Program: Chemical Inventory

Lead: Russ Blackmar
Members: Steve Maranzana

Contact: Russ Blackmar
Phone: (510) 643-8187
E-mail: blackmar@berkeley.edu

Team: TERA
Assistant Manager: Steve Maranzana
Associate Director: Brandon DeFrancisci

Description

This EH&S program maintains an inventory of hazardous materials for the entire UC Berkeley campus and its field stations. Chemical inventories are required by environmental, occupational, and Fire Code regulations. Chemical inventory information is kept in a secure central database prepared and maintained by EH&S. EH&S reports chemical hazard information to emergency responders in the form of the campus Hazardous Materials Management Plan. Other EH&S programs use this database information to support their work.

Responsibility to report hazardous materials lies with Principal Investigators and managers (i.e. of shops, studios, custodial areas, teaching labs, etc.) who store and use the materials, and with the departments within which they operate.

Resources

Chemical Inventory Fact Sheet (HTML) gives a summary of requirements so departments can determine whether they need to complete a chemical inventory. (You can also download it as a (PDF file - 171K)

General Information about Preparing the 2009 Chemical Inventory tells you when inventories are due, who to contact with questions, and how inventory data may be submitted. It also outlines what kinds of materials are to be included in your chemical inventory.

Database Software 4D Client is the software program that provides access to the Chemical Inventory database. It is available in both Macintosh and Windows formats.

Database Instructions

Chemical Inventory Database Instructions provides complete instructions on how to view and update your chemical inventory through the online database. For your own copy, you can download a printable (PDF file - 552K) or for higher resolution graphics, you can also download it as a (Microsoft Word document - 280K)

Chemical Inventory Paper Instructions provides blank forms, instructions, and explanations of reportable fields for reporting your chemical inventory on paper. This is suitable for inventories with fewer than 25 changes at any one time.

Blank Data Entry form (PDF-12K) or (Word-140K)

Blank Data Entry Mixtures form (PDF-28K) or (Word-88K)

The Laboratory and Shop Move Manual (Revised 2005) The manual contains information and checklists that will help in successfully organizing and completing a laboratory relocation. Please remember to update chemical inventories following a move.