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Convenient SDS management

15 Jul 2024

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Safety Data Sheets (SDS), also known as a Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) or Product Safety Data Sheets (PSDS), are comprehensive documents that provide essential information about hazardous substances or products.

Legally required by chemical regulations, SDS are designed to support the safe use and management of hazardous substances or products. It is therefore crucial that organisations ensure that anyone handling their chemicals have quick and easy access to up-to-date safety information. Missing or out-of-date information in the event of a chemical spill or leak may lead to a small incident being incorrectly handled, and people, environment, assets or reputations being damaged.

Storing all SDS in one easy to use online system enables your whole organisation to access up-to-date SDS anytime, anywhere, supporting the continued safety of those handling and using hazardous substances.

Features

Updated hazard inventory – highly trained specialists source and update thousands of SDS every month with classification information from SDS added into your database, including: full product classification (GHS pictograms, Hazard & Precautionary Statements), a list of ingredient substances, exposure limits, and product transport classification.
Compliance checks – reviewed by compliance experts to ensure SDS are suitable for region/territory.
Easy distribution – the online and mobile applications support easy distribution of SDS across your organisation, with products organised by facility, location or department.
Database search – Easily source up-to-date SDS with the powerful search function, enabling users to find data by product name.
Safety protection sheets – A short version of the SDS created by our team summarising critical data from the SDS.

Benefits

Quick access to key product information with Safety Protection Sheets – a concise versions of the SDS featuring the important parts of SDS: hazard statements, first aid and the supplier responsible for the chemical.
Ensure SDS are compliant with local legislation.
Confirm SDS information is accurate and up-to-date.
Confirm their suitability and revision dates are updated regularly.
Automate extraction of information from the SDS, including elements needed for Risk Assessments.
Easily identify products, hazards and level of risk in your company.
Customise information using internal numbers, synonyms or links to external documents.

Plus, options for additional modules for advanced portfolio reporting, managing employee exposure levels and chemical substitution for safer alternatives.

Solutions for your business

Realise efficiencies with this time saving tool, and rest assured all parties have access to accurate, up to date safety information when they need it.