Information system chemicals of the federal government and the states

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The information system chemicals of the federal government and the federal states (ChemInfo for short) is a complex database of chemical compounds and contains extensive data on physico-chemical, ecotoxicological and toxicological parameters and their occurrence in the environment. In addition, ChemInfo contains substance information on consumer, disaster and occupational safety. This includes information about the dangers emanating from these substances, protective and operational measures as well as the reproduction of the substance-relevant content from legal regulations. The ChemInfo project emerged from the “Common Central Substance Data Pool of the Federal Government and the Länder (GBSL)”.

partner

The ChemInfo information system is maintained, expanded and technically supported by the federal government and several federal states. Participating states are Baden-Württemberg , Bavaria , Berlin , Hamburg , Hesse , Rhineland-Palatinate , Saarland , Saxony , Saxony-Anhalt , Schleswig-Holstein and Thuringia . The Federal Environment Agency as the authority commissioned by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) performs the task of the office within the cooperation.

Fabric scope

In the current database version (2017), approx. 61,000 individual ingredients ( pure substances ), approx. 28,000 component substances ( mixtures and preparations) and approx. 210,000 legal substance classes (legal regulations) can be researched. A separate database contains information on the existence of safety data sheets for 290,000 mixtures.

Databases and Applications

With the ChemInfo online search three (partial) databases can be searched:

  • Complete database for the internal area of ​​the partners involved (ChemInfo internal ),
  • Partial database for the public (ChemInfo public ),
  • Part of the database of the rapid information on hazardous substances (GSA).

There is a restricted access research area for scientific work and enforcement tasks of the federal government and the states, which is based on the entire ChemInfo database. In addition to online research, there is also the so-called ChemInfo emergency stick, with which the entire research application can be used offline directly from a storage medium .

The ChemInfo public partial database is accessible to anyone interested without registration and only contains license-free data. With this public data, ChemInfo public has also been integrated via the OECD's eChemPortal since mid-2014. For use on mobile devices, there is also the "Chemistry in everyday life" app, in which chemical data is easily prepared.

All ChemInfo (partial) databases are available for end users in various applications.

Another part of the data is the rapid information on hazardous substances (GSA). It provides all important data for emergency services via password-protected access. Depending on the technical conditions, the GSA can be used as online research, offline emergency research stick or as a desktop application with the PC. In addition, the GSA is available as a mobile application (GSAapp) with an offline database for smartphones and tablets, so that emergency services can be provided with information on site and even without internet access.

The user interfaces are available in German and English.

Users

Known usage scenarios for ChemInfo:

  • Police authorities such as the waterway or motorway police can use ChemInfo to quickly and safely assess the risk posed by the transport of dangerous goods;
  • The GSA offers fire fighters reliable information on prevention and in the event of fire or the release of hazardous substances;
  • Rescue workers receive information on first aid and toxicological data
  • Authorities at all administrative levels of environmental and occupational safety as well as the trade supervisory authority use the ChemInfo data when handling and disposing of hazardous substances;
  • At the political level, ChemInfo provides information on evaluating existing and drafting new legal provisions.

Historical development

At the Conference of Environment Ministers on May 18 and 19, 1994, the Federal Government and the Länder of the Federal Republic of Germany agreed to conclude an administrative agreement on cooperation in setting up a joint chemical information system. The result was the “Common Central Substance Data Pool of the Federal Government and the States” (GSBL for short), which ensures the development, maintenance and provision of standardized and technically secured information on the properties of hazardous substances and environmentally relevant substances / chemicals. The GSBL has been in operation since 1998 and provides all participating states (and the federal government) as well as their authorized authorities and emergency services with an updated database via online research twice a year. In 2016 an organizational restructuring took place, after which the agreement “Cooperation for the conception and development of software for environmental information systems (KoopUIS)” was chosen as the basis for further cooperation. The cooperation with project number 53 has been active since January 1, 2016. The previously existing name of the GSBL was changed to “Information system chemicals from the federal and state governments (ChemInfo)”. The established domain name or the acronym GSBL will remain in place for the existing website and the system until the software development has been completed .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GSBL description , accessed on November 25, 2016.
  2. ↑ GSBL concept , accessed on November 25, 2016.
  3. ↑ Available datasets at www.GSBL.de , accessed on November 25, 2016.
  4. ↑ OECD eChemPortal - Participating Databases , accessed on November 25, 2016.
  5. ↑ GSAapp , accessed November 25, 2016.
  6. ↑ Cooperation in the conception and development of software for environmental information systems (KoopUIS) , accessed on November 25, 2016.

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