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Hazardous Chemical Storage Reporting Requirements

Objective

The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act ( EPCRA) lists requirements for Tier I and II inventory reports: Facilities are to provide MSDSs or lists of chemicals in use to State Emergency Response Commission (SERC), Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC), and local fire departments.

Maintaining accurate data and producing these inventory reports manually can involve a great deal of time and attention, especially as there can be hundreds or even thousands of chemicals at various locations.

Solution

Because Tier II reporting requirements differ by state, ARCHIBUS does not directly generate that report. However, the ARCHIBUS MSDS application has the ability to capture much of the data needed for the report. If you intend to do chemical inventory reporting with the ARCHIBUS MSDS application, you will need to make sure your initial entry of MSDS data includes the constituents and their Tier 2 classification, the hazard classification, and physical properties.

Tier II inventory reports require information for each hazardous chemical ingredient including: physical state (solid/liquid/gas), whether the material is pure or a mixture, tier II level, certain physical hazards, maximum daily amount, average daily amount, number of days on site during the reporting period, container type, pressure, and temperature.

Procedure

The specific information you need to enter depends on the reporting requirements in your state. Use this procedure as a guideline for the type of information you can enter.

To create a chemical hazardous storage report:

1. Define the MSDS.
   1. From the Process Navigator, select Manage MSDSs / Define MSDS.
   2. You will need to enter the Product Name and the Manufacturer on the Identification tab.
   3. To do Tier II inventory reporting, consider entering the following information for the MSDS:
      • On the Hazard Classification tab, enter hazard information, such as the classification system, class , and category. Use the Hazard Category Description box to enter a more detailed description of the category. For example, for the "Hazardous" category, you could enter:"Intense or continued exposure could cause temporary incapacitation or possible residual injury unless prompt medical attention is given."
      • Constituents tab. Enter Constituent and Percent to indicate the chemicals present and whether they are pure or a mixture.
      • Physical Properties tab. Enter Physical State.
   1. Click Save.

      For a description of all the MSDS information you can enter, see Define MSDS.

2. Add information for the locations for the material.
   1. From the Process Navigator, select Manage MSDSs / Assign MSDS Locations.
   2. Select MSDSs and locations, and click Show Assignments at Selected Locations.
   3. In the MSDS Location Assignments section, select the check box for a location, and click Edit Details.You can also select multiple locations if you are adding the same information for them.

      The Define MSDS Location Details form appears.

   4. Enter information, such as the following:
      • Pressure
      • Temperature
      • Container Type
   5. Click Save.

      See Assign MSDS Locations for a description of the information you can enter.