The cabinet nobody could account for.

Fire department arrives at 2 AM. "What chemicals are in that building?" Someone runs to find the chemical inventory spreadsheet. It was last updated eight months ago. The flammable cabinet in Lab 3 isn't listed. Neither are the six new solvents R&D started using in January. First responders need accurate information immediately—eight-month-old spreadsheets don't save lives.

This is the gap between compliance paperwork and safety reality. OSHA requires chemical inventories. Most facilities have them. But an inventory that doesn't reflect what's actually on site, right now, can't protect anyone.

Inventory that moves with chemicals

Seal tracks chemical inventory as it moves through your facility. Receive a shipment and it enters the system with SDS attached. Move it to a lab and the location updates. Use some and the quantity decrements. The fire department asks what's in Building C? You know, right now, accurately—not from a spreadsheet that might be current, but from a system that reflects reality.

Safety Data Sheets are legally required and become outdated constantly. Most facilities have binders that are some combination of current, outdated, and missing. Seal maintains SDSs digitally with automatic version management—when a manufacturer updates an SDS, you're notified. Employees access current SDSs instantly by scanning a container barcode. No hunting through binders, no wondering if this is the current version.

GHS classification flows automatically from chemical properties: pictograms, signal words, hazard statements, precautionary statements. Labels generate with correct markings for any container you create, including secondary containers where most facilities have gaps.

Storage and compatibility

Acids don't go with bases. Oxidizers don't go with flammables. Incompatible chemicals stored together have caused facility fires, injuries, and worse. Seal enforces segregation rules based on chemical classification. When someone tries to store nitric acid in the same cabinet as organic solvents, the system flags the incompatibility.

Storage requirements flow from classification. Flammable liquids in approved cabinets with quantity limits. Corrosives in secondary containment. Compressed gases secured. The system tracks what's where and whether storage meets requirements. Inspections verify physical reality matches system records—discrepancies flag for correction.

From exposure to disposal

OSHA permissible exposure limits. ACGIH threshold limit values. Monitoring requirements for specific substances. Seal tracks exposure requirements by chemical, and when an employee works with a regulated substance, exposure records link to their profile. Trend exposure over time, alert when approaching limits, generate reports for OSHA recordkeeping.

Hazardous waste has its own regulatory framework—what is it, how much, how long has it been stored, where is it going. Seal tracks waste from generation through disposal: containers with contents, accumulation start dates, volume tracking. When a container is full, the system generates manifests for licensed disposal. No more "how long has that waste drum been sitting there?" The system knows.

90-day accumulation limits aren't suggestions—they're regulatory requirements with significant penalties. Seal tracks accumulation start dates and alerts before limits approach. Satellite accumulation areas have their own rules, their own limits. The system knows the difference and manages both.

Incidents that improve safety

A chemical spill occurs. An employee has an exposure. A near-miss could have been serious. Seal captures safety incidents with full context—what chemicals were involved, what controls were in place, what PPE was used, what training the employee had. Investigation follows structured root cause analysis and corrective actions track to completion.

Incidents aren't just documented—they feed back into risk assessment. If the same chemical appears in multiple incidents, the data shows it and the controls need strengthening. Training requirements link to chemical assignments automatically: assign an employee to work with a new chemical class and required training appears. When someone handles a chemical, their training record shows they're qualified.

Regulatory reporting without compilation

OSHA 300 logs. EPA Tier II reports. SARA 311/312 reporting. State-specific requirements. Seal generates regulatory reports directly from your chemical and incident data—no manual compilation, because the data already exists and the report is just a view of it.

The same data that keeps your inventory accurate for emergency responders keeps your regulatory reporting accurate for auditors. One system, one source of truth, from the moment a chemical arrives until the waste manifest is filed.

For facilities with DEA-controlled substances, additional tracking applies—two-person verification, secure storage, ARCOS reporting. Seal handles controlled substances within the broader chemical inventory with the additional controls regulations require.