RSS Chemicals

UC Risk & Safety Solutions

About this app

RSS Chemicals is a cloud-based chemical inventory management tool developed with a researcher-centric approach. It allows easy tracking and maintenance of containers using a barcoding system. Chemicals and safety information, such as hazard codes and first aid, are auto-populated. The app enables users to create chemical networks to share chemicals while controlling access easily. RSS Chemicals includes a complementary web application that works in sync with the mobile app and has additional features such as structure search and import/export capabilities.
Features include:
• Supports add/remove/track via barcodes and mobile camera
• Advanced inventory search based on name, CAS, or substructure
• Provides hazard codes, storage, and first aid information.
• Ability to share and track chemicals among research groups while controlling access levels
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Ratings and reviews

The app worked fine in the early stages of development but now the app is unresponsive. The app is stuck is loading screen after starting the app. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling and nothing has happened. The consecutive updates have not fixed the issue. The website version works fine though...

The app allows for searching by scanning barcode, cas, or name. However, the in-app options for containers are limited to editing details or removing the container. You are not able to "check out" the chemical or see who is borrowing it like you are on the website, severely limiting usage of this app.

In previous versions, the inventories of other colleagues in your department could be viewed freely. Now the app requires that other groups accept you as a collaborator before viewing. This feature does not work and so it is currently not possible to view other chemical inventories. I've had no luck contacting the service desk and the website meant to file tickets either doesn't load or goes ignored. The app developers do not communicate to the end-users and explain changes made to their app. It is no longer possible to be at a UC school and pool resources, share reagents, and form the connections that make for collaborative work environments.

What's new

Enhancements
∙ Added support for devices running Android OS 14