A robust Chemical Management program should detail the following:

Chemical management best practices should be part of an overall company culture of safety and
responsibility that is driven by an Executive Management Team.

• SECTION 1: PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

o Develop a Health and Safety Policy Statement
o Promote and support the effective and sustained implementation of the Health and
Safety Policy at all its factories
o Program Manager position for Chemical Management to assign clear responsibility and
authority for administration of an effective chemical management program
• SECTION 2: GENERAL HOUSEKEEPING
• SECTION 3: CHEMICAL PROCUREMENT
o 3.1: CHEMICAL ORDERING RESPONSIBILITY AND APPROVAL PROCESS (Purchasing
department should be involved)
o 3.2: ORDERING CHEMICALS
o 3.3 RESTRICTED SUBSTANCES LIST (RSL)
o 3.4 CHEM-IQSM/VENDOR TESTING
o 3.5 SAFETY DATA SHEETS (SDS)
▪ 3.5.1 GLOBALLY HARMONIZED SYSTEM (GHS)
▪ 3.5.2 SDS CONTENT
▪ 3.5.3 LANGUAGE
▪ 3.5.4 COMPREHENSION
▪ 3.5.5 MAINTAINING SDS
▪ 3.5.6 SDS LOCATIONS
▪ 3.5.7 SDS USE
o 3.6 TRAINING
• SECTION 4: CHEMICAL WAREHOUSE AND STORAGE
o 4.1 INFRASTRUCTURE
o 4.2 RECEIVING CHEMICALS
o 4.3 LABELS
o 4.4 CHEMICAL STORAGE BEST PRACTICES
o 4.5 MAINTAINING SDS
o 4.6 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
o 4.7 TRAINING
• SECTION 5: CHEMICAL USAGE
o 5.1 STANDARDIZED PROCEDURE (SOP) OF CHEMICAL USAGE IN PRODUCTION
o 5.2 EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEMS
o 5.3 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)
o 5.4 ACCIDENT AND INCIDENTS REPORTING AND TRACKING
o 5.5 TRAINING
• SECTION 6: CHEMICAL DISPOSAL
o 6.1 HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
o 6.2 PACKAGING AND LABELLING
o 6.3 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
o 6.4 SEGREGATION AND STORAGE
o 6.5 TRAINING
o 6.6 DISPOSAL SERVICE PROVIDERS
• SECTION 7: HIERARCHY OF CONTROLS (IMPLEMENTED CONTROL MEASUREMENTS)
o 7.1 PRINCIPLES OF CONTROL
o 7.2 OBJECTIVES OF CONTROL
o 7.3 CONTROL PARADIGMS AND HIERARCHIES
• SECTION 8: EMERGENCY RESPONSE
o 8.1 EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEMS AND PLAN
o 8.2 FIRST AID FACILITIES
o 8.3 EMERGENCY SYSTEMS IN CASE OF FIRE
o 8.4 SPILLS AND SPILL KIT
• SECTION 9: TRAINING AND EDUCATION
o 9.1 WHO SHOULD BE TRAINED?
o 9.2 WHEN AND HOW OFTEN TO TRAIN?
o 9.3 WHAT TO INCLUDE IN THE TRAINING?
o 9.4 BEHAVIOUR-BASED TRAINING
o 9.5 TRAINING SETTING AND MODE
o 9.6 EVALUATE TRAINING EFFECTIVENESS
o 9.7 IMPROVE TRAINING PROGRAM
o 9.8 TRAINING RECORDS
• SECTION 10: ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INCIDENT REPORTING & TRACKING
o 10.1 ACCIDENT REPORTING AND TRACKING
o 10.2 NEAR MISS REPORTING