| Document ID (ISN) | 107310 |
| CIS number |
07-1344 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0303-7657 - Revista brasileira de saúde ocupacional |
| Year |
2005 |
| Convention or series no. |
|
| Author(s) |
Barbosa de Alencar J.R. |
| Title |
Occupational hazards during the production of pharmaceuticals: Analysis of an industry located in northeastern Brazil |
| Original title |
Riscos ocupacionais na fabricação de medicamentos: análise de uma indústria localizada no Nordeste brasileiro [in Portuguese] |
| Bibliographic information |
2005, Vol.30, No.112, p.49-67. Illus. 31 ref. |
| Abstract |
Pharmaceutical production is a complex industrial process that demands high levels of investment in development, production equipment, quality control and staff training. Paradoxically, in spite of being a sector that deals uses modern technology and the requirements of good manufacturing practices (GMP), the pharmaceuticals industry is a source of several risks to workers' health and the environment. This article presents the findings of a study on occupational hazards carried out internally by the safety and health committee of a pharmaceutical company located in northeastern Brazil. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
neighbourhood protection; environmental pollution; pharmaceutical industry; risk factors; health hazards |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Brazil; safe working methods; safety and health training; safety and health committees; quality control |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Brazil |
| Subject(s) |
Chemicals, plastics and rubber
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Pharmaceutical industry
Environmental pollution
|
