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Top 5 Reasons Why Your Business Should Prioritize SDS Management
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Top 5 Reasons Why Your Business Should Prioritize SDS Management

By 04/27/23October 11th, 2023No Comments

In today’s business landscape, ensuring the safety of employees and complying with regulatory requirements is paramount. One critical aspect of workplace safety is the proper management of Safety Data Sheets (SDS) for hazardous substances. SDSs provide essential information about the hazards, safe handling, and emergency response procedures associated with chemicals, and failing to manage them effectively can result in serious consequences for businesses. TotalSDS Manager offers a comprehensive solution to streamline SDS management, and here are the top 5 reasons why your business should prioritize it:

  1. Compliance with Regulations: Regulatory agencies such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in the United States, the European Union Regulation on the Classification, Labelling and Packaging of Substances and Mixtures (CLP Regulation), and other local or national regulations require businesses to maintain accurate and up-to-date SDSs for hazardous substances. Failure to comply with these regulations can result in fines, penalties, and legal liabilities. TotalSDS Manager ensures that your business stays compliant by automatically populating and updating the SDS library with the correct SDSs for your chemical inventory, saving you time and effort in manual SDS management.
  2. Employee Safety: The safety of employees should be a top priority for any business. Proper management of SDSs enables employees to access critical information about the hazards associated with the chemicals they work with, as well as guidance on safe handling, storage, and emergency response procedures. This empowers employees to take necessary precautions and make informed decisions, reducing the risk of workplace accidents, injuries, and exposures. TotalSDS Manager’s easy accessibility from any mobile device and location allows employees to quickly access up-to-date SDSs, ensuring they have the information they need to work safely.
  3. Efficiency and Scalability: Managing SDSs manually can be time-consuming and labor-intensive, especially for businesses with multiple locations or departments. TotalSDS Manager offers an efficient and scalable solution, allowing businesses to easily configure the software for multiple locations and departments, with unlimited user access. The administrative portal for reporting provides a centralized platform for managing and tracking SDSs across the organization, saving time and effort in managing paper binders or multiple systems.
  4. Accessibility and Mobility: In today’s fast-paced business environment, accessibility and mobility are crucial. TotalSDS Manager’s cloud-based system allows businesses to access the SDS library from any mobile device and location, making it ideal for mobile units, trucks, and job sites. This ensures that employees can access up-to-date SDSs even when they are in the field, providing them with the necessary information to work safely and make informed decisions.
  5. Expertise and Accuracy: TotalSDS Manager leverages the expertise of its sourcing experts, who are knowledgeable about SDSs for different chemicals. By providing your chemical inventory, TotalSDS Manager automatically populates and updates the SDS library with the correct SDSs, ensuring accuracy and reliability. This eliminates the need for manual searching or updating of databases, saving businesses time and resources, and ensuring that the SDSs in the library are current and compliant.

In conclusion, prioritizing safety data sheet (SDS) management is crucial for businesses to comply with regulations, ensure employee safety, improve efficiency, and reduce risks. TotalSDS Manager offers a comprehensive solution that simplifies SDS management by providing a cloud-based, accessible, and scalable system, leveraging sourcing expertise for accuracy, and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. With TotalSDS Manager, businesses can prioritize workplace safety and streamline their SDS management processes, ultimately protecting their employees, reputation, and bottom line.

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“Just having the peace of mind that the SDSs are secure, we can access them whenever, wherever we need to, and that they are going to be current at all times without me having to spend hours Google searching and making sure that I've got the latest and greatest. TotalSDS™ Manager has been incredibly helpful and efficient, saving me at least 10 hours every month—time that I can now invest in achieving more strategic HR goals, making the software invaluable to our operations.”

Margie SleigherDirector of Human Resources, Caldwell Electrical Contractors
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“Because we’ve done business together for so many years, I’ve really appreciated having a trusted partner. I’ve been able to rely on TotalSDS’s expertise and say, here's what I want; here’s what I need. Help me get there. ..... Adding the QR code feature, for us, has really transformed the process of quickly getting safety information. Being able to immediately access that critical information in the field has made all the difference. It's just amazing!”

Matt RehlanderCorporate Director of EHS & Risk Management
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“The level of customer service provided surpasses all of my expectations. TotalSDS is a responsive team of regulatory experts that clearly place their client’s needs at the highest priority. The team responds to us with answers in hours rather than weeks with our old service. The software provides a level of customization and control that was not available with our previous GHS software. Additionally, TotalSDS isn’t afraid to take our feedback into consideration to continue to improve their product. Our organization appreciates the cloud-based service and the unique levels of access for each user.”

Chris GehlyChemical Services Manager
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“The ease with getting everyone up to speed on the system was impressive. It was a smooth transition. The software is very intuitive. What I appreciate most is the excellent support I receive from the TotalSDS team. Any questions or concerns I have are addressed immediately with a simple phone call.”

Lenny FrancisEHS Specialist
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“The TotalSDS software system is a good tool for our company to create compliant SDS and labels for multiple countries and languages. We are able to create customized documents catering to each business needs. The software is user-friendly and new users can start generating SDS with minimal training.”

Tammy CardHazard Communication Specialist
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“The TotalSDS™ platform does everything it says it can do. There are no surprises. What is advertised is exactly what you get. The customer support is outstanding! TotalSDS has been available to help with any kind of regulatory or software question I have, and they are extremely responsive. And more than that, the software capabilities are consistently getting better as they are adding more and more features.”

Greg SwitzerProduct/Formulation Chemist
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“TotalSDS™ Author has been instrumental in managing our SDS documents efficiently. The flexibility to edit and customize our safety data sheets to meet specific regulatory requirements is invaluable. It’s intuitive, time-saving, and essential for keeping up with the ever-changing regulatory landscape.”

Mark PolaskyChemical Regulatory Compliance Manager