GHS conversion is an in-depth process, and your company needs to prepare itself adequately to start. Choosing a conversion provider is, of course, essential, but what other things are important to keep in mind?
Most important of all is to decide what you want out of conversion. You will have to decide the timeline that you want and the MSDSs you need converted. Setting yourself up with a solid plan will help you in your path through MSDS to SDS conversion and will help you to get the most that you can out of the GHS SDS conversion process.
Eventually all of your hazardous chemicals’ MSDSs will need to be converted into GHS SDSs, but if your company creates many products it is unlikely that you will be able to complete MSDS to SDS conversion for all of them at the same time. As such, you will need to prioritize which of your hazardous chemicals’ material safety data sheets need to be updated first in order of priority.
Looking through your current MSDS library will also help you to realize how much more work you will need to do to get every safety data sheet in place. You will need all of your current MSDSs in place before you can convert them to new SDSs, as well as the corresponding exact formulas for those chemicals. Gathering these is essential to GHS SDS conversion, so it’s important to be proactive and realize which substances you need to work to find documentation for.
SDS conversion can be easy – if you prepare yourself well enough for it. You should be aware of the steps you’ll need to take in order to get ready for conversion, even outside of the process itself.
