Last Revised: April 09, 2026

The full PDF version can be accessed here; individual sections of the manual are referenced below. 

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BioRAFT ChemTracker Module Introduction

Introduction, contact information for the chemical inventory team, and EHRS customer service links.

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What Must Be Tracked in the Inventory?

Hazardous chemicals, tracking hazardous gases, and exempt chemicals.

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Viewing and Editing Your Chemical Inventory

Viewing all containers, searching for chemicals outside of your lab, and viewing total inventories. 

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Adding New Inventory

Chemical look-up, chemicals not found in database, required fields, specifying container size (amount and units), unique container ID (6-digit barcode number), using a barcode scanner, creating multiple new containers, and adding additional details.

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Disposing of Chemical Inventory

Disposing of a single container, disposing of multiple containers (and bulk edit), ChemTracker barcode scanout sign, and reactivating deleted records.

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Managing High-Turnover Containers

Instructions on requesting and managing "High-Turnover" containers; this is an alternative to barcode labels when a lab consumes and re-purchases a chemical with high frequency. Note: Not available in all buildings.

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Lab Moves/Reconciling Your Inventory

Instructions on notifying EHRS about your lab move. Guidance on reconciling your ChemTracker inventory if records are profoundly outdated.

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Reference Chart: Common Gas Cylinder Volumes/Weight

Information to help convert cylinder "sizes" to volumes, weights of gas.

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