Quality and Environment

QUALITY ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT STANDARD OF KOYO FASTENER CO.,LTD. (EXCERPT)

  1. PORPOSE

    This document is used for ensuring the environmental quality by clarifying the environmental-related controlled substances and their management levels.

  2. APPLICABLE SCOPE
    • 1) This standard is applied to materials, sub-materials and products that are procured by KOYO FASTENER.
    • 2) This standard is applied to Koyo Fastener, affiliate companies, "completed parts" suppliers.
  3. DEFINITION OF TERMS
    • 1) Environment quality management system

      Environment quality management system refers to the integrated system which is consisted of the organization, information transfer, audit, product research, analysis and reporting, etc.

    • 2) Manufacturing company

      Manufacturing company refers to plants and affiliate companies that manufacuture the products.

    • 3) Environmentally hazardous substances

      Among the substances contained in materials, sub-materials and materials used during manufacturing line, "Environmentally hazardous substances" refer to those which,have significant environmental impact on both humans and/or the global environment, use bans or limit the amount based on the law regulations and customer's requirements.

  4. APPLICATION OF THE STANDARD

    For the effective operation of the quality management system to the company employees and manufacturing companies.

    • 1) Establishes the environmental management organization and clarifies the responsibility , authority and role of each department.
    • 2) Ensures the purpose / target of environmental quality policy.
    • 3) Conducts education and training of environmental quality systems.
    • 4) Transmits the regulation information and other information related to environment.
  5. MANAGEMENT STANDARD FOR "Environment-hazardous Substances."
    Management standard for Hazardous substances (Excerpt) Level-1
    SubstancesCriteria/Threshold levels
    ppm
    Heavy MetalsCadmium and cadmium compounds< 100
    Lead and lead compounds< 100
    Mercury and mercury compoundsIntentionally added/1000
    Hexavalent chromium compoundsIntentionally added/1000
    Chlorinated organic compoundsPolychlorinated biphenyls (PCB),Polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCN),
    Polychlorinated terphenyls (PCT)    		Intentionally added/50
    Short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCP)< 1000
    Brominated organic compoundsPolybrominated biphenyls (PBB)Intentionally added/1000
    Polybrominated diphenylethers(PBDE)
    (including decabromodiphenyl ether[DecaBDE])
    Trisubstituted organotin compounds(including tributyltin(TBT) compounds and triphenyltin(TPT) compounds)Intentionally added/1000
    Dibutyltin(DBT) compounds, Dioctyltin(DOT) compounds
    (Metal tin, Tin alloys, and Inorganic tin compounds are not applicable)    		< 1000
    AsbestosIntentionally added
    Specific benzotriazoleIntentionally added
    Dimethyl fumarate(DMF)< 0.1
    Beryllium oxideIntentionally added
    Hydrofluorocarbon(HFC),Perfluorocarbon(PFC)Intentionally added
    Ozone depleting substances(ODS)Intentionally added
    Perfluorooctane sulfonates(PFOS)Intentionally added
    Management Levels
    • Level 1...The use of a substance is prohibited.
    Notes
    • When the criteria such as "Intentionally added" and a numerical value are shown in "Criteria/threshold levels", both of them shall be satisfied.

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