DOC · SDS-SNTL / 0.9.0 | STATUS · EARLY ACCESS | ISSUED · 2026-05-07 | LANG ·  EN  /  FR

Currently in private early-access program.

SDS Sentinel

Local-first software for managing Safety Data Sheet inventories.

Scope
GHS / CLP · Sections 01 — 16
Sections monitored
01 · 02 · 03 · 16
§ 01

Description

SDS Sentinel scans folders containing Safety Data Sheet PDFs, extracts structured data from each document, and tracks revision dates and regulatory status. It is designed for safety officers and EHS teams that maintain SDS records on local file systems or shared drives. Distributed as a Windows desktop application; no cloud account required, and no document content is uploaded to a third-party service.

§ 02

Capabilities

  • REF-01 Indexes a designated folder of SDS PDFs and detects new, modified, and removed files.
  • REF-02 Parses GHS hazard codes, signal words, and pictograms from Section 2 of supplier SDS documents.
  • REF-03 Extracts product identifiers, supplier details, and revision dates from common SDS layouts.
  • REF-04 Tracks document age relative to the supplier's stated revision date and flags entries past a configurable threshold.
  • REF-05 Cross-references parsed CAS numbers against the ECHA SVHC candidate list and flags substances of very high concern.
  • REF-06 Exports the current inventory to CSV or PDF for internal records and audit preparation.
§ 03

Workflow

  1. 01

    Point it at a folder

    Select the directory where your team stores SDS PDFs. SDS Sentinel reads files in place and does not move or rename them.

  2. 02

    Run an initial scan

    Each PDF is parsed locally. The application builds an inventory record per document and stores it in a local database.

  3. 03

    Review the inventory

    Open the dashboard to see parsed records, missing fields, and documents flagged by revision date. Each parsed record can be reviewed and signed off by a named user; the application keeps a timestamped audit trail of every verification decision. Export to CSV or PDF as needed.

§ 04

Interface

Fig. 01 Dashboard — weighted compliance score, GHS hazard overview, SVHC count, and storage-incompatibility total.
Fig. 02 Inventory view — parsed H/P codes, GHS pictograms, SVHC flag, and storage-incompatibility warnings.
SDS Sentinel dashboard: compliance score 41/100 (Low), 20 of 20 files scanned, weighted breakdown of current SDS, human-verification, GHS coverage and parse-error metrics, compliance-action counts, and a hazard overview with GHS category chips, SVHC count, and storage-incompatibility total.
Fig. 01 Dashboard — weighted compliance score, GHS hazard overview, SVHC count, and storage-incompatibility total.
SDS Sentinel inventory view: rows for Boric acid, Bisphenol A, Acetone and Acetic acid with parsed H- and P-codes, GHS pictogram chips, an ECHA SVHC candidate-list banner, and storage-incompatibility warnings.
Fig. 02 Inventory view — parsed H/P codes, GHS pictograms, SVHC flag, and storage-incompatibility warnings.
§ 05

Contact

We are speaking with safety officers, EHS managers, and compliance teams across regulated industries to understand how they currently handle SDS records. If you would like to share your workflow, or to see whether the approach is relevant to your work, please reach out.

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