. Distribution Safety
Nippon Soda will strive to reduce the environmental risks of distributing chemical products, as they relate to employees, shipping companies, collection and delivery companies, and subcontractors.
Yellow cards
6. Chemicals and Product Safety
Nippon Soda will strive to further the environmental, safety, and health interests of all interested parties through risk management spanning the entirety of product life cycles.
Material Safety Data Sheet
7. Interaction / Communication with the Public
Nippon Soda will appropriately respond to the concerns of the general public by providing local communities with environmental, safety, and health information for the entirety of product life cycles and by promoting accurate understanding of environmental, safety, and health issues among both employees and the general public.
JRCC community dialogue
