Workflow
Printing GHS labels
A GHS label for use in the workplace, for example on a spray bottle or a bottle a product is decanted into. Chemspark builds the label from the SDS data; the supplier's classification stays leading.
For: Users · Admins
What the label shows
- The product name.
- The GHS pictograms, derived from the H statements according to CLP.
- The signal word.
- The H, EUH and P statements in the official Dutch or English wording. The label follows the screen language.
- The supplier's name and phone number.
- Optionally a QR code that opens the product in Chemspark.
The label takes over the supplier's classification and is meant for your own containers in the workplace. It is not a label for placing a product on the market.
Printing labels
- Open GHS Labels in the menu.
- Tick the products under Select Products. Search by product name, CAS number or product ID.
- Set the number of labels per product.
- Under Label Settings, choose the label size: 74 × 105, 105 × 74, 105 × 148 or 148 × 210 mm.
- Choose the labels per page: 1 (full size), 2, 4, 6 or 9 per A4.
- Switch the QR code on or off.
- Check the preview and click Print Labels. Print the label, or save it as a PDF from the browser's print dialog.
The preview is exactly what prints. Turn off 'Headers & footers' in the print dialog for a clean label. If nothing opens, allow pop-ups for Chemspark.
When the label gets tight
A small label cannot always hold everything. Chemspark then leaves off the least critical P statements and puts a reference to the SDS on the label. Under the label settings, the warning 'Label size is tight' lists the products concerned. If it still does not fit, choose a larger size or fewer labels per page.
With more labels per A4, each label prints smaller than the chosen size; a note under the settings says so.
Kits
For a kit, each part gets its own label with that part's hazards, for that part's container.
The QR code
The QR code opens the product page in Chemspark after logging in. The QR choice is remembered in this browser.
After a new SDS
If a new SDS changes something that affects the label, such as an H statement or the signal word, 'What needs updating' shows the line GHS label: 'Reprint the container label'. The label is always built from the current data, so printing it again is enough.
During a trial, printing is locked; it unlocks on a paid plan.
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Processing a new SDS
When a supplier sends a new SDS, replace the old one. Chemspark first shows what changes and which assessments, workplace cards and labels no longer match because of it.
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Reading the inventory
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Checking the data ('Needs review')
Chemspark never fills in a guess. Anything it cannot take from the SDS with certainty gets the 'Needs review' flag, so that someone checks it against the SDS.
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GHS Labels
This page prints GHS labels for use at the workplace, for example for a spray bottle or a bottle a product has been decanted into. The label takes over the supplier's classification from the SDS.
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Product page
The product page shows everything Chemspark read from the SDS of one product, in the order of the SDS. This is where data is checked and corrected, the SDS is replaced, and where you see what has been done with the product: risk assessment and workplace cards.
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Kit page
The kit page shows the parts of a kit side by side, such as a resin and a hardener. Chemspark saves each part as a product of its own; this page is the overview.
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