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Environmental Health and Safety

OUR POLICY:

  • - JSR will strive to implement necessary actions to protect the environment and its employees by preventing pollution and safety incidents
  • - JSR will meet or exceed all applicable government requirements and voluntary requirements to which JSR subscribes
  • - JSR will strive to continually improve our environmental, health and safety program by establishing and monitoring goals and objectives to improve overall performance

THE PROOF:

  • - ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001:2007 certified
  • - SEMI Global Care Certified since 2007
  • - Recipient of the Waste Reduction Awards Program (WRAP) award administered by the - California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) - 2009
  • - Recipient of IBM Vermont Green Initiative Award - 2009

WHAT WE’VE DONE:

Below are just some of the many energy-saving and environmental conscience measures that JSR Micro has implemented.

  • - Implemented a trash recycling program and recycled more than 1M lbs of waste – resulting in a recycle rate of 96%.  Essentially, the only trash JSR sends to landfills is food waste.
  • - From 2008 to 2009, JSR had a 29% reduction in the amount of hazardous waste generated, and a 19% reduction in water consumption, per gallon of product manufactured.
  • - From 2008 to 2009, JSR also had a 6% reduction in total energy consumption.
  • - Almost all hazardous waste is sent for cement kiln energy

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS:

Hazardous waste reduction

  • - Maximize the usage of product filters to reduce waste
  • - Reduce wafers used by streamlining QC processes
  • - Reduce the volume of solvents used by streamlining production processes

Non-hazardous waste reduction

  • - Installation of hand dryers to replace paper towels
  • - Thermal pots to keep coffee fresh longer
  • - Reduce foam density in packaging materials
  • - Remove aluminum and plastic bags from packaging material
  • - Designated all wooden pallets for recycling
  • - Convert to electronic issuance for internal processes

Water usage reduction

  • - Installation of weather-based irrigation control
  • - Xeriscape landscaping on campus grounds wherever possible
  • - More efficient sprinkler systems

Energy usage reduction

  • - Installation of energy-efficient HID lighting in warehouse and packing areas
  • - Installation of motion-sensor activated lights
  • - Installation of a “Cool Roof” (white) on production and warehouse buildings to reduce the - load on the air conditioning system
  • - Turn off unnecessary lights in unoccupied rooms
  • - Turn off HVAC at night and on the weekends
  • - Improved the insulation of temp-controlled rooms

For more information on JSR Corporation’s Global EHS policies, please click here

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