SDS Management Software for the Energy Sector
Oil and gas activities, power production facilities and renewable energy installations all share one thing: a large and constantly changing chemical inventory that can pose significant EHS and regulatory risk. The energy sector leaves a broad, toxic chemical footprint in the form of crude oil, refined products, hydraulic fracturing fluids, industrial cooling chemicals and PFAS firefighting agents, all of which are under increasing scrutiny.
CloudSDS offers EHS teams in the energy industry a single, real-time platform to manage all Safety Data Sheets across their operations, from upstream wellheads and refineries to power plants and renewable energy projects.
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Regulatory Compliance Pressure in the Energy Sector
OSHA HazCom (29 CFR 1910.1200)
All employees working in the vicinity of hazardous chemicals including petroleum products, process chemicals, H2S and industrial gases must have access to a current SDS. Audits often reveal that there is no centralized infrastructure to ensure consistent access to SDSs where operations are remote or multi-sited.
OSHA Process Safety Management (29 CFR 1910.119)
Refinery, natural gas processing, and chemical plants that have highly hazardous chemicals in quantities greater than threshold quantities shall maintain proper chemical safety information as part of their PSM program. SDS data are used directly in process hazard studies, management of change reviews, and pre-startup safety reviews.
PFAS and AFFF regulations
At the federal and state levels, energy facilities and industrial sites using AFFF (aqueous film-forming foam) systems are facing a rapidly changing regulatory landscape. PFOA and PFOS have been added to CERCLA for hazardous chemicals. AFFF regulations at the state level are accelerating. Strict version control and documentation are required to manage SDS for PFAS-containing products.
EPA TRI Reporting
Energy facilities that manufacture, process or otherwise use identified toxic chemicals in amounts above threshold proportions – including 205+ PFAS currently on the TRI list – have to file yearly Toxic Release Inventory reports. SDS data is used to determine thresholds for drug identification and quantity.
The chemical categories in a typical transportation facility
HOW CLOUDSDS FITS
Flashpoint, storage-class, and reactivity data, like keeping diesel fuel separated from oxidizing shop chemicals, pulls directly onto the SDS record, so EHS teams can plan compliant storage across fuel islands, maintenance bays, and battery charging areas without cross-referencing a second source.
HOW CLOUDSDS FITS
Flashpoint, storage-class, and reactivity data, like keeping diesel fuel separated from oxidizing shop chemicals, pulls directly onto the SDS record, so EHS teams can plan compliant storage across fuel islands, maintenance bays, and battery charging areas without cross-referencing a second source.
HOW CLOUDSDS FITS
Flashpoint, storage-class, and reactivity data, like keeping diesel fuel separated from oxidizing shop chemicals, pulls directly onto the SDS record, so EHS teams can plan compliant storage across fuel islands, maintenance bays, and battery charging areas without cross-referencing a second source.
HOW CLOUDSDS FITS
Flashpoint, storage-class, and reactivity data, like keeping diesel fuel separated from oxidizing shop chemicals, pulls directly onto the SDS record, so EHS teams can plan compliant storage across fuel islands, maintenance bays, and battery charging areas without cross-referencing a second source.