# ArkitektHQ

ArkitektHQ is an industrial compliance platform for Canadian welding shops, fleets, and small-to-midsize manufacturers. SDS auto-update, equipment tracking, fleet CVIP scheduling, and certification alerts in one web application.

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# Home

## Industrial compliance, without the spreadsheet graveyard.

ArkitektHQ is the single platform Canadian welding shops, fleets, and small manufacturers use to keep safety data sheets current, track equipment and tooling, schedule CVIP inspections, and catch expiring certifications before the inspector does.

CTAs: **Start free** (link to the app) and **See how SDS auto-update works** (link to the SDS feature page).

## What's in the box

### SDS Auto-Update
We watch vendor catalogs for revisions to the safety data sheets you actually use, re-extract hazard data with an AI classifier, and surface diffs so your binder is never out of date.

### Equipment Tracking
Every welder, torch, grinder, and piece of tooling gets a record: serial, location, assigned tech, calibration history, and scheduled maintenance. Search, filter, and export.

### Fleet CVIP Compliance
Track CVIP inspection dates, odometer readings, and defect history for every unit in your fleet. Automatic reminders before inspections expire so trucks stay on the road.

### Certification Alerts
CWB tickets, first-aid, forklift, WHMIS, H2S — upload once and ArkitektHQ will email you before anything lapses. Per-employee dashboards make audit prep trivial.

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# Pricing

Start free. Upgrade when a feature you need is on a paid tier. Change plans any time; downgrades take effect at the end of the billing period.

## Free — $0
- Equipment tracking (unlimited assets)
- Chemical inventory, link-only SDS
- Certification reminders
- Single user, single site
- Community support

## Pro — $49/mo
- Everything in Free
- Hosted SDS uploads (manual)
- Fleet CVIP scheduling
- Multiple users, role-based access
- Email support

## Pro + SDS — $99/mo
- Everything in Pro
- SDS auto-update pipeline
- Vendor catalog monitoring
- AI-assisted hazard extraction
- Revision history & diffs

## Enterprise — Contact
- Everything in Pro + SDS
- Multi-site rollups
- Proposals review queue with role-based approvals
- SSO, audit logs, DPA
- Priority support & onboarding

## FAQ

**Can I switch between plans?**
Yes. Upgrade, downgrade, or switch to Free at any time from the billing screen. Downgrades take effect at the end of the current billing period; upgrades are immediate.

**What does the Free plan include?**
Equipment tracking, basic chemical inventory with link-only SDS storage, and certification reminders. No hosted SDS uploads and no automated SDS refresh — but enough to run a single small shop.

**What does Pro+SDS add over Pro?**
Pro+SDS turns on the SDS auto-update pipeline: vendor catalog monitoring, AI-assisted hazard extraction, revision history, and per-chemical refresh alerts. Pro users can upload SDS files manually but do not get automatic refresh.

**Do you offer discounts for multi-site or non-profit?**
Enterprise pricing is bespoke and includes multi-site rollups. Contact sales for non-profit and educational discounts.

**Is my data stored in Canada?**
Yes. All customer data is stored in Canadian regions. Enterprise customers can request a specific region and signed DPA.

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# SDS auto-update: how ArkitektHQ keeps your safety data sheets current

A safety data sheet (SDS) is the standardized hazard document that chemical manufacturers publish for every product they sell. Under Canada's Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) and the equivalent OSHA Hazard Communication Standard in the US, every workplace that stores or uses a hazardous product is legally required to keep a current SDS on file and accessible to workers. The catch: vendors revise these documents whenever a formulation, classification, or supplier address changes — sometimes several times a year, often without any notification to the customer.

For most small shops, the result is a binder full of three-year-old PDFs and a quiet hope that the next inspector doesn't pull the wrong one. ArkitektHQ exists in part to fix that quietly and automatically.

## What "auto-update" actually does

ArkitektHQ's SDS refresh is deliberately simple and deliberately universal. It works with any vendor. No per-vendor scrapers, no scraping-rules maintenance, no "we don't support your supplier yet."

1. **You attach the SDS once.** When you add a chemical, paste the SDS URL you already have (from the vendor's site, an aggregator, a bookmarked PDF). The app stores the URL and a SHA-256 hash of the bytes.
2. **Refresh re-fetches that same URL.** Tap the ↻ Refresh SDS button on a chemical, or let the scheduled worker do it in the background. The system re-downloads the PDF through a bounded 10-second fetch, hashes the new bytes, and compares to the stored hash.
3. **Changed? You get notified.** An AI update agent (with a rule-engine fallback so it works offline) decides whether the change is safe to auto-apply or important enough for a "review this revision" proposal queue. You set the per-chemical policy: auto / prompt / off.
4. **Unchanged? Nothing happens.** Most checks find the same hash as last time. No alert, no email, no noise — just a quiet audit row.

## Example classifier output

```json
{
  "product_name": "Lincoln Electric Innershield NR-211-MP",
  "manufacturer": "Lincoln Electric",
  "revision_date": "2025-11-14",
  "ghs": {
    "signal_word": "Warning",
    "pictograms": ["health_hazard", "exclamation_mark"],
    "h_statements": ["H315", "H319", "H335", "H351"],
    "p_statements": ["P261", "P280", "P304+P340", "P312"]
  },
  "ingredients": [
    { "name": "Iron",               "cas": "7439-89-6", "pct_range": "60-100" },
    { "name": "Manganese",          "cas": "7439-96-5", "pct_range": "1-5"    },
    { "name": "Fluoride compounds", "cas": "n/a",       "pct_range": "1-5"    }
  ],
  "physical_state": "solid",
  "extraction_confidence": 0.94
}
```

That structured payload becomes searchable inventory data: you can query "show me every chemical in the building with H351 (suspected carcinogen)" and get an answer in milliseconds, instead of opening 200 PDFs by hand.

## Why universal beats vendor-specific

Earlier iterations of this product maintained a registry of vendor-specific scrapers — one file per manufacturer, each with hand-tuned URL patterns and HTML selectors. That works until a vendor tweaks their site, at which point every customer relying on that adapter silently gets stale data until we ship a fix.

The universal refresh path sidesteps that failure mode entirely. You supply the URL that points to the current SDS for your product. Whether that URL is on the manufacturer's site, a distributor's portal, a 3E / ChemTel aggregator result, or a local mirror you maintain, the refresh job does the same thing: fetch the bytes, hash them, compare.

If the vendor moves the file, you update the URL once. If the vendor revises the content, refresh catches it on the next check. If you ever want to migrate off ArkitektHQ, your SDS inventory is a spreadsheet of vendor URLs you already own — nothing is locked in a proprietary catalog.

## Plan availability

Manual SDS upload and link-only inventory are available on every plan, including Free. Automated refresh (the ↻ button + scheduled worker + AI review agent) is part of Pro + SDS. Enterprise adds role-based controls, the full proposals review queue, and a shared org-wide audit log. Existing customers can switch tiers at any time without losing their inventory data.

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# New pages added 2026-04-08

## Feature pages

- https://arkitekthq.com/site/features/equipment-tracking.html — Long-form reference for the equipment tracking module: asset records, search and filter, calibration and inspection templates (CWB welding machines, CSA B354 aerial lifts, CSA B335 lift trucks), barcode/QR label printing, and integration with chemical inventory and certification alerts.
- https://arkitekthq.com/site/features/fleet-cvip-management.html — Long-form reference for fleet CVIP management: NSC Standard 11 and 13 data model, unit records, expiry reminders (60/30 day), driver pre-trip inspection workflow, defect-to-work-order workflow, audit exports, and per-province templates for AB, BC, SK, MB, ON.
- https://arkitekthq.com/site/features/certification-alerts.html — Long-form reference for certification alerts: tracked credential types (CWB W47.1, H2S Alive, CSO, Ground Disturbance II, First Aid, WHMIS, CSA B335 forklift, Fall Protection, TDG), record structure, alert schedule, crew and site rollups, and CSV export for ISNetworld/Avetta/ComplyWorks.

## Blog posts

- https://arkitekthq.com/site/blog/how-to-build-a-chemical-inventory-from-scratch.html — Practical eight-step playbook for assembling a complete WHMIS-ready chemical inventory in a small shop: walkthrough, identifiers, SDS sourcing, hazard classification, and ongoing maintenance.
- https://arkitekthq.com/site/blog/sds-revision-control-best-practices.html — What the regulations require for SDS revision history, the minimum viable audit trail, retention rules aligned with 29 CFR 1910.1020 and provincial OHS chemical exposure records, and the fields that matter in a diff.
- https://arkitekthq.com/site/blog/forklift-operator-certification-canada.html — CSA B335 training requirements, the three-year workplace evaluation interval, lift truck classes, provincial OHS citations (AB, BC, ON, SK), and recordkeeping expectations.
- https://arkitekthq.com/site/blog/fleet-maintenance-tracking-in-google-sheets-vs-software.html — Honest comparison of running fleet maintenance in Google Sheets vs dedicated software, where spreadsheets work, where they fail, and the practical tipping point.
- https://arkitekthq.com/site/blog/iso-9001-document-control-for-fab-shops.html — ISO 9001:2015 clause 7.5 "documented information" in plain language for fab shops: what is typically controlled (WPS, PQR, ITPs, drawings, calibration records, training, NCRs), what auditors look for, and the minimum viable system.

## Programmatic SEO guides

- https://arkitekthq.com/site/guides/whmis-2015-british-columbia.html — WHMIS 2015 compliance in BC, WorkSafeBC enforcement, OHS Regulation Part 5, the BC-specific three-year maximum SDS age rule (section 5.14).
- https://arkitekthq.com/site/guides/whmis-2015-ontario.html — WHMIS 2015 in Ontario, Ministry of Labour enforcement, Ontario Regulation 860 sections 6-9, annual training review requirement.
- https://arkitekthq.com/site/guides/whmis-2015-saskatchewan.html — WHMIS 2015 in Saskatchewan, Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety enforcement, OHS Regulations 2020 Part XXII.
- https://arkitekthq.com/site/guides/cvip-inspection-saskatchewan.html — Commercial vehicle inspection in Saskatchewan under SGI and NSC Standard 11: intervals, licensed inspectors, checklist, carrier recordkeeping.
- https://arkitekthq.com/site/guides/cvip-inspection-manitoba.html — Commercial vehicle inspection in Manitoba under MPI's Vehicle Inspection Program: NSC Standard 11 checklist, intervals, and recordkeeping.
- https://arkitekthq.com/site/guides/osha-hazcom-2012-united-states.html — OSHA Hazard Communication Standard 29 CFR 1910.1200 (HazCom 2012 and HazCom 2024), the US equivalent of WHMIS 2015: written program, labels, SDSs, training, and 1910.1020 exposure records.

## Comparison pages

- https://arkitekthq.com/site/compare/ — Hub listing honest comparisons with alternatives.
- https://arkitekthq.com/site/compare/arkitekthq-vs-chemwatch.html — Honest comparison with Chemwatch: enterprise global SDS database vs small-shop-focused compliance platform. Feature table and FAQ.
- https://arkitekthq.com/site/compare/arkitekthq-vs-msdsonline.html — Comparison with MSDSonline (VelocityEHS): established US SDS management incumbent vs Canadian purpose-built alternative. Feature table and FAQ.
- https://arkitekthq.com/site/compare/arkitekthq-vs-google-sheets.html — When a spreadsheet is enough and when it quietly starts failing for compliance tracking. Cost analysis and feature table.
- https://arkitekthq.com/site/compare/arkitekthq-vs-paper-binders.html — Paper SDS binders vs digital platform: audit risk, revision currency, accessibility, and real staff-time cost.

## Industry landing pages

- https://arkitekthq.com/site/industries/ — Hub for industry-specific pages.
- https://arkitekthq.com/site/industries/welding-fabrication-shops.html — Main audience: CWB / CSA W47.1 welder qualifications, consumables SDS auto-update, shop equipment tracking, welder continuity rules.
- https://arkitekthq.com/site/industries/heavy-equipment-rental.html — Rental fleet CVIP, off-road pre-dispatch inspections, CSA B354 aerial lift annual inspections, CSA B335 lift trucks, operator handoff documentation, per-unit maintenance history.
- https://arkitekthq.com/site/industries/oil-gas-services.html — Oil and gas service companies: H2S Alive, CSO, Ground Disturbance II, TDG, COR/SECOR audits, ISNetworld / Avetta / ComplyWorks prequalification, oilfield-specific chemical hazards, service fleet CVIP.