GlaxoSmithKline
Introduction
GlaxoSmithKline is a science led healthcare company that is improving the health of
people around the world by discovering, developing, and manufacturing different
medicines, vaccines, and consumer healthcare products. Their aim is to make high
quality healthcare products to prevent and treat diseases. IN 2020 they produced 40
new medicines and 17 new vaccines.
Potential Hazards and Health and Safety Measures
As a global company GSK, it needs to not only look and lab health and safety but also
how it affects others and the environment both locally and globally. Within the
company there will be multiple departments with their own health and safety
requirements.
They would need to do regular risk assessments on each area of the business, make
sure their employees are trained and up to date with legislation (For Example your
first aid certificate every 3 years), make sure their records are kept up to date and
make sure the person in charge of health and safety is a competent person.
Legislation Benefits Constraints
PPE To protect the workers Makes it harder to work as
from risks some could be bulky
Less chance of injury, Costs money for the
contamination and to employers to provide the
ensures that they are safe equipment
within the work place
RIDDOR Ensures that if you injury Not the first thing on your
yourself the company can mind when you injure
be held accountable if yourself – could be
they haven’t done forgotten to do
anything to reduce the risk Company could be fined if
and keep their employees done incorrectly
safe
COSHH Makes sure that workers Takes money and time
know how to properly
handle dangerous
substances
COMAH Makes sure the company Costs money
takes measures to reduce
dangerous accidents and
hazards to people and the
environment
DSEAR Adds protection against Costs money
risks of Fire, Explosion and
Similar events from
dangerous substances in
the Workplace
In the table below shows how each hazard is dealt with by two different departments
within GSK. The Labs and the offices. Due to the different working environments
health and safety measures need to be tailored to the risks and hazards involved in
those individual departments. In an office environment there will natural be less risks
Introduction
GlaxoSmithKline is a science led healthcare company that is improving the health of
people around the world by discovering, developing, and manufacturing different
medicines, vaccines, and consumer healthcare products. Their aim is to make high
quality healthcare products to prevent and treat diseases. IN 2020 they produced 40
new medicines and 17 new vaccines.
Potential Hazards and Health and Safety Measures
As a global company GSK, it needs to not only look and lab health and safety but also
how it affects others and the environment both locally and globally. Within the
company there will be multiple departments with their own health and safety
requirements.
They would need to do regular risk assessments on each area of the business, make
sure their employees are trained and up to date with legislation (For Example your
first aid certificate every 3 years), make sure their records are kept up to date and
make sure the person in charge of health and safety is a competent person.
Legislation Benefits Constraints
PPE To protect the workers Makes it harder to work as
from risks some could be bulky
Less chance of injury, Costs money for the
contamination and to employers to provide the
ensures that they are safe equipment
within the work place
RIDDOR Ensures that if you injury Not the first thing on your
yourself the company can mind when you injure
be held accountable if yourself – could be
they haven’t done forgotten to do
anything to reduce the risk Company could be fined if
and keep their employees done incorrectly
safe
COSHH Makes sure that workers Takes money and time
know how to properly
handle dangerous
substances
COMAH Makes sure the company Costs money
takes measures to reduce
dangerous accidents and
hazards to people and the
environment
DSEAR Adds protection against Costs money
risks of Fire, Explosion and
Similar events from
dangerous substances in
the Workplace
In the table below shows how each hazard is dealt with by two different departments
within GSK. The Labs and the offices. Due to the different working environments
health and safety measures need to be tailored to the risks and hazards involved in
those individual departments. In an office environment there will natural be less risks
