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VGD is an acronym for "Vendor Gold Data", which is now applied to the new DET (Data Extraction Tool) logic in Risk Assessment.

Chemwatch Extracted Data by VGD

The latest changes on the Risk Assessments Materials Table displays an new icon called "VGD" in the Chemical Name column for materials that have Vendor Gold Data (VGD) extracted by Chemwatch by default.  The VGD icon is displayed for specific materials with a Gold MSDS available or not available based on the logic explained below.

Material's Table Icon	Description	Purpose and Use of VGD
VGD	Vendor Gold Data (Extracted Automatically by Chemwatch)	VGD data is a representation of availability of classification information for a particular material extracted by Chemwatch with respect to the Vendor SDS material as is; by display of the static icon . Chemwatch displays an icon called VGD in the materials column against that material. Note Chemwatch Classification for a Gold SDS may differ from the Vendor as Chemwatch conducts independent research and considers the worst case scenario to provide as much adequate information as possible; for best health and safety practices.

The DET (Data Extraction Tool) specific logical cases used to show the VGD icon are listed below and in the case where there's no VGD data, then the question mark icon  is displayed for the hazard rating of the material as shown in the image below. 

Materials Table Icon	Description	Purpose and Use of DET
DET (Question Mark)	Data Extraction Tool (to be manually extracted data by user)	Material name in the table is designated with a hazard question mark , which means that classification data has not been extracted by Chemwatch at this time. however, user can extract classification data by use of the DET Tool.  One of the primary benefits of having data extracted for a material that does not have a Gold SDS, user can filter by hazards surveillance or biological monitoring and if the material (with Vendor DET button active , will allow user to be able to conduct a risk assessment for that material that does not have classification data in the system due to the fact that a Gold Data is currently not available for that specific material.

The table below provides the various scenarios used in the DET/VGD logic. The VGD in RA logic is now applied and  a new status for VGD data set will be added to all existing Risk Assessments. This status should have specific values based on status for Gold data set based on the risk assessment status that existed before the update of this new logic.

Data Preferences Settings

Note that there are four types of settings related to use of classification data. These settings will be set by the domain administrator of the system in conjunction with Chemwatch. If unsure of the type of VGD that is applicable to your domain account, please contact customer service account manager at customerservice@chemwatch.net. For background information, the table below provides a summary description of the various types of VDG attributes to settings and how it works in the system when searching and/or when materials lists are displayed and also display of Gold, Mini MSDS and Labels.

Summary