![]() Environmental Health & Safety AssistantĮHS Assistant (EHSA) is EHS Office-supported inventory system.ĮHSA offers an easy to use, streamlined user interface for quickly adding new chemicals. If you already have a well-maintained inventory in another platform, please feel free to contact EHS about migrating this inventory into EHSA as well. Contact your EHS Coordinator or email to schedule an in-lab demonstration. Working with the EHS office and your Department EHS Coordinator, you and/or your lab can get trained on how to use the chemical inventory system provided by MIT ( EHS Assistant) and decide the best implementation strategy for your lab. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Chemicals of Interest.EPA Lists of Lists: Extremely Hazardous Substances CERCLA Hazardous Substances EPCRA Toxic Chemicals CAA Regulated Chemicals for Accidental Release Prevention.The following websites have lists of chemicals that must be included in the lab inventory. Examples of Chemicals that should be included in your Chemical Inventory: The Chemical Inventory Overviewhelp labs identify what chemicals should be inventoried, the minimum information required to track, and how often it should be updated. Please note you must have CAS#s associated with your chemicals for this filter to work. On the resulting page, select Options / Export to Excel to see your reportable chemical list. Go to Inventory / Quick Chemical Entry and Search, then select List Filter / MIT Annual Chemical Report. If your lab has a complete, up-to-date chemical inventory in the EHS Office-supported inventory system (EHS Assistant – EHSA), there is a filter you can run to extract your reportable chemicals. This will save MIT and your lab money as well as keep MIT a leader in environmental stewardship. With a chemical inventory, less over-purchasing will lead to less chemical waste. Help keep MIT green and in compliance with regulatory requirements. Keep MIT Green and in Regulatory Compliance: Sharing and viewing other shared chemicals within your department.By helping emergency response personnel, including the Fire Department, make crucial decisions about your lab based on chemical information, delays in response to serious spills or fires will be minimized. Getting your lab up and running again quickly after an emergency.Identifying chemicals with specific shelf life and specific storage requirements.Knowing when to remove old or expired chemicals. ![]() ![]() Increasing efficiency by making chemicals easy to locate.Saving time by maintaining stock at an appropriate level (Don’t run out, but don’t buy too much).Saving money and space by reducing or completely eliminating unnecessary purchases.There are many benefits of a chemical inventory, including, but not limited to: Save Money and Time Using a Chemical Inventory: In addition, the environmental benefits can be significant if fewer chemicals are purchased resulting in less hazardous waste generated. There are numerous benefits to keeping an inventory: potentially significant cost savings, knowing what is on hand and where to find it, ease of reporting on regulated chemicals and assisting emergency responders. Hazardous chemicals include chemicals for which there is statistically significant evidence of health effects following exposure as well as flammable and explosive substances. As specified in the Chemical Hygiene Plan Template, inventories must be maintained for all hazardous chemicals. ![]()
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