BioRAFT Simplifying Research Compliance

The Hazardous Chemical Module enables a more simplified tracking and control of highly hazardous chemicals located at your institution, including those tracked by DHS, DEA, and OSHA.

The Hazardous Chemical Registration Module enables PIs or authorized laboratory members to register which hazardous chemicals are used by their lab via an easy to use and secure web-based interface.  Additionally, this registration process collects information regarding which specific lab members come in contact with specific classifications of hazardous chemicals.

This researcher-friendly wizard walks researchers through a series of questions and forms to collect information regarding the following Highly Hazardous Chemical categories:

• Acutely Toxic Solids or Liquids
• Acutely Toxic or Reactive Compressed Gasses
• Select Agent Toxins/Biological Toxins
• DEA Regulated Substances
• Explosive, shock or temperature sensitive chemicals
• Reactive chemicals (air/water reactive or unstable at STP)
• OSHA Regulated Carcinogens
• Nanoparticles

Once collected, compliance officers will have knowledge of which labs use highly hazardous chemicals, where they are, and what specifically they work with.  This provides an organizational understanding of which labs are higher risk enabling proper oversight.  Additionally, contact reports can be generated to determine what labs use a specific chemical, or what researchers come in contact with specific classifications of Hazardous Chemicals.

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Feature Highlights

• View all labs that use chemicals at your research center
• View all highly hazardous chemicals used at your research center and who is using them
• View highly hazardous chemicals used by each lab
• View each researcher identified as a user of specific highly hazardous chemical categories
• View a Chemical Summary Document for each laboratory to easily evaluate and review the highly hazardous chemical information for that lab.
• Wizard steps the PI through the process ensuring no confusion
• Ability for PI to delegate the process to a lab member (PI must review and submit)
• Pyramid survey structure ensures that PIs are only asked questions pertinent to their research.
• Tracks solely Highly Hazardous Chemical usage- doesn't waste researcher's time tracking non relevant chemicals
• Auto generated task-lists keep the PI on track with what needs completed.
• Information can be updated and resubmitted by the PI at any time

Easy Compliance Management

• Ability to track in detail a lab's progress through the registration process.
• Easily notify specific groups of chemical users via the SmartMailer
• High level registration status reports to quickly see who is overdue or in process
• Auto reminders to PIs to renew information when registrations expire
• Send manual e-mail reminders and track correspondence with a lab

Cross System Connections

• Ties to Training Module to drive training requirements (e.g. Researchers listed as Nanopartical users can be required to take a special training course)
• Send emails to specific groups of chemical users via the SmartMailer (e.g. All PIs of chemical labs, or all researchers that come in contact with DEA Regulated Substances)
• Track chemical related form requirements via the form manager (e.g. Highly Hazardous Protocol forms)
• Easily view the Material Safety Data Sheet for all chemicals entered via links generated by the MSDS module.

Coming Soon!

Here are some further enhancements that are already planned for development:

• Track volume of each Highly Hazardous Chemical used per lab
• Allow researchers to submit Highly Hazardous Protocol Forms online
• Provide easy access to the Research Center's Chemical Hygiene Plan
• Keep track of DEA license numbers for labs
• University level chemical totals - show chemicals and total volume by campus/building/lab

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