Time-sensitive chemicals

Working with supply chain partners (implementing security countermeasures) Technology can be used for both safety and security (e.g., GPS to indicate location en route, emergency response to accident, and monitoring time-sensitive chemicals/materials). Technologies focused on security should not distract the main function of the carriers (e.g., the safe transport of chemicals from point A to B). 

Because all chemicals are not the same, inspection periods need to be adjusted for each chemical. Storage conditions should also be included in determining the inspection frequency. An important part of managing time-sensitive chemicals is to determine appropriate inspection periods for each chemical in the program. Inspection periods for each chemical should be... 

Bailey, J., Blair, D., Boada-Clista, L., Marsick, D., Quigley, D., Simmons, F., Whyte, H., Management of Time Sensitive Chemicals (I) Misconceptions Leading to Incidents , Chemical Health Safety, Vol. 11, No. 5, pgs. 14-17. 

INEEL also developed a program to manage time-sensitive chemicals that involves use of a procedure and the CDSS. The procedure directs the employee to the CDSS to determine whether the CPCHA is a time-sensitive material and, if so, its class. The procedure then describes how the employee should manage time-sensitive chemicals, inspect expired containers, and test the CPCHA to determine if it is hazardous. The procedure also provides specific criteria for determining whether the CPCHA is hazardous. 

HMIS provides chemical thresholds, e-mail notification when new chemicals enter a work area, and facility safety reports, along with a variety of reports that allow custodians and other organizations such as Emergency Management and Fire Protection to determine the hazardous chemicals stored in a particular control area or facility. E-mail notification for time-sensitive chemical purchases, as well as e-mails for periodic inventory reminders, should be implemented by the end of FYOl. 

Annually, a Special Hazards Report is sent out to all WSRC Divisions to alert them about any self-reactive and time-sensitive chemicals present in their inventories that ean become storage hazards (i. e., have the potential to violently degrade, decompose, polymerize or convert to products that may be shock-sensitive, explosive, or toxic). A courtesy reminder is sent after 6 months to all laboratories that have such chemicals. Improper storage can result in serious injuries to workers, property loss, and costly remediation efforts. The Divisions have the responsibility to take necessary actions such as ascertaining the continued viability of these chemicals for future use or making decisions on disposal. 

No open electrical contacts No unguarded vacuum pumps Vacuum/pressure devices guarded Refrigerators explosion-proof Chemical Storage and Chemical Waste Chemicals returned to storage Time-sensitive chemicals removed No heavy objects on high shelves Chemical waste properly labeled Chemicals in inventory Facility Integrity... 

Look for time-sensitive chemicals and ensure they are disposed of at needed times, (see Sections 5.3.2 and 8.3.3). 

J. Bailey, D. Blair, L. Boada-Clista, D. Marsick, D. Quigley, F. Simmons, and H. Whyte. Management of time-sensitive chemicals (I) misconceptions leading to incidents. Journal of Chemical Health and Safety 11(5) 14-17 (2004). 

Time-sensitive chemicals removed No chemicals on high shelves ... 

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