
Support
Speak directly to in-house experts located in Australia with a focus on the highest standard of support and response times.
Overview
RMT develop and support ChemAlert, FirstPriority, and Critical Insight which we deliver through Software as a Service (SaaS) in Tier IV facilities. RMT own and control the hardware we host on which is located within NEXTDC data centres, engineered and constructed to the highest global standards.
We’ve installed latest generation hardware with infrastructure redundancy that gives you high availability. We maintain a real-time replication of your data, staying within the same region but hosted in a geographically separate location, with standby equipment dedicated for disaster recovery events.
Types of Support
Your ChemAlert subscription gives you access to RMT’s team of experienced safety professionals, chemists, toxicologists and industrial hygienists who can provide advice on compliance requirements, hazard awareness, chemical handling, Dangerous Goods storage and segregation, PPE, spill response, disposal, environmental considerations and more.
Our technical experts are located in Australia and available during support hours to answer your platform-specific questions. We focus on delivering high standards of support and response times.
FAQs
Refer to detailed instructions available in ChemAlert Help > ChemAlert Stock > ChemAlert Stock Reports.
Trained in-house IT experts to support the application. 24/7/365 monitoring to maximise uptime. We perform the release installs and upgrades. We take on server hardware purchases, upgrades and maintenance. We ensure database and application maintenance is proactive. We focus on your security. We plan and test for disaster recovery and failover and we are on-hand during Technical Support Hours if you have a question or an issue.
You are required to have the SDS for the specific product you use. The supplier details on the SDS should match the supplier details on the label of the product.
A ChemAlert report does not replace an SDS, it is an independent verification which is vital given the known error rate of SDS content:
- Instant visual indicators such as colour ratings, PPE icons, pictograms and DG diamonds
- Standardised formatting
- Translations into other languages
- Customisability to include sections that are important to you
- Additional product research by a team of qualified Scientists.
The Error 403 is displayed when your access is forbidden to ChemAlert. ChemAlert is secured on the internet using an external IP address and/or username and password.
403 error messages are commonly displayed when your external IP address(es) have changed or have not been added to your Managed Access List.
Common Resolutions Options:
- Check that your internet is working (http://ismyinternetworking.com/);
- Contact your local IT team or your company’s ChemAlert business owner to confirm you are allowed to view ChemAlert from your location.
- If you believe you have received this message in error please contact ChemAlert Support.
Once an SDS is in the ChemAlert Library, RMT will take all reasonable measures to ensure that its currency is maintained. Each updated SDS is reviewed and validated by our qualified scientific team. There are five ways we ensure the ChemAlert Library is the most current and up to date library of Safety Data Sheets in market:
- We automate the acquisition of updated Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) from the suppliers that publish them on their website.
- Any SDS nearing five years since last review is identified, and our dedicated team of SDS Administrators will then attempt to source an updated SDS directly from the manufacturer by email or phone. If the manufacturer does not yet have an update, they will be asked to proactively notify RMT when it is available.
- We have a strong relationship with many suppliers who proactively send us their Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) and value the independent review of our RMT scientists perform, advising them on improvements to the Safety Data Sheet.
- We author SDSs on behalf of thousands of manufacturers and in the process of updating their SDS documents, ChemAlert users get instant updates.
- Client feedback. If you receive an SDS that is more current than the one on ChemAlert, please forward it to our Support team by email or through the UPLOAD functionality in ChemAlert on the Product Details screen (Reports/Labels > Manufacturer SDS > Enquiry)
As part of your ChemAlert subscription you receive a defined number of free new Research Report additions per year. To check how many of free additions you have left and any fees thereafter applicable, please contact your Account Manager, ChemAlert Support or phone +61 (0)8 9322 1711.
We aim to complete each singular chemical addition request within one (1) working day. If you have several SDSs per request, it may take longer. We will let you know an estimated completion date for large requests where it may take longer than a week to complete.
For urgent request please mark your email request as ‘Urgent’, or call us on +61 (0)8 9322 1711 to speak directly to our Science team.
Consumer products are those packed for and used by household or office consumers, in the same quantity as would be expected to be used in a household or for office work. Under most jurisdictions, consumer products are exempt from requiring an SDS or to be listed on a Hazardous Chemicals Register.
Raise a Ticket
Please lodge a support ticket by completing the form below. Please provide as many details as possible about your situation so we can provide fast, tailored advice.