Environmental Health & Safety

UC Chemicals is supported by two complementary platforms: a desktop (Web) interface and a mobile application (available in the Apple store or Google Play). 

Desktop

1. Access the UC Chemicals desktop interface to view or edit your inventory at ehs.ucop.edu/chemicals/.
2. Login with your UCR NetID and password
3. Search Inventory
   • Click on the "Search Chemicals" button
   • Limit search by selecting a location or typing a query in the search box
   • Click on the chemical name to see a list of containers in your lab and relevant chemical information
4. Add Chemicals
   • Click on the "Add" button 
   • Type in the chemical name, CAS number, or Sigma-Aldrich product ID and select the correct entry
   • Click to add a new container by entering required information (location, container size, physical state, and container type)
   • Add a sticker to the container (if you don't have stickers, you can request them from EH&S), then under "Container" type in the code at the bottom of the sticker
   • Click "Save" to add the container to your inventory
5. Manage Lab (PIs & Delegates only)
   • Click on the "Manage Lab" button
   • SUBLOCATIONS: Click to add a new sublocation, or to edit an existing sublocation
   • CONTAINER ISSUES: Click "Container Issues" to see a list of containers in your inventory flagged by the system (expired, peroxide forming, etc.)

Mobile

1. Install the free UC Chemicals application on a mobile phone or tablet from either Google Play or the Apple Store.
2. Login with your UCR NetID and password
3. Search Inventory
   • List of chemicals in your lab will appear automatically
   • Limit search by selecting a location, or typing a query in the search box
4. Add Chemicals
   • Click on the "Add" button 
   • Type in the chemical name, CAS number, or Sigma-Aldrich product ID and select the correct entry
   • Click to add a new container by entering required information (location, container size, physical state, and container type)
   • Add a sticker to the container (if you don't have stickers, you can request them from EH&S), then under "Container" click "+ Scan" and use the device camera to scan the sticker
   • Click "Save" to add the container to your inventory
5. Remove Chemicals
   • Click the "Scan" button and scan the container you want to remove
   • Click the button next to the container you want to remove, then click "Remove" and "Confirm"

Make sure all your chemicals have been added into UC Chemicals and have a barcode.

Each chemical container should be listed in your UC Chemicals inventory and have had its barcode scanned in. EH&S can only perform an update on properly barcoded chemicals.

Make sure all chemicals are stored where they belong.

If chemicals have been moved outside the lab or are stored out of sight, they will be missed during the update and deleted from the inventory. Additionally, wherever a chemical is stored during the update will be marked as its permanent location.

Clean up any spills or clutter and remove expired/broken containers.

If EH&S cannot reach or safely work in storage locations, the update will take much longer. Additionally, "inherently waste-like" containers (broken, expired, or otherwise damaged) will not be inventoried; please make a WASTe tag to request an EH&S pickup.

To request a demo and initial inventory, please contact ehslaboratory@ucr.edu.

Request additional rolls of QR stickers

Adding Gas Cylinders to your Chemical Inventory

Risk & Safety Solutions has a variety of training tools and tutorials which can be found on their website: https://ehs.ucop.edu/help/chemicals