ANALYSIS OF WORKING CONDITIONS IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY IN THE CONTEXT OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY MANAGEMENT

Abstract

Labor protection is an integral part of ensuring the safety of human life and health in conditions of production activity. It applies to all enterprises, institutions and organizations, regardless of the form of ownership and field of activity, as well as to all citizens who carry out labor activities. For violation of labor protection requirements, both the employer (owner) and the employee (performer) are equally responsible before the law. The main goal was to study the specifics of labor protection in the pharmaceutical sector, determine key strategic directions for ensuring safe working conditions for industry workers and ways to effectively minimize them. Working conditions in the pharmaceutical industry have their own characteristics. In pharmaceutical companies, there is an urgent need to comply with all occupational safety and health standards. Particular attention should be paid to the influence of psychophysiological factors: labor intensity and forced working posture, as well as monotony of work and performance of the same type of work, stereotypical work movements. Pharmaceutical industry workers may be exposed to potentially harmful factors, such as: solvent vapors, drug dust, biological substances, high or low temperatures, radiation, etc. Particularly dangerous are production areas where active pharmaceutical ingredients are mixed or sterile production is carried out. In this regard, the main directions of occupational health and safety in pharmacy have been developed. These include: the introduction of a ventilation and air purification system; the use of personal protective equipment (PPE); regular medical examinations of personnel; briefings and training on occupational health and safety; organization of safe storage, accounting and disposal of chemicals; compliance with GMP (good manufacturing practice) standards.