Ariel Regulatory Data Now Seamlessly Integrated with CISPro for Improved EH&S Reporting Accuracy
ChemSW has signed an agreement with 3E Company, the world leader in chemical, regulatory and compliance information services, to integrate and distribute 3E Company’s Ariel™ Global Chemical and Regulatory Content with CISPro.
The Ariel databases contain nearly 800 regulatory lists covering thousands of data elements spanning more than 75 countries around the world. Most significantly, the comprehensive Ariel data is now fully integrated with CISPro, providing instant access to up-to-date regulatory information about chemicals on site, whether in the lab or on the production floor.
Using the Ariel Global Chemical and Regulatory Content with CISPro automatically flags chemicals that are subject to regulatory control by CAS numbers and associates those chemicals with the regulatory controls that affect them, such as SARA, Tier II, OSHA, DHS, and EPA as well as international regulations. This capability enables companies to meet regulatory control and reporting requirements quickly with minimal effort regardless of where the facility is located.
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Flag Regulated Chemicals Quickly and Easily Using CISPro's Enhanced Tier II Reporting Capabilities
The enhanced Tier II reporting capabilities recently released for CISPro Global and CISProLive provide a vital tool for increasing productivity without increasing costs. Now, CISPro users can more accurately and automatically track, calculate and report hazardous chemicals on site to address government reporting requirements.
Organizations that have hazardous chemicals on site are required by U.S. EPA regulations to submit Tier II reports about those chemicals to various state and local agencies. "The key is knowing both details about your hazardous chemicals and the specific reporting requirements for those chemicals,” explains Dave Hessler, ChemSW's Vice President of Software Research and Development. “Organizations need to track not only the daily amount of chemicals on site at any given time, but the maximum quantity and daily average amounts to ensure that they do not exceed the allowable threshold levels for those chemicals.”
“The theory is simple,” Hessler continues, “but different agencies and jurisdictions require a different look and format for the information, so that a simple reporting process suddenly becomes a complex one. CISPro can track the listed chemicals, perform the calculations, and generate validated reports, making it much easier for companies to address the Tier II requirements.”
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Paperless Inspections Eliminate Transcription Errors
One of the great benefits of living in today's electronic world is taking advantage of tools such as PDAs and handhelds to streamline work processes. When printed forms that were previously walked around a lab or site on a clipboard can be checked off on a PDA insead, the time and labor savings can be dramatic.
Getting the most out of paperless processes requires consolidating work processes and software applications. For instance, using spreadsheet software to manage maintenance and calibration records is awkward at best, because such generic solutions do not have the application-specific functionality that a program designed for the actual task provides. Now, organizations can expedite workflows, eliminate transcription errors, and validate instruments and equipment using specialized programs such as IMCS Live.
Moving to an integrated paperless application-specific software solution not only makes sense from a productivity standpoint, it makes sense from cost and validation standpoints too. Combining all instrument and equipment maintenance and calibration records and processes with IMCS Live can make the entire system paperless, enabling uniform and consistent management and validation with the least amount of effort.
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Easy to Set Up, Easy to Use Site Inspection Live Streamlines Inspection Activities
Simplify and expedite the capture of maintenance and safety inspection data with Site Inspection Live.
"Most field site inspections are conducted using a clipboard,”says Brian Stafford, President of ChemSW. “The data is then transcribed into an electronic spreadsheet for reporting – a laborious and error-prone process. Our new Site Inspection Live solution eliminates those issues. Now, facility managers can upload inspection forms to a handheld, perform fast, mobile inspections for any type of asset or process—from fire extinguishers to fume hoods to hazardous materials—and download the data into SI Live for reporting. It’s fast, simple, and accurate.”
• Automated wizards and forms walk users through template development and inspection processes
• End-to-end site inspection data management consolidated to a single application
• Optimized drop down menus for most commonly performed tasks
• Easily and quickly generate site inspection forms
• Intuitive browser-based spreadsheet-style interface is easy to use for the novice, but packed with features and power for the expert
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Organize Your Control Chart Data by Projects and Datasets with ControlChartPro Live
Designed to quickly and easily generate analytical control charts for laboratory quality control programs, ControlChartPro Live delivers both precision and accuracy charts to your fingertips. In addition, you can easily organize control chart data by projects and by datasets.
This easy to use application defines a “dataset” as a single grid of chart data. Each dataset has a type; for example, n=1. Projects are collections of datasets. By defining projects and datasets in this way, ControlChartPro Live allows quality control data to be organized more conveniently for easy access and review. And, all of the data in ControlChartPro Live is stored in a central database maintained by ChemSW and accessible from any web browser, delivering immediate access anytime, any where.
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Best Practices Tip for the Month
Gain Control of Fire Code Reporting for Better Lab and Site Safety
by Jeff Tarter, Principal, Integrated Engineering Services
Optimizing how chemical fire code requirements are addressed in the laboratory enables organizations to also optimize site safety
Regulations Behind Fire Code Reporting
“Fire codes” is a catch-all term used to describe a wide range of codes designed to ensure protection from fire hazards by requiring specific storage, handling and disposal activities designed to ensure site safety. And, fire codes are just a start, as there are an astounding array of not only fire codes but also associated regulations that the organization’s EH&S professionals must strive to meet, including but not limited to:
• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Codes
• International Fire Codes (IFC)
• OSHA Substance Specific Standards
• OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (HCS)
• 29 CFR 1910.1450 Specific Hazardous Substances
• 29 CFR 1910.119 Process Safety Management
• Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 6 CFR Part 27
• American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standards
• Compressed Gas Association (CGA) Standards
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regulations
• DEA Regulated Substances
• CDC Defined Select Agents
These requirements have been promulgated to protect workers, equipment, facilities and the environment from the hazards associated with chemicals. Because such requirements can number in the thousands, simply identifying all of the applicable chemical safety-related requirements that govern any particular work activity with chemicals can be a monumental task. Thus, accurate chemical identification tied to applicable regulations are important components of commercial off-the-shelf chemical inventory systems.
Gain Control of Fire Code Reporting with CISPro
Typical fire code reports include a copy of the site floor plan showing the location of the materials, including, by container, the CAS/DOT ID#, the type of container, the size of the container, the container contents, the number of containers, and the total amount of the material on site as well as its common name. Many organizations have used spreadsheets to track this information. Unfortunately, spreadsheets are only as current as the last update, and do not provide real-time inventory information.
The right reporting tool is critical to fire code reporting success, whether providing accurate inventory reports for a new building or reporting inventory status for an existing one. Implementing an electronic Chemical Inventory System helps to satisfy fire code regulation obligations by maintaining up-to-date inventories of the laboratory chemicals and providing reports for various agencies in a timely manner.
A Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) solution, CISPro enables labs to keep track of where chemicals are and how much are available, as well as generate reports listing chemicals by location, vendor, name, CAS number, formula, etc., and quickly access hazard information during an emergency. The screen above highlights ChemSW’s HMIS fire code reporting functions for streamlining compliance--functions that are particularly applicable for organizations such as biotech and pharmaceutical companies that are producing more chemicals as a result of automation, and thus generating more regulatory oversight.
New White Paper Addresses Fire Code Reporting Requirement
The latest Best Practices white paper from ChemSW, entitled Best Practices for Fire Code Reporting, seeks to clarify one of the key aspects of laboratory and site safety by addressing best practices in fire code reporting. A close look is provided at applicable fire codes, how to identify inventory affected by fire codes, and how to leverage industry best practices for fire code reporting integrity. The most common points of failure in fire code reporting systems, from the transition of permits to ongoing management and reporting, are examined as well as how to gain control of fire code reporting to readily satisfy regulations.
To find out more about how you can implement the best practices involved in addressing fire code reporting, please request a complementary copy of ChemSW's white paper entitled Best Practices in Fire Code Reporting, click here.
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