Improving Chemical Security with Material Control and Accountability and Inventory Management

Abstract

Chemical risk management is a process to control safety and security risks associated with hazardous chemicals. Chemical risk management includes the management of both chemical safety and chemical security. It is generally accepted that there are five pillars that make up chemical security management. Each of the five pillars are key components to the implementation of a chemical security risk management system. In this work, we will review the "Material Control and Accountability" pillar and how an academic institution can implement this principle using a chemical inventory management system (CIMS). A robust CIMS will improve the quality and efficiency of research, reduce time and resources associated with laboratory management, and reduce both the safety and security risks associated with chemicals.

Construction and optimization of inventory management system via cloud-edge collaborative computing in supply chain environment in the Internet of Things era

“…The solution of traditional cloud computing architecture is to download the sensor data of various factory equipment, and use the data analysis technique of big data. Meanwhile, it transits the downloaded data to remote cloud servers through the data acquisition module, to improve work efficiency and competitiveness [ 28 , 29 ]. Here, the cloud-edge collaborative computing in industrial IoT is proposed to solve the rapid response problem of real-time control and data fast processing in large-scale manufacturing plants.…”

Evaluation Method of Chemical Technology Safety Practical Operation Ability Based on Stochastic Model

“…According to the coordination results, the evaluation index system is constructed and the weight of evaluation index is determined. According to the task and content of comprehensive practical skills, the first level evaluation index is divided into four types: prevention, preparation, response, and recovery [21]. In prevention ability, fully learn the professional knowledge and technology of hazardous chemicals and safety emergency, and improve their own quality and ability.…”

An efficient and reliable chemical inventory system at a growing drug discovery company

“…An efficient and reliable chemical inventory management system is critical in both chemical-related industry and academic institutions [1] . There are many systems available, commercial software or open-source [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] . A typical chemical inventory system includes chemical registration, user management, location management, data security, and inventory information database components [4] .…”

“…A typical chemical inventory system includes chemical registration, user management, location management, data security, and inventory information database components [4] . Cloud-based and web-based systems can handle these jobs effectively compared with paper-based and simple computer software systems [5] . Managing inventory and chemicals in the laboratory can be a burdensome task as tens of thousands chemical containers can be stored at multiple labs and storage rooms, and they can also be kept by individual scientists to carry our scientific experiment.…”