2023/03/30
1. Safety First, Fire Prevention Trash Bags
We present a success story from G company, a chemical manufacturer.
G company uses organic solvents and paints in their manufacturing process.
During operations, excess solvents and paints are wiped off with rags, and ultimately those rags are discarded.
However, there was an incident where these rags ignited a fire in the trash bag.
The cause is believed to be a spark from static electricity generated in the trash bag.
General trash bags are made of polyethylene, and polyethylene has a property called “insulator,” meaning it does not conduct electricity.
Insulators tend to be easily charged with static electricity, becoming charged with slight contact or friction, and accumulating static electricity.
The static electricity accumulated in the trash bag can easily spark.
Many people have experienced feeling a static shock on their fingertip when touching something.
At G company, it seems that the rags used to wipe off organic solvents and paints ignited due to static electricity.
In such cases, trash bags that prevent static electricity buildup are used.
These bags have anti-static capabilities that clear the “surface resistivity value of 10 to the 12th power” recommended by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, preventing spark fires caused by static electricity.
This product is 100% for corporate use and is not sold to the general public, so please contact us for details.
Please direct all inquiries to the following email address, as replies to this message will be sent to a different address: kfujita@finepack.co.jp
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2. Life in the Philippines Diary
In this issue, I will talk about Marugame Seimen.
Finally, “Marugame Seimen,” famous for its udon noodles, has arrived in Santa Rosa. I looked it up and found that they have 33 stores in the Philippines.
It seems that Marugame Seimen is in many malls in Metro Manila.
I went there immediately and ate. First of all, I was surprised by the menu!
I thought they only had udon, but they had a lot of rice bowls! Teriyaki chicken bowl, yakiniku bowl, katsudon, curry rice, etc. They also had ramen-style udon. This is the Philippine style!
This time, I simply ate “Beef Ontama Bukkake Udon,” and it was as delicious as in Japan.
The Filipino customers at the next table were eating “gyudon” and “curry rice.”
An unimaginable combination for me… (I would like to try something other than udon next time.)
If you go during peak lunch or dinner time, there will be a wait, so I recommend going during off-peak hours.
In the Philippines, people tend to stay for a long time rather than leave immediately after eating, so I wondered if a business that relies on turnover rate could be successful.
