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DOD Chemical Information Program

About the program

The Department of War Chemical Information Program's objective is to obtain, process, and store digital data of the full formulation for all products (chemicals, articles, weapons, etc.) purchased by the DOW. The program is sponsored by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of War (OASW) and implemented by the Defense Logistics Agency.

Stakeholders include all components with responsibility for compliance with the PACT act, ILER, chemical-related SCRM analysis, OSHA, EPCRA, TSCA, and other regulatory compliance measures.

Why is this initiative important?

The DOW CIP is critical for securing vital data for recording and reducing DOW employee chemical exposures, reducing supply chain vulnerabilities, expanding mission impact awareness, and improving our efforts for environmental management.

The DOW currently lacks full visibility on all ingredients employees are exposed to, where these ingredients are sourced, and how its mission will be impacted with sudden chain disruptions, and how it can meet evolving regulations and emerging chemicals.

What are the consequences in not knowing what’s in our products? The COVID-19 pandemic identified how globally distributed supply chains can be impacted during a time of crisis. Full product accountability (including chemical compositions) is critical to being able to forecast mission impacts if resources suddenly become unavailable. Product accountability can quickly become a national security issue and have a direct impact on the availability of our weapon systems.
 

Implementation objectives

An F-35A Lightning II shown flying from head on and slightly aboveUpdate Federal Standard 313 to require digital submission of full formulation and disclosure of safety data for chemicals and articles (a phased approach).

Contractual and policy changes will require a centralized digital submission of full formulation and disclosure with safety data for chemicals and articles. Preferred documentation will be the Safety Data Sheet in pdf (as currently required) as well as a JSON (DOW SDS JSON standard) containing all product ingredients or JSON SDS with supplemental Chemical Bill of Materials for consumable hazardous materials or a CBoM for all other products.

Make a single, authoritative database of safety data to protect the warfighter, civilians, and the environment.

Data extraction and full chemical formulation will be populated into a single centralized and standardized safety data sheet library.

Disseminate safety data to all DOW enterprise systems: Acquisition, procurement, logistics, inventory, disposal, and remediation.

System integration will disseminate standardized safety data throughout the DOW, removing redundancies currently realized in acquisition,
procurement, logistics, inventory, and EH&S systems.

Aggregate data source for chemical intelligence reporting, compliance assessment, and decision making.

Creation of a DOW data lake will provide full visibility on all chemicals the DOW procures, and transactional data for full product lifecycle and accountability. The first centralized product accountability and security system will allow for full chemical exposure data for DOW personnel and increased environmental management while improving our national security.

Implementation challenges

  • Obtaining ingredient data beyond what is required for reporting by current regulations.
  • Obtaining full supply chain information to protect vital DOW functions.
  • Maintaining pace with evolving emerging chemicals regulatory changes.
  • Extensive scope with 35K+ vendors; some with multiple contracts.
  • Sustainability, performance of the integration and reporting solutions.

Implementation benefits

  • Timely response to mission impacts from global emerging chemical regulatory actions.
  • Improve management of supply chain risks and disruptions.
  • Reduce lifecycle costs of weapon systems, platforms, equipment, and facilities.
  • Maximize protection of the warfighter, civilians, and the environment.

DLA's role

The Defense Logistics Agency Hazardous Material Management System is the program leading the technical integration efforts of the Emerging Chemicals Governance Council. In order to accomplish this, a methodology and supporting technical infrastructure is required for a centralized conduit for DOW chemical manufacturers to submit product Safety Data Sheet data along with supplemental information containing the full formulation disclosure for all products procured by the DOW.

While manufacturers often provide ingredient listings for chemicals of regulatory concern or otherwise required for hazard communication, the residual delta of nondisclosed ingredients are sometimes later proven to be hazardous in subsequent years. Full ingredient data is necessary for comprehensive employee exposure records, supply vulnerabilities and impact assessments, environmental protection efforts, and full accountability for the various facets that ingredient information is used to support the mission of the DOW.

This technical solution will be used in conjunction with corresponding changes to DOW procurement and acquisition policy and guidance. DLA is working with industry partners to streamline how this information can be effectively and securely transmitted to the DOW while minimizing impact on government partners to the greatest extent possible.

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