ChemWatch - ChemGold III Inventory Management System
On this page:
- Login to ChemGold III
- What is ChemGold III
- Obtaining a ChemGold III User ID
- Help
- Creating new inventories
- Adding new MSDS to ChemGold III and Chem FFX
Login to ChemGold III
What is ChemGold III
ChemGold III is a chemical management system in use at the University of Melbourne, which allows management of chemical inventories/manifests as well as access to a database of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS).
ChemGold III is intended for staff who manage chemical inventories/manifests on behalf of a work area. Staff and students who only need access to MSDS should use the ChemFFX MSDS Database [University network login required] instead.
More information about chemical inventories is available from: Key Topics: Chemical Inventories.
Obtaining a ChemGold III User ID
Please contact your Local OHS Practice Expert, who will direct you to the administrator of your division's segment of the database. The administrator will:
- provide you with training in the use of the system; and
- create your User ID.
Help
- A user manual for ChemGold III is available after logging in to the system, by clicking the Help button:
- For technical difficulties (eg error message, or application won't run), refer: Troubleshooting ChemWatch Web Applications.
- You can seek further assistance from your division's ChemGold III administrator.
Creating new inventories
New chemical inventories (which ChemGold III calls "manifests") can be created in ChemGold III using the instructions in the user manual (available via the Help button inside the system).
A list of the minimum required fields and their meaning is below:
Adding new MSDS to ChemGold III and Chem FFX
New MSDS can be uploaded into ChemGold III using the instructions in the user manual (available via the Help button inside the system).
MSDS uploaded in ChemGold III become will also become available in the ChemFFX MSDS database [University network login required]. As a ChemGold III user, you may receive requests from ChemFFX users to upload new MSDS. We have asked that requests for new MSDS are directed to the local ChemGold III user, to ensure that the ChemGold III user is aware of new chemicals coming into the local workplace.
Before adding a new MSDS, either the ChemGold III user or the person requesting the addition will need to:
- Obtain the MSDS from the manufacturer/importer/supplier;
- Confirm that the MSDS meets regulatory requirements, with reference to:
- Key Topics: Material Safety Data Sheets
- MSDS Checklist
- further advice in the Chemical Management Guidelines.