VENDOR MSDS MANAGEMENT AND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS
First Claim
1. A method of accessing regulatory information associated with a chemical product, comprising:
- deriving a list of constituents of the chemical product, wherein deriving includes analyzing material safety data sheet data corresponding to the chemical product;
querying a database of regulatory data based on the constituents; and
identifying regulations associated with the chemical product.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described that provide regulatory data associated with chemical products. Methods and systems are provided for identifying constituents of the chemical products and for obtaining regulatory data and other information associated with the chemical products. Regulatory data and other chemical data can be obtained from various sources, including government agencies and other regulatory authorities in plural jurisdictions, states and countries. Included in the regulatory data is information that governs handling, shipping, selling, storing, use and disposal of the chemical products. Systems and methods are described that provide improved and automate access to relevant regulatory data.
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45 Claims
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1. A method of accessing regulatory information associated with a chemical product, comprising:
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deriving a list of constituents of the chemical product, wherein deriving includes analyzing material safety data sheet data corresponding to the chemical product;
querying a database of regulatory data based on the constituents; and
identifying regulations associated with the chemical product. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of reporting chemicals impacted by regulatory requirements, comprising:
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providing information identifying one or more chemical products, wherein the information includes chemical names of constituents of the one or more chemical products;
searching a compilation of regulatory data based on the chemical names to obtain regulations related to the chemical products; and
generating a report describing the impact of the regulations on operations involving the one or more chemical products. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A system for accessing regulatory information associated with a chemical product, comprising:
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a database of material safety data, the material safety data including a plurality of material safety data sheets (“
MSDSs”
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a database of regulatory data compiled from information obtained from a plurality of regulatory authorities;
one or more application servers configured to receive a query identifying one or more chemical products and retrieve chemical names related to the one or more chemical products based on the material safety data; and
a search component configured to identify regulations in the regulatory data responsive to the query. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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