Safety Knights

I am not aware of Velocity's MSDSOnline doing that. It would be great if it could. The issue you described, I agree is a pain. I fight that all the time. No matter how many time I remind everyone to let me know right away so I can get it added before we use it, I still from time to time find products at our locations I've never seen before. And just like you stated, I then have to try and see if MSDSOnline has it and can then add it to the eBinder so that I can index it for labeling purposes if needed. And again like you stated, George, sometimes it is in their customer SDS database but other times it is not and I have to go online and try and find it (only to find 20 different date versions or similar but the manufacturer changed at some point in time).

One would think that if there is nothing currently that at least someone is beginning to look into it and using AI for searching.

I can't speak for any of this from personal experience but I am happy to share what I found online, it seems there are plenty that make the claim to do just what you asked for. I'm sure the hinge point will be how much do you want to spend to get what you want.

Yes, several modern SDS software solutions meet these criteria, often termed "AI-powered SDS management" or "smart photo-scanning SDS" systems. [1]
Based on your requirements for photo-scanning, AI search, automatic tagging, and streamlined approval, here are the top platforms for 2026:
1. SDS Manager (Recommended)
This platform is highly rated for 2026, offering specialized "Photo Feature" functionality that directly matches your requirements. [1, 2]
• Worker Action: Uses the SDS Manager app to take a photo of the product label.
• AI/Search: The system parses the image to automatically identify the product, searching their database of 16M+ SDSs.
• Auto-tagging: It links the product to the user/location.
• Safety Manager: The manager gets a notification to review and approve the new, automatically sourced SDS. [1, 2, 3, 4]
2. EcoOnline provides AI-powered "Smart Extraction" that handles the heavy lifting of chemical documentation. [1]
• Workflow: Workers can upload documents via a mobile app.
• AI Capability: Uses Natural Language Processing (NLP) to extract crucial data from Sections 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 13, and 14 automatically.
• Efficiency: It streamlines the process from manual entry to automated compliance. [1, 2, 3]
3. CloudSDS offers robust mobile photo scanning aimed at fast inventory building.
• Functionality: Workers can use the mobile app to scan products.
• AI Search: Uses AI-powered search to find or source the SDS instantly.
• Automation: Offers automated tracking, updates, and indexing of SDS documents. [1, 2, 3, 4]
4. SafetyStratus
This software uses AI image recognition specifically for chemical management, allowing for instant identification from the field. [1, 2, 3]
Summary of Criteria Match
Criteria [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Best Solutions
Worker App Photo SDS Manager, CloudSDS, EcoOnline
AI/Search Product SDS Manager (16M+ Database), CloudSDS (AI-powered)
Auto-Tagging SDS Manager
Safety Manager Alert SDS Manager, EcoOnline

Resources
1. https://sdsmanager.com/us/photo-feature/
2. https://www.ecoonline.com/en-us/chemical-safety/chemical-management-software/sds-management-software/
3. https://cloudsds.com/
4. https://www.safetystratus.com/

* There are many more resources that can be located on this search page where you can even continue the thread I used to locate the information above. Be sure to look at the resources to the right.
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Would be open to getting a panel discussion going on exactly this

SDS Manager has a function where employees can request a new chemical be added and it allows you to add SDS via taking a picture of the label. If you’d like to learn more I have a good connection there. We just started using it at all five sites we have.

This is the company we use: https://www.kha.com/

As a consultant, I stress to my customers that their Haz Com Policies or Programs include a strict New Material or Chemical Approval Process! This must be enforced. Few things are more discouraging than to go through all the effort to get your Chemical Management system up-to-date and have an off-shift maintenance employee bring some glue or paint in from the hardware store you did not know about!
My former company (before I retired) had a very strict policy on that! This is why.

WE had been working for some time on "Zero-Injuries!" We were very close to actually getting to ZERO! We had a Lean and World Class-Safety Program going! But we had missed something. One morning, I was feeling pretty good as my machine shop of 400 employees had not had a recordable in 6 months! A CNC operator walks into my office and rolls up his sleeves. On both forearms, I see huge rashes, the telltale sign of dermatitis. My heart sinks as he reports awful itching! I know it means a trip to the local dermatologist, and almost certainly an OSHA Recordable. He reports that he has not been been exposed to poison ivy, and has no known skin allergies. I tell him that I am not a doc but am pretty sure given, his job on a CNC with water-based coolants, it looked like dermatitis, as I had seen it numerous times before. He then reported that he had changed the coolant just the past weekend, which is one big defense of dermatitis. So he heads to the doctor. I immediately call his supervisor and told him to get started on an accident report. I asked him if they were maintaining their cleaning schedules on their machines, especially the coolant sumps. He assured me they were all maintained. I then asked if anything else had changed and he reported they had not changed a thing! I told he something had sure as heck changed. My fear dealing with this problem in the past, was that where there is smoke, there is always FIRE!

To make a long story short, in the next hour, we had 7 more employees come in with rashes. WE went from 0 recordables to 8 in an HOUR! Later in a meeting, I discovered we had made a big change! No one knew but one supervisor, had kept the same type of coolant but changed the supplier. He got it a lot cheaper, but a review of the two SDS revealed that the second supplier did not add any biocide to the coolant to fight bacteria (usually something like simple chlorine bleach). That's why we got the dermatitis! After 8 recordables and screwing up our primary safety metric, I had no problem getting management commitment on a strict New Material and Chemical Approval Process!