Missing or conflicting supplier data
Tools work with whatever they are given. Gaps and contradictions in raw-material SDSs are easy to miss.
The SDS looks complete but is not.
Software or AI drafted your SDSs and nobody has checked them.
Use AI and SDS software without the risk. A specialist checks and signs off every draft.
AI and SDS software produce a convincing first draft in minutes, and we use good tools too. They work with whatever they are given, so missing data, hard classification calls and market differences slip through. We check each draft against your formula and the rules of each market, and sign it off.
The problem
What usually goes wrong and what it costs you.
Hard classification calls
A calculation is applied even where test data, pH or the product form should decide.
Section 2 does not match the product.
Nobody to explain it
When a customer or inspector asks why a statement is there, someone has to answer with the sources.
Your company remains the supplier legally responsible for the SDS.
How Hazline solves it
Three services, one specialist behind them.
Start with the one you need now. They are built to work together, so nothing has to be redone when you add the next.
SDS audits
Check the drafts with an audit
Each AI- or software-drafted SDS read against the formula and the rules of its market, with every finding confirmed by a specialist.
Explore the service SDS and label authoringCorrect and sign off with authoring
Corrections made, sources recorded in section 16, and the SDS signed off by a named specialist.
Explore the service Regulatory monitoringKeep them correct with monitoring
Rule changes matched to your products, so a correct SDS stays correct.
Explore the serviceHow it works together
From first email to documents you can stand behind.
- 1Send the drafts
Whatever your tool produced, with the formula behind it.
- 2Check
Every section read against the data and the rules of each market.
- 3Correct and record
Fixes made, with reasons and sources written into section 16.
- 4Sign off
Approved by a named specialist before you issue it.
What you receive
- A findings report for each draft
- Corrected SDSs and labels
- Sources and rule versions recorded
- A named specialist who can explain every statement
Every file reviewed and signed off by a regulatory specialist.
Rules that apply
The requirements behind this solution.
Each one links to a plain-language guide with the sources.
UNSection 2 must follow from the data in sections 3, 9 and 11UNPrecedence rules decide which pictograms appear togetherUNA pH of 2 or below, or 11.5 or above, points to a corrosive product unless other data show otherwiseCASection 3 lists every ingredient classified in a health hazard class above its cut-off
Guides
All articles Read more on this topic.
The 16 sections of a safety data sheet, explained
Every GHS safety data sheet follows the same 16 headings in the same order. What goes in each section, which ones get checked first, and where the markets differ.
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GHS pictograms explained: what each symbol means in Canada, the US, the EU and the UK
Nine GHS pictograms, plus one used only in Canada. What each symbol covers, which markets require it, and the precedence rules that decide which ones appear together.
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What information do you need to send for a new SDS?
The data behind a compliant SDS: what to gather from your formula, your raw-material suppliers and your own testing before the work starts, and why each item matters.
Read articleIndustries where this comes up most:Chemical manufacturersCosmetics and personal careCleaning and janitorial productsStart-ups and labs
Is it right for you?
Common questions
Will you work with the SDS our software produced?
Yes. We check and correct the existing document where that is enough, and rewrite only where needed.
Do you use AI yourselves?
Yes, for drafting and first-pass checks. Every result is reviewed line by line and signed off by a specialist before it reaches you.
Who is legally responsible for the SDS?
Your company remains the supplier responsible for the SDS and label. We prepare and check the documents and record the sources and rule versions used, so you can stand behind them.
Bring us the problem.
Send one SDS or a short description. A specialist replies within one business day with what it would take.
Other solutions
Your SDSs and labels were written for another market.
Selling in Canada
Sell in Canada without SDS or label surprises.
See the solution A rule changed and your SDSs have a deadline.Meeting a rule-change deadline
Update your SDSs before the deadline, not after.
See the solution You import products and take on the supplier duties.Importing and distributing
Bring imported products into compliance.
See the solution