Creighton University is utilizing the University of New Hampshire's Chemical Environmental Management System for chemical inventory management in the laboratories. This system is cloud-based and can be accessed from any computer or tablet at the university. Please note that VPN must be used to access the system from off-campus.
Helpful information:
Please contact Mary Duda or Sandra Leighton for help.
The Department of Homeland Security requires that all chemical facilities (including colleges and universities) to report to them if they possess certain chemicals over their "screening threshold quantity". We have included further details below from their summary of the rule.
It is important to have an inventory of each lab on campus -- if we don't know what we have, we don't know whether we need to report to the DHS.
It should be noted that the threshold for some of the chemicals is "any amount". In order to determine if we have any of the chemicals of interest, and in what amounts, we need a complete inventory of the chemicals on campus.To that end, we are asking each lab to provide EH&S with a complete chemical inventory yearly. This includes any common areas, walk-in coolers, or other shared spaces.
Federal Register, April 9, 2007, Page 17687 - 17745
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS or Department) issues this interim final rule (IFR) pursuant to Section 550 of the Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2007 (Section 550), which provided the Department with authority to promulgate "interim final regulations" for the security of certain chemical facilities in the United States. This rule establishes risk-based performance standards for the security of our nation's chemical facilities. It requires covered chemical facilities to prepare Security Vulnerability Assessments (SVAs), which identify facility security vulnerabilities, and to develop and implement Site Security Plans (SSPs), which include measures that satisfy the identified risk-based performance standards. It also allows certain covered chemical facilities, in specified circumstances, to submit Alternate Security Programs (ASPs) in lieu of an SVA, SSP, or both.
The rule contains associated provisions addressing inspections and audits, recordkeeping, and the protection of information that constitutes Chemical-Terrorism Vulnerability Information (CVI). Finally, the rule provides the Department with authority to seek compliance through the issuance of Orders, including Orders Assessing Civil Penalty and Orders for the Cessation of Operations.
More information can be found on the Department of Homeland Security's website.
The final Rule was announced November 20, 2007. The final Appendix A can be found here.
