Your Chemical Inventory – Reloaded
Posted on Fri, May 07, 2010 @ 05:47 AM
By Bart Nielsen, Environmental Compliance Specialist
If you're a typical safety, purchasing, or facilities manager in the Life Sciences you are probably familiar with the term "Chemical Inventory." Chances are you either have one or have had experience working with one. If you're like me then you probably learned that implementing a chemical inventory program isn't a quick setup accompanied by the hope that once it is up and running you can stand back and let it work its magic.
If you've experienced difficulties getting your inventory program off the ground or aren't generating the results you had hoped for perhaps it's time to RELOAD your program.
At Triumvirate we like to describe a chemical inventory as having a lifecycle that includes three stages:
- Conception
- Implementation
- Optimization
So what do I mean by RELOADED?
I mean get back to the basics. Revisit the drivers and goals for wanting to track your inventory. Make sure you've connected with the right folks in your organization, the ones who have a stake in making your inventory program successful: EHS professionals, end users (scientists), purchasing, facilities, shipping and receiving, and more...
If you have your nose pointed in the right direction from the outset, you have a much higher chance for implementing a successful chemical inventory program.
For more detailed information, click here for our recent chemical inventory white paper on Creating & Managing a Chemical Inventory System by Sam Hyde, Chemist II at Triumvirate Environmental.
Next up... What to do now that you've successfully implemented your chemical inventory program!
Look for our next
Chemical Inventory Management Roundtable!