Municipalities need to provide a vast array of vital services from clean drinking water and snow removal to public works, emergency response, and sanitation—24/7 local governments keep communities functioning. Access to a reliable SDS Management service to manage their hazardous chemicals is critical for service delivery.
Cities and towns use thousands of chemicals—including fuels, solvents, cleaning agents, pesticides, de-icers, and reagents. Every one of these substances requires proper handling, storage, and, most importantly, an up-to-date Safety Data Sheet (SDS) to stay compliant with your federal, state/provincial regulations like OSHA’s HazCom Standard, Canada’s WHMIS, and the Globally Harmonized System (GHS).
That’s where msds Source steps in. As a trusted SDS management and authoring platform, msds Source is purpose-built to help municipalities simplify compliance, boost safety, and reduce administrative overhead—all in a secure, cloud-based system.
Whether you're managing a single public works facility or multiple departments across a city, msds Source brings your SDS strategy into the digital age—accurate, accessible, and audit-ready.
1. Regulatory Compliance You Can Rely On
Since municipalities offer a vast array of services their compliance needs can have multiple layers of regulations—from OSHA and WHMIS to EPA standards and local safety codes. These rules require you to maintain accurate, easily accessible SDS for every hazardous material used on-site.
msds Source automates the compliance process by keeping your SDS library up to date with supplier updates, SDS record archive, and hazard communication labeling—so you can pass audits with confidence and avoid costly penalties.
2. Employee Safety Comes First
msds Source ensures your sanitation workers, fire departments, facilities staff, and water treatment operators have real-time access to SDS data, including hazard identification, required PPE, handling instructions, and emergency procedures.
When your team can make fast, informed decisions, accidents are reduced, and safety is enhanced across departments.
The mobile app offers safety information at a users fingertips saving valuable time during incidents.
3. Be Always Audit-Ready
With msds Source, your SDS records are organized, digital, and always audit-ready. Enjoy compliance peace of mind so you can focus on other priorities and not on SDS document management. An up-to-date inventory helps generate accurate reports, track chemical usage, and demonstrate compliance across all departments—from parks and recreation to emergency services.
4. Operational Efficiency, On-Demand
Forget binders stuffed with paper or disconnected systems between departments. msds Source gives every authorized employee instant, mobile-friendly access to SDS documents—anytime, anywhere.
Whether you're in a municipal garage, field site, or water treatment facility, msds Source removes the bottlenecks from chemical safety.
All SDS documents are stored in a secure, searchable cloud-based system. Staff can access chemical safety info from their office, mobile device, or job site—without jumping between spreadsheets or filing cabinets.
Breakdown your SDS library by location, department or business unit. Organize the SDS inventory so users search for chemicals relevant to where they work. Administrators can manage binders for their area.
Let us handle the updates. msds Source tracks supplier changes and automatically updates your SDS library, ensuring it reflects the most current safety standards. Stay compliant without lifting a finger.
Whether your team is at a fire station, pump house, or road crew outpost, msds Source ensures SDS access in real-time—even without an internet connection. Download SDS PDFs for offline reference in remote areas.
Our system is built on GHS standards, create GHS secondary labels for products to communicate the hazards, pictograms, and precautionary statements. Print labels in a variety of sizes at your convenience using office printers.
Track compliance across all departments with custom reporting tools. Need a chemical inventory by facility? Or an SDS update log for an audit? msds Source delivers the insights you need—fast.
Fully responsive on phones, tablets, and desktops. Empower every department to manage safety data from the palm of their hand.
Reduce your environmental footprint and operational clutter. Transition to a paperless SDS system with msds Source—and support your municipality’s sustainability goals while staying 100% compliant.
Access millions of SDSs from thousands of chemical suppliers across North America, covering every product used in public works, sanitation, fire services, facilities, and more.
Our in-house compliance experts provide hands-on support, training, and onboarding—included at no extra cost. We’re more than software; we’re your chemical safety partner.
msds Source is designed to integrate with your existing safety, procurement, or compliance systems. No major tech overhauls. No operational downtime.
Employers need to keep a physical inventory of chemicals. msds Source can print a record of your chemicals by location.
An up-to-date SDS for each chemical needs to be accessible to employees. msds Source stores your SDSs and keeps them up-to-date. Worker’s access SDSs 24/7 from phone, tablet or laptop.
All containers of hazardous materials need to be labeled. msds Source creates labels to replace damaged labels or to label portable or temporary containers.
Is your municipality ready to simplify SDS management and boost compliance across every department? With msds Source, you can transform chemical safety from a regulatory burden into an operational asset.
Whether you manage a small town or a sprawling city, msds Source scales to meet your needs—while keeping your team protected and your records audit-ready.
Let’s simplify compliance, improve safety, and reduce risk—together.
