Rules beyond the SDS
Some markets require notifications, such as EU poison centre notification for hazardous mixtures or Health Canada cosmetic notification.
A compliant SDS is only part of market entry.
You plan to sell in a country you have not sold in before.
Know what a new market requires. Before your first shipment.
Moving into Canada, the US, the EU or the UK means more than translating an SDS. Each market has its own classification rules, supplier duties, notifications and deadlines. We map what applies to your products and give you a plan to meet it.
The problem
What usually goes wrong and what it costs you.
Different classifications
Environmental hazard classes are part of the EU and UK rules but not of WHMIS, and OSHA does not cover them. The same product can be classified differently in each market.
One SDS rarely fits every market.
A local company on the documents
Each market expects its own supplier on the SDS and label: a Canadian manufacturer or importer, a U.S. responsible party, or a company established in the EU or Great Britain.
Someone in the new market takes on the supplier duties.
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.
Regulatory gap assessment
Map the rules with a gap assessment
Every obligation for your products in the new market, in one gap matrix with a roadmap and deadlines.
Explore the service SDS and label authoringPrepare the documents with authoring
SDSs and labels for the new market, in its languages and format.
Explore the service Training and webinarsBrief your team with training
A short session on what changes for sales, customer service and the warehouse.
Explore the serviceHow it works together
From first email to documents you can stand behind.
- 1Scope
The products, the market and how you will sell there.
- 2Gap assessment
What applies, what you already have and what is missing.
- 3Close the gaps
SDSs, labels and notifications prepared in order of priority.
- 4Launch and stay current
Monitoring keeps you up to date once you are selling.
What you receive
- A gap matrix for each market
- A roadmap with priorities and deadlines
- SDSs and labels for the new market
- A list of the notifications and registrations needed
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.
EUHazardous mixtures need a UFI and poison centre notification
EUSDS format: REACH Annex II as amended by Regulation (EU) 2020/878UKGB CLP and UK REACH in Great Britain; EU CLP still applies in Northern Ireland
CASDSs and labels for workplace products in English and FrenchGuides
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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Do you need a safety data sheet for a non-hazardous product?
In Canada and the US, the SDS duty applies to products classified as hazardous. What counts as non-hazardous, which products are excluded, when the EU still asks for an SDS, and what to send customers who insist.
Read articleIndustries where this comes up most:Chemical manufacturersCosmetics and personal careStart-ups and labsImporters and distributors
Is it right for you?
Common questions
How long does a gap assessment take?
It depends on the number of products and markets. The scope, fee and timeline are set out in the written quote.
Do you handle notifications and registrations?
The gap assessment lists each one that applies, who must file it and the information it needs, so nothing is missed at launch.
Which markets do you cover?
Canada, the United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom.
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 You sell in countries that apply the GHS differently.Selling in several countries
Keep track of the GHS in every country you sell in.
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