5.1.1     Chemical Inventory

A current inventory of hazardous materials, which identifies all hazardous substances and their quantities at the workplace, must be maintained. A chemical inventory includes the chemical name (formula) of the material and the size of its container. Regular inventories allow for the following:

• To check ethers and other chemicals with limited shelf life

• To remove surplus hazardous chemicals

• To remove chemicals that you have not used in the past 1 – 3 years.

• To correct incompatible storage.

• To identify the chemicals which are present.