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	Transitioning to a Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) for Hazard Communication Compliance Benchmark Gensuite

Transitioning to a Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) for Hazard Communication Compliance

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Technology Category	Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)
Applicable Industries	Pharmaceuticals
Applicable Functions	Quality Assurance
Use Cases	Inventory Management Regulatory Compliance Monitoring
Services	System Integration Training
Challenge	The pharmaceutical company needed to transition to a new chemical management system to meet the United Nations’ GHS standard. This involved changing over 8,000 chemical products and training employees on the new system. The company required a comprehensive HazCom and chemical management system with support services for content migration & maintenance, system implementation, and employee training. They also needed secondary container labels for additional chemical standard compliance. The company wanted easily accessible Safety Data Sheets (SDS) for over 8,000 chemical products, expanded GHS labeling capabilities, including adding Quick Response (QR) codes to labels, and mobile capabilities to streamline the chemical management process. Read More
About Customer	The customer is a globally recognized pharmaceutical company. It is an international manufacturer headquartered in the United States. The company is publicly traded and has a workforce of 10,000 employees spread across 23 sites. The company is involved in the production of a wide range of pharmaceutical products and is committed to maintaining high standards of safety and compliance in its operations. Read More
Solution	The company implemented Gensuite’s SDS System, a comprehensive HazCom and chemical management solution. The system provides an approved chemical product inventory with associated SDSs, GHS pictograms, and the ability to generate precautionary & hazard code container and shipping labels. The system includes an up-to-date, high-quality repository of ~190,000 current SDSs, with GHS content for over 30,000 chemical products. The Gensuite services team assures continuous content maintenance. The system offers intuitive employee search on desktop and mobile, integrated container and shipping labels with easy-to-read precautionary & hazard statements, and mobile capabilities, available on or offline, with Quick Response (QR) code functionality. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)

Applicable Industries

Pharmaceuticals

Applicable Functions

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Inventory Management

Regulatory Compliance Monitoring

Services

System Integration

Training

Challenge

The pharmaceutical company needed to transition to a new chemical management system to meet the United Nations’ GHS standard. This involved changing over 8,000 chemical products and training employees on the new system. The company required a comprehensive HazCom and chemical management system with support services for content migration & maintenance, system implementation, and employee training. They also needed secondary container labels for additional chemical standard compliance. The company wanted easily accessible Safety Data Sheets (SDS) for over 8,000 chemical products, expanded GHS labeling capabilities, including adding Quick Response (QR) codes to labels, and mobile capabilities to streamline the chemical management process.

About Customer

The customer is a globally recognized pharmaceutical company. It is an international manufacturer headquartered in the United States. The company is publicly traded and has a workforce of 10,000 employees spread across 23 sites. The company is involved in the production of a wide range of pharmaceutical products and is committed to maintaining high standards of safety and compliance in its operations.

Solution

The company implemented Gensuite’s SDS System, a comprehensive HazCom and chemical management solution. The system provides an approved chemical product inventory with associated SDSs, GHS pictograms, and the ability to generate precautionary & hazard code container and shipping labels. The system includes an up-to-date, high-quality repository of ~190,000 current SDSs, with GHS content for over 30,000 chemical products. The Gensuite services team assures continuous content maintenance. The system offers intuitive employee search on desktop and mobile, integrated container and shipping labels with easy-to-read precautionary & hazard statements, and mobile capabilities, available on or offline, with Quick Response (QR) code functionality.

Impact #1	Gensuite was able to successfully migrate the company's existing approved chemical list into the SDS system.
Impact #2	Provided training to employees for global chemical management.
Impact #3	Enabled chemical approval workflow for systematic review, approval or rejection of new site chemical product requests.

Impact #1

Gensuite was able to successfully migrate the company's existing approved chemical list into the SDS system.

Impact #2

Provided training to employees for global chemical management.

Impact #3

Enabled chemical approval workflow for systematic review, approval or rejection of new site chemical product requests.

Benefit #1	SDS System set up and launched in 4 weeks for 23 global locations.
Benefit #2	8,000 SDSs uploaded in 6 weeks.

Benefit #1

SDS System set up and launched in 4 weeks for 23 global locations.

Benefit #2

8,000 SDSs uploaded in 6 weeks.

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Transitioning to a Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) for Hazard Communication Compliance

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