| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 67.54 |
| Liaison | Elizabeth MacKenzie |
| Submission Date | Aug. 8, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Iowa
OP-T2-41: Chemical Reuse Inventory
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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0.25 / 0.25 |
Liz
Christiansen Director Office of Sustainability |
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Has the institution implemented a campus-wide inventory system to facilitate the reuse of laboratory chemicals?:
Yes
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A brief description of the program:
The University of Iowa implemented a new chemical inventory system, OnSite’s Chemical Safety Assistant (EHSA), in 2011. The web-based system can be directly accessed by primary chemical owners at the department or laboratory level. At this level, chemical owners can manage their individual chemical inventories and create simple reports. The system provides the institution with the capability to provide chemical data to emergency response agencies when needed. The UI Environmental Health and Safety Office (EHS) uses the system internally to assist with state and federal chemical regulatory reporting. Inventory reports can be generated based on individual or building-wide inventories. Custom reports can be developed with the assistance of the software provider. In addition, UI EHS annually reviews each Primary Investigator’s research area to assess the current status of his or her safety program and seeks to identify additional resources to assist the research community in implementing safe practices and compliance-based programs that are required by the University, state and/or federal regulations. Chemicals that are no longer needed in a laboratory are offered for reuse by other laboratories, when appropriate.
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The website URL where information about the practice is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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