Chemical Hazard Management

Running head: CHEMICAL HAZARD MANAGEMENT
Chemical Hazard Management
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Executive Summary
This report discusses about the hazards and related occupational problems of the
pharmaceutical industry. It has been evident that the most of the chemicals used in the
pharmaceuticals industry are flammable, toxic, irritant, corrosive, carcinogenic, and
mutagenic in nature. Hence, during the manufacturing process of the pharmaceutical
industry, the primary hazard is related to the exposure of chemical as the manufacturing
process of the pharmaceutical company deals with many different types of the chemicals. In
order to mitigate the risks present in the industry, a few measures can be recommended so
that impacts of work place hazards, particularly in relation with chemical hazards, can be
avoided.

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Table of Contents
Industry or organisation name....................................................................................................3
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Definitions..................................................................................................................................3
Workplace demography.............................................................................................................4
Assessment of risk......................................................................................................................4
Critical review of relevant literature..........................................................................................6
Management Plan.......................................................................................................................7
Emergency Response.................................................................................................................9
Evacuation Plan..........................................................................................................................9
Evaluation................................................................................................................................10
Conclusion................................................................................................................................10

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Industry or organisation name
This report will address the ‘Chemical hazards’ of the ‘Pharmaceutical Industry’ and
the chosen company for this report is ‘Reckitt & Colman Australia’.
Introduction
Hazard is condition that can create threats to the life of the workers of a particular
industry and the like any other industry, the pharmaceutical industry also poses hazards to the
employees of the industry. In the pharmaceutical industry, there is a potential risks of having
injury and therefore, there is a chance of long term effect on thebody of the workers of this
industry. In a pharmaceutical industry, due to presence of versatile operations, there are
various type of hazards that can affect the health of the workers in the industry. According
To the report of ILO, it is reported that, in the pharmaceutical industry, it is very common to
expose against various chemical and drug related substances which can act as hazardous
materials for the human body (Agarwal, Goyal&Vaishnav, 2018). The main aim of this report
is to identify the potential Chemical hazards and related problems of the workers working in
the industry. Therefore, the enhanced number of hazard exposure in the industry has made
this issue very crucial. This risk management plan will help in identifying and addressing the
health hazards of this industry.
Definitions
Hazards- The adverse effects due to the production process of the pharmaceutical industry is
referred to as hazards and it is quite evident that, although the pharmaceutical industry looks
clear on the surface, there is a potential risks of different type of hazards (Low et al., 2013).