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The 12th RDPAC EHS Work Group Meeting

Dear RDPAC members:
The 12th RDPAC (R&D-based Pharmaceutical Association Committee) Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Work Group Meeting will be held on April 22 and 23, 2010 at No. 2 Huangshan road (AstraZeneca plant) in Wuxi, Jiangshu province, China.
The key objectives of the RDPAC EHS Work Group meeting are focused in three aspects, including:
• Promoting EHS regulatory compliance and advocacy
• Monitoring emerging issues and enhancing sustainability in China
• Sharing EHS best practices and benchmarking among members
During this meeting, we will have EHS professionals, engineering staff, commercial staff, professors, etc. share their expertise and experience in EHS operations covering an array of subjects and challenges that our industry is facing in China today.
Attached are meeting agenda and hotel map (meeting venue is located inside AstraZeneca Wuxi plant, NOT in hotel) with regard to this meeting for your information.  Please also complete the attached registration form and return it to Mr. Yejun Ni at Shanghai Abbott Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. at yejun.ni@abbott.com by March 30, 2010.
I cordially invite you, your EHS manager, and regional EHS representative, your engineering or commercial staff to attend this meeting.
I look forward to seeing you in Wuxi!
Sincerely,
Yejun Ni
Chairman of the 12th RDPAC EHS Work Group Meeting
Shanghai Abbott Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Agenda (draft)

April 22, 2010 (Thursday)
8:15-8:45   Registration: Abbott & A.Z.
8:45-9:15   Orientation & Opening -Speakers: AstraZeneca, RDPAC, Abbott
9:15-10:15  Climate Change
                      1. China-US Cooperation Practice -Speaker: Jim Wound (J&J) 
                      2. CO2 Emission Reduction -Speaker: Robert Norris (Abbott)
10:15-11:00 EHS Case Study -Speaker: AECOM
11:00-11:15 Tea break
11:15-12:15 2009-2010 Pharmaceutical Industry EHS Overview -Speaker: ERM
12:15-12:30 Group Photo
12:30-13:30 Lunch (Location: A.Z. plant)
13:30-14:15 EHS Capacity building -Speaker: ISC
14:15-15:00 1. Commercial EHS -Speaker:  Tao Qiong (A.Z.)
                       2. Fleet Safety -Speaker: J&J
15:00-15:15 Tea break
15:15-16:00 EHS Outreach Best Practice -Facilitator: Jim Wound (J&J)
16:00-17:30 A.Z. Site Tour
17:30-19:00 Depart for Group Dinner

April 23, 2010 (Friday)
8:30-10:30   Sub-group work updating & planning -Speaker: Subgroup leaders
10:30-10:45 Tea break
10:45-12:30 Internal Discussion: survey summary, next meeting & focus, regulatory workshop co-sponsorship, continuous growth of EHS group, etc.
12:30-13:30 Lunch
Internal Best Practice Sharing Session
13:30-14:00 New facility EHS risk assessment tool-FARIP -Speaker: Jiang Lei (XJP)
14:00-14:30 Energy Saving Practice Speaker: Ni Yejun (Abbott)
14:30-14:45 Tea Break
14:45-15:15 Permit related Safety Practice -Speaker: Gu Feng (BMS)
15:30-      (Complete of activity at the AZ site)Team-building

Attention Please:  meeting venue is located inside AstraZeneca Wuxi plant, NOT in the hotel.

Info of Recommended Hotel
Millennium Wuxi (千禧酒店)
11 Chang Jiang Road, New District, Wuxi city T: +86 (0) 510 6661 5551 F: +86 (0) 510 6661 5552 www.millenniumwuxi.com