Electronic Safety Data Sheet Services Continues to Expand with Adoption by 20th Market Leading Client

VALETTA, Malta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Electronic Shipping Solutions, the leading shipping eDocs provider, announces that Cargill has become the 20th market leading client to adopt its revolutionary eSDS™ Services.

“eSDS™ Services allow us to be both operationally efficient and REACH compliant with regard to our safety data sheet obligations. One of the main benefits is that eSDS™ allows a number of key activities to take place simultaneously, saving us valuable time and money.”

eSDS™ Services enable Users to comply with global legislation such as the Globally Harmonised System (GHS) and more regional legislation such as Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemical substances(REACH), both of which deal with the management and distribution of Safety Data Sheets.

Ernst Herger, Head of Operations for Cargill International SA, comments: “eSDS™ Services allow us to be both operationally efficient and REACH compliant with regard to our safety data sheet obligations. One of the main benefits is that eSDS™ allows a number of key activities to take place simultaneously, saving us valuable time and money.”

eSDS™ allows users to meet key SDS compliance obligations such as assembly and active distribution of multi-lingual safety data sheets or via its automatic re-send capability should a safety data sheet change. In addition, the eSDSs are stored for 10 years with a full audit trail of all recipients and readers.

Market reaction to eSDS™ Services has been extremely positive since its launch in July 2009, in large part because the solution was built at the request and with the input of leading companies such as Morgan Stanley, Hess Corporation, JPMorgan, Mercuria Energy Group, Barclays Capital, Trafigura and Noble Corporation.

While eSDS™ Services originally focused on REACH compliance, they have since been expanded significantly to meet Health and Safety requirements and global SDS legislation enacted due to GHS. Indeed, a number of ESS’s customers use eSDS™ Services globally.

ESS provides eSDS™ Services through the ESS-Databridge™ eDocs Exchange, which it owns and operates. The ESS-Databridge™ combines a legal framework to access the Exchange and IT platform to enable Users to transact eDocs legally.

About ESS

ESS (www.essdocs.com) provides electronic shipping document solutions (eDocs) for international trade participants, empowering Users to electronically manage and transact documents required for day-to-day operations, compliance and Customs purposes.

ESS develops its eDocs Services using a collaborative industry-lead approach through its Users Association, the ESS-Databridge™ Development Group (DDG) since 2005. These collaborators, whom are also ESS customers, include many of the world’s largest companies including leading oil companies, commodities traders, trade finance banks, ship operators, surveyors and ships agents.