The Risky Business SOS software can manage thousands of chemical substances including their CAS and UN numbers when available. Each chemical can be edited by the Safety Officer or a user with the Substances Only role. Many additional characteristics can be stored for each chemical, including a Material Safety Datasheet . This data is stored in the database and linked to Procedures that use these substances.
When a chemical is added to a Procedure, the safety information will be copied into the Procedure data and updated automatically. When used in a Procedure, additional safety information can be included relating to the use of the selected Chemical in the specified Procedure. Below is a list of the paramers that can be recorded for each chemical substance.
Substance Name
MSDS form
Alternative Substance Name
Hazardous Substance Type
First Aid (safety)
Storage and Disposal (safety)
Spill Notes (safety)
Radionuclide Hazard Group (safety)
Biological Hazard Level (safety)
Chemical Hazard Categories (safety)
Dangerous Goods Class (safety)
CAS Number
UN Number
Appearance
Source of Information
4 custom fields
Suppliers
Each chemical also has a list of all existing Procedures using the selected chemical and all locations where the selected chemical is being used.
As a Chemical Substance is managed, different versions of it are recorded for later review using the Version management system as discussed in the section called “Version Viewer”. Information on updating existing Substances can be found in the section called “Updating Chemicals”.