VA Chemical Management System
V3 Technical Services, LLC (V3) has completed a draft evaluation report of the VA-wide chemical management and inventory tracking programs. V3 developed an evaluation checklist and ranking tool while working with a VA Headquarters representative and other interested VA Headquarters staff. This tool addressed Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and other requirements that the VA required the system to meet in the management (from purchasing to use and/or disposal) of hazardous materials and waste. V3 conducted the evaluations based on current and future facility needs for the chemical management system during site visits to many VA locations. V3 utilized the data collected from the sites and information gathered during visit evaluations to prepare a comprehensive report identifying the highest ranking aspects of the evaluated software.
V3 also surveyed the commonly used chemicals at the facility. The Team defined common chemicals as those that cost the VA the most in regard to time and money and present the greatest compliance burden. Those chemicals that require extensive training, personal protective equipment, special storage, and expensive disposal are generally more important for management compared to chemicals that are not costly to use, manage, store, or dispose of properly. V3 provided recommendations on how to reduce the consumption of hazardous chemicals or substitute for non/less hazardous chemicals.