Facility Information

KARACHI, PAKISTAN
WORLDWIDE MEDICINES

Facts and Figures

The Karachi facility is located in the industrial zone of the Korangi Industrial Area of the city of Karachi, which is the largest city of Pakistan.

The Karachi facility manufactures the following types of products:

Cardiovascular
Steroids
Vitamins
Central nervous system
Antibiotics

Economic Development

The facility directly contributes to the local economy through employee wages and benefits.

Community and Social Progress

Awareness building for Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) matters among all the employees of the organization, and remains an ongoing function.
The company provided car seat belts to the employees free of cost and also compensated for their installation cost. A majority of company employees, using cars for commuting to and from the office, are now conscientious users of the seat belts.
An employee suggestion program is active within the facility. It provides for the company employees to observe and report any EHS related concern or issues. These reported matters are then investigated and addressed by the EHS department.
Each year the facility holds an 'Annual EHS Day' for the employees of the company and invites people from other related areas to participate in the event, which primarily focuses on enhancing the awareness of EHS concerns. The event also provides an opportunity for the families of the employees to interact with each other, visit the work place of their spouses, and learn about EHS issues and concerns that surround the people and the environment in general. Various events are organized throughout the day including fire fighting, first aid demonstrations, speeches on EHS topics, poster competition, sports, safety quiz, videos etc. The day is celebrated as a major EHS event and is enjoyed by our employees and their families.
The facility also holds 'EHS Week' and 'EHS Month' once a year. During these days, various EHS activities are carried out extensively throughout the plant and employees are involved. Various training programs, awareness programs, and practical demonstrations are organized based on the theme of the Week or Month.

How Training Works: A First Aid Incident Report

Recently an incident took place at the Korangi residential area, in Karachi. In August 2004, one of our cafeteria staff employees (who was trained for First Aid by the First Aid team as per EHS policy) became a hero to a young boy and his family.

A young boy who lived next door was climbing wooden stairs but slipped and as a result fell to the ground from some height, becoming unconscious.

Along with other people in the neighborhood, the employee rushed to the spot where the young boy had fallen. Family members realized that he was not breathing and became panicky. The employee asked family members to open the mouth and check for the tongue blocking the air passage. When his mouth was opened, the employee noticed that the tongue was blocking the throat therefore causing hindrance in the airway passage.

Our employee helped by bringing the tongue of the victim into normal position resulting in the clearing of the airway passage and restoration of the supply of oxygen.

The boy gradually started breathing normally, became conscious, and recovered from the fall. The victim's family members were very thankful to the hero for saving the life of their son by responding immediately to an emergency situation.

The Bristol-Myers Squibb employee believes that the leadership role he took on that day was a direct result of the training that he received from the Bristol-Myers Squibb First Aid Team. By learning basic training skills to handle emergency situations our hero acknowledged that he was able to prevent a situation that could have resulted in a fatality for the family.

This real-life incident reminds us here at Bristol-Myers Squibb, by doing little things, we can make a huge difference in our lives and in the lives of others around us. It does not take a Herculean effort to be a Hero.

Environmental Performance

The facility focuses on meeting environmental challenges and has launched a waste minimization program to address and reduce waste generation at the source.
The facility is closely involved with the local Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to resolve environmental issues related to the pharmaceutical industry.
The facility has also been praised by the Environmental Technology Program for Industries (ETPI), an NGO supported by the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) and the Government of Netherlands, for heightening environmental awareness.
The EHS coordinator of the facility has been selected by the Pakistan chapter of LEAD International (Leadership for Environment and Development) as an associate of their Cohort-9 program.
" The facility's general manager has been selected as head of the environment subcommittee of the Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA). The facility's EHS coordinator is also the coordinator for the subcommittee.

Facility Contact Information

+92-92-111-000-267

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