A STUDY ON OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY PRACTICES AT KAUSHIKH THERAPEUTICS (P) LTD

Occupational health and safety is one of the important aspects that have a significant impact on the employees' health
and the effectiveness and compliance of the organization engaged in pharmaceutical manufacturing. The workers in
this sector face many kinds of hazards like chemicals, biology, and mechanics. In this research, the OHS policies
practiced in Kaushikh Therapeutics (P) Ltd are discussed. This organization engages itself in pharmaceutical
manufacturing and has been granted accreditation based on WHO cGMP guidelines. A descriptive approach was
applied in this study and data collected through questionnaires distributed to 100 respondents. The statistical methods
applied are Descriptive Statistics, Correlation Analysis, One-Way ANOVA, and Independent Sample T-test. From the
results, even though there is successful implementation of basic components of OHS like training, PPE, and
conducting safety audits regularly, there is a huge difference between employee participation, management
participation, and emergency plans.
Keywords Occupational health and safety, pharmaceutical manufacturing, workplace hazards, personal protective
equipment (PPE), safety training, safety culture, risk management, employee well-being, OHS practices,
manufacturing industry.