Managing Risk in Chemical Manufacturing: Hazards, Risk Register, and Technology

This study focuses on managing risk in chemical manufacturing, including identifying hazards and risks, developing a risk register and matrix, analyzing the robustness of the risk management plan, recognizing the role of technology in reducing errors, and evaluating the efficiency of the risk management plan. The study emphasizes the importance of safety measures and strategies for minimizing the impact of chemicals on employee health.

MANAGING RISK

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
Learning Outcome ..........................................................................................................................1
1.Identifying the hazards present and risk which can arised from hazards.................................1
2. Developing risk register and risk matrix to ensure safety in the business environment..........2
3. Analyzing the robustness of the risk management plan for minimizing the errors in
mitigating the risk........................................................................................................................5
4. Recognizing the role of technology in using information for reducing errors........................5
5. Evaluating the efficiency of the risk management plan and analysing overall success of
company's strategies in ensuring safety.......................................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Genera is an company which is running since more than 100 years. Genera became an
part Dechra Pharmaceuticals. The organization manufactures different types chemicals and
medicines. The study will highlight the hazards present in the organization and the types of risk
which can be arised from Hazards. The report will develop risk register and risk matrix for
ensuring safety in the workplace. Moreover the study will will highlight the efficiency of risk
management plan and types of errors which can arise at the time of minimizing the risk. Further
the report will conclude the role of technology in using information for minimizing the errors
(Aqlan and Lam, 2015).
Learning Outcome
1.Identifying the hazards present and risk which can arised from hazards.
As Genera is an brand which is an part of Dechra Pharmaceuticals. The company used to
manufacture different types of medicines and chemicals. So it is obvious that there are some
hazards which can be ignored. The impact of this is very harmful for the health and safety of the
employee. Their are various chemicals which are used in making the medicines as Ethidum
bromide is an highly hazardous compound which is used in Genera for making the medicines
and other chemicals marker molecule which is present in electrophoresis, which is important for
manufacturing of medicines but this is very harmful for the health (Aqlan and Lam, 2015).
This results in this way that by continuous use of the chemical it can have carcinogenic
and teratogeneic effects. This chemical is very harmful as by the exposure of Ethidum bromide
workers can have major disease. It can enter in the body through inhalation, ingestion and may
also enter through the skin. The effect of this chemical is that it can cause irritation to the skin,
people can face issued related to upper respiratory tract. People can have skin disease as the
chemical is very harmful. It can damage the eye if enter by mistake. As a result worker may lost
their eye sight (Aqlan and Lam, 2016). The chemical can cause ulcers and other dangerous
disease when enter in the mouth. Ethidium bromide can also cause mouth cancer when
swallowed. It is very harmful chemical which which can result in this way that it can cause death
to the employee. Genera has to make measures so that the employee in the organization can feel
safe and work in pleasant environment. The organization must make some measures so that the
exposure of the chemical to the employee can be reduced. As when the workers will not be
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healthy they can not perform the job roles in an desired way. So it is must for Genera to make
some measures for curing the effect of Ethidium bromide (Aqlan and Lam, 2016).
2. Developing risk register and risk matrix to ensure safety in the business environment.
The risk risk register and risk matrix for ensuring safety in workplace are as follows.
Risk Description Likelihood of the
risk occurring
Impact of the
risk occurs
Severity Mitigating action
Ethidium
Bromide
Medium High High Ethidium bromide
chemical should be
filtered Or
collected by EHS.
It contains heavy
metals and sulfides
all these must be
disposed as
hazardous waste.
Levothyroxine Medium Low Medium The new central
weighing room is
equipped with the
state of good
ventilation system
and laminar flow
cabinets with high
efficiency
particulate for
weighing solid
chemicals
(Coombs, Parker
and de Vries, 2017)
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GelRed Low Medium Medium The production
place will be
equipped with
heating and
ventilated air
conditioning
system.
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Acceptable Tolerable Unacceptable Intolerable
Improbable
(Ethidium
Bromide )
Ethidium Bromide
Possible
(Levothyroxin
e )
Levothyroxine
Genera
Levothyroxine
Probable
(GelRed)
GelRed GelRed
The impact of the chemicals and safety measures which should be taken are as follows-
Ethidium Bromide- The chemical is very harmful for the health of the employee. The chemical
is highly toxic as mutagen. This can cause major disease to people like mouth cancer and skin
disease. This chemical when inhaled by workers can cause respiratory diseases. Ethidium
Bromide is that much harmful as when enter in the eyes can cause major eye disease like cataract
and even employee can lost their eye sight. Organization should take some measures as they
should make sure that workers wear gloves and helmet so that the chemical does not enter in
their body (Coombs, Parker and de Vries, 2017).
Levothyroxine- This chemical is harmful but it is not that much harmful. But longer exposure of
this chemical can cause hyperthyroidism. There should be proper safety measures as the
chemicals are not dropped on body of the employees. Separate areas should be made for the
storage as the gas leaked from that can not come outside to the workers. The production area
must be equipped with heating, ventilation and proper air conditioning. Genera should limit the
exposures exposure of chemical so that it can not get in touch with the other persons working in
the organization (Dara, 2016).
Gel Red- This chemical is an acid gel. The chemical is marked as the most safe chemical which
is used by the organization for manufacturing of the medicines and other chemicals. This gel is
very sensitive and robust mutagenic acid gel and according to some studies it is clarified that this
chemical is less harmful than Ethidium Bromide. As long exposure of any chemical is bad for
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health so organization should made some measures so that it not impact the health of the
employee (Dara, 2016).
3. Analysing the robustness of the risk management plan for minimizing the errors in mitigating
the risk.
The risk management plan is designed to identify the potential event which may effect
the organization and to minimize the risk to employees and workplace. A proper risk
management plan must be prepared so that the risk arises from the chemical can be minimized.
The organization must analyses the impact of each chemical and according to their impact,
strategies should be made (Goldman, 2017). It is obvious that there are errors which arised in
executing the risk management plan for that Genera should make strategies so that the risk
management plan can give fruitful results. The risk plan involved some steps and are as follows:
Identify the risk- This is the fisrt step in which the risk are identified according to their nature
and effectiveness. Different test are done by Genera so that it can identity the impact of chemical
and makes strategies according to that.
Analyze the risk- This is the second step in this step chemicals are analyzed based on their
effectiveness. And strategies are made for controlling the impact of risk. Proper analyses is made
based on the past experience of worker using that chemical and then final practices are made by
the organization (Goldman, 2017).
Ranking the risk- This is the third step in which the chemical are ranked ion the basis of their
risk factor. The chemical which is very harmful are ranked on top and the lesser one are ranked
thereafter. Genera makes strategies to overcome the impact of risk on the basis of the ranking.
Treat the risk- This is the fourth step in this step treatment of risk are done. The strategies made
for minimizing the impact of risk are finally applied. Risk treatment is done in this step and
organizations makes sure that the risk are properly minimized.
Review the risk- This is the last step in which all the strategies and practices which are applied
for minimizing the brisk are monitored and any improvement required are made by the
organization (Jones, 2015).
4. Recognizing the role of technology in using information for reducing errors.
As today it is the world of technology, the scope of technology has been greatly
expanded. Mostly all organization uses latest technology in the ir working practices to improve
their business operations. Technology has majorly impacted the day to day operation of the
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business by making them more faster and efficient. The role of technology in using information
for minimizing the errors are as follows-
Communication- With the help of advance technology the information is easily transferred from
on e person to the another (Mizgier and et.al., 2015). Communication is very essential in
organization as without the communication day to day operations of the business can not be
fulfilled. There are latest technology like smartphones, which which easy communication is
made. Employees can discuss about the errors which re coming in the risk management plan and
according to that they can made necessary changes. Effective communication let the employees
to know about the weak areas where the improvement is required assist them in making
practices.
Data gathering- Technology has played a vital role in making business operations successful.
As this is the world of internet and it is almost used in every organization for managing the day
to day operation. With the help of internet organization can acquire the required data for
minimizing the risk. Different types of practices can be made so that the correct data is gathered,
thus by this the errors arising in the risk management plan can be minimized (Mizgier and et.al.,
2015). There are various social media platforms through which necessary information can be
collected and good decision can be made so that the errors arising in the risk management plan
can be minimized. Company can take suggestions from the workers via online surveys and can
implement the change. Technology assist Genera in gathering information about the risk of
chemicals they are using and helps in making plans for minimizing the risk.
Data management- Technology helps Genera in managing the confidential data. Through
advanced systems and secure platforms organization can very well store their data and manage
them in effective manner (Nardi, 2019). There are various tools through which the data can be
managed as the main aim is ti minimize the risk of the chemicals, so data related to that can be
gathered and managed in an effective manner. Any errors arises can be minimized when the data
is properly managed as time is not wasted in searching for data and effective decision can be
easily made. Thus, through internet data can be properly managed by Genera and errors arises
out of the risk management plan can be minimized.
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5. Evaluating the efficiency of the risk management plan and analysing overall success of
company's strategies in ensuring safety.
The risk management plan is made by the company for minimizing the risk arised from
chemicals. The plan made is successful and it results in this way the risk arises from the
chemicals are minimized to an great extent. Several strategies are made like, separate rooms are
made for the storage of the chemicals. Genera makes sure that the chemicals not enter in the
body of workers as for this they used to offer gloves and helmets so that workers are safe. In risk
management plan organization has properly identify the risk which can be arised from chemicals
and according to that analyses is made (Reinhold, Järvis and Tint, 2015).
Genera has successfully made the measures for minimizing the risk and the plans made
the company have given fruitful results. As on the basis of the their impacted chemicals are
ranked and by that measures are made for minimizing the impact of the chemical, this strategy
results in this way that Genera has successfully minimize the impact of risk to an great extent.
Genera has made safety measures for employees so that they feel secure and satisfied while
working in the organization. Genera used to provide some measures for the employee's safety as,
They made the work limited so that the staff feels relaxed and keep motivated all the time. As
Genera is an chemical factory so proper measures are made ensuring that chemicals not harm the
health of the employees (Serpell, Ferrada and Rubio, 2017).
CONCLUSION
The above study summarized that harmful chemicals are used in the chemical
manufacturing and medical companies. The chemicals like Ethidium Bromide is very harmful as
it can cause harmful disease to employees like skin disease, mouth ulcers and other respiratory
diseases. The use of chemicals are very harmful fort the health of employee. Further the
concludes about the strategies which can be used for minimizing the impact of chemicals on
employee's health. Organization used various measures for providing safety to the employees so
that they feel good and perform their job roles in more desired way.
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