Providing a safe and healthy workplace is a core responsibility of every employer across the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. However, products are often developed and produced under complex or extreme conditions and present inherent risks to people, processes, and the environment. Properly addressing these risks requires robust safety practices.
Tools and techniques that allow for automation and a better understanding of research, development, and manufacturing processes help to establish and sustain a culture of safety while also speeding project timelines. Automated reactor workstations, dynamic modeling and simulations, and inline sampling and analytics are modern technology that when effectively deployed, can be a key safety pillar to ensure adherence and compliance with safety regulations.
This featured white paper outlines methods and tools that can be employed to mitigate risk and prevent any mishaps from occurring. Key aspects of safety are highlighted across three main areas:
- Occupational Health and Safety
Chemical development is a hands-on activity in which many steps are manual. Therefore, exposure to toxic and hazardous materials is a necessary risk that must be addressed. Minimizing the use of dangerous materials or automating manual tasks with automated lab reactors and sampling systems can help protect researchers. - Process Development and Risk Assessment
Early identification of unsafe and non-viable reactions during the development process can optimize the deployment of scarce resources and enable a workplace that is free from injuries. - Environmental Responsibility
The environment may be impacted because of incidents and accidents, the nature of the products, or simply due to waste of resources. Dynamic modeling and simulation, and automated workstations integrating PAT can enable fewer experiments, better understanding, and less consumption, supporting eco-friendly processes and business goals.
Download the white paper today to:
- Find helpful examples and case studies from peer companies related to safety best practices
- Learn how to identify critical risks related to the three key themes
- Learn how to leverage the latest tools and techniques to establish and drive a culture of safety
