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Foreword
Welcome to Chemical Watch’s second Chemicals the right balance between making the system user-friendly,
Management Software Guide. In publishing it, we are while still coping with the extreme complexity of regulation.
continuing to respond to the growing use of software to
improve chemical management programmes, while also Proving compliance to regulators and other stakeholders
presenting data on what it is currently being used for and in terms of transparency, product stewardship,
future plans for investment. sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR),
as well as the letter of regulations, is another increasingly
To this end, we carried out a survey (pages 4-7) about important function of chemical management software.
how chemical companies and downstream users are
doing that and there are also five articles about key In another article (pages 20-21), we look at how software
functions that software addresses, plus another on can be embedded in product safety and stewardship
the emerging technology of blockchain. processes, automatically generating the necessary
documentation. This can have further advantages in
The need for better supply chain software is driven, driving cross-functional efficiencies, monitoring the
ultimately, by regulations that oblige the supply chain to supply chain and responding proactively to both customer
communicate more with itself, both up- and downstream. demands and regulatory changes.
Downstream customers are now likely to ask questions of
their suppliers about a particular regulation, even if they We, also look at the highly specialised field of safety data
themselves are not directly affected by it. Suppliers have sheet (SDS) authoring systems and how to choose the
to be ready to respond. right one for a business’s specific needs to ensure its
documentation is fully compliant (pages 23-25).
As our first article (pages 9-11) shows, many software
companies and service suppliers are working to improve This has never been so complex and it is clear that a
the transparency and visibility of the supply chain by structured project, with clearly defined internal ownership,
collecting, verifying and managing supplier documentation. is essential to making it work. The focus here is on practical
This can take place collaboratively across a whole industry advice to identify current and future needs, understand the
or at a simpler one-to-one level. company’s internal capabilities, select the right vendor
and test the system out before buying.
As in other fields, the software has to tread a fine line
between being universally valid and customisable to Finally, we cover one of the exciting technologies that is
specific needs, but it also has uses beyond compliance, emerging to address some of the challenges that have
notably in R&D and product redesign. arisen from technology itself, as well as the growth in
regulation and consumer pressure (pages 27-28).
There is a wide array of software platforms for health,
safety and environment (HSE) tasks, from basic incident Blockchain is a digital record-keeping system that enables
management, to full risk assessment and compliance more records to be created and fast-tracked. It is also said
management and everything else in between. The second to improve data security, control and transparency.
article, on pages 13-15, looks in particular at management
of change (MOC) and hazard communication software, This technology is not the answer to everyone’s prayers,
while also considering the difficulties of implementing nor, as our survey shows, is it yet very high on service
globally integrated systems when regulations and providers’ radar screens. However, it is definitely going
measurement metrics vary so much across the world. to be one to watch in the coming years.
Reporting requirements are another major challenge. We hope you enjoy reading the articles and find the
Not the least of this is the variable way global standards listings useful.
are interpreted across the world, despite the Globally
Harmonised System (GHS) and sometimes because of it. Dr Andrew Warmington
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Software is being developed to address these problems
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Contents
Introduction .............................................................................. 4 Intelligent Compliance Solutions for Chemical and
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More links in the chain............................................................ 9 Workplace Safety - Verisk 3E ...................................................
Safety from software .............................................................. 13 Intelligent Compliance Solutions for Product Safety &
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Showing compliance through software............................... 20
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VelocityEHS ................................................................................
New kid on the block................................................................. 27
Product Stewardship Services and Solutions - CGI .......... 50
Glossary........................................................................................ 29
Product Stewardship with Intelligent Authoring &
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Profiles...................................................................... 31 Comply Plus - Sphera ...............................................................
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Introduction
Why are chemicals companies and downstream users investing
in chemical management software?
This is the second Chemicals Management Software corresponded with the editorial articles in the guide. All of
Guide to be published by Chemical Watch, following the these concepts remain important, but we have redirected
success of the launch edition in 2017. We developed the our coverage slightly this year to focus on the needs the
product because we saw a clear customer need for it. software actually addresses. Thus, this edition of the guide
The compliance demands placed on chemicals companies has five main articles covering software for:
and downstream users are becoming more extensive and • supply chain management;
complex, and at the same time, the number of suppliers • regulatory compliance;
and the variety of products they offer are probably • chemical reporting requirements;
expanding even faster. • managing EHS obligations; and
• safety data sheet (SDS) authoring;
The chemicals industry does not need instruction from
anyone on the need for safety. This is – well, pick your cliché So, who is investing in the software and why? Chemical
– both part of the DNA of the industry and its licence to Watch carried out a survey of 328 firms active in and
operate. Traditional safety mechanisms have been built into around the chemicals industry, asking them about their
the industry for generations and the software revolution current investments and future plans relating to chemical
has impacted them as it has just about every other management software.
industrial function.
Figure 1 – Have you used a software system (including third party) to support
Chemical management software today, however, is your chemicals management programme in the past three years, by size and
type of organisation?
about much more than that. It also encompasses the
responsibilities imposed on the industry all the way up
All sizes Large (over 250 employees)
and down the value chain. Thus it is also of interest to
downstream customers, government agencies, service Medium (50-250 employees) Small (less than 50 employees)
providers, law firms and potentially everyone who interacts
with the chemicals industry. In other words, potentially All organisations
almost everyone, although these categories account for
67%
the vast majority of companies using it at present.
74%
67%
The advantages software systems bring are, broadly
50%
speaking, the same that come from any automated
function that replaces interactions between multiple human Downstream users
Chemical companies
Compliance might not be a glamorous function, but
72%
it is essential and increasingly recognised as such.
79%
Making mistakes can have serious, even catastrophic,
consequences for a company, its reputation, its workers 73%
a whole. Users of chemicals who may, in the past, not have Others, including service providers
needed to be so aware of that fact now most certainly do. 66%
And software cannot just be ‘good enough’, any more than 66%
the traditional processes of the industry can be. 73%
64%
Last year, we examined the software available in four broad
categories of operational risk, environmental performance, 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
These companies varied considerably in size, though most Conversely, where downstream users had more than
(60%) were defined as large, with over 250 employees and one system, they were more likely to have integrated
a further 22% were medium-sized, with 50-250 employees. them. While 26-27% of companies in each organisational
Small (<50 employees) companies accounted for the category had fully integrated their systems, 57% of
remaining 18%. chemical companies had not integrated any of them,
as opposed to only 44% of downstream users. This may
The broad make-up of those participating in the survey was indicate a longer-established but less systematic approach
similar to last year’s, in that most defined their company’s to the acquisition of software by chemical manufacturers
main area of activity as chemicals, oil and energy (29%) than their customers, who have come later to this and been
or downstream users (40%). The rest comprised: able to think more holistically about it.
• service providers including legal services (18%);
• government and agencies (4%); Companies have many different means of integrating
• trade associations, public relations firms and similar software too. While the commonest way was to use
(3%); and an in-house team (cited by 44% of all companies),
• others (6%). this method was not used by a clear majority in any
organisational category. Consulting services and third party
There were marked differences between these groups implementation were each used by 11% of the companies
when they were asked if they had used a software responding and 27% of them do not integrate their systems
system (including third party) to support their chemicals at all, with the ‘other’ category being least likely to do so (33%).
management programme in the past three years. Over two
thirds (67%) had done so. It is much clearer what kind of software users regard
as most critical to their business. Asked how important
Figure 1 shows the percentage of firms by size and types different IT systems are to their current chemicals
of organisation to have invested. Large companies, management programme, 79% described regulatory
regardless of their area of activity, remain the biggest
users of these systems. Overall, 74% of large companies Figure 2 – How many software applications do you currently use to support your
had used software in the past three years, rising to 79% chemicals management and control programme?
compliance systems as ‘very important’ and 18% Figure 3 shows in full detail how respondents viewed
called them ‘somewhat important’. Next came hazard different sub-categories in terms of their importance in
communication (60% and 30% respectively), followed their current chemicals management programmes. The
some way behind by chemical safety assessment (52% most important, pretty much in line with the 2017 figures,
and 34%) and finally product stewardship (43% and 34%). were regulatory compliance systems, particularly for:
• data management (regulatory lists, substance data);
These trends were similar between chemical companies • product compliance;
and downstream users, with one major difference. The • regulatory management; and
former were far more likely than the latter to see hazard • compliance assurance.
communication software as ‘very important’ (71% v 47%),
reflecting the considerably greater obligations on chemical In other fields, labelling, hazard assessment and safety
suppliers to communicate with the authorities and wider data sheet management scored highly. Software for
stakeholders on the hazards of their products. product lifecycle management (PLM) and corporate
Figure 3 – How important are the following software functions to your current
chemicals management programme?
Data management
75% 23% 2%
(regulatory lists, substance data)
Hazard
Exposure assessment 44% 32% 19%
communication
0 20 40 60 80 100
% of participants
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It seems clear enough, then, that just about every software Compliance software is there to help chemicals companies
function available on the market is broadly seen as useful, and their downstream users manage their risks and
at the very least. The chemicals industry and its customers obligations better, in a timely manner and in a more cost-
now see having the right software as essential, not just effective way than continuously expanding their regulatory
useful, to getting the regulatory compliance function. departments. And the systems are now better than ever
before. This guide can help you to find the right ones for you.
The single main factor in driving investment in software
solutions was time saving. This was cited as ‘very Figure 4 – How important are the following factors in driving your investment
important’ or ‘important’ by 57% and 37% respectively in software solutions?
Customisable
That these companies need software to manage their data
in the age of ‘Big Data’ and ever increasing requirements 39% 42% 18% 2%
is a given. Indeed, 56% of all companies surveyed, rising Ease of integration with existing EHS/ERP systems
to 64% among downstream users, said they had gaps in
30% 45% 15% 11%
their data. As yet, however, there was little perception of
blockchain as a possible aid to data management: barely Stakeholder expectations
5% of respondents thought it could help them and 28% 45% 22% 6%
that figure hardly varied across different kinds of
Product stewaredship initiatives
organisations. That this proportion will grow sharply
in time seems a safe prediction. 25% 46% 25% 5%
with only 12 of the participating companies saying that 20% 39% 29% 12%
people at board level used it. Marketing, advocacy and
governance functions were also relatively rare users. 0 20 40 60 80 100
The most common users in total numbers were:
% of participants
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Ideally, companies all along the supply chain would be around a standardised questionnaire, can be used at
sharing data so that everyone would know and understand different levels down the chain.
what chemical substances were in their products. The
reality is very different, as supply chains are often very There is a clear move to standardise communication along
complex, with multiple layers, making information sharing the chain so that everyone understands what is required
a highly cumbersome and labour-intensive process. at each level. Decernis is also part of an initiative that
was launched in May 2018 between chemical suppliers,
Consequently, customers tend to rely on their tier one including BASF, and the paper industry to standardise the
suppliers to tell them about the substances they buy and collection of data. The initiative, called P&P VIS (Pulp and
what they need to do to comply with national, regional Paper – Value chain Information System), is hosted through
and global regulations. The need for information is also the Decernis Supplier Compliance Management System
hindered by the fact that many companies formulate or and is based around a harmonised questionnaire and
add substances to transform the initial raw material into information transfer.
the final end product. Data gathering can be especially
complex for items like household and personal care The questionnaire covers, for example, the regulatory
products, which are heavily formulated. status of a chemical and its food contact compliance,
and asks whether a chemical is on the paper industry
Software companies and service suppliers are working declarable substance list (PIDSL). It requires standardised
to improve the transparency and visibility of their supply answers, including comments, and provides links to
chains. Communication is key and several software detailed explanatory notes. The web-based system has
packages are available that can assist companies in been designed for easy up- and downloads to companies,
managing their supply chains and ensuring compliance. reducing the time and effort for collecting and handling data.
Ruud Overbeek, chief of business development and “Suppliers to pulp and paper manufactures needed
strategy at US-based compliance systems company an efficient and transparent way to share important
Decernis, says it is in everyone’s interest to have more compliance and safety information along the value chain,”
automation to support people up and down the chain. says Sabine Vogt, expert product stewardship dispersions
Communication, collaboration and compliance are the and resins at BASF.
three major areas that he believes companies should
focus on in their supply chain management. There is a huge difference between paper used in the
print industry and paper for packaging drugs, food and
Decernis itself offers supply chain management software consumer products, while regulations vary from country
that collects, manages and verifies a supplier’s compliance to country. In addition, the chemicals used for papermaking
documentation to ensure its products meet regulatory, are usually mixtures that include several substances,
market or customer requirements. The tool, which is based with each manufacturer having its own unique products.
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For Donovan Hornsby, vice president and corporate Commission in July 2017 to support the FMD programme
strategy executive with Gensuite, a cloud-based software and compliance system roll-out in its European facilities.
provider, it is less about what a company can do and more
about taking a risk-based approach. Even if a company The project is exploring the link between Whirlpool’s
is not directly impacted by a certain regulation, he says, compliance system and a life-cycle analysis (LCA) tool
the fact that a customer is asking about it means it has to outputting environmental and health impact targets,
respond. “In an ideal world, companies and their customers thus demonstrating how chemical monitoring data can
would understand the components of their products,” he says. drive proactive compliance. It began in July 2017 and will
run through 2020, the company says.
To facilitate that flow of information, Gensuite provides a
base-case capability, where a company can take a product UL, a global safety science company, offers integrated
and break it down into its components to the level required software packages to manufacturers and retailers to
to answer customers’ questions. This is available via a web organise, analyse and share product information in order
portal and uses a standardised template. For example, the to comply with regulations and also to assist companies
company has one for the electronics industry based on in developing sustainable products.
the sector’s data exchange standard, IPC 1752.
Jill Oakman, director of business development and
In this way, Mr Hornsby says, companies can create marketing at UL Product Supply Chain Intelligence, says
their own questionnaires and build in their own flexibility. that many major retailers are working with it to manage
For example, they can ask for information on chemical regulatory compliance and their own chemical policies,
compositions and, at the same time, request information to reduce the hazardous substances in the products they
on slave labour or conflict minerals. The goal, he says, sell. Retailers use UL PurView, she says, to gain visibility
is to contact suppliers as few times as possible and reduce into the ingredients used in items they sell, such as
the administrative burden. personal care and cosmetic products. The software
also protects the brand owner’s IP.
The real challenge for software providers and their
customers, says Mr Hornsby, is identifying the commonality UL has also built a web-based survey tool called Supply
across regulations, all of which have their own regional Chain Network, so that companies can automate their
nuances. “You could go bankrupt creating a perfect responses to customers’ requests for information,
report for every jurisdiction around the globe. We help replacing more traditional ways of sharing product
our customers do their reports for the most common information in Word documents and Excel spreadsheets.
jurisdictions, then facilitate using them in others,” he says. This tool was developed to meet the needs of companies
that are asked to provide information to thousands of
One of Gensuite’s clients is home appliance manufacturer customers they supply throughout the chain. During UL’s
Whirlpool, which used the company’s software to develop
a fully automated system to collect, monitor and assess
the chemical components in its global product line.
The pilot phase of Whirlpool’s compliance system went
live in Q2 2017, followed by the first automated full material
disclosure (FMD) requests in Q3.
research, Ms Oakman says, one company reported having allow for more proactive approaches using prediction
received 40,000 requests for information in Excel or Word and analysis to gain insight into product attributes such
in just eight months. as sustainability, performance and overall market risk,
Mr Sawyer says.
UL has designed the software so that, once a company has
answered a specific question, the next time somebody else Blockchain is an evolving technology that could potentially
asks the same question, it will automatically populate the transform supply chains. People can use blockchain to
form with the answer, saving time and maintaining data upload certificates for compliance and access a transaction
quality. In addition, the software allows companies to notify throughout the chain. It can also allow users to trace
supply chain constituents when changes have occurred in a products back to origin but, cautions Steven Banker, vice
formulation that may impact the regulatory or sustainability president of supply chain management at ARC Advisory
profile of the product. This is offered in multiple languages. Group, the origin will still need third-party checking and
certification to ensure that people are doing what they claim.
Adam Sawyer, who is responsible for product development
and innovation at UL, says the company’s programmes are Gensuite’s Mr Hornsby says blockchain is a promising
all built on the same platform, which can be marketed for technology and some customers are already looking at the
different audiences. This integrated platform, he explains, cryptographic system to simplify their processes. Gensuite
sits on a large and complex regulatory engine with more is a member of the Responsible Minerals Initiative, which
than 6,000 regulations from over 130 countries. Using this has set up a working group on blockchain with an initial
database, the platform can analyse product information focus on contracts. The initiative is also trying to address
and derive data, which is turned into product insights. the problem of transparency in terms of materials going
into making products and tracing them from the country
Mr Sawyer believes the chemical industry is behind of origin onward.
other sectors in the way it collects and manages data.
“This is understandable when you consider the high Mr Hornsby admits this is a challenge. “As products flow
degree of importance to these companies of protecting through the supply chain, people manipulate them and
confidential business information,” he adds. In his view, turn them into something else. It is a highly complicated
compliance across the supply chain has become high problem to address the value of blockchain and entirely
profile for companies operating in the chemical space depends on which groups and entities are involved at
and there will be a fast and hard push in the area of the start. It will take a critical mass of suppliers to make
product transparency over the next couple of years. it happen,” he says.
This push will not be restricted to just compliance. The trend towards automation will undoubtedly gather
Product supply chain transparency will allow companies pace as global regulations and demands from retailers
to stay ahead of competition and help to inform the and consumers continue to proliferate. All players in the
innovation process. This information can be useful in the supply chain can only benefit as standardised tools and
early stages of R&D or in re-design phases of products to communication become more readily available.
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Today’s safety and facility managers have a plethora are now looking for software that is mobile-friendly and
of software platforms to choose from for tackling combines the features they need in one system. They are
environment, health and safety (EHS) tasks. There is also looking for simplicity and ease of use.
software for everything from incident management
and corrective actions through to risk assessment and “We’re seeing a real shift in the marketplace, where people
compliance management, all of which can be mixed and want all of their software in one system that’s easy to
matched, depending on a company’s specific risk profile access and use – so that they can ensure user adoption,”
and mitigation plans. explains Ian Cohen, product marketing manager for
environmental, safety and sustainability solutions at EHS
For operations involving highly hazardous chemicals, software supplier Cority.
Matt Airhart, president of VelocityEHS Canada,
recommends management of change (MOC) software. “Regulatory oversight, especially for large multinationals,
“It’s particularly important and very useful for managing has also driven them to seek off-the-shelf solutions,
process safety,” he says. rather than continue managing these requirements
with spreadsheets, homegrown systems and emails.”
“Its benefit is the way it allows facility managers, reviewing
proposed changes to processes, to identify and mitigate What’s driving adoption?
risks before the changes are completed. MOC software
makes it easier to manage all requests and approvals within Understandably, providers consider regulations to be one
a workflow and provides a visibility that makes it less likely of the biggest drivers for the adoption of EHS software.
that either temporary or permanent changes can be made There are many such laws, notably the REACH, Restriction
without appropriate review and risk mitigation.” of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) and the Waste Electrical
and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations in the EU
Mr Airhart adds that facility managers cannot begin and TSCA and the Resource Conservation and Recovery
to address chemical risks unless they have the kind of Act (RCRA) in the US – but it is more a case of regulatory
visibility, control and understanding of their chemical complexity growing and information management software
inventory that comes from hazard communication helping companies navigate these challenges, in their view.
software. “This is especially important for large chemical
facilities, to help manage the vast number of safety data Interestingly, however, companies look at things
sheets (SDSs) they maintain and to keep their chemical differently. At a recent customer advisory board event,
inventories up to date,” he says. Kimberley Williams, chief sales and marketing officer at
SDS management firm SiteHawk, asked customers, from
When it comes to software designed to help maintain large Fortune 100 companies across the manufacturing,
safety and mitigate risk, providers have seen several trends automotive, textiles and pharmaceuticals sectors, whether
come to the forefront over recent years. Customers compliance was their primary driver. The answer was ‘no’.
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Likewise, he adds, it requires an elegant software design Scott Gaddis, practice leader for EHS at Intelex
to capture the wide variety of EHS metrics used to track on Technologies, agrees. He believes mobile applications
energy and water use, waste generation and greenhouse on devices such as smartphones foster touchpoints much
gas emissions around the world, in the primary languages deeper in the organisation. Employees stay engaged on
of those workforces, and to then automatically perform the the go by getting needed information from the platform
unit calculations necessary to create a unified report. and at times are asked to give back information that
reduces risks, improves the EHS process and increases
Staff engagement regulatory compliance, he notes.
Thanks to technology and changing attitudes, companies “For example, today we can deliver informational bulletins
are now seeing EHS teams for their value rather than as the to workers regarding subjects important to the local or
cost of doing business. Companies are able to calculate enterprise EHS team,” Mr Gaddis says. “It’s common to get
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back a ‘thumbs up’, letting the EHS practitioner know the temperature, air quality, humidity and noise, and to provide
information was understood. employees feedback when conditions become unsafe.”
“Then it’s validated when the practitioner sends information All the data collected needs to be analysed, which is why
back, along with a picture of a hazard found because he the role of big data analytics is paramount. “Data analytics
or she learned from the engagement bulletin. That’s a very are so important. Facilities that value data will use analysis
simple but real example of a game changer in increasing to make the workplace safer,” notes Mrs Williams.
worker engagement and fostering EHS partnership
and collaboration.” “It’s absolutely changing things, as they have more
capabilities thanks to bringing all the different data sources
As for SaaS, Mr Airhart believes such offerings are generally together and analysing everything. But it’s still a very new
more affordable and easier to implement, and can be concept and they’re not there yet. People in this industry
updated quickly. Done right, he says, cloud solutions can are just beginning to get their heads around what analytics
be more secure than what many customers can do for can do for them.”
themselves on their own servers. “Plus centralisation of
the platform makes it easily accessible by all employees, Get what you need
helps ensure data accuracy and drives buy-in of EHS
programmes across the organisation.” Mr Airhart points out that we should be careful about
focusing on “trends and buzzwords” too much, as many
Technological advancements facilities are still managing EHS systems using desktop
applications, legacy-based software systems and even
As EHS challenges evolve, so does the technology paper documents like spreadsheets and checklists.
developed to help manage them. The Internet of Things
(IoT), big data and analytics are now all piquing interest “Focusing on the latest solutions versus the most needed
within the EHS sector. Connected devices are helping creates inefficiency and gaps in awareness, which could in
to collect and exchange EHS data, providing real-time turn create risks. The most important questions for software
environmental monitoring. of any kind is not whether it represents the ‘latest and
greatest’ out there, but rather what kind of improvement it
Examples, Mr Gaddis says, include wearables that can can make to EHS management and culture,” he advises.
monitor workers in certain environments, drones that can
watch for tank leaks and security fencing that can inform What it really comes down to, he says, is that it is more
staff of an intruder. important to get the EHS software you need rather than
the EHS software you want. He recommends avoiding
“Safety managers are definitely early adopters of IoT, the temptation to get highly configured solutions that will
especially wearables, so they can collect as much data require extensive training, have longer implementation
on how employees work and really zero in on why timeframes and result in reduced participation.
incidents occur,” adds Mr Cohen.
“Look for software that meet your needs out of the box,
“They’re looking at smart glasses to measure eye built and based on best practices and insights from real
movement to determine if someone is fatigued or EHS professionals. You want solutions that function as an
unfocused, connected hard hats to measure impacts to integrated platform, and that offer mobile capability for
the head to ensure employees don’t have undiagnosed some of the really important tasks. You’ll have happier, safer
concussions, fatigue bands, monitors that measure employees and stronger EHS management,” he concludes.
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Chemical reporting obligations are becoming ever more Automating the SDS
onerous, particularly for multinational businesses, with the
volume of requirements steadily growing and becoming Such systems use complex computer algorithms to encode
increasingly complex. a sequence of considerations that an expert would make
to develop say, a safety data sheet (SDS). Global MSDS’s
Francis Trudeau, solution manager at risk management HazMix SDS, for example, can determine whether the
software specialist Sphera, says the main regulatory product is a liquid or a solid, which regulations are relevant
challenge for companies producing or using chemicals for a specific part of the world and how these would apply.
is the significant variation in how global standards are It can also work out what advice should be given for a
interpreted across the world. “Country-specific differences particular hazard and apply it to a particular part of the SDS.
in the implementation of the Globally Harmonised System
(GHS) remain a big issue for companies,” he says “It takes what would be a lot of human experience and
automating it, making it simplistic,” says Dr Pemberton.
Mr Trudeau describes this as a widespread problem. “So when you press the button you’re actually getting me
Countries that do not make the hard choices required and our multilingual regulatory team.”
by the GHS leave grey areas that are difficult to navigate,
he says. But countries where implementation is more Sphera’s systems do not come with artificial intelligence
advanced have also complicated things because regulatory (AI), says Mr Trudeau, but they do support experts in
details are often being challenged. “For companies it can making informed decisions by determining mixture
be a do-your-own adventure in compliance.” hazards and compliance risks. As such, a company
can assess the marketability of its products to customers
Mark Pemberton, technical director of Global MSDS, in specific countries based on legal constraints and
says that software that takes some of the decision making customer requirements.
burden from companies, underpinned with reliable and
up-to-date data, is essential to help chemical producers Dr Pemberton says that the benefits of such systems can
and users navigate these complexities. be clearly demonstrated in both time and money. “When
we bought the company six years ago it took someone six
“Companies can’t afford to do it in-house or to outsource to eight hours and several hundred pounds to write a SDS
it,” he says. “The use of intelligence-based systems linked for a product with a complex mixture. That is now done in
with data threading – where you’re using freshly maintained 20 minutes and costs £5.”
data – is the only way to promote effective compliance and
proactive engagement with regulation, because the cost of Such complex systems are all very well but software
man hours is too high for many of these activities to occur providers agree that their products are only as good
in practice.” as the data underpinning them. “It’s not in the interest of
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Due to the trends towards increasing customer scrutiny supply chain specialists make with suppliers, vendors
of the safety of chemicals in products and tighter and others to obtain material and compliance data.
regulatory requirements, there is a growing need The data acquired can be embedded into product safety
to manage risks, ensure compliance, demonstrate and stewardship processes, automatically generating
transparency to customers and maintain a good reputation, (extended) safety data sheets ((e)SDSs), labels and
both for producers and users of chemicals. The circular exposure scenarios.
economy is another driver for better understanding of the
raw materials used. This is needed to ensure responsible Similarly, Gensuite says that its software enables
use and safe reuse or recycling. users to stay up to date with global regulatory changes
relating to product stewardship and product compliance.
Furthermore, chemical regulations vary across regions, This is accessed through a cloud-based, cross-functional
making the global regulatory landscape difficult to platform, with a supplier portal and automatic notifications
navigate. The digitalisation of industry as a whole is driving of changes in regulations by country or jurisdiction.
companies to look for ways to store data and intelligence The firm’s packages cover product stewardship, regulation
centrally to share across the organisation rather than trackers, product compliance, and supply chain continuity
in separate siloes. And all of this comes at a time when and conflict minerals programme management.
companies have shrinking resources to tackle these issues.
Toxnot software, in comparison, sets out to enable
Software packages are being made available to address companies to speed up and achieve transparency, by
these needs and help cut costs. “We see that mounting managing chemical hazards, improving product design
pressure to safely and efficiently develop, manufacture, and automating reporting. It “offers a secure chemical
market, utilise and distribute chemical-containing products hazard dashboard connecting supply chain to streamline
is driving investment in product safety and compliance materials health management”, the company says.
solutions,” explains Alan Johnson, director of strategic
alliances at one of the companies offering such software, Product hazard data can be collected, compared against
Verisk 3E. regulatory lists, safer alternatives sought, and complex
supply chains managed in one dashboard system.
Mr Johnson adds: “With public pressure for transparency, This also generates automated reports, including health
sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) product declarations (HPDs), LEEDv4 manufacturer
increasing, the ability to efficiently collect, validate and inventories and Declare labels.
share product compliance information across the global
supply chain has never been more critical.” Annie Bevan, sustainability manager at Superior Essex,
a Toxnot customer, comments: “It is invaluable to be able
Verisk 3E says that it offers a range of software for supply to collect and organise chemical ingredient information,
chain compliance, regulatory consulting, monitoring and direct development of material ingredient reports,
reference, among other products. The information tools and collect key CSR supplier information all in one
contained in the software are based on the contacts its software tool.”
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Since chemical regulations are usually based on product formulations or recall products due to non-compliance with
contents, software tools like these, which systematically changing regulations or shifting customer requirements.”
track this, can help companies create a forward-looking
chemical management system. Time and resource savings However, the results of software analyses are only as good
can be made by using software which includes regulatory as the data put in, so how do data quality issues come into
content, because there is less need for manual and time- this? Generally, data quality has improved with better and
consuming processes like research, data entry and tracking more consistent reporting standards. In addition, there
down supplier and customer information. is increased awareness of reporting requirements in the
supply chain.
“With the click of a button, you can send your supplier an
official questionnaire, as well as collecting, organising and Toxnot provides a free suite of tools to help upstream
reporting various material ingredient information,” adds suppliers understand the needs of downstream users.
Ms Bevan. “As both collection of data and reporting is However, there may still be quality issues with information
automated, we have found that we save hours of time and from upstream suppliers and manufacturers and in a
money which would have been spent on manually inputting company’s internal business system.
data collected from emails and spreadsheets.”
Assigning responsibility for product compliance may Once the gaps and issues are better understood,
seem like an insurmountable task, but accountability and companies can use software platforms to ensure data
transparency are vital in the commercial world. Software integrity through real-time validation against business rules
platforms can be used to digitise and visualise workflows and regulatory reporting requirements. For example, Toxnot
across the organisation and share information. provides automatic updates of regulatory and hazard lists
to ensure the data platform is current and quality-assured,
Connections can be mapped between compliance leads as well as customer service.
to regulatory monitoring and impact assessments; from
procurement teams to suppliers for data collection and “By providing free access to our data, we get the widest
validation; from engineers to compliance status of materials possible review from the global community to help
used in products; and from sales teams to products update methods or catch mistakes more rapidly explains
approved for shipment to different countries. Pete Girard, CEO and co-founder of the company.
“At the customer level we provide support, help with
“Unfortunately, sometimes it takes a crisis to focus the documentation and training alongside our free platform
mind and objectives of a company and to motivate cross- access to help people to start to use the software and
functional working – for example, shipments stopped at gain confidence.”
the border, the loss of sole suppliers and lost customers
are wake-up calls to action,” says Mr Hornsby. So if, as a producer or user of chemicals, a company wishes
not only to track the chemical ingredients it uses but
Mr Johnson agrees, saying: “An intelligent product also to demonstrate compliance with regulations, show
compliance solution can enable teams to base critical transparency to its customers and make efficiency savings,
product decisions on more reliable, accurate and up-to- it could be worthwhile looking at obtaining a software
date data, reducing the risk of having to rework package that suits its specific needs.
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Safety data sheet (SDS) authoring systems are great tools Identifying requirements
for increasing efficiency and consistency, but choosing
the right one for a specific company is no easy task. Once a project team is in place the next, and potentially
most important step, is to identify the key requirements,
Tracking international chemical regulatory guidelines and or the scope of authoring needs. The questions that could
providing accurate, compliant documentation has never be asked are endless, but to get started, Mr McCloskey puts
been more complex. It is important to find a system that forward some key points to consider (see box on page 24).
make it possible to manage the complexities of gathering
accurate data, applying regulatory directives and guides It is important to look to the future too. When such a large
and issuing reliable hazard communication documentation. investment is being made, the system should last and be
On top of this, a system must be found that meets a capable of growing with the business. With this in mind,
business’s specific needs. users should consider their organisation’s outlook for the
next five to ten years and the areas it might expand into.
When deciding on an SDS authoring system, consultants,
vendors and systems integrators all recommend setting up It is also crucial to understand the company’s internal
a structured project. Chemdox, a subsidiary of Germany’s capabilities. Does it have staff that can manage
Unique Computing Solutions that markets its eponymous implementation and system support or will they need
software for SDSs and other documents, outlines a ten-step external services? If so, what type and level of services
process for customers to use. These include: is required and how much of the work can be or should
• research; be automated?
• identification of needs;
• demos; “We have a variety of customers. Some like to be hands-on
• testing; and do all the authoring, while others like to simply push
• looking at custom development needs; and a button and let the system do it all,” says Karen Lanka,
• implementation planning. senior director of product management at Verisk 3E, a
global provider of chemical, regulatory and compliance
One of the first things that should always be put in place, of information services.
course, is internal ownership, according to Sean McCloskey,
a principal consultant at the international chemical service Defining the ‘must-have’ requirements makes it easier to
provider ERM. understand exactly what the business needs from an SDS
authoring system and set project expectations. This is
“Is this an IT project with the product stewardship (PS) important, Mrs Lanka explains, because “if expectations
organisation as a customer, or does the PS organisation are not made clear at the beginning this can lead to the
manage their software systems? Establishing a cadence scope being expanded mid-project, which can result in
between the PS and IT teams is a critical step in the additional effort and cost, as well as affecting your timeline”.
software selection process. A project may be IT-driven, with
the business function as a customer, or business-driven, Connie Prostko-Bell, associate vice president of
with IT providing support as directed,” he says. information-driven performance at Arcadis US,
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gives an example of a large chemical company, which sold ensure quality translation, the correct legal wording?
a handful of simple products that did not change over time, For example the legal wording may differ between
were only sold in North America and were transported by Spanish-speaking countries, such as Spain, Mexico
rail. It bought a very complex, expensive package of business and Argentina.”
rules and content.
Taking the time to drill down into potential systems is
very helpful, he adds. “It gets a potential buyer to sit
"Once a project team is in place the next, down and think ‘Right, I’ve been working with my current
software for 20 years – why am I checking out new
and potentially most important step,
systems? What are the things I want handled in a better
is to identify the key requirements, way?’ It encourages people to look a bit deeper.”
or the scope of authoring needs"
Mr McCloskey advises reaching out to contacts within
the same industry for benchmarking and to get their
“As the implementation progressed, it became clear that real-world experience. Furthermore, for those with
the complexity of the system was a hindrance and the team little implementation experience, it might also be worth
ended up just mocking up their SDS in the system without discussing the selection process with a system-agnostic
using any of the complex features,” says Ms Prostko-Bell. third party consultancy.
“Those could have been well worth the investment of
time and money for a company with a different product Scope of authoring needs
portfolio, but in the case of this organisation, they only
led to frustration and waste.” ERM’s advice on the things to consider when looking
at the scope of authoring needs comprises the
Streamline the shortlist following:
• what are the R&D formulation and new product
With defined requirements set out, a shortlist of vendors can introduction business process integration
be created. “Each company will have different requirements opportunities?;
that might eliminate certain providers. It’s important to put • how many unique products require an SDS or other
together a list of what’s important to your company and hazard communication that will be generated by the
ensure each of the providers you’re looking at can offer authoring system?;
that,” says Frans Lemaire, product manager at Lisam. • what is the rate of major changes and introduction
of new products which drive SDS (re)authoring
Anton Zrzavy, Chemdox’s CEO, recommends requesting events?;
software demos at this point as “a good way to get a feel • how complex is the product line chemistry, and
for the software – and the provider. You’ll be able to see if the are the products blends of raw materials or do
system seems easy to use, if it’s efficient and if you like the they involve reaction and transformation?;
look and feel of it. Employees will use this system every day. • how diverse are the product lines in a
If they hate the user interface, that’s going to be a bad thing, chemistry sense?;
so it’s important to check these kinds of ‘soft’ facts.” • how many unique formats and languages
are required based on regulatory needs and
Doing this should shorten the list of potential systems further customer countries?;
still, so next it is time to really drill down into the software and • how many different scenarios are supported
vendor, take a very detailed look at the systems, compare for sales and distribution?;
all their features and then put together a list of questions to • how many users/authors will need access to the
send to vendors. These help to ensure the systems being system, how spread-out are they and is this a factor
considered meet specific requirements. in system performance?;
• are metrics to hand for authoring time, measuring
For example, users might want to ask how you can integrate backlog, tracking the number of authoring events
the new SDS authoring system with the business’s existing and changes done within the organisation and will
enterprise resource planning (ERP) or product lifecycle the platform support capturing those and other
management (PLM) systems, or check how often the metrics?; and
provider supplies regulatory updates and if they provide the • what other product stewardship requirements
legal data or if it comes from a third party. should the system address leveraging the common
centralised SDS data (such as global chemical
“Perhaps you want to get an understanding on the phrase product compliance, hazardous material transport
library and language capabilities,” says Mr Zrzavy. “Do they compliance, label authoring, etc.)?
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Structured testing
What to look for when selecting
Next, companies are recommended to undertake SDS software
structured testing of the shortlisted systems. A lack of
structured testing is something vendors see all too often, There is no ‘perfect’ checklist for selecting
where companies are given access, then the time passes an SDS authoring system, but a rough guide
without trialling the system. can be envisaged. First and foremost, the
chosen system must meet both business
It is imperative to block time for structured testing and regulatory requirements.
and have a list of the processes to try out. Suppliers
advise users to start by creating an SDS, adding a new Other key steps to ensure due diligence are to:
substance to the system, then designing and generating • develop a structured project for selecting SDS
a label, thus checking each of the tasks the system is software and defining the project owners and
supposed to carry out. leaders;
• decide on the scope of PS needs;
Mr Zrzavy recommends setting challenges, for example • understand in-house capabilities and whether
seeing how long it takes to set up a new mixture, classify external implementation and/or run-and-
it and set up an SDS for each of the regions the product maintain services are needed;
is sold in. Comparing software this way will show which • consider the organisation’s outlook for the next
are most user-friendly and efficient. five to ten years – for instance, consolidation
through divestiture, expansion through
It may also help customers raise specific questions. acquisition or diversification of product lines;
For example, if a task is not available’ out of the box’, they • ask what level of system automation is wanted;
can ask if it is achievable by altering the configuration or • create a shortlist of potential vendors that can
if there is a need to customise the system – and, indeed, the defined requirements;
if that is possible. Once all of these questions have been • request software demos;
answered, it is time to request a quotation. • drill down into initial research and return
to vendors with any specific questions;
“It’s important to get it down to a good selection of • undertake structured software testing;
software systems, to really understand your needs and • develop a final shortlist of systems to choose
the support available from the provider. Because, only from; and
when you have all this information can you judge whether • request quotations and make an informed
the price is good value,” Mr Zrzavy concludes. decision on the value they offer.
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The rise of globalisation has allowed businesses to tap into a growing number of records, allowing fast tracking
multiple markets and expand to every corner of the earth. of information. It was originally created to manage
Much of this can be attributed to rapid development in IT transactions through the crypto-currency Bitcoin,
over the past few decades. These technological advances but has since shown potential for sharing and retrieving
have allowed products to be shipped around the world many other forms of data.
quickly and at relatively low cost.
Through a database, the information can be validated
However, while industry has benefited from open access to by a larger network, instead of just a central authority.
the global market, incredibly complex supply chains have Advocates say the technology ensures data security,
emerged, bringing with them significant challenges. These control and transparency.
vast webs have made sharing and obtaining information
across multiple suppliers in multiple regions a particularly “Blockchain is composed of what’s called a distributed
difficult challenge, especially for those along the chemical ledger. It allows all the parties spread around a network
supply chain. to have access to or view the same data,” says Dominic
Regan, Oracle’s senior director of logistics applications in
From consumer pressure to the growing number of the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. This year, the
regulations around the world, businesses are being computer technology firm rolled out a blockchain service,
required to identify product ingredients and publicly share which allows companies to use the technology.
them on an unprecedented scale. Knowing what chemicals
are in the materials and products they buy and sell has Mr Regan says that blockchain moves industry on from
become one of industry’s most pressing challenges. its traditional approach, which involves each stakeholder
having its own database of information. “Over the
It is fitting that, just as technology has been a factor in years, we’ve seen all sorts of ways of integrating data.
creating this problem, an emerging one is being hailed But the reality is, if you want to get to it, you have to go
as the solution. In many people’s eyes, blockchain, the to a database somewhere; you have to have the right
distributed ledger technology, holds the key. But what credentials to get to it; and you have to retrieve the data,
is blockchain? And how can it help companies achieve probably map it into a format that you can use, then
effective, efficient information exchange on chemicals consume that data,” he says.
and in a more transparent way?
This process, adds Mr Regan, can take a significant amount
The basics of time. In addition, issues of trust and security have been
raised. Whether the data is the original set or has been
In simple terms, blockchain is a digital record-keeping changed before or subsequently are prominent worries
system that enables the creation and maintenance of for industry.
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The underlying concept of a blockchain is that everybody Together, they have developed an “intelligent pallet” that
who is connected and within the defined network has informs them about its position, movement and loading
access to the same data at the same time and it can only status. BASF says that with this, missing or damaged
be changed if all parties agree. “That’s one of the real values parts could be automatically re-ordered. The blockchain
of blockchain. By its nature, everybody has access at a local technology it is using means security and trust in the data
level and this greatly increases transparency and speed integrity could increase. “This combination provides an
of access,” says Mr Regan. outlook for a secure and transparent material and data
flow in the future,” the company says.
With increased transparency come issues around
confidential business information (CBI). According to The blockchain buzzword is also a discussion point of the
Mr Regan, this is addressed through blockchain’s ability Proactive Alliance industry group. The cross-sector alliance
to allocate data access. Companies can integrate certain of industry representatives is working to develop a global
access rules through a ‘permission-based blockchain standard for material data, which would be interoperable
system’. This means only authorised parties can access, with the IT systems used by different sectors. The group
view or use the data. recently held its second technical meeting and discussed
whether blockchain could help collect and share material
The test phase data for articles – including their chemical composition –
across sectors. Its outcomes are soon to be released.
Pilot projects that leverage blockchain as a fundamentally
different approach to solving these problems are emerging. ‘Overwhelming hype’
One of the most notable is the collaboration between major
US retailer Walmart and IT giant IBM, which has been in Although more and more companies are getting
the blockchain space for some years. Walmart is assessing involved in blockchain, there are calls for caution. In April,
whether blockchain can be used to trace chemicals across the World Economic Forum released a report which said
some of its products and packaging. that companies must consider the “overwhelming amount
of hype surrounding blockchain”.
A spokesperson for the retailer told Chemical Watch that
“the beauty of blockchain is that it lets us shine a light “It has started to seem that the most intractable of the
on a range of data attributes”. Blockchain, she said, lets world’s problems have merely been waiting for blockchain
companies confidently and precisely pinpoint ingredients to arrive. This is not only misleading and untrue, but also
and suppliers, with dates, times, locations, temperatures, becomes a barrier to decision makers in taking a balanced
certificates and more. “It can provide an extraordinary perspective on the technology,” the report says.
level of detail that we would definitely like to see include
chemical ingredients, direct and indirect additives and Truly innovative deployments of blockchain, it continues,
colours,” she added. require a “match between blockchain’s specific benefits
and use cases that enable realisation of these benefits”.
Walmart has collaborated with Chinese online retailer This must be followed by “dedicated hard work to get
JD.com, IBM and the Tsinghua University National it right and embed it in organisations and industries”.
Engineering Laboratory for E-Commerce Technologies
to create a ‘Blockchain food safety alliance’. This aims Moreover, the report adds, blockchain is “not a workaround
to enhance food tracking and traceability, and achieve for business processes, nor is its use a guarantee of
greater transparency through the food supply chain. stakeholder alignment … It is only once the hard work of
engagement and deployment has been done that we will
In a trial of the technology, the company first asked a team truly start to reap the benefits of the innovation provided
to trace a package of sliced mangoes back to their source by consensus and pseudonymous value transfer.”
using current methods. Because of paper-based record
keeping commonly used in the industry and multiple layers The technology clearly offers significant opportunities
in produce supply chains, it took six days, 18 hours and for chemical supply chains and some of these are already
26 minutes. Using blockchain it was able to trace a mango being realised. However, it is still in its infancy, certainly
in a US store back to a farm in Mexico in 2.2 seconds. for product supply chains. This means that its true
“Such capability would help enable rapid processing potential is not yet understood and only when more,
of recalls and help limit potential exposure to affected carefully implemented examples emerge on how
products,” Walmart said in its latest sustainability report. blockchain works in this environment will we truly
understand its potential and power to transform how
Global chemicals giant BASF is also working on a pilot chemicals are identified and tracked, leading to their
project with start-up companies Quantoz and Ahrma. better control.
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Glossary
Use the glossary to look up key terms and how we define the categories presented
in the guide.
Service areas
Regulatory compliance
Hazard communication
Stewardship
Software functions/capabilities
Regulatory compliance
Change management (chemicals) manage chemical regulatory compliance during operational or regulatory change
Substance volume tracking capture and track substance volumes to ensure compliance
Chemical inventory management track inventory information required for regulatory reporting
Product compliance ensure products meet compliance requirements before going to market
Exposure assessment assess and manage safe exposure levels for workers
Hazard communication
Supply chain communication communicate vital information, providing a unified access point for all users
Labelling create labels for substances that meet regulatory compliance requirements
Stewardship
Supplier information find and track supplier information to ensure end-to-end compliance
manage CSR metrics and data collection, assess and report on long-term
Corporate social responsibility
CSR sustainability goals
Acronyms
SaaS - software as a service
Software functions/capabilities are indicated in the profiles using the following terms:
Core - standard function/service of the product
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CHEMDOX®
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Functions/Capabilities
Features Regulatory compliance
Change management (chemicals) Core
• Chemical management: manage • SDS authoring: generate SDS Data management (regulatory lists, Core
chemicals easily and efficiently efficiently and ‘translate’ your SDS substance data)
with the CHEMDOX® software and into 40+ countries taking into Reporting Core
its legal content, and substance account official languages, national Substance volume tracking Enb
ChemGes
By DR-Software
About www.dr-software.com
With more than 1800 customers in 53 countries, DR-Software is a leader in creating info@dr-software.com
and managing SDSs, Internal Plant Instructions and labels. Solutions range from single
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ChemGes combines transport, environmental and safety data and calculates risks
Service areas
and hazards, from which SDSs according to various international standards and in 37
Regulatory compliance
languages, are easily and quickly authored. Thus, leading to significant cost and time
Chemical safety assessment
savings for complying with legislation globally.
Hazard communications
A maintenance contract guarantees unlimited hotline support and access to all Stewardship
software and legislative updates. Legal and data changes are implemented quickly.
Functions/Capabilities
Features Regulatory compliance
Change management (chemicals) Core
• Offices in Canada, USA, Austria, • entering a formulation and
Data management (regulatory lists, Core
Germany, France, Italy; outputting an SDS, takes only a few substance data)
• available in 4 screen languages minutes; Reporting Core
(English, French, German, Italian); • extremely high scalability/flexibility, Substance volume tracking Cst
for all industries and needs; Hazardous material management Core
• raw material database of 22,000
Chemical inventory management Cst
substances; • experienced in-house software
Chemical safety prediction Core
• automatic country-specific engineers quickly implement user-
Product compliance Core
classification according to the specific program adjustments and Regulatory management Core
UN-GHS and its worldwide customized applications; Compliance assurance Core
implementation (including OSHA • rule-based form generator allows Supply chain management Core
HCS, CLP, WHMIS 2015); for fully-automatic SDS creation Chemical safety assessment
Hazard assessment Core
• transport classification; and update;
Exposure assessment Core
• estimation of physical/chemical data; • network capability for standardized Risk assessment Core
Chesar
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Features
• Chesar helps you maintain • facilitates re-use/update of Functions/Capabilities
full consistency between your assessment elements, including
Regulatory compliance
IUCLID dossier, CSR and ESs for use maps developed by sector Change management (chemicals) Core
communication; associations; Data management (regulatory lists, -
substance data)
• fully compatible with IUCLID - import • allows import of the ESCom phrase
Reporting Core
substance data and export use and catalogue and generation of ESs in
Substance volume tracking -
exposure information ESCom XML format;
Hazardous material management -
• contains built-in exposure estimation • allows import of translations of Chemical inventory management -
tools (ECETOC TRA and EUSES); phrase catalogues and generation Chemical safety prediction -
• automatic generation and easy and of translated ESs for communication; Product compliance Core
• Chesar support
• CSR illustrative example
• Use maps library
• Echa helpdesk
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By Cority Software
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safety professionals and environmental professionals have a single source of
information to identify and manage risks, manage employee safety, health and 1-800-276-9120
well-being programs, and drive EHS regulatory compliance.
Service areas
Features
Regulatory compliance
• Complete industrial hygiene • inventory management; Chemical safety assessment
sampling and testing; • out-of-the-box 3rd party content Hazard communications
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for dossier/report incorporation. The development is of interest, not only in terms of Chemical safety assessment
speeding up modeling and report generation, but also it optimizes the organization Hazard communications
of data, reduce the occurrence of manual input errors and reduce the effort required Stewardship
element1
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Service areas
Features Regulatory compliance
Chemical safety assessment
• Tracking of substances • substance tracking vs Lists
Hazard communications
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Stewardship
• authoring and archiving of joint and • biocides inventory tracking; and
lead dossiers; • notifications (C&L and PCN) Functions/Capabilities
Regulatory compliance
Product details Change management (chemicals) Core
ExESS
By Lisam Systems
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ExESS is a powerful, integrated software solution (.NET) based for global marketing@lisam.com
environmental health, safety and transportation management.
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ExESS rules calculators, analyse, adhere to and maintain compliance with local and
international EHS and transport regulations. Utilising over 2000 algorithms and
supported by major product and regulatory databases worldwide, ExESS is able
Service areas
to generate accurate and consistent regulatory documents including SDS, (e)SDS,
Regulatory compliance
various transport documents, regulatory compliant labels, etc.
Chemical safety assessment
ExESS supports over 50 languages which can be linked to any product or regulatory Hazard communications
database and allows the creation of custom templates to ensure local regulatory Stewardship
compliance.
Functions/Capabilities
Features
Regulatory compliance
• SDS, labels & other documents Apart from the classification Change management (chemicals) Core
management; functionalities provided as standard Data management (regulatory lists, Core
substance data)
• provides multi-lingual document in the system such as: CLP, GHS US,
Reporting Core
creation ((e)SDS, labels, Workplace GHS CN, ADR etc. ExESS also provides
Substance volume tracking Core
Instruction Cards), validation and customers with the ability to add own
Hazardous material management Core
distribution; rules:
Chemical inventory management Core
• rule (blocks); Chemical safety prediction Core
• SDS Authoring;
• parents – child relations; Product compliance Core
• allows for the creation and
Regulatory management Core
maintenance of the customer • versioning;
Compliance assurance Core
Product database. It allows the • phrase libraries; Supply chain management Cst
manual addition (or importation) of • content updates; Chemical safety assessment
new products to the database; and Hazard assessment Core
• history/track changes;
Exposure assessment Core
• classification & rules creation
• data exchange; and Risk assessment Core
Fasim 2.1
About www.innovationservices.philips.
com
The HazCom team of Philips Innovation Services offers 25 years’ experience in
authoring SDS and advising on global transport of hazardous materials. With its hazcom@philips.com
SDS authoring tool Fasim 2.1 customers can manage their inbound and outbound
+31 (0) 6110 58801
chemicals via a dedicated environment including product registers, various reporting
functionalities and compliancy checks. Next to SDS and Workplace Instruction Cards
the tool offers the authoring of iSDs (internal Safety Documents). They are based on Service areas
Philips expert validation of supplier SDS and summarize the most crucial information Regulatory compliance
on a chemical product for your workers on the shop floor. Chemical safety assessment
Hazard communications
Stewardship
Features
• Quick access to your safety • data export in MS Excel to facilitate
Functions/Capabilities
documents via your own dedicated reporting obligations;
customer environment; • pro-active maintenance of vendor Regulatory compliance
• fast and friendly user interface with SDS; Change management (chemicals) Core
Data management (regulatory lists, Core
advanced search functions; • creation of iSDs, Workplace substance data)
• an SDS database with more than Instruction Cards, GHS labels; Reporting Cst
14.000 validated SDS and almost • all safety documents are instantly Substance volume tracking Cst
10.000 components; available in 38 languages at no Hazardous material management -
Chemical inventory management Core
• validated internal Safety Documents additional cost;
Chemical safety prediction -
based on the most recent supplier • creation of multiple user groups/sites Product compliance Core
SDS; with different access rights; and Regulatory management Core
• storage of supplier SDS by language • compatible with smartphones Compliance assurance -
and region; and tablets. Supply chain management Core
Chemical safety assessment
Hazard assessment Core
Product details Exposure assessment Enb
Risk assessment Enb
Software type Content type
Partners
Other support services
• Stoffenmanager
Software provider • User feedback group
• Yearly seminar on regulatory
changes
40 Chemicals Management Software Guide
gComply
By Decernis
About www.decernis.com
gComply provides the current necessary global knowledge and regulatory library to sblackie@decernis.com
determine the compliance status of your products, components, materials, ingredients
and substances. +1 248 505 8516
Features Functions/Capabilities
• Search and find applicable • quickly review a variety of regulations Regulatory compliance
regulations and amendments in applicable to an individual ingredient Change management (chemicals) -
identified countries or regions or substance; Data management (regulatory lists, Core
relevant to your products; substance data)
• English translations of important
Reporting Core
• search for specific criteria in regulations available;
Substance volume tracking -
particular regulations; • updated monthly; and Hazardous material management -
• find regulatory updates or changes • customizable with your own private Chemical inventory management Core
with ease; library of data, documents, and Chemical safety prediction -
Product compliance Core
customer standards.
Regulatory management Enb
Compliance assurance -
Product details Supply chain management -
Chemical safety assessment
Software type Pricing structure
Hazard assessment -
SaaS, Cloud based Licensed
Exposure assessment -
User experience Content type Risk assessment -
By Gensuite LLC
About www.gensuite.com
Functions/Capabilities
Features
Regulatory compliance
• Enhanced compliance, productivity to use desktop and Mobile-friendly Change management (chemicals) Enb
and accountability; search capability; Data management (regulatory lists, Core
substance data)
• robust, sustainable processes • maintain up-to-date SDS software
Reporting Core
for enterprise engagement and for all chemical products;
Substance volume tracking Core
operational excellence; • generate Globally Harmonized System Hazardous material management Core
• flexible configuration features, (GHS), National Fire Protection Chemical inventory management Core
powerful extensions, and integration Association (NFPA), and Health Chemical safety prediction Enb
options; Information Management System Product compliance Core
(HIMS) compliant labels for container Regulatory management Enb
• global solution available in
marking and shipping needs; Compliance assurance Enb
16+ languages with integrated
Supply chain management Enb
regulatory content; • setup a customized workflow
Chemical safety assessment
• integrated data analytics and business for review and approval of all Hazard assessment Core
intelligence tool; new chemical products Exposure assessment Core
• Screen country-level regulatory Risk assessment Core
• deep-domain expertise and service
Partners
• enhesa • AECOM • HUCO • Bloomberg
Content provider Consultancy Consulting BNA
Consultancy Content provider
42 Chemicals Management Software Guide
GeSi³
www.gesi-international.com
About
info@gesi.de
GeSi³ SDB-Profi is an innovative software-solution. It supports you with the creation
and administration of REACH- and GHS-compliant safety data sheets. The software 049 931 465 33 00
convinces with many time-saving functions and a well-conceived database design.
The result is a legally compliant safety data sheet for your customers in the European
Service areas
Union and beyond.
Regulatory compliance
The software can be expanded for occupational safety (create and organize risk Chemical safety assessment
assessment and operating instructions, action tracking and hazardous substances Hazard communications
management (risk assessment, REACH and GHS compliant hazardous substances Stewardship
register, multilingual operating instructions for hazardous substances).
As a new service especially for creators and receivers of safety data sheets, GeSi³ Functions/Capabilities
Software provides a free quality check of your safety data sheets on sds-check.com.
Regulatory compliance
Change management (chemicals) Core
About www.reachcentrumdata
brokerage.com
Global Data Brokerage Platform is a comprehensive online tool enabling owners of
data (companies or consortia) to sell the right to refer to the data to parties registering info@reachcentrumdata
substances under non-European Legislations. Shared data can take form of Study brokerage.com
Reports, Robust Studies Summaries and Chemical Safety Reports. Sellers of data
access identify the data sets per substance they wish to make available under a Data 0032 2676 7400
License Agreement. Buyers acquire rights to specific data for direct or read-across use.
Addressed jurisdictions are South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey and USA. Service areas
Regulatory compliance
About https://hazmix.com
GMSDS is a market leading supplier of low cost authoring Services and Software of solutions@globalmsds.co.uk
SDS and labels in global formats and languages from £5. Software includes Hazmix®,
on-line intelligence-based software with free databases (ECHA and GESTIS, CLP, GHS + 44 (0) 845 680 1180
and OHA GHS classifications, OELs and regulations, etc.) and Writer®, for multilingual
“freestyle” authoring via Microsoft Word®. Our Solutions service Service areas
Regulatory compliance
Chemical safety assessment
Features
Hazard communications
• Pay-as-you-go so no software • optional editing with 10,000 Stewardship
purchase or annual fees; translated phrases in 40 languages;
• saves time and cost – author a full • free databases of chemical Functions/Capabilities
SDS from just £5; properties data (ECHA and GESTIS),
Regulatory compliance
• ensures compliance with classifications ( CLP, GHS and
Change management (chemicals) -
Regulations; OHA GHS) and Exposure limits
Data management (regulatory lists, Core
(all countries); substance data)
• all Global SDS formats;
• flexible outputs (pdf, Microsoft Reporting -
• intelligence-based software that
Word®. and Writer® (language Substance volume tracking -
ensures correct Classification for
enabled Word® document); and Hazardous material management -
Supply and Transportation; Chemical inventory management -
• outsource SDS authoring to our
Chemical safety prediction Core
trained multilingual staff. Product compliance -
Regulatory management Core
Product details Compliance assurance -
Supply chain management -
Software type Content type Chemical safety assessment
SaaS, Cloud based Database, Regulatory updates, Hazard assessment -
Free databases; ECHA, GESTIS, C&L, Exposure assessment -
User experience
OELs and Regs Risk assessment -
Horizon Scanning
By Decernis
About www.decernis.com
Horizon Scanning is an intelligence-gathering solution using big data analytics which sblackie@decernis.com
automatically monitors and tracks global events and regulations, providing insights
and trend analysis that impact compliance requirements, enable market access, +1 248 505 8516
and increase speed to market for your products.
What challenges must I face tomorrow with new draft requirements or developments
Service areas
in the marketplace? How do I manage change? How can I take advantage of
Regulatory compliance
opportunities and avoid delays? These are fundamental challenges for manufacturers
Chemical safety assessment
and processors. Using Decernis’ patented “Horizon Scanning” technology, your
Hazard communications
business can proactively monitor regulatory changes that affect your products.
Stewardship
Features
Functions/Capabilities
• Screens over 1,200 pages per minute • monitor significant developments
and cross-references developments and hot topics; Regulatory compliance
Change management (chemicals) Cst
against a 5-million term lexicon • proposed and final regulatory
Data management (regulatory lists, Cst
across 40+ languages and over 200 notifications; substance data)
countries; Reporting Cst
• scientific opinions;
• summarizes over 2,500 regulatory Substance volume tracking Cst
• market developments and consumer
and scientific events per day; Hazardous material management Cst
trends; Chemical inventory management -
• sources include the Decernis
• product recalls; Chemical safety prediction Cst
expert editorial team, direct feeds
Product compliance Cst
from governmental partners, and • warning announcements;
Regulatory management Core
automation; • issue management; and Compliance assurance -
• fully customizable to your business, • translations of content summaries. Supply chain management -
product and ingredient portfolio; Chemical safety assessment
Hazard assessment -
Exposure assessment -
Product details Risk assessment -
About www.Verisk3E.com
Verisk 3E™ provides award winning SDS and chemical management tools that are info@Verisk3E.com
flexible, scalable, and modular, offering a variety of options and enhancements based
on your organization’s needs. Verisk 3E employs a full service approach to SDS USA +1 800 360 3220
management, assuming the burden of obtaining and maintaining the currency of all EMEA +45 6991 8473
SDSs in your chemical inventory across all of your global locations. Beyond managing
and maintaining SDSs, our solution can enhance your overall hazard communication Service areas
program, supported with many options, including sophisticated safer chemical Regulatory compliance
analytics which enable your team to perform intelligent risk assessments, evaluating Chemical safety assessment
product hazards based on SDS data and exposure considerations. Hazard communications
Stewardship
Features
• Take control of chemical inventory requirements related to emergency Functions/Capabilities
management and approval, planning, community right-to-know, Regulatory compliance
managing which chemicals enter hazardous materials storage and Change management (chemicals) Core
a given facility; handling and waste generation; Data management (regulatory lists, Core
substance data)
• enable every handler to access • access live, global 24-7-365
Reporting Core
updated SDSs, labels and Extended emergency and incident response
Substance volume tracking Enb
Safety Data Sheets (eSDSs) in the for spills, ingestions and exposures;
Hazardous material management Enb
language and jurisdiction required • quickly and expertly evaluate the Chemical inventory management Core
anytime, anywhere 24-7-365; relative hazards of your chemicals, Chemical safety prediction Enb
• eliminate time wasted chasing mixtures and products to assess Product compliance Core
suppliers for SDSs and let Verisk 3E health and environmental risk and Regulatory management Enb
obtain and manage revisions to all determine mitigation measures; Compliance assurance Enb
Supply chain management -
SDSs across all of your locations; • stay abreast of continually changing Chemical safety assessment
• comply with local, national, regulatory obligations in multiple Hazard assessment Core
regional and global EHS and right- markets and jurisdictions and Exposure assessment Core
to-know regulations including quickly determine their impact Risk assessment Core
Partners
• SAP • Enablon • Intelex • SAI Gobal
Content provider Content provider Content provider Content provider
Chemicals Management Software Guide 47
About www.Verisk3E.com
Verisk 3E™ provides intelligent product safety and stewardship solutions that leverage info@Verisk3E.com
reliable, global regulatory content to accelerate the development and launch of safer
products. Our core competence lies in researching, obtaining, aggregating, validating, USA +1 800 360 3220
and enriching compliance related data and making it actionable and available to our EMEA +45 6991 8473
customers.
Only Verisk 3E can empower you with comprehensive regulatory insights that can be Service areas
directly embedded throughout your product safety and stewardship processes Regulatory compliance
Label Enterprise
By Hibiscus-PLC
About www.hibiscus-plc.co.uk
Label Enterprise is the perfect solution for creating and printing GHS/CLP compliant enquiries@hibiscus-plc.com
labels for all major commercial markets. It offers chemical manufacturers and
distributors a convenient, automated and accurate tool for meeting global chemical 0113 242 4272
labelling compliance.
Enterprise is purposely developed for designing and printing multi-language labels Service areas
for hazardous goods. It enables you to place the required mandatory phrases, Regulatory compliance
pictograms, text, branding and barcodes onto your labels in compliance with Chemical safety assessment
the latest industry requirements, and helps your company to keep abreast of any Hazard communications
Functions/Capabilities
Features
Regulatory compliance
• uick and easy to use WYSIWYG
Q • industry-standard labelling elements
Change management (chemicals) Core
interface for creating, designing and at your fingertips; Data management (regulatory lists, -
editing labels with the minimum • includes a comprehensive list of all substance data)
of training; Hazard & Precautionary phrases; Reporting -
Substance volume tracking -
• a simple and flexible template- • additional languages can be added Hazardous material management -
based user interface reduces the individually or as a multi-language Chemical inventory management -
complexity for end-users; pack; Chemical safety prediction -
• complete control over the • optionally pre-loaded with the latest Product compliance -
appearance of your labels with an full ADR and/or CLP lists of ready Regulatory management -
unlimited number of templates; classified substances – at no extra Compliance assurance -
Supply chain management -
• a customisable database stores cost; and
Chemical safety assessment
substance data and allows • designed to work with any standard Hazard assessment -
additional fields; Windows compatible printer. Exposure assessment -
Risk assessment -
About www.MSDSonline.com
robust capabilities for workplace/secondary container labeling, product and container Chemical safety assessment
level inventory management, and regulatory cross-referencing offer a centralized way Hazard communications
Features Functions/Capabilities
Regulatory compliance
• 24/7 access to millions of SDSs, with • easy workplace container labeling
Change management (chemicals) Core
auto-updates available to help ensure functionality, including integration
Data management (regulatory lists, Core
documents in your library are up-to- with key label partners, and the ability substance data)
date and GHS-aligned; to meet the challenges of labeling Reporting Core
• mobile-enabled functionality, making small secondary containers such as Substance volume tracking Core
it possible to provide employees with test tubes and vials; Hazardous material management -
right-to-know access to SDSs and • enterprise-wide visibility of chemical Chemical inventory management Core
Chemical safety prediction -
chemical inventory information inventories, and the ability to track
Product compliance -
even while offline, via a convenient and manage chemicals by location;
Regulatory management Core
mobile app; • environmental and regulatory Compliance assurance -
• expanded language capabilities to reporting tools, including quick Supply chain management -
ensure employees have immediate and easy generation of a properly Chemical safety assessment
access to vital safety information – formatted Tier 2 report; and Hazard assessment -
By CGI
About www.cgi.com/ehs
Founded in 1976, CGI is one of the world’s largest IT and business consulting services ehs@cgi.com
firms, helping clients achieve their goals, including becoming customer-centric digital
organizations. 001 605-592-0551
store and manage use, exposure flexible data interfacing and Compliance assurance Core
Supply chain management Cst
scenario and risk management reporting engine enabling enterprise
Chemical safety assessment
measure information for REACH integration.
Hazard assessment Core
and CLP compliance. Exposure assessment Core
• Vendor SDS Management: store Risk assessment Core
About www.sphera.com
Sphera’s solution combines software, content and expertise to enable companies insights@sphera.com
to more effectively manage product compliance and hazard communication
requirements. The solutions enables you to efficiently create and automate compliant 312-796-7160
safety data sheets and labels by providing an extensive set of integrated global
regulatory content with supporting rules & logic that is monitored and updated.
Service areas
Functionality is available to allow easy tailoring of rules so that authors can effortlessly
Regulatory compliance
modify and enforce decisions about regulatory variables and grey areas affecting
Chemical safety assessment
the content of SDSs. Furthermore the solution allows for GHS by Design, a unique
Hazard communications
functionality that allows authors to create a single set of documents targeted to several
Stewardship
countries or apply an harmonized GHS logic for countries lacking an implementation.
Functions/Capabilities
Features
Regulatory compliance
• Efficiently create and automate • integrate effectively with other
Change management (chemicals) Core
REACH and GHS compliant Satety business systems, such as ERP,
Data management (regulatory lists, Core
Data Sheets, labels, SUMI and other PLM and formulation management substance data)
compliance documents; applications; Reporting Core
• benefit from extensive global • fulfill REACH substance volume Substance volume tracking Core
regulatory data and content that tracking requirements; Hazardous material management Core
Chemical inventory management Core
is monitored and updated. This • proactively manage chemicals
Chemical safety prediction Core
includes rules, logic, templates, entering your facilities by ensuring Product compliance Core
phrases, languages and industry proper reviews and approval of new Regulatory management Core
specific guidelines; materials; Compliance assurance -
• leverage a product compliance • simplify SDS tracking and Supply chain management -
analysis platform to assess regulatory management; and Chemical safety assessment
impacts on your product portfolio; Hazard assessment -
• consolidate chemical inventory Exposure assessment -
data for regulatory reporting. Risk assessment -
Partners
• ERM • LinxAS
Consultancy Systems integrator
52 Chemicals Management Software Guide
By UL
About www.psi.ul.com
Today’s global market is complex and businesses are inundated with rapidly changing ul.psiinfo@ul.com
demands. Varying legislation, corporate policies and buyer preferences present
significant challenges to product development and profitability.
Service areas
Companies around the world partner with UL to strengthen their supply chains, Regulatory compliance
mitigate risk and develop safe, innovative products. Our solutions for R&D, Chemical safety assessment
Chemical Data Management, EHS, Supply Chain Management and Product Promotion Hazard communications
are backed by world-class expertise. Stewardship
Prometheus
By Hibiscus-PLC
About www.hibiscus-plc.co.uk
Prometheus is the perfect solution for creating, managing and distributing GHS- enquiries@hibiscus-plc.com
compliant Safety Data Sheets for all major commercial markets. It utilises fully
integrated regulatory phrases and classification content libraries, to deliver a global, 0113 242 4272
user-friendly, SDS authoring and distribution platform.
Prometheus is flexible to configure and customise and purposely developed to Service areas
automate the entire SDS process, reducing the time and cost of authoring and Regulatory compliance
distribution. Create and publish multi-language SDSs in a matter of minutes, instead of Chemical safety assessment
days, without in-depth regulatory expertise and when the requirements change, Hazard communications
you can revise and update your SDSs with ease. Stewardship
Functions/Capabilities
Features
• Use templates to customise the • can cover all major global compliance Regulatory compliance
Change management (chemicals) -
appearance of SDSs to suit different regulations and also accommodate
Data management (regulatory lists, -
customer/territory requirements; for specific local legislation; and substance data)
• user definable libraries allow rapid • use independently, or integrate with Reporting Enb
creation and translation; Enterprise to solve all your hazardous Substance volume tracking -
chemical documentation and Hazardous material management -
• supplied with SDS phrases in a
labelling needs - without dual entry Chemical inventory management -
comprehensive set of languages;
Chemical safety prediction -
of data.
• achieve SDS revision control and Product compliance -
track any changes. Set different Regulatory management -
access levels for different users; Compliance assurance Enb
Supply chain management -
• new poison centre XML export
Chemical safety assessment
feature allows documents to be
Hazard assessment -
prepared and written to XML files, Exposure assessment -
conforming to the format specified Risk assessment -
PubliChem
By Lisam Systems
About www.lisam.com
The PubliChem application was created in an effort to help companies comply marketing@lisam.com
with the REACH Standards for SDS archiving and distribution.
00 32 67 49 00 03
Its document management functionalities will help suppliers to safely store any
document used for chemical safety purposes. In addition, PubliChem boasts advanced
tracking functionalities to ensure the safe receipt of the sent documents. Service areas
Regulatory compliance
Because it easily integrates with your existing systems, PubliChem will help you to
Chemical safety assessment
bring SDS authoring and ERP information all together for a fully automated distribution
Hazard communications
job in multiple formats, multiple languages and for multiple regions.
Stewardship
Features Functions/Capabilities
Supplier functionalities: • distribution tracking: possibility to
Regulatory compliance
• Document management: storage of track the receipt and the reading of Change management (chemicals) -
any kind of document related to a distributed documents; Data management (regulatory lists, Core
chemical (safety data sheets, labels, • interfaces with external systems; and substance data)
technical data sheets, specifications Reporting -
• data import: Formats: XLS, XLSX,
etc. and management of documents Substance volume tracking -
TXT, CVS, XML; and Hazardous material management -
metadata: region, language, version,
archived status; • permissions management. Chemical inventory management Core
Chemical safety prediction Core
• active and passive distribution: Downstream user functionalities:
Product compliance -
automatic distribution of safety data • Document repository; and
Regulatory management -
sheets based on orders information • document request. Compliance assurance Core
and documents updates. Distributed Supply chain management -
documents are also shared on the Chemical safety assessment
platform to downstream users via Hazard assessment -
Exposure assessment -
free restricted accounts;
Risk assessment -
About www.espheres.com
eSpheres, HSE Information management consultants, a Solvay spin-out and global philip.capel@espheres.com
leader in SAP®EHS consultancy delivering health, safety, environment (HSE) software
and service solutions to organizations worldwide. Our in-depth IT solutions, SAP®EHS 0032 473 581 473
consultancy and out-tasking services help companies and institutions in improving
their management of safety, industrial hygiene and occupational health processes. Service areas
Regulatory compliance
Chemical safety assessment
Features
Hazard communications
programs. Software tools to file, extract and manage EHS data from SDS.pdf into Product compliance Core
Regulatory management Core
XML, CSV files, to facilitate your HSE data management for SAP®EHS.
Compliance assurance -
Supply chain management Cst
Product details Chemical safety assessment
Hazard assessment Core
Software type Content type Exposure assessment Core
SaaS, Cloud based, Locally installed Database, Regulatory updates; Support; Risk assessment Core
• REACHLaw • ARCADIS
Consultancy Consultancy
Other support services
About www.sap.com
For more than 45 years, SAP has driven innovation on behalf of our customers to help www.sap.com/corporate/en/
the world run better and improve people’s lives. Telling our purpose-driven story to company/office-locations.html
the market shows how we grew to become one of the largest technology companies,
dedicated to our customers, products, solutions, and people. By promising to help
Service areas
our customers innovate to run at their best coupled with our Intelligent Enterprise
Regulatory compliance
Suite of applications and networks to connect the front office to the back office, they
Chemical safety assessment
can solve complex problems to address some of the world’s biggest challenges. This
Hazard communications
story enables employees to tell a consistent message that connects our commitment
Stewardship
to helping every company become a best-run business by highlighting who we are,
where we’ve been, and where we’re going to produce lifelong customers. Because it’s
the best-run businesses that make the world run better. And the best run SAP. Functions/Capabilities
Regulatory compliance
compliance to secure the right to review of operational changes, risk Reporting Cst
Substance volume tracking Core
market, sell, and ship products; mitigation, and documentation
Hazardous material management Core
• health and safety management by approval;
Chemical inventory management Core
taking a proactive approach ; • incident management to resolve Chemical safety prediction Core
• safety data sheet and label safety issues and learn from Product compliance Core
management to ensure compliance incidents; and Regulatory management Core
and accelerate product introduction; • maintenance safety and permit Compliance assurance Core
Supply chain management Core
• environment management to reduce to work through clear safety
Chemical safety assessment
environmental impact; instructions and permits.
Hazard assessment Core
• dangerous goods management to Exposure assessment Core
Risk assessment Core
avoid delivery delays and protect
SciveraLENS
By Scivera
About www.scivera.com
Scivera is fundamentally changing the way brands and suppliers screen and select info@scivera.com
chemicals by providing fast and cost-effective access to better information. The
SciveraLENS® platform enables you to complete web-based chemical assessments +1 434 974 1301
to support both product integrity and sustainable chemistry. The SciveraLENS
platform allows everyone–from the smallest supplier to the largest brand–to create Service areas
better products. Identify problematic chemicals, screen for safer alternatives, meet Regulatory compliance
certification requirements, and share your chemical sustainability achievements while Chemical safety assessment
protecting your proprietary ingredient information. SciveraLENS enables an enhanced Hazard communications
chemicals management process and complements testing requirements. Stewardship
Features Functions/Capabilities
• Easily input your chemical, • receive real-time alerts if any changes Regulatory compliance
formulation, and product data; to lists or hazard assessments impact Change management (chemicals) Core
your chemicals of interest; Data management (regulatory lists, Core
• request chemical data from sub- substance data)
suppliers for assessment while • prescreen new formulations against Reporting Cst
protecting supplier proprietary regulatory and brand (e.g., Nike, Substance volume tracking Enb
ingredient information; LS&Co, H&M, etc) requirements; Hazardous material management Core
• screen chemicals and formulations • screen alternatives to regulated or Chemical inventory management Enb
Chemical safety prediction Core
against over 350 Regulatory, otherwise restricted chemicals;
Product compliance Core
Restricted, and Preferred Substances • share your assessment results Regulatory management Core
Lists and Sublists (including REACH, with full materials disclosure or in Compliance assurance Core
CA Prop 65, and more); redacted form; Supply chain management Core
• review the human and environmental • certify your products and market Chemical safety assessment
health (hazard assessment) your chemical sustainability Hazard assessment Core
attributes of your chemicals; Exposure assessment Core
achievements; and
Risk assessment Core
SiteHawk Communicator
By SiteHawk
About www.sitehawk.com
SiteHawk is the global leader in SDS and chemical data management solutions. In an info@sitehawk.com
ever-changing EHS landscape, SiteHawk leverages innovative technology, robust data
and world class services to set a higher standard for EHS processes. Successful EHS 877-483-4295
leaders in virtually every industry worldwide utilize our software solutions to maintain
compliance, reduce risk, drive product development and make better business Service areas
decisions. Regulatory compliance
Since 1993, SiteHawk has delivered unparalleled expertise and solutions to create Chemical safety assessment
safer, smarter workplaces, products and communities. To put it simply, SiteHawk Hazard communications
Functions/Capabilities
Features
• SDS and Chemical Data • SDS Authoring Services: Regulatory compliance
Change management (chemicals) Core
Management SaaS Solution: Our team of certified professionals
Data management (regulatory lists, Core
Quickly access and manage SDSs; simplifies the process from substance data)
Automatically keep SDSs current submission to document delivery. We Reporting Core
with SDS Verification and Update take pride in a consultative approach Substance volume tracking -
Services; Print GHS compliant with accuracy and safety being our Hazardous material management Core
labels; Create chemical approval top priorities. Chemical inventory management Core
workflows; Cross-reference against • Chemical Inventory Services:
Chemical safety prediction -
225 global regulatory lists; Provide Product compliance Core
Improve compliance, reduce risk
global support with a UI in over Regulatory management Core
and minimize business disruption
Compliance assurance -
26 languages and data in over 80 by letting our certified inventory Supply chain management -
languages. specialists conduct your physical Chemical safety assessment
chemical inventory. Hazard assessment Core
Exposure assessment Core
Risk assessment Core
About www.ecetoc.org
ECETOC’s Targeted Risk Assessment (TRA) tool calculates the risk of exposure from info@ecetoc.org
chemicals to workers, consumers and the environment. It has been identified by the
European Commission’s Regulation on Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and +32 2 675 3600
Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as a preferred approach for evaluating consumer
and worker health risks (ECHA, 2010 a,b): Service areas
Regulatory compliance
ECHA. 2010a. REACH Technical Guidance on information requirements and chemical
Chemical safety assessment
safety assessment, Chapter R14: Occupational Exposure Estimation. European
Hazard communications
Chemicals Agency, Helsinki, Finland.
Stewardship
ECHA. 2010b. Guidance on information requirements and chemical safety
assessment, Chapter R15: Consumer Exposure Estimation (Version 2, April 2010).
Functions/Capabilities
European Chemicals Agency, Helsinki, Finland. Addendum to TR114 : Technical Basis
for the TRA v3.1 (June 2014). Regulatory compliance
Change management (chemicals) Core
These improvements now enable the information contained within developments
Data management (regulatory lists, -
such as the DUCC Specific Consumer Exposure Determinants to be suitably substance data)
processed. Reporting Core
Substance volume tracking -
Hazardous material management -
Features Chemical inventory management -
• Addresses exposures to workers, • ability to run the tool in batch mode; Chemical safety prediction -
By ToxServices LLC
About www.toxservices.com
Features Functions/Capabilities
• User-friendly interface for rapid functional class searching, general Regulatory compliance
access to toxicity data from applications and uses, and toxicity Change management (chemicals) -
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substance data)
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