Technical data sheet

Explained

A technical data sheet (TDS) lists what a product is made for and how to use it: properties, fields of application, processing, consumption and storage. No piece of EU legislation requires it in general terms. Applicators, specifiers and distributors still expect it, and many tenders ask for it. It does not replace the safety data sheet or the declaration of performance, which rest on their own legal bases and serve another purpose: the safety data sheet explains hazards and protective measures, while the declaration of performance states the performance of declared characteristics. Because the TDS is voluntary, its structure is free. That is a reason to date every version and keep the old ones, so that you can show later which information a customer had at a given time.