Developing a chemical and hazardous waste inventory system

• Main Authors: Dayrit, Fabian M, Santos, Jaclyn Elizabeth R, Alfonso, Franz Nicolas N, Mendizabal, Fernando C, Jr
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2011
• Subjects: Chemistry
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/chemistry-faculty-pubs/33; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1871553211000545
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

We describe the development of a chemical management information system (CMIS) that addresses the multiple requirements of university-based chemistry department. The CMIS is a web-based inventory-keeping software developed using PHP and MySQL that provides chemical information such as safety data sheets; tracks individual chemical bottles using a barcode system to monitor stock-levels, consumption, movement and expiration; complies with government regulations on controlled chemicals and hazardous chemical wastes; facilitates sharing of chemicals among different departments; and stores supplier information. It has four user levels with increasing functionality: students; faculty members and researchers; department heads and staff; and technicians and system administrator. Currently, the system manages over 11,000 chemical bottles of three departments in the university.