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TechniData CSM enables companies to simplify and accelerate all processes relating to product safety. Employees can create new substances and preparations quickly and easily in the system. At the touch of a button, the system can deliver a recommendation for the regulatory classification of preparations, since TechniData also incorporates rules and regulations that facilitate automatic classification. This not only delivers massive time savings, but also makes the process more reliable and consistent than manual classification.

Integrating the solution into procurement, sales and production makes it possible to extend materials at the substance level and determine the quantities of substances that are purchased, produced and sold. Determining substance quantities is an increasingly important factor in various judicial areas, such as Canada and Europe.

If required, the system can generate safety data sheets in a matter of minutes for all European countries, Canada, the U.S., Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, Australia and New Zealand as well as according to GHS (Globally Harmonized System). The benefits for international companies are obvious. TechniData supports rules and regulations for various judicial areas worldwide and phrases in more than thirty-five languages. In addition, this regulatory data is supplied on a global basis. This means employees no longer have to endure the time-consuming process of compiling, reconciling and updating regulatory lists.

When the safety data sheet has been created, the system sends it to the relevant customers if required. If a safety data sheet has to be revised, it is automatically updated and re-issued to customers as a standard process. This not only saves resources but also prevents legal repercussions.

TechniData and SAP offer chemical companies and product manufacturers an integrated IT application based on SAP EH&S that enables them to satisfy the requirements set out in the European chemicals directive REACH efficiently.

Basic modules in the new solution include communication with the supply chain and the authorities, the management of administrative information, and the inventory of information derived from studies. This allows you to control and document all the registration and notification processes. In this way, you always have access to information on the registration status, missing studies, identified applications, and existing and developed exposure scenarios.

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Any company wishing to transport a hazardous substance must first check what transport regulations apply. These vary from one country to the next, and can lead to stiff penalties and slow down the supply chain if they are not observed. When an order is received from a customer, TechniData CSM begins by performing a dangerous goods check for this order in conjunction with the company's SAP logistics components. For instance, if a customer in the U.S. orders a certain substance in Germany, employees receive information on the labeling and packaging required for the transport route, data on the permissible means of transport and confirmation that transportation is authorized.

If the goods are to be packaged, the system helps your staff select the legally-compliant form of packaging for the specific delivery. If you want to implement an exception for the dangerous goods in this delivery, the system guides you through the process and helps you prepare the necessary documents.

The system then generates the correct transport documents, shipper's declaration and accident procedure data sheet, the latter even being automatically created in the languages of all countries that the load will be transported through and the truck driver's native language. The shipping documents contain all dangerous goods information prescribed for the different means of transport, e.g. road, rail and sea and does so in a legally compliant form. This is possible because the system stores the dangerous goods data centrally. It supports all dangerous goods categories.

We offer you a fully integrated package of legal content for SAP EH&S with information on regulatory data, phrases, expert rules and safety data sheet report templates. The solution enables you to meet regulatory requirements worldwide relating to checking marketability, product safety, the management of dangerous goods, and labeling. With TechniData CLEO for SAP EH&S you optimize your processes for managing hazardous substances by fully integrating them into your company’s business processes, thereby saving time and reducing costs. TechniData CLEO helps you to satisfy the requirements as cost-efficiently as possible.

TechniData CSM offers companies a standardized and centralized method for planning, generating and managing labels. The label management system supports various company processes and can be accessed from any of them as necessary. If a company produces a new substance, stores or sells a hazardous substance, a legally compliant label must be prepared. Different labels are required for transport depending on the packaging used and labels vary depending on the customer and destination country. The same product may therefore easily require half a dozen different labels, some containing information on hazardous substances or dangerous goods or even additional data such as barcodes or batch numbers.

If an employee is processing a shipping order, the system automatically generates a labeling tree, which shows the different labels and quantities required for packaging and transport. Labels are largely generated automatically, with the dangerous goods data being incorporated in the label design.

The system's multilingual features are also extremely useful. If required, the solution can even generate a label with Arabic, Cyrillic or Japanese characters. When it comes to meeting special requirements, e.g. if the customer's logo is required on the label, employees can add this easily with the design tool. The system archives a history of all labels generated, a highly practical feature enabling employees to access ready-created labels if a customer requests the same delivery a second time. Companies can also utilize the solution to create labels for product innovation, engineering, design and quality management. What's more, these can be tailored precisely to the company's very specific needs.

IUCLID 5.0 from the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is a database that stores information on substances. It can be used to draw up registration dossiers and notifications in line with REACH. The database is based on the harmonized templates of the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development). It integrates almost seamlessly into the existing CSM environment, facilitating data transfer between the various solutions. This prevents redundancies and implausibilities and increases compliance.

For more information on IUCLID, see IUCLID 5