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Chemical Exposure Assessment and Containment Control
Chemical exposure assessment refers to the methods used to evaluate workplaces for potential employee exposure to chemical hazards. Based on the evaluation, control or prevention strategies must be designed and
implemented.
Corporate and site audits revealed the need to:
- establish expanded standards for proper ways to conduct, document and communicate exposure assessment studies; and
- clarify the requirement for exposure assessment activities to be formally included in the development of new pharmaceuticals.
Specific goals and objectives for 1996 and 1997 were established by a global stakeholder team. These goals included the development and implementation of expanded technical requirements in North America and Europe, the implementation of a pilot initiative to formally integrate exposure assessment activities into the new product development process, and the development of expanded methods for setting occupational exposure limits for all chemicals used by Lilly. All of the goals set for 1996 and 1997 were achieved.
The following additional goals were established for 1998:
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- Implement the new Chemical Exposure Assessment and Control technical requirements in Asia, Japan, Latin America, and South America; and
- Expand the integrated product development exposure assessment pilot to all other products in development.
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Lilly is currently making progress toward achieving all of these goals.
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