Our company's approach to Safety and Security is as follows,

Safety and Health Concerns,

1. We organize the Safety and Health Committee with the employees who belong to the labor union, and its purpose is to react to the annual plan.
2. Health care, health consultation and mental health care for the employees are provided at the health care room.
3. A continued record of no work place accidents.
4. Creation of a plan to promote a comfortable working environment.
5. And so forth.

Disaster Prevention Concerns,

1. We organize the Disaster Prevention Committee with representatives and self-defense fire brigade and its purpose is to assist with disaster prevention according to the annual plan.
2. Planned Reinforcement of the earthquake-proof diagnosis of each construction project in the company.
3. We prevent the disaster from our own company and contribute to the surrounding area by the disaster prevention committee and self-defense fire brigade.
4. Patrols of the working place by responsible staff.
5. And so forth.

We promote these plans and offer world wide safety and security to customers.

Crisis management of the MTEX Group of Companies

Fire hose handling drills by the self-defense fire brigade and working area division group.

At the MTEX group of companies, we have organized a fire brigade with members selected from each department for the purpose of self-defense. We hold fire drills regularly (once a week) and conduct patrols.

During National Disaster Prevention Week a general disaster prevention drill is held by our company and affiliated companies. Under the supervision of and in combination with the local municipal fire department, evacuation drills, fire hose spraying drills and fire extinguisher drills are held for simulating earthquake of fire disasters.

April 10th is“MTEX Disaster Prevention Day”. We hold various drills and undergo an inspection by the president.
In addition to the activities mentioned above, we promote a continuous approach to escape from risks and offer safety and security to our customers through advanced training.

Self-defense fire brigade of the MTEX Group of Companies

Head Office& Tendo Plant	Obanazawa Plant
SHINJYO ELEMECS CO.,LTD.	MTEX(VIETNAM) CO.,LTD.

At the MTEX group of companies, we have organized a fire brigade with members selected from each department for purpose of self-defense and local contribution.

When the time comes a disaster occurred, we promote an approach on condition that we practice coping with the disaster by drills regularly.

MTEX Crisis Management in Vietnam

[Infectious disease (such as Avian flu) prevention] Guards recording the temperature measurement of all admittance (employees, visitors) to the factory in Vietnam.

A new outbreak of SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) has spread to Vietnam. This coincides with the war in Iraq. We have received reports of the dead and infected.

Our company reacted quickly when faced with such a crisis in mid-March 2003 before it became well-known by the public.

We carried out a temperature measurement of all employees and visitors. We screened all employees and visitors for elevated temperature.

Anyone with a fever above normal was refused entry. We kept all the temperatures on file.

We enacted precautionary measures: mouth wash, respiratory masks, antibacterial soap, clinical thermometers which we imported from Japan.

Through our early response and safety precautions, there have been no reported infections amongst the employees of MTEX.

We place a high value on safety and security so that our partners can confidently rely on MTEX products and services.

Because of the incidences of Avian flu infection, we have begun carrying out temperature screening of all staff that enter the factory.

We have organized a self-defense fire brigade and taken the all possible measures for disaster prevention management.

A view of the flood drill

Awards and Achievements in Quality Assurance and Environmental Protection

Awarded the Deming Prize for operation

We were awarded the Deming Prize for honorable achievement in industrial manufacture and quality control, at our the 50th anniversary in 1995.

This prize is given by the Japan Technology Federation, a worldwide authority.

ISO9001 2000 / ISO14001 2004

• In July 1994 the MTEX Matsumura (corp.) Plant in Obanazawa was ISO 9002 certified.
• In August 1999 the MTEX Matsumura (corp.) Headquarters and Plant in Tendo were ISO 9001 certified.
• In August 2003 the certifications of MTEX Matsumura (corp.) at the headquarters, Tendo plant and Obanazawa plant were renewed to ISO 9001 2000.

ISO 9001 is a voluntary certification system which evaluates total quality assurance of a system including development, planning, manufacture, sales and service.

This has become the International standard of quality assurance necessary for exporting overseas, especially to western countries. (certification institution DET NORSKE VERITAS Norway’s Shipment Association)

In recent years, the Global Environmental problems such as global warming have become an important issue for businesses. As a part of this activity, MTEX (corp.) has received ISO 14001 certification which is the International Standard of environmental management at the headquarters, Tendo Plant and Obanazawa Plant in November 2001.
These certifications were renewed to ISO 14001 2004 in November 2005.