Safety Data Sheets - SDS

What Safety Data Sheets do we prepare?

  • 01. Creation according to the REACH Regulation, in the latest valid version 830/2015/EU
    • • In the EEA, the required SDS format and content are defined by Article 31 and Annex II of REACH. These have been adapted to align them with the GHS requirements, in particular with the “guidance on the preparation of safety data sheets (SDS)” given in Annex 4 of the GHS as well as to be fully in line with the CLP Regulation (Classification according to the "EU-GHS", Regulation 1272/2008/EC in the latest valid version)
  • 02. Creation according to the UNECE GHS regulations in compliance with the respective country SDS regulation
    • Classification according to the UN GHS ("Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals")
  • 03. Safety Data Sheets for the USA and Canada according to requirements of OSHA HCS and HPR
    • Classification according to the US GHS ("Hazard Communication GHS Final Rule")
    • Classification according to the Canadian GHS ("Hazardous Products Regulation (HPR)")

What database do we use?

  • 01. About 22,000 different substances
  • 02. GHS classification for all substances (Globally Harmonized System): taking the various national regulations (for example OSHA HCS, HPR, CLP, UN GHS) into consideration, National GHS classifications for Australia, Malaysia, South Africa and Taiwan
  • 03. Chemical and physical data: Structural formula, summation formula, Density, Molecular weight, Content of solids, State of aggregation, Lead content, Color, Form, Odor, Content of soluble chromium (VI), pH-value, Carbon content, Miscibility / Solubility, Content of metal (for the classification), Melting point, Boiling point, Explosion limits, Flash point, Ignition temperature, Vapour pressure, Deflagration temperature, Evaporation number, Max. explosion pressure, Chemical heat of combustion, Refractive index, Explosion group (DIN), Viscosity, Temperature class (DIN)
  • 04. Threshold values for the USA, Canada, Europe and other countries
  • 05. Waste catalogues: Complete EU waste catalogue, Properties of waste which render it hazardous (HP codes) according to the EU Directive on waste
  • 06. Toxicological values: LD50 oral, LD50 dermal, LC50/4h inhalative
  • 07. Transportation classification for most of the substances: DOT / TDG (transport regulations for USA and Canada), ADR (road transport in Europe), RID (rail transport in Europe), IMDG (sea transport), IATA (air transport), Register of UN numbers
  • 08. Substance listings
    • USA: SARA Section 355, Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), Protective Action Criteria for Chemicals (PACs), Proposition 65, New Jersey Right-to-Know List, Pennsylvania Right-to-Know List, Cancerogenicity categories – Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), International Agency for research on cancer (IARC), National Toxicology Program (NTP), TLV National Institute for occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
    • Canada: Domestic Substance List (DSL), Ingredient Disclosure List
    • European Community: European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances (EINECS), European List of Notified Chemical Substances (ELINCS), Substances of very high concern (SVHC), PBT (persistent, bioaccumulative, toxic substances), vPvB (very persistent, very bioaccumulative substances), REACH Annex XVII, REACH Pre-registered substances
    • Australia: Australian Inventory of Chemical Substances (AICS), Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines an Poisons (SUSMP)
    • Other country specific substance listings: New Zealand Inventory of Chemicals (NZIoC), Philippines Inventory of Chemicals and Chemical Substances (PICCS)
    • Other substance listings: Global Automotive Declarable Substance List (GADSL), Aerospace and Defense Declarable Substance List (AD-DSL), International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients (INCI)
    • Country specific classifications: Water Hazard Class for Germany (VwVws), VOC (EU, USA), Seveso III (Directive 2012/18/EU), NFPA ratings and HMIS ratings for USA, Detergent regulation, Cosmetic Regulation, Biocidal Products Regulation