1. Environmental, Health and Safety Japan TC Chapter Liaison Report
Taiwan EHS TC Chapter Meeting
March, 2017

2. Leadership Committee Co-chairs Leadership Changes
Hidetoshi Sakura/Nuflare
GCS voting member
EHS Committee representative to the JRSC
Moray Crawford/Hatsuta Seisakusho
Supika Mashiro/Tokyo Electron
Leadership Changes
Naokatsu Nishiguchi/SCREEN BSS stepped down from Seismic Protection Task Force. New task force leader is not assigned yet.

3. TC Chapter Organization
EHS Japn TC Chapter
Hidetoshi Sakura/ Nuflare Technology
Moray Crawford/ Hatsuta Seisakusho
Supika Mashiro/ Tokyo Electron
STEP Planning WG
Kenji Sugihara/ Panasonic
S23 Revision Global TF
George Hoshi / Tokyo Electron
Lauren Crane / Tokyo Electron U.S.
Seismic Protection TF
TBD
GHG Emission
Characterization TF George Hoshi / Tokyo Electron
SDRCM TF Supika Mashiro/ Tokyo Electron

4. Previous Meetings Next Meeting Meeting Information
10:00-14:00, December 16, at Conference Tower, Tokyo Big Site, Tokyo, Japan
Next Meeting
13:30-17:00 (TBD), April 25, at Meeting Room, SEMI Japan, Tokyo, Japan

5. Technical Ballot and Ratification Ballot Result
Doc. 5556B: Line Item Revision to SEMI S2-0715, Environmental, Health, and Safety Guideline for Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment, Revisions to §19 “Seismic Protection” (In Delayed Effective Date Format)
Passed with editorial changes and technical changes on June 28
Ratification Ballot to be issued to validate all of the technical changes made by a TC Chapter during adjudication of 5556B
Ratification Ballot R5556B was submitted to be voted for Cycle 6
Cleared the condition to pass
Also both 5556B and R5556B passed the A&R process, published as S2-1016a

6. Ballot Result on June 28 and Ratification Ballot
Doc. 5947A: Revision to SEMI S , with title change from “GUIDE FOR CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, UTILITIES AND MATERIALS USED BY SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT” to “GUIDE FOR ENERGY, UTILITIES AND MATERIALS USE EFFICIENCY OF SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT”
Passed with editorial changes and technical changes on June 28
Ratification Ballot to be issued to validate all of the technical changes made by a TC Chapter during adjudication of 5947A
Ratification Ballot R5947A was submitted to be voted for Cycle 6
Cleared the condition to pass
Also both 5947A and R5947A passed the A&R process, published as S

7. Upcoming Ballots
NONE

8. 5 year Review
S (Reapproved 0812) Guide for Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment Design for Reduction of Environmental Impact at End of Life
SNARF for reapproval will be prepared.
S Safety Guideline for Unmanned Transport Vehicle (UTV) Systems
SNARF for re-approval will be prepared
S Environmental, Health and Safety Guideline for Flammable Silicon Compounds
SANRF for the item ballot with the title change (PM A4-1)
S E (Reapproved 0612) Safety Guideline for Worker Protection
S Guide for Fluorinated Greenhouse Gas (F-GHG) Emission Characterization and Reduction
The task force will discuss
S (Reapproved 0811) Safety Guideline for Multi-Employer Work Areas
Inactive

9. TF/ WG/ SG Reports -1 S23 Revision Global Task Force
New SNARF for revision to S23, adding the guide for COo2 equivalent conversion (line item) will be discussed among global task force members.
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission Characterization Task Force
No special update from the last report

10. Seismic Protection Task Force
TF/ WG/ SG Reports -2
Seismic Protection Task Force
Recruiting new task force leader
Disapproval Comments to R5559B
As a result of TF/TC Chapter discussions, five out of eight items are to be addressed as new business in future.
STEP Planning Working Group
STEP/ SEMI S2 was held on November 22 at SEMI Japan Office.

11. Thank you!
Staff contact
Junko Collins
SEMI Japan