Getting More than Regulatory Compliance out of a Chemical Inventory System Russell Furr Stanford University web.stanford.edu/dept/EHS

Getting More than Regulatory Compliance

out of a Chemical Inventory System

Russell FurrStanford University

web.stanford.edu/dept/EHS/

OverviewBackground

Chemical inventory at Stanford

Keys to a useful inventory

Demonstration of functionality

Current status of program

The Campus8,180 Acres in six different gov. jurisdictions670 major buildings13 million square feet~700 research faculty~2,000 laboratories$1.38 billion in planned capital construction between 2001-2004

Chemical Inventory Drivers

Hazardous Material Storage Permits (SARA Title III) Fire and Building Code occupancy permits/compliance

Construction & renovation permittingFacility and space planning

Various compliance and safety programs, including emergency preparedness

The Chemical Inventory Problem

Multiple laws and regulations with varied and conflicting requirementsCollecting inventory dataLinking inventory to reference dataLinking inventory to spatial dataReporting aggregate quantities & multiple hazardsMaking sense of the data

Web-based Inventory at Stanford

Secure web server and Oracle database server

Lab prints report and/or updates database directly

EH&S monitors &supports database and generates reports as

needed

System Basics

Keys to Useful Inventory

Easy to access

Easy to use

Provides value to the end user

Flexible implementation

Integration within programs and IT systems

System Demo: Add Hoc Queries

System Demo: Hazard & Regulatory Queries

System Demo: Surplus Chemical Ordering

Surplus Chemicals picked up from lab and stored by EH&S

Labs search inventory for surplus chemicals

Email or phone EH&S and chemicals delivered free of charge

Surplus Chemical Program

That’s great, but are they using it?

System Demo: UBC Reporting

System Demo: Linking to Maps & Records

Current StatusOngoing Module Development

Incorporation of catalogue dataLinking with Procurement ordering system

Chemical Inventory Management System User Group for Higher Education

Shared use of inventory system technology, information and servicesContact Larry Gibbs at [email protected] for additional information