Background: In 1992, this pharmaceutical company had no established set of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) programs
and lacked a culture of compliance that valued EHS excellence. Moreover, its manufacturing and research safety record and driver safety record placed the company
firmly at the lowest end of the pharmaceutical industry.
Solution: A global EHS department was formed to establish a comprehensive set of policies and programs for achieving EHS excellence.
Senior management support for the program, combined with a communications program to garner employee support, changed the culture of the organization.
Result: The program achieved substantial reductions in lost time and total incident rates, resulting in the best safety
record in the pharmaceutical industry and earning the company numerous global honors. The program has become widely regarded as a model for the industry,
specifically in the area of complex remediation, environmental and safety assessments, emissions reduction, waste minimization, pollution prevention, water
conservation, driver safety, and commuter assistance.
