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OSHA’s 2024 Hazard Communication Standard revision will require updates to nearly 94% of safety data sheets, creating downstream impacts on Process Safety Management and emergency planning. The article argues for treating SDSs as living process safety records and shows how AI-assisted data extraction can automate much of the update workload, with qualified human review still essential for validation and high‑stakes judgment.

How is your organization preparing for this SDS update wave—what parts would you automate with AI, and where will you insist on human sign-off?

Treating Safety Datasheets as Living Process Safety Records

This article was originally posted on Chemical Engineering.

OSHA's 2024 Hazard Communication Standard revision is expected to require updates to nearly 94% of safety datasheets currently in circulation — a compliance wave that also ripples into Process Safety Management and emergency planning obligations. This article examines how AI-assisted extraction can automate the bulk of that update work, while clarifying where qualified human review remains essential.

The post Treating Safety Datasheets as Living Process Safety Records appeared first on Chemical Engineering.

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