Chemical safety as a group exercise
A toolbox talk about hazardous substances usually runs the same way: someone reads out the rules, everyone nods. SDS Hunter turns that around. In a quarter of an hour your team is arguing about which pictogram belongs to which situation — and that is what carries over to the shop floor.
Three ways to put it to work
There are three moments to put the game to work: as a fifteen-minute toolbox talk, as part of a safety day, and during onboarding or an annual refresher. The same game, three different moments. Made for EHS and HSE leads, trainers and supervisors looking for something people pick up of their own accord.
The toolbox talk
Play with seven of the nine pictograms: one round fits inside a normal toolbox talk. Close with the question which of those hazards is present on your own shop floor — that is where the real conversation starts.
The safety day
Several tables side by side, a short debrief per table. It works on a stand too: a round takes 15 to 20 minutes and is explained in one.
Onboarding and refreshers
New staff often know the diamonds from the label but not what they mean. One round during the induction week does more than a slide with nine symbols — and the same goes for the annual refresher.
What you need
- One box per table, two to six players. No preparation, no projector, no materials.
- Someone to read out the rules: explained in one minute, played in a quarter of an hour.
- Every card is in Dutch and English, so an international team plays at the same table.
- The nine pictograms come from the GHS system and the CLP regulation; the H-statements on this site are the official ones.
14+ · Professional awareness material. Not a toy.
Frequently asked questions
How do you make hazardous substances training more engaging?
By letting people choose instead of listen. In SDS Hunter you have to put down a card sharing a pictogram with the card on the table, and say out loud what you see. Anyone who gets it wrong hears it from the table, not from the trainer. That peer correction is exactly what a slide deck never achieves.
Does it fit inside a 15-minute toolbox talk?
Yes. A standard round takes 15 to 20 minutes. For a quick demo or a tight toolbox talk, play with seven of the nine pictograms: fewer cards, less time, and the game loses none of its point.
Is any prior knowledge needed?
No. The symbol cards explain each pictogram in plain language, and the situation cards carry the pictograms that genuinely apply. Anyone who does not know the nine diamonds yet will after a few rounds.
Does this replace mandatory safety instruction?
No, and it is not meant to. It is awareness material: it makes people notice the hazards and the pictograms. Legally required instruction, a risk assessment or workplace-specific training stays what it is — this game only makes that material easier to absorb.
Can we have our own situations put into the game?
You can. Besides an edition with your logo on the card back and the box, we can make situation cards from your own sector or shop floor — in the same illustration style and tested for game balance. Ask for a proposal.
Try it with your own team?
Ask for a proposal, no obligations — or look inside the box first.