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FACTS AND FIGURES Nearly 22 billion UL Marks appeared on products 69,795 Customers worldwide 152 Number of facilities in the UL family of companies 106 Countries with UL customers A Symbol of Trust Dedicated to promoting safe living and working environments, UL helps safeguard people, products and places in important ways, facilitating trade and providing peace of mind. WORLDWIDE ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATORY COMPLIANCE STANDARD We Manage Risk We serve our clients through the following key areas: Hazard Communications: SDS Authoring Software and Services Chemical Data Management Supply Chain Chemical Compliance Safer Chemistry and Sustainability Solutions Conflict Minerals Regulatory compliance is a forever-changing, complex balance of safeguarding people, your business and the environment in which we work and live. Our leading software tools and services are designed to mitigate risk and help you efficiently manage your Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) initiatives. Nearly 700 million Consumers in Asia, Europe and North America were Global Regulations Chemical Data Global Chemical Lists reached by UL with safety messages 10,715 Number of employees of the UL family of companies ready to serve customers The Wercs provides software tools and services to help advance the health and safety of the environment in which we work and live. For more than 30 years, we have partnered with our clients to develop innovative solutions that go beyond global regulatory and sustainability compliance. Brief History 1894 UL founded 1956 UL expands internationally 1980 UL expands into Asia Pacific 1984 The Wercs founded 2003 Wercs Professional Services founded 2006 mart supply chain platform launched 2012 UL Information & Insights founded 2013 UL acquires The Wercs 2014 UL Conflict Minerals Multilingual Phrase Library Research & Development Intelligent Sourcing Hazard Communication Global Compliance Sales & Marketing Environmental Regional Templates Customer 2 THE.COM THE.COM 3
Hazard Communication 5,000 + Monitored Regulatory Lists Multilingual Interface Certified Phrase Library Supporting 46+ Languages Internationally Compliant Templates GHS, CLP, WHMIS and OSHA Compliant The is one of our three enterprise mission-critical systems... ERP, formulation and hazard communication. We Author, Manage, and Distribute SDSs Better than Anyone. The is the most comprehensive, automated software solution for authoring, managing and distributing Safety Data Sheets. We have scalable, smart authoring solutions regardless of how many SDSs you author. Our tools also go beyond the SDS. Whether it s raw material introduction, report creation and distribution or workflow management, we offer the functionality to streamline the hazard communication process. studio Our flagship hazard communication software is comprised of 30+ scalable modules providing the most comprehensive and flexible automated solutions available. Whether it is an on-site or hosted solution, our scalable platform is built around a central substance database. As your company grows, your efforts are conserved. This means data can be easily transferable towards future changes to your deployment. elite Small to mid-size organizations challenged by GHS, and other countryspecific regulations, can now further advance legislative compliance. elite enables an organization to seamlessly create and distribute SDSs using a secure web-based platform. Furthermore, elite offers a solution that does not require substantial capital investment. UL Secure Connect A low-cost, entry-level, subscription-based compliance authoring application that is simple in design but built with powerful features that offer rare flexibility in both functionality and services. Chemical Data Management for Effective Risk Mitigation PROCUREMENT R&D EH&S New Chemical Introduction Vendor SDS Management Transaction Monitoring Supplier Data Collection Electronic Data Sharing Raw Material Introduction Docu GTTM Supplier XMLxChange REACH Registration Regulatory Review Green Assessment What-if Regulatory Risk Analysis Experimental Products SDS Creation Formulators Workbench BOM (Bill of Materials) Regulatory Matrix Green REACH 1-2-3 CHEMICAL DATA MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS Multi-Lingual Document Creation GHS/CLP SDS Creation Hazard Labeling Environmental Tier VOC/HAPS SUPPORTING MODULES Power Entry Power Designer Power Author Transportation Wizard Regulatory Impact Analysis GHS Wizard VOC/HAPS Wizard Rule Writer Transportation Classification TREM Card Creation Regulatory Impact Analysis AD-Hoc Regulatory Loader Power Draw Label SARA Flow Security ReportWRITER D-I-Y OSHA GHS SDS SALES/MARKETING Product /Technical Data Sheet Creation Green Scoring Sales Orders SDS Driven Distribution Customer SDS Search/ Retrieve Transaction Monitoring Electronic Data Sharing TDS Green Customer Service Module GTTM SDS Extractor The UL mart Do-It-Yourself SDS (Safety Data Sheet) authoring tool is a first of its kind, automated OSHA-compliant SDS authoring solution aptly suited for the small to mid-size company that produce chemical-containing products. 4 THE.COM THE.COM 5
Supply Chain Solutions 8,000 + Participating Global Suppliers 500,000+ UPCs Established Industry Standard in Retail Compliance Annually Reviews Over $1 Trillion in Global Commerce Advance Supply Chain Chemical Compliance with the UL mart Platform mart is an industry-leading risk mitigation platform developed specifically to give retailers and manufacturers with complex supply chains quick and easy access to accurate regulatory compliance and sustainability data. The platform gives suppliers a secure, intuitive way to submit critical product and chemical composition data needed to compile a complete set of hazard communications data. ENTER Suppliers enter chemical data into the mart Web Portal. MART PROCESS mart Universal Logic Engine derives chemical data into over 400 data points of analysis. The Proven Leader in Supply Chain Risk Mitigation mart Retail Platform mart provides retailers with critical data to assure Big-box retailer the correct handling, transportation, storage and disposal Auto parts retailer of chemical containing products. The growing challenges Grocer associated with reverse logistics, municipality-based Home improvement products restrictions and state-specific hazardous waste Pharmacy retailer regulations are streamlined by the mart solution. Warehouse club Retailers can now rest assured that they have the most Pet retailer comprehensive, validated compliance data for products currently being sold in their stores. Specialty retailer mart Industrial Platform RECIPIENT MART PLATFORM Trusted 3rd Party With advanced access to data beginning at procurement, organizations can now manage their entire supply chain before products arrive at the dock switching from reactive to proactive and establishing real control over compliance issues. Avoid fines, increase operational efficiency and advance the health and safety of the environment. Chemical manufacturer Government procurement Aerospace Automobile manufacturer Electronics Pharmaceutical manufacturer REQUIRE Recipients require WERCsmart participation as a point of procurement. REPORT mart reports requested findings within 2 business days. Each year, new regulations relating to safe handling, global transportation, storage, disposal, selling restrictions, as well as point of origin (i.e., conflict minerals) are appearing at a staggering rate. Coupled with nuances in global language translation requirements, maintaining chemical regulatory compliance is becoming one of the most dynamic and challenging functions in many organizations. mart Conflict Minerals Platform UL provides customers a complete conflict minerals software solution, enabling manufacturers and retailers to make smarter purchasing decisions about the sourcing of materials, ingredients and products with clarity and confidence. 6 THE.COM THE.COM 7
TECHNOLOGY Exchange data with your IT s with Wercs DTE Safer Chemistry with Green Easily assess the health and environmental characteristics of the chemicals in your formulations. Green software quickly evaluates ingredients either by reference to your own or industry-accepted criteria. A User-defined Approach to Green Evaluation The most unique features to Green is our user-defined configuration. Because each organization has its own criteria for safer chemistry, Green allows you to easily develop your own algorithm based on your organization s growing sustainability requirements. In the end, Green is the dynamic tool that adapts to the everchanging regulatory and legislative landscape, ensuring that your organization stays committed to being safe. Hazard Label Compliance with Label Beyond Compliance In addition to being a quick and easy way to initiate and validate a sustainability program, Green provides organizations: An immediate sales opportunity to meet the increasing demand for safer chemicals A competitive advantage by enabling organizations to market safer products A quick and easy method to track your sustainability efforts Public relations opportunities that advance trust with key stakeholders Legacy Home Grown Formulation 3rd Party Labeling Transportation Document Management DTE SAP ORACLE ERP Inventory Global Content Sync GCS JD Edwards ERP Sales Our cloud-based content synchronization technology keeps you up to date with everchanging global regulations. 5,000+ Monitored Regulatory Lists 3,000+ Integrated Global Regulations Multilingual Phrase Library supporting 10,000+ phrases in 46+ Languages Internationally-compliant Templates Wercs DTE (Data Transformation Engine) is the latest advancement for efficient application integration to The complete chemical management and hazard communication software solution. DTE provides a simple and standardized interface management tool from The Wercs products and solutions to the customer s various enterprise systems, such as ERP, formulation, labeling sales, etc. WercsDTE makes integration seamless and efficient, resulting in an end-to-end, automated process for authoring, managing and distributing the most up-to-date and geographically relevant hazard communication documents. Multilingual Phrase Library Global Chemical Lists Global Regulations Regional Templates Harmonize your labeling process to meet mission critical business, customer and regulatory requirements including the Globally Harmonized (GHS) of classification and labeling of chemicals. Our Label solution can stand alone or be fully integrated to provide seamless label creation and distribution. Developed for maximum output and ease of use, this web-based, Windows-compatible system produces professional, compliant labels for shipping, secondary containers, inventory and samples. Giving you total control, flexibility and peace of mind at every step. GHS-compliant phrases and pictograms Extensive design styles, including graphics, colors, font, barcoding and more Drag and drop label design Print on demand or integrate with your ERP for automated batch feed printing Stand-alone implementation or fully integrated and harmonized with SDS Authoring Tools Data Security / Hosted Services The Hosted Solution gives you the flexibility to use our robust software without committing to major capital expenditures, such as hardware and ancillary software. You also avoid the installation process, which is typically required for purchased software applications. Our hosting approach can represent significant savings of 25-50 percent. We maintain and protect the security of our facility and our customers personal information. We secure the information collected online, prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy and ensure only appropriate use of information. In addition, encrypted user name and password are required to access all data. 8 THE.COM THE.COM 9
Professional Services Extend Yourself. Improve Your Bottom Line. Wercs Professional Services is uniquely positioned to serve as an extension of your EH&S department. Our integrated services advance compliance and save you time and money. Additionally, many of our core services are offered in concert with The software. SERVICES INCLUDE SDS AUTHORING Our trained, certified authoring professionals can create, update and even translate your product SDSs and hazard labels using the most robust authoring software on the market. With The Wercs authoring service, you can rest assured that your document complies with all local, national and international regulations, including GHS, EU-CLP and other global formats. For those customers currently utilizing The, our staff can provide industry and customer-specific rule writing services that will allow you to achieve complete automation in the creation of your SDSs. SDS AND HAZARD LABEL TRANSLATION By working in The environment, our staff can efficiently meet your SDS and hazard label translation requirements. We have access to more than 4,500 international phrases from more than 45 languages. SDS DISTRIBUTION To further enhance customer service, we can host your supplier, raw material and finished goods SDSs while providing you with a searchable web page link on your home page. Your customers can now have real-time access to all your SDSs. ADDITIONAL SERVICES Product Registrations Toxicology and Chemical Data Evaluations Target Organ Reviews Global Chemical Inventory Reviews Chemical Substance Notifications Hazard Classification of Chemical Transportation Classification Reviews 10 THE.COM THE.COM 11
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