Chemical Safety & SDS Management for Auto Repair Shops

SDS software for auto repair shops is a cloud-based system that keeps a current Safety Data Sheet for every chemical in the shop — brake cleaner, solvents, motor oil, degreasers, paints, and refrigerants — and makes them accessible to technicians in the service bay, keeping the shop compliant with OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200). Helios Comply keeps your SDS library searchable in the cloud, lets any technician scan a QR code to open the right sheet in seconds (even offline in the bay), and uses AI to digitize existing paper binders.

Nearly every chemical product in an auto shop needs a Safety Data Sheet, because most are classified as hazardous. Common examples include brake and carburetor cleaner, engine degreasers, motor oil and transmission fluid, penetrating lubricants, solvents and paint thinners, battery acid, refrigerants, and welding gases. Under OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard, any hazardous chemical technicians use must have an accessible SDS. Helios Comply lets you build a searchable library of every one, so the right sheet is a QR scan away in any bay

Yes. Hazard Communication is the most frequently cited OSHA standard in automotive settings, and it applies to auto repair garages regardless of size — a two-technician shop has the same written-program, SDS, labeling, and training obligations as a 50-technician dealership. Inspectors commonly cite missing or out-of-date SDSs and staff who cannot locate them, with penalties up to $16,550 per violation in 2026. Helios Comply keeps your SDS library complete, current, and instantly producible so an inspection does not become a scramble.

Mechanics access SDSs in the service bay by scanning a QR code posted at the workstation or chemical storage area with any smartphone or tablet, which opens the correct Safety Data Sheet in seconds — no app download or login required. OSHA requires SDSs to be accessible on the shop floor during every shift, not locked in a back office. Because Helios Comply also works offline, access does not stop if the bay has a weak signal.

Yes. Your entire SDS library is accessible from any smartphone or tablet the technicians already carry, with no special equipment to buy. Workers scan a QR code or search by product name to open the right sheet instantly, right at the vehicle.

Yes. Helios Comply provides offline access to your SDS library, so technicians can still retrieve chemical safety information in bays or storage areas with a weak or no signal. Since OSHA requires Safety Data Sheets to be readily accessible at all times, offline availability ensures a dead zone never becomes a compliance gap.

Most shops are set up the same day. You can upload your existing SDS binders as PDFs and Helios Comply’s AI extracts the chemical name, hazard codes, and GHS pictograms automatically, or add chemicals from the built-in library. There is no lengthy onboarding and no IT support required.

When you switch to a new product or supplier, you upload the new Safety Data Sheet and Helios Comply’s AI reads it and adds it to your searchable library automatically. The platform also flags superseded sheets, so your records stay accurate as the products on your shelves change.

Yes. Helios Comply generates GHS-compliant secondary container labels — with the product identifier, signal word, hazard statements, and pictograms — directly from the Safety Data Sheet in your library, so when a technician transfers a chemical into a smaller container in the bay, the label matches the current hazard classification.

Minutes. Retrieving an SDS is as simple as scanning a QR code or typing a product name, so technicians pick it up almost immediately with no formal training required.

Yes. Helios Comply manages SDS libraries and chemical inventories across multiple bays and locations from one account, with each shop’s technicians accessing the chemicals relevant to their site. You can generate compliance reports per location or across the whole business.