The Pharmaceutical Industry Principles for Responsible Supply Chain Management: Health & Safety
The Principles
Download the Principles (PDF)
- English
- Principios de la industria farmacéutica para la administración responsable de la cadena de suministros (Spanish)
- Princípios do setor farmacêutico para a gestôo responsável da cadeia logística (Portuguese)
- 制药工业“负责的供应链管理”原则 (Chinese, Simplified)
- 製藥工業負責的供應鏈管理原則 (Chinese, Traditional)
Download the Implementation Guidance Document (PDF)
- English
- Guía de Implementatión (Spanish)
- Diretrizes de Implementação (Portuguese)
- 实施指南 (Chinese, Simplified)
- 實施指南 (Chinese, Traditional)
Suppliers shall provide a safe and healthy working environment, including for any company provided living quarters. The Health and Safety elements include:
- Worker Protection: Suppliers shall protect workers from over exposure to chemical, biological, physical hazards and physically demanding tasks in the work place and in any company provided living quarters.
- Process Safety: Suppliers shall have programs in place to prevent or mitigate catastrophic releases of chemicals.
- Emergency Preparedness and Response: Suppliers shall identify and assess emergency situations in the workplace and any company provided living quarters, and to minimize their impact by implementing emergency plans and response procedures.
- Hazard Information: Safety information relating to hazardous materials ’ including pharmaceutical compounds and pharmaceutical intermediate materials ’ shall be available to educate, train, and protect workers from hazards.