Many companies handle Safety Data Sheet (SDS) authoring and generation with basic tools like Microsoft Word and Excel. These processes are not scalable, especially given the increasingly complex regulations matrix, and often result in overextension of your resources.
Quantum’s SDS Authoring and Generation solution standardizes your SDS data entry, streamlines authoring and generation processes, and ensures automatic compliance with regulatory requirements.
2. Discussion Outline
• SDS authoring and generation: new regulatory
requirements and common software
challenges
• Impact of streamlined SDS authoring and
generation processes to your organization
• Benefits of Quantum SDS Authoring and
Generation software
• Software features
• Quantum’s experience and customers
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3. New regulatory requirements
OSHA has modified its regulations to conform to
the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System
of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals
(GHS).
• By June 2015 all Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
must be GHS compliant.
• By December 2, 2015 labels for all
shipment of chemical containers must be
GHS compliant.
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4. Common Software Challenges
• Word and Excel are inadequate to manage
the regulations matrix
• Achieving effective response time requires
additional resources or staff overtime
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5. Impact: R&D
• Determination of all regulatory implications
• Hazard and toxicity review based on
algorithms, not animal testing.
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6. Impact: Sales and Marketing
• Product branding and upsell
• One data set, multiple presentations
• Differentiating from the competition
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7. Impact: Production and Manufacturing
• Full multi-national support including site-specific
formulation variations.
• Seamless integration with internal ERP systems
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8. Benefits of Quantum SDS
Authoring and Generation
• Easy process
• Masked complexity (with access to
full detail)
• Trade secret protection
• Automatic flagging and
documentation of first shipments
• Cost savings
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9. Rapid Generation : Simple Workflow
• “Enter once” mentality
Enter Raw Run Generate Choose Output Author SDS
Data SDS Utility Requirements Document
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10. Cross Referencing of Business
Operating Languages
• Translations held separately. You only
need to change the master data set in one
place.
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11. Protection of Trade Secrets
• User defined percent ranges
• Ability to hide proprietary chemical
information.
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12. Automatic Flagging and
Documentation of First Shipments
• SDS Authoring and Generation can be
integrated with sales order system to determine
documents needed for each shipment.
• Also addresses
• revised SDS
• no SDS within 1 year
• format and language
pertinent to locale
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13. Cost Savings
• Unique database structure scales with
regulation changes
• Update multiple SDS simultaneously
• Streamlined process that integrates with
existing business systems
Lower,
Scalable Efficient
Stable
Database Process
Costs
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14. General Features
• Rules for GHS “Purple Book 3” and EU CLP
(version 4, when adopted)
• Support for legacy EU DPD rules
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15. General Features
• Interfacing with ERP systems at multiple
stages in the cycle
• Generate SDS based on site-specific formulas
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16. General Features
Create, standardize, and store a master set of data
for each formula
• Store product-specific data independent of
translations
• Update multiple sheets simultaneously
• Multi-language SDS generation
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17. General Features
• Multi-language/ format SDS generation
• Routing for SDS approval and signoff
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18. SDS Algorithm Features
• Supports the UN’s Global Harmonized System
(GHS), Labeling and Packaging of Chemicals
(CLP), and classifications
• Region-specific rules and overrides
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19. SDS Algorithm Features
• Create and populate SDS from ingredient,
characteristic, or list membership rules
• Determination of product classification for each of
the 28 GHS and CLP categories
Flash
point 23 /
Xylene @ Boil Point
32%/ 1- 110
butanol
40%
Chemical
on
Prop65
Carc. List
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20. SDS Algorithm Features
• Calculate human and aquatic toxicity with
chemical level toxicity data (ATE) (it appears that
the other system requires you to do this my hand)
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21. SDS Algorithm Features
• Create combination rules to simplify output
• Assign priority to standard phrases when one or
more is applicable to an SDS
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22. SDS Document Delivery Features
Automatic flagging and documentation of:
• First shipments
• revised SDS
• no SDS within 1 year
• Audit trail of all SDS distributed
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23. SDS Template Features
Generation and delivery of SDS and labels in multiple
formats (tailor output based on regulatory, marketing,
and/or customer requirements):
• GHS
• EU
• ANSI
• Country/Company/Region-Specific
• Full Disclosure
• Interfacing with labeling systems
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24. SDS Template Features
• Total control of output format (logos, style, branding)
• One set of data supports multiple regulatory formats
(GHS, ANSII) and multiple languages
• Easy addition of non-regulatory customer data
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25. Since 1986 Quantum Compliance has
specialized in EHS compliance
management, increasing productivity
and profits for corporations, and using
information technology to comply with
EHS regulations.
By merging with technology partner
Logic Solutions in 2012, Quantum’s
customers receive products and service
made with a combined 43 years of
experience.
Our high-impact, innovative solutions
will soon include a mobile app for task
management.
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26. Our valued clients include:
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27. Quantum Compliance develops
software that integrates
sustainable Environmental Health
and Safety (EHS) practices into a
company's daily operations:
• Safety data sheet authoring and generation
• EHS activity management
• Environmental reporting
• Health and safety
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28. EHS Management Suite:
• Catalogs commitment
• Manages and tracks one time events
• Documents issues
• Identifies & tracks corrective actions
• Generates Aging and Trending reports
• Generates KPIs and metrics
• Supports performance assessments
• Provides checklists and forms to document completion
• Attaches guidelines, procedures, or training videos
• Issues alerts of outstanding and upcoming tasks
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29. Recap
• Today’s regulations matrix is too complex to
manage with rudimentary tools
• Streamlined SDS authoring and generation
processes impact multiple individuals and
departments of your organization
• Quantum SDS Authoring and Generation has:
• Simple, “enter-once” workflow
• Trade secret protection
• Automatic flagging and documentation of
first shipments
• Cost savings features
• Quantum has specialized in EHS compliance
and IT since 1986
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30. Contact
• Terry Collins – collins@qcs-facts.com
• Program Manager – Q EH&S Information
Management Solution
• 734 930 0009 – 213
• 734 223 4566 - Mobile
• Steve Russie – Steve@qcs-facts.com
• Project Manager – SDS – Authoring, Delivery, &
Inbound Management
• 734 930 0009
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