TO BE ABLE TO READ AND UNDERSTAND THE SAFETY DATA SHEET

Content addition date : 21-07-2025

Safety Data Sheets (SDS) are the most important of the basic tools of chemical management. First of all, it is a very serious requirement that SDSs are prepared correctly and in compliance with the legislation. Reading, understanding and putting into practice Safety Data Sheets (SDS) correctly both ensures your legal compliance and enables you to take the right occupational safety measures. 

In order for the safety data sheets provided to your company to be understood correctly, employees need to know which information to find under which heading. For this purpose, you can organize internal trainings in your company or receive trainings titled “Reading and Understanding Safety Data Sheet” from experts.

The values that “Reading and Understanding Safety Data Sheet” trainings will add to your company and your employees can be briefly summarized as follows:

► Risk Awareness and Prevention
Through SDS Reading and Understanding Training, workers learn about the potential hazards (e.g. corrosiveness, flammability, toxicity) of the chemicals they are exposed to and voluntarily agree to take appropriate precautions. This plays an important role in preventing accidents and occupational diseases.

► Correct Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Many workers fail to choose personal protective equipment (PPE) correctly or use it incorrectly, based on insufficient information. The SDS Reading and Understanding Training provides a better understanding of which protective equipment is required for which chemicals and hazards. 

► Emergency Preparedness
Knowing first aid and response methods for incidents such as chemical leaks, fires or skin-eye contact increases the success of emergency management. This information is included directly in the SDS and becomes more effective with training.

► Regulatory Compliance and Audit Success
Businesses that understand and correctly use the information on the SDS take a stronger legal stance in audits conducted by various ministries. The risk of criminal sanctions is higher in businesses with untrained personnel.

► Environmental Responsibility
Proper understanding of the waste management and disposal instructions in the SDS plays a critical role in preventing environmental pollution. Through education, environmental sustainability goals are more easily achieved. 

CRAD has been preparing safety data sheets since 2008 and organizing general or company-specific trainings on this subject. We are at your side with our expertise in writing, reading and interpreting SDS. By contacting us, you can both increase your professional knowledge and achieve a safe and sustainable success in the sector.