From the safety data sheet to the signed operating instruction
The safety data sheet is parsed, the risk assessment pre-filled from it, approved on the two-person principle and handed to the team as an operating instruction — acknowledged per person. If the manufacturer changes the data sheet, the affected assessment flags itself for review. The professional judgement stays with your responsible staff.
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What lab safety does
Hazardous substance register (§16 GefStoffV)
Every hazardous substance with CAS numbers, GHS pictograms, H and P phrases, mixture components, quantity and storage location — exportable as a register.
Safety data sheet parsing
Upload the PDF, review and accept suggestions for H and P phrases, pictograms, storage class and disposal route — revision and date stay with the substance.
Risk assessment from substance data
Assessment per activity or workstation, pre-filled from the substance data: hazards, protective measures, emergency behaviour, owners and a review date.
Two-person approval
Draft, signature of the author, assignment for review, approval by a second person. A justified management override is logged with its reason.
Operating instruction with acknowledgement
Generate the operating instruction from the assessment, export it as PDF and distribute it; each person acknowledges, open acknowledgements have their own view.
Data sheet changes speak up
When a new revision of the data sheet arrives, the affected assessments and operating instructions show up as due for review — in the overview, not by word of mouth.
Substitution check (§6 GefStoffV)
Check whether CMR and other hazardous substances can be replaced, with open candidates, justification and a review date.
Competence and protective equipment
Record qualifications per person; before hazardous work the required personal protective equipment is prompted and confirmed.
Storage and co-storage (TRGS 510)
Storage classes per substance, a co-storage check for cabinet or room, and a warning when two classes do not go together.
Waste with AVV codes
Waste log with AVV code, quantity, container and disposal route; the code is on the container already, not only at the disposal company.
Processes, syntheses and batch calculator
Processes and syntheses with the substances involved, a stoichiometry calculator and a link to the journal entry — the hazard belongs to the process, not to a note.
Genetic engineering and biosafety
Genetic engineering projects with safety level, organisms involved and responsibilities; assessments and journal entries attach to them.
Substance → assessment → instruction → disposal
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Record the substance
Upload the data sheet, review the suggestions, add the substance to the register with storage class and waste code.
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Assess and approve
Pre-fill the risk assessment per activity, define protective measures, approve it with a second person.
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Instruct and acknowledge
Distribute the operating instruction, collect acknowledgements per person; competence and protective equipment are on file.
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Store, use, dispose
Co-storage is checked, consumption is booked on the container, disposal is documented with the AVV code.
Why LabNote.Light
- Substance, assessment, operating instruction, container and waste share one record — no duplicate data entry
- Built for DE/AT: §16 and §6 GefStoffV, TRGS 510, AVV and genetic engineering out of the box
- Two-person approvals with electronic signature; every change recorded with time and person
- Acknowledgement per person instead of a signature sheet in a binder
Frequently asked
Does this replace a safety officer?
No. LabNote.Light structures and documents the work; the professional judgement stays with your responsible staff.
How are safety data sheets parsed?
The PDF is read by a language model that suggests H and P phrases, pictograms, storage class and disposal route. You review every suggestion before accepting it.
What happens when a new data sheet version arrives?
The new revision is noted on the substance and every affected risk assessment and operating instruction appears as due for review until it is confirmed or revised.
How do I prove the instruction took place?
Through the acknowledgement: each assigned person confirms the operating instruction with a timestamp; open acknowledgements stay visible as a list.
Can we use our own templates?
Yes. Risk assessments and operating instructions can be set up as templates per organisation, reused and versioned.
Where are accidents and near misses recorded?
In quality management as a deviation: sequence of events, immediate action, corrective action and effectiveness check. The deviation can be linked to substance, instrument and assessment.
Security & Compliance
Built into every plan, not bolted on
GDPR, ALCOA+, and the hash-chain audit trail ship with every LabNote.Light plan — no add-ons, no surcharge, EU-hosted.
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