Formal Hazard Assessment Report: Health and Safety for Taro Pharma

This report presents a formal hazard assessment for Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, focusing on health and safety within the organization. The assessment begins by identifying various jobs within the company, including Line Inspector, Administrative Assistant, and Packaging Operator, among others. From this list, three jobs—Compounder, Warehouse Assistant, and Packaging Operator—are selected for further analysis. The report details the tasks associated with each of these jobs, followed by the identification of the Packaging Operator role as the most hazardous. A detailed hazard and risk analysis is conducted for the Packaging Operator position, assessing risks such as falling from heights, spills, chemical exposure, and equipment hazards. Risks are quantified based on likelihood and severity, and pre-contract methods for controlling these hazards are proposed, including changes in material stacking, use of personal protective equipment, and implementation of safety protocols. The report concludes with a comprehensive set of references supporting the findings and recommendations.

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Formal Hazard
Assessment Report
Health and Safety

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Step 1: Jobs in Taro Pharmaceutical industries limited
1. Line Inspector, QA
2. Administrative Assistant (Taropharma, 2019)
3. Customer Account Representative
4. Quality Control Development Analyst
5. Packaging Operator
6. Line Service Technician
7. Compounder
8. Packaging Line Mechanic
9. Warehouse Assistant
10. Quality Control Development Analyst
Step 2: Selecting 3 jobs from the list
1. Compounder
2. Warehouse Assistant
3. Packaging Operator
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Step 3: Identifying the tasks performed by each job
Name of job
Compounder
Tasks performed
Dispense raw materials located in different shelves and containers as per requisition and
requirements by hand
Performing start-up or shut down operations for all vessels (Taropharma, 2019)
Performing minor repairs to the forklifts, duct lifts or other equipments
Name of job
Warehouse assistant
Tasks performed
Operating Pallet trucks/ Fork lifts to move around raw materials and finished goods stored in the
warehouse
Verifying material description, lot number, item number, container number
Moving raw materials and finished goods via RF gun (Taropharma, 2019)
Name of job
Packaging operator
Tasks performed
Placing packaged drug product into case
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Helping to securely pack materials using the right packaging equipments into boxes
Performing manual functions of lifting and transporting packaged containers
Operating the equipments required in packing materials
Step 4: One job that is most hazardous
Out of all the jobs, the job of packaging operator is most hazardous. A classification of the
hazards and risks associated with the job of packaging operator is given below
Tasks Associated Hazard Type of
Hazard
Risk
Placing packaged drug
product into case
Hazard of falling from heights while fetching
materials located at top shelf
Physical 6
Hazard of tipping or falling if there is a spill
on the floor
Physical 4
Fumes emitted from the chemical components
of medicines due to spills
Chemical 4
Performing manual
functions
Hazard associated with lifting heavy loads Physical 6
Hazards associated with tipping or falling
down
Physical 4
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Fear of getting injured from the fall of
equipments and materials located at top shelf
Physical 6
Operating the
equipments required in
packaging
Hazard of cuts while working with equipments
having sharp edges or blades
Physical 6
High decibel noise levels of the equipments Physical 3
Hazard of fumes emitted from machinery Chemical 6
Step 5: Calculating the risk of each hazard
Risk for each hazard is calculated below on the basis of basic risk criteria where risk is
calculated based on the following matrix (OHS resources, 2019)
Severity
Likelihood
Make you
uncomfortable (1)
Send you to
hospital (2)
Kill you or cause
permanent disability
(3)
Unlikely (1) 1 2 3
Might happen (2) 2 4 6
Highly likely (3) 3 6 9
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Hazards
Name of Hazard
Hazard of falling from heights while fetching materials located at top shelf
Risk
Hazard of falling from heights while fetching materials located at top shelf
Likelihood Might happen 2
Severity Kill you or cause permanent disability 3
Risk 6
Name of Hazard
Tipping or falling if there is a spill on the floor
Risk
Tipping or falling if there is a spill on the floor
Likelihood Might happen 2
Severity Send you to hospital 2
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Risk 4
Name of Hazard
Fumes emitted from the chemical components of medicines due to spills
Risk
Fumes emitted from the chemical components of medicines due to spills
Likelihood Might happen 2
Severity Send you to hospital 2
Risk 4
Name of Hazard
Hazard associated with lifting heavy loads
Risk
Hazard associated with lifting heavy loads
Likelihood Highly likely 3
Severity Send you to hospital 2
Risk 4
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Name of Hazard
Getting injured from the fall of equipments and materials located at top shelf
Risk
Getting injured from the fall of equipments and materials located at top shelf
Likelihood Might happen 2
Severity Kill you or cause permanent disability 3
Risk 6
Name of Hazard
Hazard of cuts while working with equipments having sharp edges or blades
Risk
Hazard of cuts while working with equipments having sharp edges or blades
Likelihood Highly likely 3
Severity Send you to hospital 2
Risk 6
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Name of Hazard
High decibel noise levels of the equipments
Risk
Hazard of cuts while working with equipments having sharp edges or blades
Likelihood Highly likely 3
Severity Make you uncomfortable 1
Risk 3
Name of Hazard
Hazard of fumes emitted from machinery
Risk
Hazard of fumes emitted from machinery
Likelihood Highly likely 3
Severity Send you to hospital 2
Risk 6
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Step 6: Pre-contract method of controlling hazard
Associated Hazard Methods to control hazard
Hazard of falling from heights while fetching
materials located at the upper rows of the shelf
1st method- Change way things are stacked.
Instead of stacking them vertically stack them
horizontally
2nd method - Using forklifts to lift and pull
down materials from top rows of the shelves
3rd method- Training and developing safe
working practices and procedures
4th method- Using helmet or harness to secure
self when working at heights
Hazard of tipping or falling if there is a spill of
the chemicals or other raw materials used in
preparing medicines on the floor
1st method- Make the floor tiles anti-slippery
2nd method – Use machines to move around
the factory floor
3rd method- Ensure that the floor is mopped
dry after every spill
4th method- Using anti slippery boots
Fumes emitted from the raw materials and
other chemicals used to prepare medicines
1st method- Substituting hazardous chemicals
with non-toxic materials
2nd method – Using robots to handle toxic
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materials (COHS, 2019)
3rd method- Issue standard operating
procedure guidelines while dealing with
materials
4th method- Using a full-face piece mask to
cover the entire face from below chin to above
eyes.
Using hand globes made of neoprene, nitrile
rubber etc. (COHS, 2019a)
Hazard associated with lifting heavy loads 1st method- Limit the sizes of cartons so that it
weighs not more than 51 pounds (Espinoza,
2013)
2nd method – Using duct lifts or forklifts to
transport materials that are too heavy
3rd method- Using lift gates or ramps for
loading heavy materials into trucks rather than
lifting the same
4th method- Follow standard operating
procedure guidelines-
 Object to be lifted is not placed at a
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distance of more than 7 inch towards
the front of the body (Espinoza, 2013).
 The object to be lifted is at waist height
 There is handle on the box
 You should not twist your body while
lifting the item
Getting injured from the fall of equipments
and materials located at top shelf
1st method- Change way things are stacked.
Instead of stacking them vertically stack them
horizontally
2nd method – Ensure that there are nets to stop
the materials from hitting someone on head
3rd method- Issue standard operating
procedure guidelines while dealing with
materials
4th method- Using helmets and other personal
protective equipments (COHS, 2019)
Hazard of cuts while working with equipments
having sharp edges or blades
1st method- Using automation to do the
packaging work thus eliminating the need for
human intervention
2nd method – Using equipment guards
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