MSDS stand for Material Safety Data sheet.  It is used to specify the chemical substance and other contents of a particular product.  Its purpose is to caution users or handlers or even customers to various effects or sometimes hazards of the contained chemical substance may do.  This data sheet is a European Union standard that is also widely used worldwide.  MSDS is an important factor of work standards and safety as well as product stewardship.  The sheet must contain the physical and chemical content of the product.  It must also include the handling and storage details.  Other contents of the sheet are based on the requirement of the company or country where it is being used.

Henkel is a German built company with a brand vision “A brand like a friend.”  This company was discovered in the late 1870s by a 28 year old guy named Frits Henkel.  He, together with his two partners, introduced a universal detergent based on silicate. Henkel operates in Dusseldorf, Germany.  Around 75 countries are subsidiaries of this company.  Henkel has 3 main line of products.  The laundry and home care where they pioneered, cosmetics and toiletries, and adhesives (sealants, surface treatments, craftsmen and industrial applications).  Henkel has proven its caliber by winning various awards like Champion in using surfactants and Supplier of the Year award.

Apart from the physical workplace, Henkel is maintaining a website where consumers can have free access to their products and other company related details.  Having a brand vision of “A brand like a friend,” they would like to reach out to their customers by promoting honesty and transparency, hence, the option to request the Henkel MSDS from their site. 

A consumer can easily locate the Henkel MSDS in their website.  Since Henkel offers a wide variety of products, the Henkel MSDS is product based too.  Once you click that option, the first requirement is for you to have an Adobe Acrobat Reader version 4.0 or greater.  This is to ensure seamless access of the website option.  A document search will also appear asking to input the document, location, and language.  Henkel MSDS has options to search document via category wherein the user will be asked to input brand name, business unit, business category, and product group.  Apart from this search option, the user may also request for Henkel MSDS via item by entering item number, item description, and item UPC code.  For further assistance, Henkel's website can easily be found in the net and all contact details are provided there.