The EHSQ Field Guide for Pharmaceuticals

7 common compliance failures in pharmaceutical manufacturing and what teams across EHS, Quality, and Operations can do to avoid them.

Where compliance issues quietly creep into pharmaceutical operations:

Stop being surprised by compliance issues. Start recognizing the patterns that cause them and how to reduce risk across EHS, Quality, and Operations.

This concise 14-page guide offers practical advice from an EHS practitioner with experience in pharmaceutical organizations, where high risk, complex processes, and minor disconnects can lead to serious consequences.

It is intended for teams working across multiple sites and regulatory environments, where EHS, Quality, and Operations must coordinate closely but often face challenges in doing so.

Inside, you’ll see how everyday scenarios create compliance risk, including incidents that become quality deviations, audit preparation, management of change, and process standardization across global sites. The guide also covers how leading teams build culture in heavily regulated environments, turn audit findings into preventative action, and use reporting as a learning tool.

Informed by practice. Shaped by experience.

This guide draws on first-hand experience in pharmaceutical operations and over 30 years of Intelex’s work supporting organizations in improving EHS and quality management systems.

Throughout, it highlights the delicate balance between EHS, Quality, and Operations and shows how integrated EHSQ management systems help teams reduce risk by connecting work, data, and accountability across functions.