Chemical Hazards

Note: This feature requires the Chemical Inventory module licensed at your site.

Hazard information indicates the various hazards, risks, and safety practices associated with handling a substance. In Comply Plus, this information is organized into two main areas:

● Hazard Ratings: A substance's ratings as shown in the following pictograms:

● NFPA (US National Fire Protection Association) "fire diamond"

● HMIS (US Hazardous Materials Identification System, before April 2002) "color bar"

● HMIS III (US Hazardous Materials Identification System, after April 2002) "color bar"

Any or all of these pictograms appear on the Chemical Home page (depending on administrative settings; see Hiding/Showing Hazard Ratings), showing the ratings entered for the part.

● Hazard Classifications: A substance's codes, pictograms, risk and safety phrases, and other hazard indicators, as selected from various regulatory standards and labeling systems. Each classification item assigned to a chemical appears on its Chemical Home page, including its pictogram (if available). When a Corporate user assigns hazard classification items to a chemical, those assignments take effect at all sites. When a local site user assigns hazard classification items to a chemical, those assignments take effect at that site only.

Note: Comply Plus includes many standard hazard classifications and items you can assign to your products, but administrators can create new classifications as necessary. For details, see Administration: Hazard Classifications and Ratings.

To view a chemical's hazard ratings/classifications:

Starting at the Chemical Home page (How do I get there?), do the following:

1. Under Additional Details, click Hazards.

The Hazard Ratings or Hazard Classifications page opens, depending on which was viewed last.

2. In the upper right, click the type of hazard information you want to view:

● Ratings: Opens the Hazard Ratings page, which shows the chemical's NFPA, HMIS, and HMIS III hazard ratings.

● Classifications: Opens the Hazard Classifications page, which shows the chemical's assigned hazard classifications in the Assigned list. Click any classification's expand () icon to view the individual items in this classification assigned to the chemical. If you are a local site user, classification items assigned at Corporate appear in blue; classifications assigned at your site appear in black.

If you have permission to edit chemical hazard information, see the following topics for details:

● Editing Chemical Hazard Ratings

● Editing Chemical Hazard Classifications