Safety Data Sheet (SDS) Management Tools & Compliance Support

Safety Data Sheets, formerly known as Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), are required as part of OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard (1910.1200(g)). Each SDS provides detailed information on a chemical to employers and workers — including its hazards as well as how to store it and dispose of it.

OSHA’s HazCom Standard is consistently among the top 10 most cited standards. It applies to general industry, shipyard, marine terminals, longshoring, and construction employment and covers chemical manufacturers, importers, employers, and employees exposed to chemical hazards. Essentially, any employer with even one employee and one hazardous chemical is covered.

The J. J. Keller® SAFETY MANAGEMENT SUITE offers a wide range of tools and resources to help you build and maintain a Safety Data Sheet library.

Easily Manage Your Safety Data Sheet Library

Access & Download Safety Data Sheets with Ease

Search our library of over a half million Safety Data Sheets by product/manufacturer name, CAS RN, and/or UN number — and download the ones you need for your records.

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Ask Us to Find and Monitor SDSs

Let us locate SDSs for you and monitor them for updates. If a new version becomes available, it’s added to your system automatically, and you can opt to receive notifications when updates occur.

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Easily Create Your Own SDS Binders

Organize your safety data sheets into binders by location with a few clicks, or upload your own existing binder for all-in-one access to your SDSs.

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Provide Easy SDS Access to Employees

Give employees access to essential chemical hazard information by providing visibility to your Safety Data Sheets. Customize this feature with your company-specific information, choose your location(s), and generate a unique URL or QR code for fast, secure access.

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Frequently asked questions about Safety Data Sheets

Yes, OSHA allows you to store SDSs electronically. This means maintaining them on a company website or with an off-site/web-based SDS service provider. It’s not acceptable to require employees to perform an internet search to view or obtain the SDS. Employees must be trained to use the electronic system.

OSHA says that SDSs must be readily accessible to employees during each work shift when they are in their work area. There’s no “distance” requirement, but employees must know the location of SDSs and there must be no barrier to employee access, such as having to ask a supervisor for an SDS or keeping the SDSs in a locked cabinet. If SDSs are kept electronically, employees must be trained to use the system.

The contractor is responsible for maintaining it and for letting you know it’s available if your employees are exposed to the chemical.

If the chemical manufacturer, importer, or employer becomes aware of any significant information regarding the hazards of a chemical, or ways to protect against the hazards, they must add it to the SDS within three months. If the chemical is not currently being produced or imported, the chemical manufacturer or importer must add the information to the SDS before the chemical is introduced into the workplace again.

OSHA says that if you’re maintaining the most recent SDS you received with the shipment of a hazardous chemical, you’re in compliance. If you didn’t receive one, contact the manufacturer, importer, or distributor and request one.

No, OSHA requires that the SDS be specific to the product and manufacturer.