A.  Your lab or work area will be inventoried once per year by EH&S staff.  The staff will enter your work area, handle all the chemicals and update the electronic inventory database.  EH&S also inventories all chemicals delivered to UNR on a daily basis at Central Services. For more information about the Central Receiving inventory, click here.

A.  UNR uses the software package called ChemTracker to store and manage chemical inventory.  The software is available through the EH&S website.  Yes, you may use/access ChemTracker.  If you just plan to view your inventory, you may obtain a read-only ChemTracker user account without any special training.  However, if you wish to actively use ChemTracker to edit, add or delete chemicals, you will need to attend a ChemTracker training class.  Contact the Chemical Inventory Coordinator for addition information.

A.  No, research labs or work areas may choose to maintain their inventory on a voluntary basis. Only the EH&S Department is required to maintain chemical inventory by University Administration.  However, if a lab chooses to maintain their inventory, they must be trained to use ChemTracker by EH&S staff, they must add all chemicals that are brought into their work area and must delete all empty containers on a regular basis.  Contact the Chemical Inventory Coordinator for addition information.