Chemical Inventory Guidelines

    Every laboratory must have a complete and accurate chemical inventory.  LSU uses a barcode based online chemical inventory management system, EHS Assistant.

    The inventory provides information on:

    • Chemical Hazards and Physical Properties
    • Quantities and Storage Locations 
    • Links to SDS

    Labs are required to maintain inventory by adding new chemicals and deleting used chemicals.

    Barcodes are pre-printed labels obtained from EHS

    Purchased chemicals are entered into your inventory by EHS Assistant.

    • Labs are required to add new chemicals.
    • Labs are requested to put a bar code label on the container.
    • Add the appropriate fields.
    • Confirm location.

    Chemicals to be inventoried:

    All chemicals and chemical products obtained from commercial sources (Sigma, Acros, Amresco, Baker, ect.)

    • Organics
    • Inorganics
    • Solvents
    • Acids/Bases

    Quantities less than 1 gram are exempted.

    Empty chemical containers are to be removed from the inventory.

    Chemicals that do not need to be inventoried:

    • Chemical reagent solutions prepared in the lab
    • Laboratory synthesis products
    • Enzymes of any form
    • Microbiological growth media
    • Radioactive materials
    • Microorganisms
    • Water of any grade
    • Chromatographic column materials (gas or liquid)

     

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