Get a Grip on Your
Chemical Inventory
Chemical Inventory Programs
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Triumvirate Environmental presents:
Meet the Presenter
Schuyler Stuart,
Account Manager• 6 years at Triumvirate
Environmental
• Managed rollout and
implementation of chemical
inventory programs for clients
• Works with life sciences,
biotech and pharmaceutical
firms
Learning Objectives
Regulatory Drivers
Financial and Operational
Drivers
Improve Onsite Safety and
Compliance and Reduce Costs
Chemical Inventory Life
Cycle
Plan and Strategy
Development
Poll Question
What is your greatest
challenge when it
comes to managing
your chemical
inventory?
Agenda
Regulatory Landscape
Organizational Drivers
Program Launch
Managing Your Inventory
Review & Optimization
Q&A
Regulatory Landscape
EPCRA (Emergency Planning Right to Know ACT)
Hazard Communication
Local Authorities
• Fire Department
• Waste Water Agencies
CFATS (Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards)
EPCRA – Codified in 40 CFR
Parts 355, 370 and 372
• Part 355 – Emergency Planning
and Notification
• Part 370 – Hazardous Chemical
Reporting: Community Right-to-
Know
• Part 372 – Toxic Chemical
Release Reporting: Community
Right-to-Know
OSHA – Employee Right to Know
• Hazard
Communication
Standard 1910.1200
• Lab Standard
1910.1450
“Employers must develop
systems to identify chemicals
and the associated hazards in
the work place, which must be
communicated to employees”
DHS CFATS (6 CFR Part 27)November 20, 2007
Purpose of Rule:• Gain information about facilities
possessing specific chemicals.
• Identify high-risk chemical facilities based on risk-based-performance standards
• Improve Security of High Risk chemical facilities
http://www.dhs.gov/chemical-security-assessment-tool
Flammable Permits• Facilities must maintain
flammable levels at or
below permit levels
• State building codes
provide specific parameters
on volumes and locations of
flammable materials:
– Flammable class
– Control zones
• Waste counts!
CWA and Discharge
Permits
• NPDES Permits
(EPA)
• Discharge Permits
to POTW
• Local authorities
Agenda
Regulatory Landscape
Organizational Drivers
Program Launch
Managing Your Inventory
Review & Optimization
Q&A
Organizational Drivers
Purchasing R&D
Manufacturing EH&S
The Chemical Inventory Life Cycle
Purpose
Process
LaunchManagement
Review
Purpose
Create a Chemical Inventory Project Team
Identify Program Goals and Objectives
Process• Types of chemicals
• Logistics– Centralized vs. decentralized
– Size/number of buildings, rooms, storage areas
– Purchasing
• Departmental users– Chemistry
– Biology
– Facilities
– EHS
– Purchasing
– Shipping/Receiving
Process Inventory SoftwareExamples:
• Microsoft Excel
spreadsheet
• CisPro/ChemSW
• MSDS Online
• CambridgeSoft
• SciQuest (ERM/Site
Hawk)
• Chemical Safety
• Internally Developed
System
Agenda
Regulatory Landscape
Organizational Drivers
Program Launch
Managing Your Inventory
Review & Optimization
Q&A
Launch
Ready, Set, GO!Assign responsibilities
Data collection and management strategy
LaunchInventory Map
Create a Strategy to collect data• Identify what is to be inventoried
• Create location guide
• Notify lab personnel
• Prepare equipment and supplies
• Create a sustainable plan to
inventory new chemicals as they
arrive onsite
Launch Stakeholders
Communicate your
implementation
strategy
Agenda
Regulatory Landscape
Organizational Drivers
Program Launch
Managing Your Inventory
Review & Optimization
Q&A
Poll Question
How often do
you inventory
your chemicals?
Managing Your
Inventory• Need a sustainable
system for tracking
chemicals
• Identify the correct
stakeholders to
manage the data
• Routine management
• Chemical inventory
reconciliation
Managing Your Inventory• Track chemicals
– Inventory materials upon arrival
– Reassign locations as
chemicals move
– Remove chemicals from the
system when disposing
• Utilized to organize chemical clean
outs
– Expired
– High haz
– P-listed
• Manage flammable control zones
Chemical Reconciliation
• Performed at least
annually
• Rolling process or
snap shot
• Prepare a schedule
• Expect the
unexpected
Agenda
Regulatory Landscape
Organizational Drivers
Program Launch
Managing Your Inventory
Review & Optimization
Q&A
Review and Optimization
Written Plans Training
Onsite Chemical
Management
Ordering Chemicals
Agenda
Regulatory Landscape
Organizational Drivers
Program Launch
Managing Your Inventory
Review & Optimization
Q&A
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Schuyler Stuart
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1-888-834-9697
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