Your active support to keep our workplace and your colleagues safe is crucial. As part of our legislative requirements, your annual chemical inventory must be completed by 11 August 2023.
Ensuring that all chemicals being held on-site are accurately documented is critical in case of emergency. It also provides your local area with correct safety information for safe chemical storage and handling.
What do you need to do?
Every department must complete a chemical inventory annually, for all Dangerous and Hazardous Substances.
Departments need to open the Chem Alert Chemical Inventory and generate a stock inventory inspection report. Then follow the instructions in the guide to access the report and undertake your inspection, and upload chemicals in your area into the Chem Alert Chemical Management System
You will need to check the quantity and name of the chemical holdings (as per instructions) and following the inspection, provide a current holding update.
Support is available
Our Health, Safety and Wellbeing Team launched the new Chemical Management Program in April. The Program is designed to provide you with resources and support you in your role to manage the risks associated with the use, handling and storage of chemicals in our workplace.
- You can enroll in the ChemAlert facilitated training module or refer to the OHS ChemAlert for Managers QRG.
- Read all about our OHS Chemical Safety program and review the Manager Safety Toolkit Chemicals resource.
- View the Chem Alert: Generate Stock Report
- Encourage your team to complete Chemical Safety Training on LATTE, if they work with or near chemicals
- Visit the Chemical Safety intranet page
For more information, please contact your local Health and Safety Advisor or the Safety Advice Line on 9594 6140 or via email safety@monashhealth.org.
Approved by Chris McLoughlin, Executive Director, People and Culture