{"id":3465,"date":"2022-08-31T15:57:33","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T07:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/healthandsafety\/home\/hazardous-materials\/chemical-safety\/chemalert\/"},"modified":"2024-04-15T10:37:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T02:37:48","slug":"chemalert","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/healthandsafety\/hazardous-materials\/chemicals\/chemalert\/","title":{"rendered":"ChemAlert"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ChemAlert is the University’s primary source of chemical safety information. It acts as the University\u2019s Chemical Register and Safety Data Sheet (SDS) database.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Staff and students must be aware of the hazards and appropriate controls prior to handling a chemical. You can access ChemAlert to obtain this information so that you can accurately complete a risk assessment for your process, project, reaction, or task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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    How to access ChemAlert<\/h3>\n
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    Click here for access when on the campus network<\/a><\/p>\n

    Click here for access when off campus or working over a mobile network<\/a><\/p>\n

    Please ensure that you have pop-up blockers on your web browser disabled for ChemAlert.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n

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    Select Anonymous or enter your stock manager credentials<\/h3>\n
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    Once in ChemAlert, select the Anonymous user profile, or enter your credentials if you are a stock manager.<\/p>\n

    If you require Stock Manager access refer to the New Stock Manager Requirements<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n

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    Search for Safety Data Sheets <\/h3>\n
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    Once in ChemAlert, search for your product in the search bar<\/p>\n

    – Try searching for the product name as a synonym.
    \n– Try specifying your search to return results that contains the product name \/ synonym rather than results that start with the name.<\/p>\n

    Click on the SDS link available to the right of your chemical in the search results table.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/li>\n <\/ol>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

    Resources and guides<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n \n\n
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