How to Use:- CONTROLBANDING.

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How to Use:-How to Use:-

http://jr.chemwatch.net/cobra/

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How to use COBRA (Control Banding)

Enter User ID& Password

Click ‘Submit”

Select Folder in which materials exist for

which you wish to do Risk Assessment/s

To see all /

more detail select

FULL SCREEN

Select ‘SPRING’ icon next to the material

to expand & show more detail

Material ‘ethylene’ is selected and “expanded” by clicking

the ‘spring’ icon to show all detail available.

the “padlock” is opened - meaning the Risk Assessment for

this material is not locked & can be altered manually

TRACK button,

Click to se

e which other

folders this m

aterial

appears in

Copies this material /Chemical to another

line so you can create another Risk

assessment for the same material

Click to open SDSExpand / open for

more detail

Lock / UnlockLocking saves your

work / Risk Assessment

Hold cursor over this symbol to get window of TASK options for

this Risk Assessment. (see next screen for

instructions)

Select your TASK from the list available, this

will be displayed on screen under material nameClick the Large RED ‘Topic’ button (right) to

open a list, make your selection.On this list your choice will turn green when

selectedClick ‘X’ to close window

You can create several TASKs for one material by copying the material. (This function is not shown in this presentation.)

Select STATUS to view meanings of boxes in

this column

Select ‘X’ to close this box

See the Task selected

now appears

Hold cursor o

ver this b

utton to

see the Hazard Ratings e

Click ‘X’ to close window

Use your cursor to adjust

temperature or type number

into the number box.

As you change temp Risk

number may change.

VOLATILITY / DUSTINESS Rating :

Liquids = Low, Medium, High(steam)

Solids = Powder(inhalation), Crystal, Solid

This one is locked, click the padlock to

unlock if changes are to be made.

Select level o

scrollin

g with

heel on

your mouse

over this i

Select SCALE OF USE:Liquids = Millilitres, Litres, Cubic Mtrs

Solids = Grams, Kilograms, Tonnes

Hold cursor over icon, Scroll mouse wheel to select option

Select this button to see

FURTHER CONTROLS

Choose from th

e list

(turns g

reen when selecte

Click ‘X

’ to clo

se box

Make a choice from the DISCHARGE list (turns selection

green) Highlights CTRL DOCS to the right – select CTRL DOCS

This screen shows the Control Documents containing environmental codes to be

observed with discharging this material in the element selected on the previous

screen

Select BACK to return to Risk Assessment

Select REPORT

Your Report / Risk Assessment based on

the choices made. Displays icons and

written explanations of hazards/ris

ks etc.

Note these two lines: JOB NAME is ‘not specified’& RISK ASSESSMENT FOR: lists Bulk Storage (Task chosen at start of process)Job Name to be added at the bottom of this form.

TOP half of your report.

Bottom half of your report.

This is the FORM into which you add, JOB

NAME, Date Assessed, Re-assess date, assessed

by, approved by and add any procedures,

then click SUBMIT

You will be askedIs your assessment

completed?Select ‘Yes”

Select OK

You have been returned to the FULL SCREEN

view of your folder contents.

Select ‘SPRING’ icon next to the material to

expand & show more detail

Note the STATUS is now a Green Tick = completed

Your REPORT icon has a ‘red dogs ear’, indicating it is completed.

Scroll down & select the

Job you just created

Your JOB containing the risk assessment material and the task for which this job

was created

You can add extra tasks to this job