Quantum Compliance SDS Solution Presentation

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Discussion Outline

• SDS authoring and generation: new regulatory

requirements and common software

challenges

• Impact of streamlined SDS authoring and

generation processes to your organization

• Benefits of Quantum SDS Authoring and

Generation software

• Software features

• Quantum’s experience and customers


New regulatory requirements

OSHA has modified its regulations to conform to

the United Nations’ Globally Harmonized System

of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals

(GHS).

• By June 2015 all Safety Data Sheets (SDS)

must be GHS compliant.

• By December 2, 2015 labels for all

shipment of chemical containers must be

GHS compliant.


Common Software Challenges • Word and Excel are inadequate to manage

the regulations matrix

• Achieving effective response time requires

additional resources or staff overtime


Impact: R&D • Determination of all regulatory implications

• Hazard and toxicity review based on

algorithms, not animal testing.


Impact: Sales and Marketing

• Product branding and upsell

• One data set, multiple presentations

• Differentiating from the competition


Impact: Production and Manufacturing

• Full multi-national support including site-specific

formulation variations.

• Seamless integration with internal ERP systems


Benefits of Quantum SDS

Authoring and Generation

• Easy process

• Masked complexity (with access to

full detail)

• Trade secret protection

• Automatic flagging and

documentation of first shipments

• Cost savings


Rapid Generation : Simple Workflow

• “Enter once” mentality

Enter Raw Data

Run Generate SDS Utility

Choose Output Requirements

Author SDS Document


Cross Referencing of Business

Operating Languages

• Translations held separately. You only

need to change the master data set in one

place.


Protection of Trade Secrets

• User defined percent ranges

• Ability to hide proprietary chemical

information.


Automatic Flagging and

Documentation of First Shipments

• SDS Authoring and Generation can be

integrated with sales order system to determine

documents needed for each shipment.

• Also addresses

• revised SDS

• no SDS within 1 year

• format and language

pertinent to locale


Cost Savings

• Unique database structure scales with

regulation changes

• Update multiple SDS simultaneously

• Streamlined process that integrates with

existing business systems

Scalable Database

Efficient Process

Lower, Stable Costs


General Features

• Rules for GHS “Purple Book 3” and EU CLP

(version 4, when adopted)

• Support for legacy EU DPD rules


General Features

• Interfacing with ERP systems at multiple

stages in the cycle

• Generate SDS based on site-specific formulas


General Features

Create, standardize, and store a master set of data

for each formula

• Store product-specific data independent of

translations

• Update multiple sheets simultaneously

• Multi-language SDS generation


General Features

• Multi-language/ format SDS generation

• Routing for SDS approval and signoff


SDS Algorithm Features

• Supports the UN’s Global Harmonized System

(GHS), Labeling and Packaging of Chemicals

(CLP), and classifications

• Region-specific rules and overrides



• Create and populate SDS from ingredient,

characteristic, or list membership rules

• Determination of product classification for each of

the 28 GHS and CLP categories

Chemical on

Prop65 Carc. List

Xylene @ 32%/ 1-butanol

40%

Flash point 23 / Boil Point

110



• Calculate human and aquatic toxicity with

chemical level toxicity data (ATE) (it appears that

the other system requires you to do this my hand)



• Create combination rules to simplify output

• Assign priority to standard phrases when one or

more is applicable to an SDS


SDS Document Delivery Features

Automatic flagging and documentation of:

• First shipments

• revised SDS

• no SDS within 1 year

• Audit trail of all SDS distributed


SDS Template Features

Generation and delivery of SDS and labels in multiple

formats (tailor output based on regulatory, marketing,

and/or customer requirements):

• GHS

• EU

• ANSI

• Country/Company/Region-Specific

• Full Disclosure

• Interfacing with labeling systems


SDS Template Features

• Total control of output format (logos, style, branding)

• One set of data supports multiple regulatory formats

(GHS, ANSII) and multiple languages

• Easy addition of non-regulatory customer data


Since 1986 Quantum Compliance has

specialized in EHS compliance

management, increasing productivity

and profits for corporations, and using

information technology to comply with

EHS regulations.

By merging with technology partner

Logic Solutions in 2012, Quantum’s

customers receive products and service

made with a combined 43 years of

experience.

Our high-impact, innovative solutions

will soon include a mobile app for task

management.


Our valued clients include:


Quantum Compliance develops

software that integrates

sustainable Environmental Health

and Safety (EHS) practices into a

company's daily operations: • Safety data sheet authoring and generation

• EHS activity management

• Environmental reporting

• Health and safety


EHS Management Suite: • Catalogs commitment

• Manages and tracks one time events

• Documents issues

• Identifies & tracks corrective actions

• Generates Aging and Trending reports

• Generates KPIs and metrics

• Supports performance assessments

• Provides checklists and forms to document completion

• Attaches guidelines, procedures, or training videos

• Issues alerts of outstanding and upcoming tasks


Recap

• Today’s regulations matrix is too complex to

manage with rudimentary tools

• Streamlined SDS authoring and generation

processes impact multiple individuals and

departments of your organization

• Quantum SDS Authoring and Generation has:

•Simple, “enter-once” workflow

•Trade secret protection

•Automatic flagging and documentation of

first shipments

• Cost savings features

• Quantum has specialized in EHS compliance

and IT since 1986


Contact

• Terry Collins – [email protected]

• Program Manager – Q EH&S Information

Management Solution

• 734 930 0009 – 213

• 734 223 4566 - Mobile

• Steve Russie – [email protected]

• Project Manager – SDS – Authoring, Delivery, &

Inbound Management

• 734 930 0009

mailto:[email protected]






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