How to Create a New Chemical Record
Who is this article for?Ideagen EHS users creating a chemical record.
Chemical creation access is required.
Chemical management refers to the management of chemicals in order to minimize their potential negative impacts on human health and the environment throughout their life cycle. It involves various activities such as the identification of hazardous chemicals, risk assessment, and the development and implementation of appropriate control measures.
This article outlines:
- Chemical Sections on a Chemical Record
- How to Create a Chemical Record
- How to Set Chemical Usage Information
- How to Set Chemical Regulatory Information
- Further Reading
1. Sections on a Chemical Record
Chemical records are split into the following sections:
- Details: The main details relating to the chemical.
- Ingredients / Constituents: A list of the components within the chemical substance.
- Properties: A variety of attributes known about the chemical (e.g. Odor, density, etc).
- Health Hazard: Identification of any hazards to health, as well as the method of entry and the physical and environmental impact.
- Labelling: The HMIS (Hazardous Materials Identification System) labels required for the chemical.
- Attachments: Related files associated with the chemical.
2. How to Create a Chemical Record
- Click Modules and then Chemical Management.
- Click Create New.
- Enter the required information.
Note: If you try to skip ahead the system will identify the missing mandatory fields.
- Open the Ingredients/Constituents tab.
- Click New.
- Enter the required fields.
- Click Save.
- Open the Properties Tab.
- Click Update and set the value for each chemical property.
- Click Save.
- Open the Health Hazard tab.
- Check the Routes of Entry box.
- Select the impact.
- Complete any additional required fields.
- Click Update.
- Open the Labelling tab.
- Update the HMIS details.
- Click Save.
- Open the Attachments tab.
- Attach any files needed.
3. How to Set Chemical Usage Information
- Click Modules and then Chemical Management.
- Click Manage Chemicals.
- Open the Chemical you need to update.
- Expand the Chemical Usage Information section.
- Open the required tab.
- Fill in the required fields.
- Click Save.
- Repeat this process for all tabs.
4. How to Set Chemical Regulatory Information
- Click Modules and then Chemical Management.
- Click Manage Chemicals.
- Open the Chemical you need to update.
- Expand the Chemical Regulatory Information section.
- Open the Regulatory Information tab.
- Fill in the required fields.
- Click Save.
5. Further Reading