Chemical Management Key Topics: Chemical Inventories
On this page:
- Every workplace needs a chemical inventory
- Instructions by workplace type
- Chemical inventories maintained manually
Every workplace needs a chemical inventory
Several Victorian statutes require that all chemicals in a workplace must be recorded in a chemical inventory. A chemical inventory may be needed if emergency services enter your building, and can assist you in chemical stock management.
A chemical inventory must have certain characteristics, which are detailed in the Chemical Management Guidelines. You can comply with these requirements by using ChemWatch - ChemGold III to manage inventories, or by using the manual inventory templates to manage inventories manually.
Instructions by workplace type
Offices
Offices here means any environment intended for administrative-type work, which includes libraries.
Most offices do not have a ChemWatch - ChemGold III Administrator, as there is no operational need.
Offices without a ChemWatch - ChemGold III Administrator should use the Example of an Office Chemical Inventory template to produce a chemical inventory manually .
Note: this template contains chemicals commonly purchased through the University's contracted Stationery supplier, Lyreco [University network login required]. You will need to add in any chemicals you purchase through other suppliers.
Workshops
Some University workshops use ChemWatch - ChemGold III to manage their chemical inventories, and others use one of a variety of other systems.
- ChemWatch - ChemGold III
- Example of a WorkShop Chemical Inventory - an example of a compliant workshop chemical inventory.
Laboratories
Most University laboratories use ChemWatch - ChemGold III to manage their chemical inventories, but some use other systems, or supplement ChemWatch - ChemGold III with other systems.
- ChemWatch - ChemGold III
- Example of a Laboratory Chemical Inventory - an example of a compliant laboratory chemical inventory.
Chemical inventories maintained manually
Areas not using ChemWatch - ChemGold III must make sure that their chemical inventories comply with the requirements laid out in the Chemical Management Guidelines. Templates and examples of chemical inventories maintained manually are available.