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Items, Properties 20/07/2023

Properties – Making a formulation property appear if all the raw materials have the property

Properties – Making a formulation property appear if all the raw materials have the property. This can be useful e.g. to assign ‘Organic’ to a formulation if all the ingredients are Organic, or to assign an inventory status to a formulation if all the ingredients are listed on a Country inventory. In both these cases we will be considering the physical composition i.e. raw materials you buy (not what’s inside them, the regulatory composition). Example: a raw material you...

Properties 20/07/2023

Properties Overview

Properties Overview Properties is a term that broadly relates to many of the values and attributes attached to items. Examples of properties include flashpoint, colour, stability, purpose, hazard pictogram, signal word. Project properties are properties which relate to projects and tasks, they are similar to item properties, but are simpler and are not discussed in this article. The application comes pre-loaded with many properties and they can be seen in the Properties tab of raw materials and...

Properties 20/07/2023

Property Calculation – Understanding Accumulation Percent

Property Calculation – Understanding Accumulation Percent When a Property is added with a Percent value, you can also calculate the total of the property in compositions using an ‘Accumulation Percent’ calculation. Example – VOC Percent A property VOCPC is added with a value type of Percent: The calculation tab shows this is required to be calculated for compositions, using the ‘Accumulation Percent’ method. The property based on is ‘VOCPC’ and the...

Documents & Reports, Properties 20/07/2023

Print Item Property Report

Print Item Property Report This feature allows you to print a report showing properties of an item or multiple items. This information is reported in a table format. Enter the first item in the ‘Item’ field. Use the ‘+’ button to include additional items. You can also add items from a basket using the ‘Add from Basket’ button in the top menu bar. Items can be removed from the list using the ‘-‘ button. You can specify the properties to be reported...

Documents & Reports, Properties 20/07/2023

M Factors

How do I add M Factors for a raw material? In Formpak there are 3 Properties for M Factors: *M Factor – The M Factor to use for both Acute and Chronic *M Factor Acute *M Factor Chronic These properties are found in the ‘GHS Hazards’ property group. Setting an M Factor = 1, means no change from the regular hazard. Usually, the M factor applies equally to both acute and chronic environmental hazards. In this situation you apply the M factor to ‘M Factor’. For example,...

Documents & Reports, Items, Properties 20/07/2023

Manufacturing Instructions

Manufacturing Instructions Formpak has a feature that allows Manufacturing Instructions to be added to a Formulation. This allows the formulation developer to add specific details and order to the formulation so it is manufactured in the correct way. These details can be viewed in the Composition Design Tool (CDT) screen and also at the top of an Item Composition Report. By adding instructions for each Stage and then a Stage number to each component, you can group components together and give in...

Documents & Reports, Properties 20/07/2023

Marine Pollutants and Environmentally Hazardous for Transport

Alignment of Marine Pollutants and Environmentally Hazardous for Transport Environmentally Hazardous for Transport has been based on GHS criteria for some time now with a product classification of Environmental Hazard Chronic Category 1 or 2, or Acute Category 1 meaning the product is environmentally hazardous for transport: Class 9 (if not meeting other transport hazard criteria which overides or modifies this Class). In most cases the terms Marine Pollutant and Environmentally Hazardous are us...

Properties 20/07/2023

Over-ride a calculated property to accept a manual value

Over-ride a calculated property to accept a manual value Many properties in Formpak have calculated values. Examples include GHS pictograms and hazard statements which can be calculated based on hazards entered manually for raw materials. You may additionally have your own property calculations. Any calculated property can be over-ridden with the following steps: Go to Modify a Raw Material (or Formulation) Click on the Properties tab, locate the property you want to over-ride In the column R...

Documents & Reports, Properties 20/07/2023

Globally Harmonized System (GHS)

Globally Harmonized System (GHS) The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) lays down a globally agreed method for classifying chemicals and mixtures based on their hazards. It also discusses how the hazard and safety information should be communicated on a Label and in a Safety Data Sheet. GHS is aspirational, not compulsory and has a building block approach. Different global regions are expected to adopt GHS in slightly different ways. In Europe, GHS has...

Properties 20/07/2023

Guide to Property Calculation Methods

Property Calculation Methods In Formpak, calculation methods are used to help define the logic of calculated properties. There are many calculation methods pre-loaded in Formpak, each providing different methods for calculating properties. The calculation method of a property can be found on the ‘Calculation’ tab of a property: You can see more details of a calculation method in ‘View a Property Calculation Method’. This includes information such as the ‘Calculation...