ISPE, the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering, is the world's largest not-for-profit association serving its Members by leading scientific, technical and regulatory advancement throughout the entire pharmaceutical lifecycle. ISPE's Core Members are pharmaceutical professionals who use expert knowledge to create high-quality, cost-effective GMP solutions. ISPE's purpose is to deliver technical and operational solutions to support our Members across the global pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industry in the manufacture of quality medicines for patients. Next 12th December, the ISPE's Italy Affiliate, within the working group to study the criticality of pharmaceutical processes with combustible powders and with ever-increasing toxicity has organized a seminary with the following topic: ' Safe Handling of Powders in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing'. In this seminar the Members of ISPE Italy Affiliate will report their experience with related practical solutions identified and ideas for the recognition and management of risk in various areas: Operator safety, exposure limits, explosion risks. During the day, Fabio Zenobi, our EHS & Toxicology Director, will talk in two moments: