ChemView Survey

DRAFT----July 14

Survey on Improving ChemView

Thank you for your willingness to provide feedback on how EPA can continually improve ChemView, a new web-based tool designed to promote informed decision making by chemical users and provide more streamlined access to information on chemicals regulated under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Your feedback is critical to the long term success of ChemView, and we appreciate you taking the time to share your suggestions.

The EPA will use your responses to better understand your needs and your input will help guide improvements to ChemView. This includes your thoughts on the following: 1) how you use ChemView, 2) the organization and usefulness of ChemView, 3) how ChemView can be optimized to help advance chemical safety, and 4) suggestions for additional content and functionality.

This survey should take roughly 10 minutes to complete. You are not obligated to answer any questions, and this survey is anonymous. The data collected from this survey will be used by EPA to improve ChemView

Thank you for your help with improving ChemView!

1. How often have you used ChemView?

1. Once

2. 2 to 10 times

3. 11 to 50 times

4. More than 50 times

2. How did you learn about ChemView?

1. Internet/Search Engine

2. Friend/Colleague

3. Conference

4. Webinar

5. Trade Press

6. EPA News Release/Email/Social Media

7. Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) or Industry Sponsored Email or Event

8. Other

3. What type of information were you seeking? (Click all that apply)

1. Hazard information

2. Exposure information

3. Use information

4. Physical chemical property information

5. Information organized by health effect

6. Information on safer products

7. Regulatory status of specific chemicals

8. Other [Text box]

4. How satisfied were you with:

1. The ability to understand what types of information is available

2. The ability to understand how to use the site

3. The ability to understand the search criteria

4. The ability to tailor the search criteria

5. The ability to find information you were seeking

6. The ability to find summary information

7. The ability to easily link to more detailed source information or original study

8. The ability to easily link to source documents

9. The overall organization on how the information is displayed

Choices for all of the above include:

• Very Satisfied

• Satisfied

• Neither Satisfied or Dissatisfied

• Dissatisfied

• Very Dissatisfied

• Do Not Know

5. Which types of data were most useful? (Click all that apply)

• High Production Volume Screening Level Information

• Health and safety studies submitted by industry

• EPA’s hazard characterizations

• EPA’s Integrated Risk Information System

• Design for the Environment Alternative Assessments or Safer Chemicals Ingredient List

• Significant New Use Rules

• Chemical Data Reporting submitted to EPA

• Toxics Release Inventory data

6. What search function did you use in ChemView? (Click all that apply)

• Chemical name or CAS Number

• Chemical use information

• Endpoint or effects search

• Chemical category

• Chemical group

• Combinations of the above

7. What additional search criteria would be helpful?

• Please describe [Text box]

8. What types of information should EPA focus on adding or linking? (Click the most important needs)

• Information from Other EPA offices

• Information from Other Federal Agencies

• Information from States

• Information from Other Countries, Europe, Canada, etc.

9. What additional functionality should EPA focus on adding? (Click the most important areas for focus)

• Ability to search for similar chemicals by structure

• Ability to search for Significant New Use Rules

• Ability to map chemical production or use locations

• Lists developed based on chemical hazards

• Ingredients contained in consumer products

• Other [Text box]

For the following question, please rate how much you agree or disagree.

10. ChemView has helped me make more informed decisions on the use of safer chemicals?

1. Strongly Agree

2. Agree

3. Neither Agree or Disagree

4. Disagree

5. Strongly Disagree

6. Not applicable

11. Please explain how ChemView helped you make more informed decisions on safer chemicals?

[Text box]

12. Please explain what types of additional information or functionality would be most helpful to promote the use of safer chemicals?

[Text box]

13. How likely are you to use ChemView again?

1. Very likely

2. Somewhat likely

3. Not sure

4. Somewhat unlikely

5. Not likely at all

14. Please check the box that best characterizes your overall level of satisfaction with ChemView.

1. Very satisfied

2. Satisfied

3. Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied

4. Dissatisfied

5. Very dissatisfied

6. Do not know

15. Does ChemView reduce your need to visit multiple sites for information on TSCA chemicals?

a) Yes

b) No

16. Would you recommend ChemView to a colleague?

1. Yes

2. Don’t know

3. No

4. If not, why not? [Add text box]

17. What type of organization do you represent?

1. Non-governmental organization (NGO)

2. Chemical manufacturer

3. Chemical processor

4. Formulator

5. Retailer

6. Scientific

7. Government

8. Academic

9. Student

10. Public

11. Other [Text Box]

18. If you are interested in being informed of future improvements and enhancements to ChemView, please provide your email address. [add box]

If you have any questions or would like to discuss your experience or have other suggestions on ChemView, please contact Douglas Parsons at 202-564-0341 or by email: [email protected]

Your views are important to us. Thank you for your time and participation!