Create a new WPI / BA

New WPI

Please observe: This article describes how to create a WPI for one (1) product. For information on how to create a Group WPI, please see the article called 'Create a Group WPI / BA'.

To start a new WPI / BA for a product, ether choose to click on New directly, or choose a product under "Products without WPI".

Then choose New and then Next >

If you select a product from the "Products without WPI" list, then select New and click Next

Copy WPI/BA

After choosing to create a new WPI/BA, you can in the top menu then choose to copy an already existing WPI / BA.

1. Start with choosing from which department you want to search for the WPI/BA you want to copy from.

2. Choose the product in the list below

3. Click on Next in the top menu

4. You will end up in the summary of the copied WPI/BA.

First page of WPI: Hazardous substances (Identification)

After choosing to create a new WPI/BA you will come the the first page of the WPI/BA.

You can choose to use the information from the SDS or add your own information in the fields.

1. From SDS When the box is marked the information will be taken from the products' SDS.

Two examples:

Water hazard class / Wassergefährdungsklasse (Deutschland) : section 15 from SDS

Physical state - section 9 from SDS

2. UFI code is visible if it is available in the SDS, if not you can add it yourself.

3. Activity field is mandatory and here you should add a name for the activity for the WPI. The WPI activity name will be visible in the WPI.

4. Free text Here you can add any information that you want to be visible in the WPI.

5. Workplace Add physical location where products is used/stored.

6. Next revision Here you can set an expiration date for the WPI. When the date has expired the WPI will be marked as old.

7. Local name / description Here you can add a short description that will be visible in the WPI.

Second page of WPI: Hazards to human health and the environment

Decide if you want to keep the information from the SDS or if you want to customize it.

You can also insert local information as free text. If you click Copy, you can copy and then customize the information from the SDS.

Pictograms will be preselected if the SDS contains classifications. Click on the pictograms to activate or deactivate them.

Click on Next

Third page of WPI: Protective measures and rules of conduct

Insert information on local protection measures and required personal protective equipment (PPE).

Symbols will be preselected if the SDS contains information on protective measures.

Decide which symbols should appear on the WPI by selecting or deselecting them.

Alternatively, you can insert local information as free text. If you click Copy, you can copy and then customize the information from the SDS.

Show information from risk assessment - If you choose to use information from a signed risk assessment (Manual for Risk assessment) you first of all need to have a signed risk assessment that is connected to the product and it will take information from the handling instruction.

If this product has a risk assessment (separate module in iChemistry) connected to it, you will get the option to use the information already added in the risk assessment. Mark the box Show information from risk assessment to select the signed risk assessment and to copy information from it.

Fourth page of the WPI: Conduct in the case of danger

Define measures to be done in the case of danger and describe how the hazardous substance should be handled in case of an accident or fire.

Decide which fire protection signs should be illustrated on the workplace instruction.

Show information from risk assessment - If you choose to use information from a signed risk assessment you first of all need to have a signed risk assessment that is connected to the product and it will take information from the handling instructions.

Emergency telephone number mandatory and is visible in the WPI / BA under the section for Conduct in the case of danger.
In Settings > Emergency phone number, you can choose a department specific emergency phone number, which will be automatically filled in when creating a new WPI.

Fifth page of the WPI: First aid

Define first aid measures and required first aid equipment.

Name first responders including respective telephone numbers.

Decide which rescue signs should appear on the workplace instruction.

Emergency telephone number will be mandatory and is visible in the WPI / BA under the section under First aid.

In Settings > Emergency phone number, you can choose a department specific emergency phone number, which will be automatically filled in when creating a new WPI.