Bringing the chemical inventory and the safety data sheet into one record
Brings together, in one record, the inventory of chemicals held at the site, the safety data sheet of each chemical, and the hazard statements read from that sheet.
This page is written for OHS teams that keep their chemical inventory and data sheets in folders today.
What it does
Most chemical-driven work rests on the same two questions: what do we hold, and what does it do. The planned scope aims to keep the answer to both in one place.
- Inventory and data sheet tied to one recordEach chemical record is designed to carry its own safety data sheet, so that renewing the sheet also refreshes the entry in the inventory.
- Hazard statements read from the recordHazard and precautionary statements from the sheet are planned to be captured, so the risks a chemical brings can be seen from the list.
- The currency of the sheet is followedBy capturing the revision and date of the sheet, the aim is to keep an ageing sheet visible.
- Protective needs derived from the inventoryDeriving which protective equipment is called for from the hazard statements is planned to be tied to the record.
- Storage and incompatibilityThe aim is to make it possible to ask, over the inventory, which chemical must not be stored next to which.
How it connects
The chemical inventory is a shared input to the resources and module below.
- PPE inventory moduleThe protective equipment a chemical calls for enters the same chain as the issue record.
- What a safety data sheet isWhat the sheet is, who prepares it and which sections it carries.
- Control banding for chemicalsA common way of moving from the inventory to a level of risk.
- Collective protection guideA breakdown of the controls that come before personal protective equipment.
Why it starts with the inventory
Almost every duty on the chemical side rests on knowing what is held. If the inventory is incomplete, the risk assessment, the choice of protective equipment and the emergency plan stay incomplete with it.
The order therefore puts the inventory first; the data sheet, the hazard statements and the protective needs are built on top of that record.
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