Solutions for GHS

Implementing GHS compliance activities into your organization is no easy task. Companies need to re-evaluate how their substances and mixtures are classified for each regulatory entity, country and/or region and will likely need to re-issue several MSDSs and labels.

The pioneer and leader in outsourced environmental health and safety (EH&S) compliance information, 3E Company is committed to helping companies stay ahead of the curve with solutions for identifying and managing increasingly complex and changing global chemical regulatory obligations.

As GHS is adopted in countries and regions around the globe, 3E stands ready to provide services to address the new requirements and associated chemical regulatory information needed for compliance management.

Products & Services Supporting GHS

Ariel WebInsight™

This subscription-based online compliance management tool serves as a reference tool, centralizing all global chemical regulatory data into a robust, searchable, easy-to-use database. WebInsight provides quick access to official GHS classifications, including substance classifications published by the Japanese, European and New Zealand authorities. Other features supporting GHS compliance include:

Translated GHS Classifications

Users can input Directive 67/548 EEC Annex I Danger Symbol and R-phrase and the system will provide the right GHS translation based on Annex VII of the EU GHS proposal.

Substance level carcinogen-mutagen-reproductive toxin (CMR) checks based on a variety of sources such as the US National Toxicology Program (NTP), International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), American Conference of Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), EU Directive 67/548 also help with deriving the right GHS classification. The checks are integrated with the Ariel “Generics” database.

GHS Labels

Based on a GHS classification, WebInsight generates a visual example of a GHS compliant label with the right pictograms, hazard and precautionary statements. The labeling tool even takes into account country variations in the implementation of GHS.

GHS Full Text

The Full Text module part of the tools provides a single click access to all the latest news on national GHS implementations.

GHS Phrases

The Ariel Phrase library in WebInsight accounts for GHS hazard and precautionary statements in Japanese and Korean.

Ariel Data Manager™ (ADM)

Our integrated content tools feed chemical regulatory data into standard ERP platforms, such as SAP® EH&S and The WERCS® as well as diverse, custom, open corporate EH&S systems. These integrated data tools provide efficient change management and regular updates as regulations change and new ones are released. They include several features supporting GHS:

GHS Rules

Ariel GHS Rules allow for mixture classification and labeling according to the UN Purple Book. Classification is based on the physical, health and environmental hazards of the mixture. The Ariel GHS Rules take into account country specific variations. The first release of the package includes the variations introduced in the Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese implementations.

Multi-lingual Phrases

The Multi-Lingual Phrase library contains more than 6,000 distinct phrases used for the creation of (M)SDSs, including header and sub-header phrases, risk and safety phrases, and GHS hazard and precautionary statements. The library is provided in more than 40 languages.

Outsourced Services: Ariel MSDS Authoring & Professional Services

3E Company can provide GHS classification of substances and mixtures as a separate service and/or as part of (M)SDS and label authoring for companies that want GHS classification. 3E can also author (M)SDS in compliance with GHS requirements for the country or region that has adopted GHS or anticipated to adopt GHS.

For your company’s in-house Authoring staff: MSDgen

Any variety of Hazard Communication documents may be generated by MSDgen to meet international regulatory compliance and business requirements. MSDgen provides full support of hazard communication, classification, and labeling directives to generate globally-compliant (M)SDSs and label documents as well as business/user definable documents, such as Technical Data Sheets, Product Data Sheets, Hazard Summaries, and Product Stewardship Summaries.

MSDgen uses many algorithms to accommodate the requirements outlined in the GHS. This consists of the classification of substances and mixtures according to their health, environmental and physical hazards, and HazCom requirements for labeling and Safety Data Sheets.

3E Online-MSDS Management

3E Online-MSDS enables users to search, print, view and email vendor and raw material (M)SDSs in a company-specific database via a web browser interface. As GHS requirements increase the burden of vendor MSDS management, 3E’s solutions can help reduce the time and resources necessary for effective compliance management.

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