The United States Department of Homeland Security requires that universities have a current and accurate inventory of Chemicals of Interest.  As part of this requirement, Temple University must immediately report when a threshold quantity has been reached.  In addition, the City of Philadelphia Fire Code requires that Chemical Inventory and Material Safety Data Sheets be readily available to emergency responders.  To comply with these regulations, Environmental Health & Radiation Safety is pleased to introduce the Chemical Environmental Management System (CEMS).

In the past, EHRS has required that Chemical Inventories be entered on a spreadsheet and submitted annually via e-mail.  CEMS replaces this; you will now be able to manage your own inventory in real-time, without the need to compile and submit a separate inventory to EHRS.  CEMS is the only software that would be used to track your chemical inventory.

The Temple CEMS website can be reached by clicking here.

The Temple CEMS Administrator is Ryan Kohler.  He can be reached by phone at 2-9282 or by e-mail at kohlerr@temple.edu.

CEMS Training Dates

Main Campus:

Wednesday, January 14, 2009 -- Student Center Room 217C -- 10 am to Noon

Health Science Campus:

Tuesday, January 13, 2009 -- Student Faculty Center Auditorium -- 10 am to Noon

Temple University Hospital:

Tuesday, February 3, 2009 -- Temple University Hospital Classroom C -- 2 pm to 4 pm

Thursday, February 5, 2009 -- Temple University Hospital Classroom C -- 10 am to Noon

Each training session has limited seating so please send an e-mail to cems@temple.edu to make a reservation.

Schedule Your Own Training:

If the scheduled dates are inconvenient, training on a departmental or laboratory/work area level can be arranged.  Please contact Ryan Kohler at 2-9282 or via e-mail at kohlerr@temple.edu.