Anjyu brand nursing care products bring smiles to the elderly As the population progressively ages, a growing number of elderly people are receiving nursing care at home. Accordingly, upgrading living environments to encourage healthy lifestyles that help people avoid becoming bedridden is gaining recognition. Responding to nursing care product users and retail outlets, the Toagosei Group has developed numerous products tailored to the physical conditions of the elderly and their living environments. In particular, we provide portable toilets that can be used at home and bath chair that reduce the burdens placed on care providers. We will continue manufacturing and selling useful nursing care products that support the lifestyles of the elderly. Corporate Social Responsibility The Toagosei Group ensures fairness in human rights in recruitment, job assignments, and the handling of personnel. In addition to conducting a variety of education and training programs to develop human resources, we have introduced an incentive system for personnel improvement. Major training activities . New employee training . Training in the second, third, and fourth years after entering the company . Mid-career employee training . Foreman training . Management training (new managerial staff training) . New sales staff training . Skill improvement courses for production technology and engineering staff . Skill improvement courses for R&D staff . Quality engineering courses . Intellectual property courses . Other courses .Contributions to society. In addition to systemic efforts to contribute to the welfare and happiness of the wider society of which we are part, the Company also works through the Social Contribution Committee, which draws its members from across all management and employees categories and collaborates with the labor unions. Plant tours for families at the Tokushima Plant Students accepted under internship program participate in hands-on work training at the Aron Kasei Kanto Plant The notion that limited resources should be used effectively has caused people to reassess the importance of repairing items for prolonged use. In this capacity, solvent-free adhesives provide a solution that is safe for humans and environmentally sound. .Development of earth and human-friendly technologies and products. 4R Reduce Recycle Repair Reuse Human-friendly and environmentally-sound adhesives Conventional solvent-based adhesives posed problems in terms of excessive energy consumption during manufacture and use as well as being hazardous to human health, environmentally unsound and potentially explosive and flammable. In response, Toagosei has developed various types of safe, easy-to-use solvent-free adhesives with high added value. These include Aron Alpha, which hardens instantly in reaction to atmospheric moisture; hot melt adhesives that melt with heat and harden when cooled; and light curable adhesives that harden instantly when exposed to light. Accordingly, we will work to reduce environmental loads by offering adhesives designed with human safety and the environment in mind. Training and recruitment Social contribution activities Foldable Shower Chair Furniture-style portable toilets 24 Annual Report 2012