0 0 1 1630 9291 Affygility Solutions 77 21 10900 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} Biopharma EHS Podcast Episode #8   Oh yay everybody, that’s right.that’s right..how are yay?  Folks it’s Tuesday, February 1st, 2011 and that’s right, we’re back  we’re back for another episode of the BioPharma EH&S podcast.   So what’s on our agenda for today? Our agenda for today on the Biopharma EH&S podcast is the following.  AS ALWAYS  I’ll briefly cover what we talked about last time , then I’ll jump right into a discussion on the Future of Environmental, Health and Safety, and then,  and then, we will then cover events and happenings of interest to environmental, health and safety professionals in the biopharma industry.  So, without further ado let’s get after it.   Alright, in the last episode – episode 7 our main topic was management commitment and involvement – how to obtain and sustain it.  In that episode I indicated that one of the most important things to consider  to consider, is to know exactly what you want  and try to understand what they want and the important issues on their plate.  So, if this is a topic that interests you, I would strongly suggest that you go back and listen to episode 7.   O.k. folks  our next topic for today is the future of environmental, health and safety.  So, looking ahead  looking ahead at the environmental, health and safety  profession, the field, what’s going to happen in the next 10 – 15 years. Let’s call it EH&S 4.0  Yeah that will work – let’s call it EH&S 4.0.  As most people know making predictions 10 -15 years out is pretty tough to do.  In most cases we don’t do a very good job of predicting want is going to happen week.  And we always run the risk of some disruptive technology or issue happening that could cause some sea change of activity, something we didn’t think of, if you will, in another direction.  But let’s go ahead and give it a shot based on trends that are occurring today.   The trends that I will be talking about center mostly around three main areas – technology, regulatory, and societal.  The first trend , the first trend that will have a significant impact on all environmental, health and safety professionals is what I call:   The Untethering of the Workplace   In the past, the workplace,  the workplace as we know it, was traditionally a fixed location where everyone would typically work a somewhat fixed set of hours and days of the week.  When the economy in the U.S. was primarily driven by industrial manufacturing this made sense,  but  but as the U.S. economy shifts more to a knowledge-based economy, the added overhead expense of a fixed office space no longer makes economic sense.  In addition, communication technologies have improved to the point where it is no longer necessary to have everyone in the same physical location to effectively work together on a project.  As an aside, I know a pharmaceutical company that uses Halo Collaboration Studio by HP and , in a sort of Star Wars like fashion you feel like you have Obi-Wan Kenobi sitting next to you.   So, being in the same physical spa