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Chemical Insights

For: Admin, Manager, Coordinator | Tier: Standard+

Chemical Insights gives you a complete picture of your chemical hazard landscape. Instead of scrolling through your inventory line by line, you can see at a glance how many chemicals you have, what percentage have current SDSs, which GHS hazard classes are present, and where your compliance gaps are.

This dashboard is especially valuable during OSHA inspections. Inspectors routinely ask: "How many hazardous chemicals do you have?" and "Can you show me the SDS for this product?" Chemical Insights gives you confident, data-backed answers to both.

SDS Coverage​

The SDS coverage metric tracks how many chemicals in your inventory have a current, non-expired Safety Data Sheet attached. This is one of the most important compliance indicators in your program.

What you'll see:

  • Coverage percentage — The number of chemicals with a valid SDS divided by your total inventory count
  • Missing SDS count — How many chemicals still need an SDS uploaded or attached
  • Expired SDS count — How many SDSs are past their recommended review date
  • Expiring soon — SDSs that will expire within the next 30, 60, or 90 days

OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200(g)) requires employers to maintain an SDS for every hazardous chemical in the workplace. Your goal is 100% coverage — and Chemical Insights makes it easy to see how close you are and which specific chemicals need attention.

GHS Pictogram Overview​

The pictogram overview shows which GHS hazard symbols are represented across your entire inventory. Each pictogram is displayed with a count of how many chemicals carry that classification:

PictogramHazard TypeExample Chemicals
FlameFlammable liquids, gases, aerosolsAcetone, ethanol, propane
Oxidizer (flame over circle)Oxidizing liquids, solids, gasesHydrogen peroxide, sodium hypochlorite
Exploding bombExplosives, self-reactive substancesAmmonium nitrate
CorrosionCorrosive to metals, skin, eyesHydrochloric acid, sodium hydroxide
Skull and crossbonesAcute toxicity (fatal or toxic)Methanol, hydrogen cyanide
Health hazardCarcinogenicity, mutagenicity, reproductive toxicityBenzene, formaldehyde
Exclamation markIrritation, narcotic effects, acute toxicity (harmful)Isopropanol, toluene
Gas cylinderGases under pressureCompressed nitrogen, CO2
EnvironmentAquatic toxicityCertain pesticides, heavy metal compounds

This view helps you understand the overall risk profile of your workplace. A facility with many skull and crossbones or health hazard chemicals has different compliance obligations than one with primarily exclamation mark chemicals.

Hazard Distribution​

The hazard distribution section breaks your inventory down by the three main GHS hazard categories:

Physical Hazards​

Chemicals that pose a physical danger — flammables, oxidizers, explosives, gases under pressure, and reactive substances. These drive your fire safety, storage, and Tier II reporting requirements.

Health Hazards​

Chemicals that can harm human health — carcinogens, reproductive toxins, sensitizers, irritants, and acutely toxic substances. These drive your PPE requirements, exposure monitoring, and training needs.

Environmental Hazards​

Chemicals that are toxic to aquatic life or the environment. These drive your spill response procedures and EPA reporting obligations.

Each category shows the total count of chemicals and a breakdown by specific hazard class (e.g., "Flammable Liquid Category 1" vs. "Flammable Liquid Category 3"). The more severe the category, the more prominent it appears in the dashboard.

Inventory Health Metrics​

Beyond hazard data, Chemical Insights tracks the overall health of your inventory:

  • Total chemicals — The count of active chemicals across all sites (or filtered by site)
  • Recently added — Chemicals added in the last 30 days
  • Chemicals without quantities — Inventory entries that are missing quantity data
  • Duplicate candidates — Chemicals that may be duplicates based on product name or CAS number
  • Unclassified chemicals — Entries that haven't been tagged with hazard classifications

These metrics help you maintain a clean, accurate inventory — which is the foundation of every other compliance activity in your program.

Trend Analysis​

Chemical Insights tracks your data over time so you can see whether your compliance posture is improving or declining:

  • SDS coverage over time — A trend line showing your coverage percentage week by week
  • Inventory growth — How your chemical count has changed over time
  • Hazard distribution shifts — Whether your hazard profile is changing as you add or remove chemicals

Trend data is useful for management reviews and demonstrates to inspectors that you actively monitor and improve your chemical safety program.

Filtering and Drill-Down​

You can filter Chemical Insights data by:

  • Site — View data for a specific site or all sites combined
  • Hazard class — Focus on a particular type of hazard (e.g., only flammables)
  • GHS pictogram — Show only chemicals with a specific pictogram
  • SDS status — Filter to show only chemicals with missing, expired, or expiring SDSs

Click any metric or chart element to drill down to the specific chemicals behind the number. For example, clicking the "12 chemicals missing SDS" count takes you directly to a filtered list of those 12 chemicals so you can take action.