SDS and GHS compliance guides.
Compliance how-tos and chemical profiles: uses, hazards, specifications and what each Safety Data Sheet must say.
- October 12, 2026
Sodium Hydroxide (Caustic Soda): Uses, Grades and Safe Handling
Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda, CAS 1310-73-2): uses in soap, pulp, alumina and water treatment, flake versus liquor grades, corrosive hazard classification, storage and SDS essentials.
- October 11, 2026
Copper Sulphate: Uses, Hazards and What Its SDS Must Say
Copper sulphate (copper(II) sulfate pentahydrate, CAS 7758-99-8): common industrial and agricultural uses, GHS hazard classification, handling, storage and what its Safety Data Sheet must contain.
- October 11, 2026
How to Read a CAS Number (and Why Your SDS Depends on It)
What a CAS Registry Number is, how the three-part format and check digit work, how it differs from EC and UN numbers, and why a wrong CAS number breaks a Safety Data Sheet.
- October 10, 2026
Certificate of Analysis (CoA) vs SDS vs TDS: What Each Document Is For
The difference between a Certificate of Analysis (CoA), a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) and a Technical Data Sheet (TDS): purpose, contents, who needs each and when.
- October 10, 2026
EU CLP and REACH Safety Data Sheet Requirements Explained
What EU CLP (Regulation 1272/2008) and REACH (Regulation 1907/2006, Annex II) require for Safety Data Sheets: when an SDS is needed, language, UFI, and how the UK differs after Brexit.
- October 10, 2026
Exporting Chemicals: A Safety Data Sheet and Labelling Checklist
A practical checklist for exporting chemicals: check destination SDS and label rules, translate the SDS, complete transport information, match the labels and confirm registration obligations.
- October 10, 2026
GHS Label Requirements: Pictograms, Signal Words and Hazard Statements
What a GHS chemical label must show: product identifier, signal word, hazard statements, precautionary statements, pictograms and supplier details. Includes the nine GHS pictograms.
- October 10, 2026
How Often Should a Safety Data Sheet Be Updated?
When a Safety Data Sheet must be updated: new hazard information, formulation changes and regulatory changes. Includes a practical review schedule and version-control tips.
- October 10, 2026
How to Write a Safety Data Sheet (SDS): A Step-by-Step Guide
A step-by-step guide to writing a Safety Data Sheet (SDS): gather composition data, classify the product under GHS, complete all 16 sections, and keep the document current.