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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi Kolin,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Our University uses Chemtracker (<a href="https://chemtracker.org/">https://chemtracker.org/</a>) to monitor chemical inventories across campus. It is managed by our Environmental Health & Services Department, or EHS (<a href="http://www.cmu.edu/ehs">http://www.cmu.edu/ehs</a>). They provide accounts to individual lab users so that lab managers, PIs, facility managers, etc. can track their own inventories. EHS can track chemicals campus wide and look at entire building inventories to determine whether they are approaching chemical storage limits allowed by occupancy codes. In my experience, it is straightforward to use, and provides a user friendly interface for gathering information on inventories per room, per facility, etc. It also allows for barcode scanning, but I have not utilized this function as of yet. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Our University also has a subscription to MSDS online (<a href="https://www.msdsonline.com/msds-search">https://www.msdsonline.com/msds-search</a>). When we click on a chemical in Chemtracker, it links to MSDS Online for easy access to the MSDS of interest. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Lastly, we use BioRAFT (<a href="http://www.bioraft.com/">http://www.bioraft.com/</a>) to manage safety training, lab inspections, forms, etc. for PIs, staff, students, and postdocs. Each PI has their own BioRAFT account for managing their students, postdocs, etc. As a lab manager, I have an account for managing each of the users of our facility. It is good for managing and monitoring safety training, chemical forms, safety forms, etc. The interface seems to me a bit cumbersome at times, but overall, I do like the package. BioRAFT has been working with our EHS Department to improve the interface and customize it to our needs, but this is the only feedback I have on their customer service at this time.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hope this helps.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><br>Matt<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>-- <br><b>Matthew T. Moneck, Ph.D.</b><br>Executive Manager, Carnegie Mellon Nanofabrication Facility<br>Electrical and Computer Engineering | Carnegie Mellon University<br>5000 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890<br>T: 412.268.5430<br>F: 412.268.3497<br><a href="http://www.ece.cmu.edu"><span style='color:blue'>www.ece.cmu.edu</span></a><br>nanofab.ece.cmu.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu [mailto:labnetwork-bounces@mtl.mit.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kolin Brown<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 19, 2016 10:23 AM<br><b>To:</b> labnetwork@mtl.mit.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> [labnetwork] Chemical Inventory Software<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>To all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I have not posted for a while, because in the last year, I have changed jobs from Cleanroom Manager to Safety and Chemical Hygiene Coordinator for our College of Engineering and Mineral Resources. Currently my university is evaluating new software systems for managing its entire chemical inventory. I would like to ask everyone what software their organization uses to manage their Chemical Inventory and Safety Data Sheets, and if they like it or not, or if they have problems? We would like to know what systems work for peoples and which system don’t meet your needs.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kolin S. Brown <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#EAAA00'>/</span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#002855'> </span></b><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#002855'>Kolin S. Brown <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#002855'>Safety & Chemical Hygiene Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#002855'>Statler College of Engineering & Mineral Resources<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#002855'>West Virginia University <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#002855'>(304)293-8900 office<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#002855'>(304)366-6551 mobile<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#002855'><a href="mailto:ksbrown@mail.wvu.edu">ksbrown@mail.wvu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>