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Overview Action Data & Prole
Environmental Conservation
Ricoh Group Sustainability Report 2014 74
Managing chemical substances in supplies
Toner, developer and other supplies contain a
variety of chemical substances. As product safety
is a fundamental part of our customer satisfaction
policy, the Ricoh Group effectively controls chemical
substancesinitsproductswithRECSIS*3, a Ricoh-
developed information system that automatically
evaluatesthesafetyofsupplies.RECSISgeneratesa
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) and other safety
specications for Ricoh products and veries their
conformation to the regulations of various countries.
Reducing environmentally sensitive
substances generated during the use of our
products
The Ricoh Group has established its own controls
and standards for chemical emissions*4 generated
by products while in use. We measure the chemical
substances emitted by products like copiers and
printers in the Ricoh testing laboratory, which has
beencertiedbyGermany’sBAM(Bundesanstalt
für Material-forschung und-prüfung; Federal
Institute for Materials Research and Testing). We
alsoobtainedISO/IEC17025-basedaccreditation
for technical competence of our testing and
calibration laboratories in February 2012. Such
third-party recognition enables us to submit
authoritative test results when we are seeking
environmental labels and other certications from
independent accreditation bodies, helping us bring
• Safety evaluation system for supplies
*3 RECSIS:RicohEnvironmental&
Chemical Safety Information
System
*4 Chemical emissions are
chemical substances emitted
by products and include ozone,
dust and volatile organic
compounds (VOCs).
*5 Fine particles: ranging from
0.1 μm to 2.5 μm in diameter;
ultrafine particles: less than
0.1 μm in diameter (Source:
ECMA-328Determinationof
ChemicalEmissionRatesfrom
ElectronicEquipment,fifth
edition [December 2010])
environmentally friendly products to market more
quickly and efciently.
 Moreover,underISO/IEC17025,weare
qualied to test ne and ultrane particles*5, for
which there is increasing demand for international
standardization.
Emission-measuringtestinglaboratory(RicohOhmoriofce)
Safety
specification
database
Safety database
of raw materials
Database of
product test
results
Inputting safety evaluation items that
are set for each product
In addition, setting the evaluation
process and method
Inputting safety data on
raw materials and
whether or not laws and
regulations of different
countries apply
Inputting the results of
product safety tests
Database of
product safety
evaluation
results
Ricoh’s safety standards
Laws and regulations of
different countries
The system and efficiency of product safety
evaluations improved by automatic judgment
Automatic
judgment