Safety Data Sheet QR Codes

The safety data sheet that matters is the current one. A safety QR code on the container means whoever is holding it can reach the current version in seconds, rather than the version that was printed when the drum was filled.

Build your safety page

Hazards, precautions, first aid and the SDS itself.

  • Build it below, no account needed
  • Edit it after the label is printed
  • Opens instantly on any phone camera
Scan me A real code, pointing at this page
  1. 1 Build your safety information page Fill in the form below and we host the page for you. There is no website to build and nothing to install.
  2. 2 Style your QR code Your colours, module and corner shapes, your logo in the middle and a scan me frame if you want one.
  3. 3 Download it or embed it Print-ready PNG and true vector SVG for your printer, or drop the code straight into your own artwork.
  4. 4 Change it whenever things change Reformulate, move supplier, change a phone number: edit the page and every code already printed follows.
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What goes on the page

  • Hazard pictograms selected from the standard GHS set.
  • Signal word, warning or danger.
  • Hazard and precautionary statements in full, rather than abbreviated to fit.
  • First aid measures, written to be read by somebody who is not a chemist.
  • An emergency telephone number that dials on tap.
  • The safety data sheet as a PDF, which you replace whenever it is revised.

Who this is for

Chemical manufacturers and repackers, cleaning product suppliers, print and coatings, agriculture, workshops and any business shipping a substance that carries a data sheet.

Why hosting beats printing

Safety data sheets are revised. When yours is, every printed sheet in every customer’s folder becomes obsolete, and you have no way of knowing whether anybody replaced it. A code on the container always resolves to the current revision, and you can see from the scan reports that people are actually reading it.

How it works

  1. Build the page and upload the current SDS.
  2. Generate the code and put it on the container, the drum label or the shelf edge.
  3. Replace the PDF at each revision. Every container already out there now points at the new one.

Common questions

Does this satisfy my legal obligation to supply an SDS?

Treat it as a supplement rather than a replacement. Supply rules for safety data sheets are specific about how and when the sheet must be provided, and a QR code on a container is not automatically sufficient. Use this to make the current version easy to reach, and take advice on your obligations.

Can I see whether anyone is scanning it?

Yes. Scan reports show you by day, device and country, which is useful evidence that the information is reaching people.