The improper handling of chemicals can endanger the health of employees. Every company is obligated to ensure the careful management of chemicals to protect the health of its employees. SICHEM provides a simple electronic tool to facilitate this careful management, thereby safeguarding the health and well-being of the employees.
What are the objectives of SICHEM?
Every company is required to ensure the careful handling of chemicals to protect the health of its employees. To achieve this, the company must maintain an inventory of the chemicals used within the company and conduct a hazard and risk assessment of the activities involving these chemicals. Protective measures must be in line with current technical standards and effectively safeguard the health of employees (STOP principle).You can also watch the videos below (available only in German, French, and Italian).
What can SICHEM do?
With SICHEM, you can:
- Create an inventory of the chemicals used in your company.
- Identify hazards (e.g., CMR properties).
- Recognize legal obligations related to the handling of chemicals in your company (e.g., protection of mothers and young workers).
- Manage storage (e.g., setting up chemical storage areas, labeling containers, indicating quantities) with automatic indication of storage classes.
- Define your company's internal organization (e.g., roles, tasks, and deadlines for responsible persons).
- Assign different roles for SICHEM (administrator, manager, storage manager, and viewer) to each company site. Designate work places and create activity lists.
- Record protective measures according to the (S)TOP principle.
- Create master lists for shared information use.
SICHEM is linked to the Swiss Product Register for Chemicals. By importing data from this register, you can efficiently create your own internal chemical lists. This ensures that information about these chemicals (e.g., classification) is always up to date with what the manufacturer has provided, and specific legal obligations (e.g., maternity protection) can be directly displayed.
Who is SICHEM intended for?
SICHEM is primarily intended for all companies that handle chemicals. It provides electronic support for fulfilling the duty of care in managing chemicals. With SICHEM, you can easily create the legally required chemical inventory, manage chemical storage, and record protective measures.
