Using MSDS and Safety Documentation with LabCollector

Safety has always been a critical part of working in any lab. Anyone who has worked in a lab has stories about accidents and near misses. One of the key challenges is that MSDS and other standardized documentation have a habit of providing either too much information or almost nothing.

So, with LabCollector we decided to bring a fix by making it easy to combine safety information from regulatory bodies with your own documentation. Regardless of the chemicals, samples, equipment, or protocols involved you can now have the most relevant information on safety available in just a few clicks.

Integrating Safety Documentation

With LabCollector it is simple to integrate standard safety documentation (MSDS, SDS, GHS, NFPA) with the records in your inventory as well as your own internal documentation. A few highlights are the incorporation of regulatory symbols used by GHS (the Global Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling Chemicals) and NFPA.

OSHA, HAZCOM & GHS Compliance

"Employers must ensure that the SDSs are readily accessible to employees for all hazardous chemicals in their workplace… on computers as long as the employees have immediate access to the information."

— OSHA

LabCollector can help in an emergency situation. Just find the chemical with LabCollector's internal search bar and click on the safety tab. The MSDS and other safety information is right there. We have created tools to make it easy to retrieve electronic copies of MSDS if you don't already have it.

Safety Through Storage Management

Safety really is enhanced in other ways including storage. By comparing samples and chemicals in a particular storage location it becomes obvious if there are potentially incompatible items in any location. All told, LabCollector really can enhance the safety of your lab.