Support proactive chemical management to advance product sustainability
Maintaining chemical compliance in today’s dynamic regulatory, retail and consumer landscape is a significant challenge. Ongoing compliance starts with effective supplier screening — so you can: Identify restricted or problematic substances, make informed, sustainable choices and mitigate risk across the value chain.
Beyond screening, meeting regulatory requirements and building stakeholders’ confidence require product declarations, robust technical documentation, testing and certification.
UL Solutions offers purpose-built chemical data management software for the supply chain, along with comprehensive chemical testing tailored to your product portfolio and compliance needs.
Improve the transparency of your product portfolio and make progress toward sustainability goals
Manage the health, safety and environmental impacts of your products, from material sourcing to product disposal.
Identify restricted substance content through a range of testing services
Gain a complete understanding of your product’s chemical composition and emissions to demonstrate regulatory compliance, reduce the risk of fines and litigation, and assess potential human health impacts.
Provide hazard communication documentation to protect workers and promote safe use
Streamline product classification across multiple countries and efficiently create multilingual safety data sheets and labels.
Access current and trustworthy chemical regulatory data
Find the data points you need for hazard assessment and product compliance around the world.
Maintain ongoing compliance with PFAS regulations
Identify where PFAS are used in your materials or manufacturing processes, monitor evolving regulations, evaluate compliance, and transition to PFAS-free materials.
Enhance your chemical compliance strategy with software, regulatory information and testing support
ULTRUS™ ChemADVISOR® Chemical Regulatory Database
Access chemical regulatory data for over 600,000 substances across 130+ countries in one structured source, delivering substance-specific insights for hazard assessment and compliance.
ULTRUS™ WERCS Studio Chemical Data and Compliance Management
Our flexible, scalable software helps you manage chemicals across your supply chain, enforce chemical management policies, and access up-to-date regulatory data and material insights — so you can meet regulatory requirements and expand market access.
Restricted substances testing and advisory services
Our expert guidance and testing services help you demonstrate compliance with restricted substances regulations, identify hazardous materials, mitigate risk and develop restricted substances lists.
ULTRUS™ Safety Data Sheet (SDS) Authoring and Labeling Software
As hazard communication requirements become more complex, our software streamlines SDS and label creation and distribution — with more than 25,000 safety phrases translated into 48 languages.
PFAS identification, testing and management services
We offer testing, inspection, certification and software to help you demonstrate PFAS compliance across products, processes and supply chains — supporting safer products and stronger market trust.
Meet our experts
“Through the effective management of chemical data, you can achieve, monitor and maintain compliance, launch products confidently, support sustainability goals and inform others of essential information relating to your product portfolio.”
Andrew Brooks
Senior Manager, Product Stewardship
Frequently Asked Questions
- How can we stay on top of chemical regulations and understand their impact on our product portfolio?
ULTRUS™ ChemADVISOR® Regulatory Database is a great way to connect with regulatory intelligence from more than 130 countries, with 8,000+ regulatory lists featuring world-class chemical safety, product sustainability and environmental stewardship data, for compliant SDS and label authoring and compliance with occupational and environmental, health and safety (EHS) regulations.
- How can we develop more sustainable chemical policies and screen our supply chain for risks?
Our regulatory and chemical compliance services and software help global companies create policies that reflect their business goals and market access needs. Software like ULTRUS™ WERCS Studio Chemical Data and Compliance Management can help you enforce those policies efficiently to avoid restricted chemicals and help mitigate risks to people, the environment and your brand.
- How does UL Solutions support compliance with EU Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) regulations?
UL Solutions offers restricted substances testing and advisory services to help customers identify hazardous materials, demonstrate compliance with POPs regulations and develop restricted substances lists (RSLs).
- Can SDS authoring software generate compliance documentation for multiple countries simultaneously?
Yes. ULTRUS™ SDS Authoring and Labeling Software streamlines hazard communication globally, supporting multilingual SDS and hazard communication label creation with 25,000+ safety phrases translated into 48 languages.
- What is the difference between a restricted substances list (RSL) and a substances of concern list?
An RSL is a list of chemicals that are prohibited or restricted in finished products to meet regulatory or brand requirements.
A substances of concern list is broader and is often used for proactive compliance and sustainability planning. It includes chemicals flagged for potential risks that are not yet restricted.
- Does UL Solutions offer testing for restricted substances regulations like the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive and the Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM)?
Yes, UL Solutions provides testing for restricted substances regulations, including:
- Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) 2 and 3 (phthalates) for electrical and electronic equipment
- EU Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC) (Article 33) and Restrictions (Article 67)
- EU Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Regulation
- California Proposition 65
- EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR)
- Canadian Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances
- Inventory of Hazardous Materials (IHM) for Ships
- Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive
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