An update to the Chemical Inventory module addresses chemicals with no functional SDS sheet. Now, when the SDS email is sent, if no SDS information exists, it will be displayed as shown below.

Note: This tutorial explains how to generate/download an SDS binder.

With the latest feature in Chemical Management, managers may now make their organization's chemical inventory owner anonymous, making only personnel with management or administrative clearance able to see this information.

Step 1

Click on the circular group icon in the upper, right corner and click on the organization title.

Step 2

Select Chemical Management from the menu on the left.

Step 3

Toggle select ON the Anonymous Chemical Owner option to allow only managers and administrators to view ownership information.

How to move chemical inventory from site to site.

Step 1

Go to Chemical Management from the drop-down menu in the top, left corner.

Step 2

Scroll to the desired site or space and click Go to Chemical Inventory.

Step 3

Click the small gear button labeled Edit in the upper, right corner.

Step 4

Go to the Location field and edit the location of this chemical inventory. Save.
Note the listed location of this chemical inventory changes.

Chemical Inventory Management has been updated to include container type. Now, when adding or editing a chemical, its container type can be input and edited.

Step 1

Go to Chemical Management from the drop-down menu in the top, left corner.

Step 2

Scroll to the desired site from this list and click Go to Chemical Inventory.

Step 3

Click the small, gear button located on the far left, near the chemical you'd like to edit.

Step 4

Scroll to Container and edit as needed. Note: Container type may also be input when initially adding a new chemical.

Step 5

Be sure to save.

Now we will explore how to create a new chemical manufacturer.

Step 1

Click on the Chemical Management tab from the menu on the left.

Step 2

Click More and select +New Chemical Inventory from the drop-down menu. You will be adding a new chemical and new manufacturer at the same time.

Step 3

Enter a location, choose privacy settings for this chemical inventory, and designate users of the organization that will have access to this inventory. Click Create Inventory.

Step 4

In the upper left corner, click +Add Chemical.

Step 5

Instead of selecting sciencelab.com as a manufacturer, click +Create Custom Chemical in the upper right corner.

Step 6

Fill in details on this form. At the top, you have the option to select an existing manufacturer or create a new chemical manufacturer. This is where you can add an emergency number for this manufacturer. Fill in further details about this chemical.

Step 7

At the bottom of this form, you have the option to upload the SDS for this chemical. Click Create Chemical Type.

Step 8

The new manufacturer is created. Select the chemical from the drop-down menu of this new manufacturer. You will be prompted to add information about this chemical as previously shown in the Create New Chemical Inventory blog post.

Step 9

Click save. This chemical is now added to your inventory.

Note: Now when you click +Add Chemical, the manufacturer you created will appear as an option i...

Next for our Chemical Management series, we will review how to remove or "shelve" a chemical from the inventory.

Step 1

Go into Chemical Management from the menu on the left.

Step 2

Scroll to the desired site and click Go to Chemical Inventory.

Step 3

On the far left, click on the settings icon for the chemical in which you'd like to remove.

Step 4

Scroll to the bottom of this form and click Remove Chemical located on the left.

Step 5

Enter the reason for removal and method of disposal, then click Remove Chemical.

Step 6

You will be taken back to the site inventory overview. The Removed Chemicals tab is located at the top right of the page. Click this to view all chemicals that have been removed from this site.

Another feature we will demonstrate is generating and printing the SDS Binder for a particular site.

Step 1

Start out by clicking Chemical Management on the menu on the left.

Step 2

Scroll to the site or building in which you'd like to generate the SDS Binder for; click on Go to Chemical Inventory on the right of the selected site.

Step 3

From the menu bar at the top, click on the Collate SDS Binder tab. You will receive an alert message saying an email with this information will be sent to you.

We will begin the Chemical Management tutorials with how to create a new chemical inventory for your company using an existing chemical manufacturer, sciencelab.com.

Step 1

Click on the Chemical Management tab from the menu on the left.

Step 2

Click More and select +New Chemical Inventory from the drop-down menu.

Step 3

Enter a location, choose privacy settings for this chemical inventory, and designate users of the organization that will have access to this inventory. Click Create Inventory.

Step 4

In the upper left corner, click +Add Chemical.

Step 5

Select a manufacturer, which in this case is sciencelab.com

Step 6

Select the chemical you'd like to add to your inventory from the drop-down menu. Click Create.

Step 7

You will see a pop-up notification that this chemical has been added. Fill out the required details for this chemical.

Note: The specific location of the chemical can be 'under the sink' or 'on top shelf'.

Safety Spot users are able to search for chemicals in the chemical inventory by chemical name or cas#. The following illustrates the easiest way to do so.

Step 1

From the drop-down menu at the top-right corner, go to Chemical Management.

Step 2

To the right of the screen, find and click the Go to Chemical Inventory tab.

Step 3

Here you will see a search bar above the listed chemicals. You may search for a chemical by its name or cas#. As you type, chemicals matching the description will pop up.

Search is also available when adding a chemical to the inventory. This way you are able to add a chemical by its cas#.

Step 1

Go to the chemical inventory by repeating steps 1 and 2 from above.

Step 2

From here, click Add Chemical from the menu bar at the top, left.

Step 3

Select the manufacturer of the chemical you are adding. Click next.

Step 4

Click Select Chemical Name and a search bar will appear right above this list of chemicals. Here you may also search by name or cas#.

Step 5

Once the desired chemical is found, select it and click create. From there you will be able to enter additional details about this chemical and save.