A REVIEW ON “OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS AND SAFETY IN PHAMACEUTICAL INDUSTRYâ€
*V.P. Aher, Shweta S. Shelke and Dr. V.D. Wagh
ABSTRACT
Occupational hazards is an industrial hazards which has the potential of causing injury to personnel, damage to equipment or structures, loss of material, or lessening of the ability to perform prescribed function. Chemical exposure, Fire exposure, Oxygen deficiency, Ionising radiation, Biological hazards, Safety hazards can cause injury to the health and workers may face many problems such as heart diseases, neurological ,nephrological problems as well as the reproductive disorders ,and often cause death .Occupational hazards are fatal in such a way that it may lead to hereditary disorders and cannot be cured. Present study give us an idea about the guideline developed by NIOSH/OSHA, a control measures and safety aspects which will help to suppress such occupational hazards and improve the quality of working of pharmaceutical industry and help to maintain a healthy organisation.
Keywords: Occupational hazards, NIOSH/OSHA, hazards, safety.
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