User Interface Page Tools | Description |
Search Panel | Search for materials by Name, Vendor using Full or Own reference path. |
Folders and Manifest structure | Displays existing folders and manifest directories and sub (child) folders or stores. |
RA Toolbar | These settings are set by default (Chemwatch). Other options are available from the drop down list. Select the conditions for your environment. Toolbar provides icons to the following elements as per the default risk assessment settings. |
Settings | Provides options to apply default settings or own settings for the risk assessment parameters. |
Expand All | Allows user to expand the entire table’s rows to view all attributes as extended icons. |
Unlock All | Unlocks all materials row lock icons. Note that the lock icon allows users to edit parameters and save the risk assessment by locking. The lock icon is accessible by expanding all or a single row. |
Group | Group all materials in a folder in accordance to the materials folder locations. This enables users to view a collated list of materials per folder locations of materials. This feature is best utilized when looking at a parent folder that contains multiple subsidiary folders per sites, areas and locations. |
No Filter | Filter materials by health surveillance, biological monitoring, pending data extraction and tags. |
Jobs | Access to all saved risk assessments per job name assigned through the approvals forms panel in the risk assessment module. |
Dashboard | Access statistical data through widgets’ reports for the age of risk assessments, risk assessment by date, risk assessment ratings, status and risk matrix. |
Taskbar | Print, save, email risk assessment related reports, materials lists, risk assessment report, Mini SDS, job reports |
Eye glass column | In expanded view each row contains the expand icon, track icon, and the key-lock icon. |
Vendors | In expanded view, each row contains a Vendor button, task icon and a copy icon. |
Chemical Name | Contains material names and may also include VGD icons and or Au icons. |
Status | Provides the status of a risk assessment; Assessment Required, Assessment Complete Review Required, Assessment Incomplete, Assessment Not Required |
Hazard Rating | If a Chemwatch classification is available for the material, a hazard rating is automatically calculated based on the control banding model. The hazard rating levels used in the control banding model are; 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4+ and ?; where, if a material is not classified by Chemwatch model’s control banding model due to the unavailability of Gold SDS Data. |
Volatility and Scale of Use | Parameters for volatility are set by default depending on the physical property of the material. Scale of use parameters are provided to assign respective level, operating temperature and frequency of use. Note that the scale of use may affect the risk assessment conclusion rating (Risk Band). |
Risk Band | If a Chemwatch classification is available for the material, a risk rating is automatically calculated based on the control banding model’s default settings. The risk rating levels used in the control banding model are; 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4+ and ?; where, if a material is not classified by Chemwatch model’s control banding model due to the unavailability of Gold SDS Data. |
Discharge | Provides risk assessment discharge options to consider for the environment. |
Docs | Access all risk assessments through the Docs column icon called “Report” and Control Approach documents/sheets based on assigned risk assessment task. |
Risk Assessment Toolbar Components
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| These settings are set by default (Chemwatch). Other options are available from the drop down list. Select the conditions for your environment.
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Risk Assessment (Default Chemwatch) Settings |
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| Materials can be grouped to identify the respective folders/stores where they may be located for ease of reference to the status of the risk assessments for the same material, which may be in multiple locations.
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Filter |
| Health surveillance is the requirement for health monitoring when working with a chemical/product. These types of HS materials include asbestos, benzene, arsenic, mercury, etc. Biological Monitoring identifies the material/chemical located in folder/store which has potential effects on a worker’s health status. You can sort by either to generate a list. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jobs
| The Jobs module provides a list of Jobs’ folder and subsequent tasks nodes within the tree for all risk assessments conducted and saved by creating a job for each material. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Risk Assessment toolbar button reverts to the RA module default home page.
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The Risk Assessment Operating Parameters
Operating Temperature
| Temperature Gauge or Selector  Use the gauge marker to set your operating temperature or use the temperature text field to type your operating temperature value Temperature Text Field
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Note The temperature is set by default through the Risk Assessment settings. The default Chemwatch settings for operating temperature is 20°C as per laboratory setting. However, the operating temperature of the environment in which the chemical is used or stored at your workplace may differ from the Chemwatch default parameters and if such is the case, set the respective operating temperature for your chemical. See Volatility/Dustiness and Scale of Use parameters' descriptions below for further details. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Volatility or Dustiness
| Ability of a chemical to become airborne
| Low level calm state of the chemical, unlikely to be breathed in or eye/skin contact; Medium level chemical evaporating at a medium rate, if classified as hazardous, likelihood of inhalation, moderate level of exposure; High level chemical considered to be airborne and will affect respiratory system, eyes, skin, etc. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scale of Use
| Quantity or Amount of Material (chemical in use)
| The amount of material or quantity of chemical being used determines how the chemical is handled and how much exposure is presented. The table below will assist to determine the material quantity.
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What does Volatility/Dustiness mean? Keywords: Operating temperature, health monitoring, chemicals of concerns, carcinogen, extremely hazardous substance/chemical, dangerous good, scale of use, frequency of use, granules, pellets, solids for dustiness, liquids for airborne, level of risk, type of exposure, engineering controls, administrative controls, PPE, equipment and biological monitoring. Volatility Graph for a Liquid
| Volatility is a property of a chemical that is in a liquid state. In this risk assessment scheme, we use the dustiness for solids and volatility for liquids to subscribe relevancy to the operating temperature. The more volatile or dustier the substance, the higher the probability to become airborne:
The Dustiness of SOLIDS is classified as LOW, MEDIUM or HIGH.
The Volatility of LIQUIDS is classified as; HIGH, MEDIUM or LOW. The volatility of a liquid is determined by its Boiling Point (BP). This type of data is available in the actual Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), usually inscribed in section 9 of the MSDS.
For tasks carried out above room temperature, in addition to the boiling point you will need to know the process temperature. These two pieces of information are used to decide volatility from the graph. Note that by default volatility/dustiness is calculated in the system for each material based on this analogy. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
