Environmental Health Safety & Risk Management is charged with maintaining an inventory of hazardous chemicals and hazardous materials in NMSU facilities, system-wide. Maintaining an accurate inventory of these materials is required by several federal and state laws.
OSHA Hazard Communication Standard- OSHA Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories
- DHS - Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS)
EHS&RM uses an online inventory database (part of the EHS&RM Safety Hub) to manage and track hazardous chemical inventory for the NMSU system. Once set up, users can access the system using their myNMSU login credentials.
NOTE: Off-campus users (at locations other than the Las Cruces campus) must be logged into the NMSU VPN to use the EHS&RM Safety Hub. If you have problems logging into the Safety Hub, please contact us at 575-646-3327 or at ehs@nmsu.edu.
We depend on chemical users (faculty, researchers, supervisors, and staff) to input required information into the system and ensure that the information is current and accurate for the areas and operations under their control. Area chemical inventories should be continuously maintained but must be updated / verified at least once annually or whenever new hazardous chemicals are ordered. The inventory should also be updated whenever there is large change in amount of a chemical already in the system.
Workers can view area chemical inventories either online through the Safety Hub or through a printed chemical inventory report. Either way, information about the types of hazardous materials that may be encountered in work areas must be available to workers. Chemical Safety Data Sheets (SDS) for each chemical listed in your inventory must be readily available to all workers.
