Bachem Pharmaceutical Manufacturing EHS Support

Citadel EHS provides Bachem Americas with industrial hygiene and EHS support for pharmaceutical manufacturing operations in Vista and Torrance, California. Across multiple engagements, Citadel has evaluated process-specific chemical exposures, tested local exhaust ventilation systems, developed potent-compound and API risk-management strategies, and provided flexible as-needed consulting support.

This integrated work helps Bachem strengthen exposure controls and worker-protection programs across peptide and oligonucleotide manufacturing operations.

Representative Services and Engagements:

• Process-Specific Industrial Hygiene Assessments: Evaluation of chemical hazards, work practices, inhalation and dermal exposure potential, ventilation, engineering controls, administrative controls, and PPE associated with peptide and oligonucleotide manufacturing.
• Personal and Area Exposure Monitoring: Development of task-based, time-weighted-average, short-term, and area-sampling strategies for process chemicals, including dichloromethane.
• Local Exhaust Ventilation Evaluation: Face-velocity, capture-velocity, and smoke-visualization testing of 41 LEV snorkels across two manufacturing facilities.
• Potent Compound and API Risk Management: Containment-strategy review, occupational exposure risk assessment, containment-performance verification planning, task-based exposure-testing design, and protective-measures matrix development.
• As-Needed EHS Support: Program review and development, industrial hygiene and ventilation assessments, training support, and other EHS consulting requested by Bachem.

Highlights:

• Multi-Year Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Partnership | Industrial hygiene and EHS support since 2023
• Two California Manufacturing Operations | Vista and Torrance facilities
• Peptide & Oligonucleotide Manufacturing Support | Process-specific exposure and control evaluations
• Chemical Exposure Assessments | Personal, short-term, task-based, and area air-sampling strategies
• Local Exhaust Ventilation Testing | 41 LEV snorkels evaluated across two Vista facilities
• Potent Compound & API Risk Management | Containment strategy, exposure-risk assessment, and protective measures
• Engineering Control Evaluation | Face velocity, capture velocity, airflow, and smoke-visualization testing
• Ongoing EHS Consulting | Program development, training, industrial hygiene, and ventilation support