Chemical Safety (SDS Author)

Overview

Author and validate Safety Data Sheets (SDS / FISPQ) compliant with REACH Annex II, GHS, CLP Regulation, and ABNT NBR 14725-4 for EU and Brazilian markets. Validates the 16 mandatory sections and cross-checks chemical concentrations against CLP thresholds to auto-suggest H and P phrases.

The skill covers two key regulatory markets with distinct requirements:

• EU (REACH Annex II) — Full 16-section SDS per Commission Regulation (EU) 2020/878, including REACH registration numbers, DNELs/PNECs, Seveso III assessment, and EUH supplemental phrases.
• Brazil (NBR 14725-4) — FISPQ with NR-15 occupational exposure limits, ANTT transport classification, NBR 10004 waste codes, and CONAMA/Anvisa/IBAMA regulatory references.

Getting Started

Add your chemical data — formulation sheets, existing SDS drafts, or raw composition data — to the project workspace. Then activate the Chemical Safety (SDS Author) skill. The agent will scope your product, determine the hazard classification from composition, draft all 16 sections using the built-in template, and validate the result with both automated tools.

Example Conversation

Below is an example of how a typical SDS authoring session unfolds. The agent scopes the product, derives the hazard classification, drafts the document, and validates it.

You: We need to draft an SDS for our industrial surface cleaner, “CleanPro X200”. It’s a mixture sold in the EU and Brazil. Composition: 10% sodium hydroxide (CAS 1310-73-2), 5% isopropanol (CAS 67-63-0), 2% sodium hypochlorite (CAS 7681-52-9), balance is water. We don’t have a classification yet.

Agent: I’ll guide you through the full SDS. Let me confirm a few details:

1. Physical form: Is this a liquid solution? What colour and odour?
2. Packaging: How is it supplied (drums, bottles, IBCs)?
3. REACH registration: Do you hold REACH registrations for these substances, or do you purchase from registered EU suppliers?
4. Emergency telephone: Do you have a 24/7 EU emergency number, and a Brazilian one (CEATOX or PRÓ-QUÍMICA)?

Meanwhile, let me derive the classification. At 10%, sodium hydroxide (CAS 1310-73-2) well exceeds the Skin Corr. 1A threshold of 1% — this drives the mixture to Skin Corr. 1A; H314. The isopropanol at 5% is above its 1% threshold — it contributes Flam. Liq. 2; H225 and Eye Irrit. 2; H319. The sodium hypochlorite at 2% is above 1% — contributing Skin Corr. 1B; H314 (already covered by the NaOH classification) and Aquatic Acute 1; H400.

Overall mixture classification:

• Flam. Liq. 2 — H225
• Skin Corr. 1A — H314
• Eye Dam. 1 — H318 (subsumed by H314)
• Aquatic Acute 1 — H400
• Met. Corr. 1 — H290

Signal word: Danger Pictograms: GHS02, GHS05, GHS09

You: It’s a clear, pale yellow liquid with a chlorine-like odour. Supplied in 5L and 20L HDPE containers. We buy from registered EU suppliers — we’re a downstream user. For emergency: we use the National Poisons Information Service (UK +44 344 892 0111) for EU, and PRÓ-QUÍMICA 0800-118270 for Brazil.

Agent: I’ve started the SDS from the template. A few important points I’ve flagged:

1. Flammability note: At 5% isopropanol in aqueous solution, the mixture’s overall flash point is likely above 60°C — which would make Flam. Liq. 2 (H225) inapplicable. Do you have flash point test data? If the flash point is > 60°C, we can remove the flammability classification. If not, I’ll keep it as a conservative classification.

2. Sodium hypochlorite instability: NaClO decomposes in the presence of acids and generates chlorine gas. I’ve added “EUH206: Warning! Do not use together with other products. May release dangerous gases (chlorine).” to Section 2 for the EU version. This is an EU-specific supplemental phrase.

3. Aquatic toxicity M-factor: For sodium hypochlorite with M-factor = 10, at 2% concentration the effective concentration for classification is 20%, which keeps us in Aquatic Acute 1.

I’ve now populated all 16 sections. Let me run validation.

I’ve run the sds_16_point_validator — all 16 sections present, EU and Brazilian regulatory references included. Two warnings: Section 8 is missing the NR-15 OEL for sodium hydroxide (I’ve found it: LT = valor teto 8 mg/m³) and Section 14 needs the ANTT hazard class. Let me fix those.

I’ve also run the hazard_phrase_mapper — it confirmed all H phrases are present for the three active ingredients above their thresholds. It flagged two missing P phrases (P273 for environmental protection, P391 for spill collection) which I’ve now added.

The SDS is complete. Shall I review any specific section in detail?

Sample Output Excerpt

Below is a representative excerpt from a validated SDS, showing the Section 2 label elements and Section 3 composition — the two sections most scrutinised by REACH inspectors and downstream users.

Section 2: Hazards Identification — CleanPro X200

Classification per CLP (EC 1272/2008):

Label Elements:

Hazard statements:

• H290 — May be corrosive to metals
• H314 — Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
• H400 — Very toxic to aquatic life

Precautionary statements:

• P260 — Do not breathe mist/vapours/spray
• P264 — Wash hands thoroughly after handling
• P273 — Avoid release to the environment
• P280 — Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection
• P301+P330+P331 — IF SWALLOWED: Rinse mouth. Do NOT induce vomiting
• P303+P361+P353 — IF ON SKIN (or hair): Take off immediately all contaminated clothing. Rinse skin with water/shower
• P304+P340 — IF INHALED: Remove person to fresh air and keep comfortable for breathing
• P305+P351+P338 — IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing
• P310 — Immediately call a POISON CENTER/doctor
• P391 — Collect spillage
• P405 — Store locked up
• P501 — Dispose of contents/container in accordance with local regulations

Supplemental information (EU):

• EUH206 — Warning! Do not use together with other products. May release dangerous gases (chlorine)

Section 3: Composition — CleanPro X200

Built-in Validation Tools

The skill includes two automated validation tools that run against the SDS document during and after drafting:

sds_16_point_validator

Validates SDS structural completeness and market compliance. Checks performed:

• Section coverage — Verifies all 16 mandatory section headings are present (Sections 1–16 per REACH Annex II / GHS / NBR 14725-4)
• Sub-section content — Detects empty or under-populated sections by checking for expected keywords within each section boundary
• GHS labelling elements — Checks for signal words (Danger/Warning), pictogram codes (GHS01–GHS09), H phrases, and P phrases
• EU market compliance — REACH references, CLP references, registration numbers, Seveso III
• Brazil market compliance — NBR 14725/ABNT references, NR-15 OELs, CONAMA/IBAMA/Anvisa/ANTT references
• Placeholder detection — Finds unfilled markers ([INSERT], [TODO], [TBD], [PREENCHER], etc.)

Accepts an optional market parameter (“eu”, “br”, or “both”) to tailor checks.

Example output:

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SDS 16-SECTION VALIDATION REPORT
REACH Annex II / GHS Rev.8 / NBR 14725-4
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Document: output/sds-document.md
Target market: BOTH
Sections found: 16 / 16

--- SECTION COVERAGE ---
  ✓ Section 1: Identification of the substance/mixture ...
  ✓ Section 2: Hazards identification
  ...
  ✓ Section 16: Other information

--- SUMMARY ---
  Sections present: 16 / 16
  Errors:   0
  Warnings: 1
  Info:     3

RESULT: REVIEW NEEDED — address warnings to strengthen compliance.
======================================================================

hazard_phrase_mapper

Cross-checks composition against the CLP Regulation to verify H/P phrase correctness. Checks performed:

• Substance identification — Extracts chemical names, CAS numbers, and concentrations from the document
• CLP threshold comparison — Compares each substance’s concentration against its classification threshold (built-in database of ~16 common industrial chemicals)
• H phrase verification — Reports missing H phrases for substances above their CLP classification threshold
• P phrase verification — Reports missing recommended P phrases
• GHS pictogram consistency — Verifies expected pictograms are declared in the document
• Unknown substances — Flags substances not in the built-in database for manual verification via the ECHA C&L Inventory

Example output:

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HAZARD PHRASE MAPPING REPORT
CLP Regulation (EC 1272/2008) / GHS
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Document: output/sds-document.md
Substances found: 3
Substances in CLP database: 3

--- SUBSTANCE ANALYSIS ---
  Sodium hydroxide (CAS 1310-73-2, line 45):
    Concentration: 10%
    CLP classification: Skin Corr. 1A; Eye Dam. 1
    Classification threshold: 1%
    Above threshold: YES
    Expected H phrases: H314, H290
    Matched H phrases: H314, H290
    Pictograms: GHS05
    Signal word: Danger

--- SUMMARY ---
  Substances analysed: 3
  Database matches:    3
  Above threshold:     3
  Errors:   0
  Warnings: 0

RESULT: COMPLIANT — all identified substances have correct H/P phrase coverage.
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The agent runs both tools iteratively — first the sds_16_point_validator for structural completeness and market compliance, then the hazard_phrase_mapper for hazard phrase verification — and surfaces findings inline so issues are resolved before distribution to customers or regulatory submission.