In pharmaceutical manufacturing, industrial hygiene goes beyond compliance – it is critical for both worker protection and product integrity. Employees often handle highly potent active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), solvents and biological agents where even minute exposure can have serious health consequences. Pharma facilities must safeguard workers while also ensuring contamination control to protect patients and maintaining regulatory compliance.
Key risks include potent compound exposure, solvent vapors and hazardous dusts generated during milling or blending. Cross-contamination can compromise not only worker health but also the quality and efficacy of medicines.
To reduce these risks, regulatory frameworks such as OSHA, EMA, and ISO establish stringent requirements for exposure monitoring, containment verification, and worker training.
How we help?
Every day, we help clients protect patients and employees while meeting regulatory requirements.
Through our global network of AIHA-accredited laboratories and technical experts, we provide comprehensive industrial hygiene services, ranging from occupational exposure and environmental monitoring to containment verification, ergonomic assessments and compliance audits. Our state-of-the-art testing technologies and secure digital reporting systems ensure traceable, defensible data that strengthens audit readiness and operational confidence.
“Protecting people and ensuring the safety of pharmaceutical products go hand in hand,” says Kah Kuan How, Global Business Development Manager for Health & Safety at SGS. “Our role is to help clients control exposure, meet the world’s toughest standards and build a culture of safety that sustains long-term compliance and trust.”
By partnering with us, pharmaceutical manufacturers mitigate risk, maintain continuity and uphold the highest standards of safety and quality. Find out more.
About SGS
SGS is the world’s leading Testing, Inspection and Certification company. We operate a network of over 2,500 laboratories and business facilities across 115 countries, supported by a team of over 100,000 dedicated professionals. With more than 145 years of service excellence, we combine the precision and accuracy that define Swiss companies to help organizations achieve the highest standards of quality, compliance and sustainability.
Our brand promise – when you need to be sure – underscores our commitment to trust, integrity and reliability, enabling businesses to thrive with confidence. We proudly deliver our expert services through the SGS name and a portfolio of trusted specialized brands, including Applied Technical Services, Brightsight, Bluesign and Nutrasource.
SGS is publicly traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange under the ticker symbol SGSN (ISIN CH1256740924, Reuters SGSN.S, Bloomberg SGSN SW).
