Know what's inside.
Know what to do.
Build a searchable SDS library from label scans, uploaded manufacturer documents, and verified manufacturer matches when available. OSHA Scan transcribes visible label text, checks visible GHS symbols for your confirmation, and shows what is still missing or needs review — in English or Spanish.
From shelf to searchable in three steps
Snap the label
Point your phone at the product label on the drum, can, or bottle — no typing, no product codes. Works right from the job-site shelf.
AI reads it
The AI transcribes visible text and separately checks visible GHS symbols: product name, manufacturer, CAS numbers, signal word, and hazard and precautionary statements — with a confidence level, so you confirm before saving.
Your library grows
Each chemical gets a safety card, links to open reference data, a place for an uploaded manufacturer's SDS PDF or verified exact match when available, and an optional AI draft profile — clearly labeled as a draft.
Scan a chemical label free — right now
Photograph any product on your shelf, van, or supply room. The AI reads the label — no account needed to try it, though you may be asked for the free phone Access Pass.
One lifetime free label scan
What the SDS status on each product means
Each product in your chemical library shows where its safety data sheet stands, in the same words you'll see in the app.
While OSHA Scan looks for the sheet
- Sheet found — approve
- A sheet for the exact product was found. Check it and approve it — nothing is added to your library until you do.
- Searching
- No matching sheet yet. OSHA Scan keeps searching in the background and checks again every 90 days. Nothing for you to do.
- We've asked the maker — nothing for you to do
- After about a week with no match, the OSHA Scan team asked the maker for the sheet by email (your company isn't named) and will follow up once. A sheet they send back waits for your approval.
- Requested — no reply
- The maker hasn't answered the request or the follow-up. Searching continues.
What kind of sheet is on file
- Official manufacturer SDS
- From the maker's own source, matched to the exact product and approved by you. This is the sheet to rely on.
- Possible matches — check before using
- Close to your product but not an exact match. Compare the listed differences first; a sheet you pick is saved as your own unverified copy.
- SDS saved — needs review
- A PDF saved for convenience. It isn't verified, isn't compliance-ready and doesn't replace the current SDS.
- AI-generated draft — not a manufacturer SDS
- A clearly labeled AI draft built from your label scan, for use while you get the real sheet. It never replaces the manufacturer's SDS.
Have the sheet? Upload it — Whatever the status, you can upload the manufacturer's SDS yourself at any time.
See the workflow click into place
Illustrative AI-assisted workflows. Review the findings; they are not a compliance certification.
What the scanner reads off a label
GHS pictograms
Checks only symbols visibly present in the photo and never infers a pictogram from hazard wording. You confirm every detected symbol before saving.
Signal word
DANGER or WARNING, so the severity is obvious at a glance in your library.
Hazard statements
The H-statements printed on the label, transcribed as written.
Precautionary statements
The P-statements — handling, storage, and first-aid guidance from the label.
Product identity
Product name, manufacturer, product number, and CAS numbers when printed.
Confidence level
Every extraction carries a confidence rating, and you review and correct it before anything is saved.
A chemical library built for the whole crew
Right-to-know access
HazCom is a right-to-know program, so every role in your organization can search the library and read every safety card — workers and supervisors included.
Manufacturer SDS documents
Upload the manufacturer's SDS PDF or adopt an exact verified manufacturer match when available. Each record shows whether an official document is attached, missing, or needs review.
Open reference data
Link to public chemical and workplace-safety reference data for context; these resources do not replace the manufacturer's SDS.
Bilingual safety info
Safety cards and AI draft profiles are readable in English or Spanish, so the crew reads hazard info in the language they actually work in.
AI draft profiles — labeled
Generate a draft safety summary as a starting point. Every screen and every PDF page marks it "AI-Generated Draft — Not a Manufacturer SDS."
Search and filter
Find any product by name, manufacturer, or CAS number, and filter by signal word, missing SDS, or review status to see what needs follow-up.
SDS management by industry
The chemicals change, but the failure modes don't. Pick your industry for a playbook built around the products actually on your shelves.
Construction
Adhesives, epoxies, fuels, and concrete chemicals that change every project — and a conex that never has the binder.
Manufacturing
Drums, totes, and department inventories that drift out of sync with the SDS file every receiving day.
Auto repair shops
Paint, thinner, brake cleaner, and a flammables cabinet full of aerosols nobody has sheets for.
Cleaning companies
Your crews carry the chemicals to customer sites — the SDS has to travel with them.
Property management
Maintenance rooms, pool sheds, and janitor closets across every building you manage.
HVAC contractors
Refrigerants, coil cleaners, and brazing supplies that live on a truck shelf, not in a binder.
Hotels
Housekeeping, laundry, pool, and kitchen chemistry under one roof — in four different closets.
Laboratories
Hundreds of reagents in constant rotation, shared benches, and an inventory that ages weekly.
The 10 SDS problems that put HazCom programs at risk
Each one links to a plain-English guide: what OSHA expects, how to fix it, and — honestly — which parts OSHA Scan automates and which stay on you.
Missing SDS
A chemical on the shelf with no sheet on file — and what to do about it today.
Wrong SDS for the product
A sheet for a similar product isn't a sheet for your product.
Outdated SDSs
MSDS-era binders, the 2024 HazCom update, and how to audit revision dates.
SDSs workers can't reach
“Readily accessible during each shift” — what the rule actually asks for.
No chemical inventory list
More products on the shelf than sheets on file — you can't manage what you haven't listed.
Unlabeled spray bottles
Secondary container rules, the narrow same-shift exception, and workplace labels.
HazCom training gaps
When training is required, what it must cover, and how to document it.
No written HazCom program
The document inspectors ask for first — and what it must actually contain.
Contractor chemicals on site
Multi-employer sites: who tells whom about whose chemicals.
SDSs nobody can read
16 sections, 12 pages — the four your crew actually needs in an emergency.
Not ready to scan? Take the checklist.
Get our free OSHA self-inspection checklist by email and come back when you're ready.
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Chemical Inventory Log
List each product used in a work area and where its safety data sheet is kept. Products can be treated differently under different rules; confirm each one rather than assuming the same treatment.
- Product identifier
- Manufacturer
- Work area
- Inventory owner
- SDS available
- Source or document reference
- Revision date
- Review status
- Product identifier
- Example degreaser, aerosol
- Manufacturer
- Example manufacturer
- Work area
- Maintenance shop
- Inventory owner
- Maintenance lead
- SDS available
- Yes
- Source or document reference
- SDS binder, tab 14
- Revision date
- 03/2025
- Review status
- Reviewed
Download formats
- PDF · US Letter, print-ready
- CSV · spreadsheet, one row per entry
Free account required
Non-English documents are automated translations, not official OSHA translations. Citations, limits and names are kept as written.
Non-English documents are automated translations, not official OSHA translations. Citations, limits and names are kept as written.
OSHA Scan template — record fields, not legal requirements. Not an official government form.
What it is — and what it isn't
OSHA Scan is:
- An AI-assisted way to transcribe chemical labels instead of typing them
- A searchable, org-wide SDS library built from label scans, uploaded documents, and verified manufacturer matches
- Links to public chemical and workplace-safety reference data
- Clearly labeled AI draft summaries a person verifies
OSHA Scan is not:
- A guarantee that every product has an instant verified manufacturer SDS — some records still need an upload or internal follow-up
- A substitute for HazCom training, labeling, or a written program
- A compliance certification or an official OSHA determination
- A replacement for a qualified person reviewing chemical hazards
SDS digital library
Build a searchable chemical library from label photos. Review manufacturer SDS matches when available and follow the status of missing documents.
Missing-document requests enter a review queue; they do not automatically contact suppliers.
Job-site locations
Organize inspections by location and compare safety performance across every site you manage.
Team roles & permissions
Invite admins, managers, and supervisors with role-based access that keeps the right people in control.
A qualified person must review AI-flagged items before making safety decisions. Do not replace required comprehensive safety walkthroughs with AI reports. Features, limits, and downloads depend on your account’s plan and permissions.
SDS scanner FAQs
What does the SDS scanner actually scan?
You photograph the printed label on a chemical container. OSHA Scan transcribes visible text — product name, manufacturer, CAS numbers, the signal word, and hazard and precautionary statements — and separately checks visible GHS symbols. It never infers a pictogram from hazard wording, and you confirm or correct the result before saving.
Does it give me the official manufacturer SDS?
OSHA Scan searches its verified manufacturer catalog and official sources for the exact product, and keeps searching in the background. When it finds a match, you check the sheet and approve it — nothing is added to your library until you do. If about a week of searching finds nothing and the maker has a contact address, the OSHA Scan team may email the maker for the sheet (your company isn't named) and follow up once; any sheet they send back also waits for your approval. You can upload the manufacturer's SDS yourself at any time. The "Ask OSHA Scan to look for an SDS" button adds an internal review request; it does not email the maker. No tool can guarantee a match for every product, and OSHA Scan never invents or substitutes an SDS.
What is the AI draft safety profile?
It's an optional, clearly labeled AI-generated draft summary built from the label data and open chemical references — useful as a starting point while your team completes internal follow-up on the manufacturer's SDS. Every screen and every page of the PDF marks it as an AI draft, not a manufacturer SDS, and a person should verify it.
Who on my team can see the chemical library?
Everyone in your organization. Hazard communication is a right-to-know program, so the library is intentionally visible to every role — workers, supervisors, managers, and admins. Only admins and managers can delete entries.
Does scanning a label use up my scans?
Yes — reading a label with AI costs one scan from your plan, the same as a job-site photo scan. If the photo turns out not to be a chemical label, the scan is not charged. Saving, searching, and uploading SDS PDFs are free.
Does this make me HazCom compliant?
It helps you run the program — a searchable chemical inventory, SDS documents in one place, and GHS hazard info your crew can read in English or Spanish. OSHA's HazCom standard (29 CFR 1910.1200) still requires manufacturer SDSs, labeling, and training; OSHA Scan organizes that work, it doesn't certify compliance.
Put your chemical inventory in every pocket
Start with a one-time free label scan — photograph a label and watch it become a safety card your whole crew can search.