All stored data (including Standard Operating Procedures, Risk Analysis, Incident Reports, and stored documents and images) are stored in an encrypted database on a local hard disk or optionally, a networked file server. Access to the database requires correct user authentication through the Risky Business SOS software interface.

The database can be backed up using standard network file management tools. Due to the legal and safety nature of working with dangerous chemicals, it is highly recommended that you keep a copy of the database on a remote storage device.

	Warning
	Because the database is encrypted, it is essential to not loose the administrator username and password. MacSOS Pty. Ltd is not able to provide a way to unencrypt a database whose administrative password is lost or unknown.