The January 2021 report, "Safety Data Sheet Compliance Checks," provides guidance for downstream users on conducting plausibility checks on incoming safety data sheets (SDSs) to fulfill legal obligations in light of poor data quality in the supply chain. The plausibility check guidance is given in a series of steps, and the report recommends that downstream users perform a plausibility check at a level appropriate to the circumstances, keep records of checks performed and outcomes, ensure that each person with a role in managing received SDSs and/or conducting plausibility checks has the appropriate training and is competent to perform their duties. If the SDS fails at any stage of the plausibility check, further obligations under REACH, CLP, or other legislation may apply. The report also provides guidance on compliance actions required by a recipient of an extended safety data sheet, i.e. an SDS with attached exposure scenario(s) for substances or "safe use mixture information" for complex mixtures.
