Language Translations

Language TranslationsKMK offers accurate, up-to-date translated safety data sheets for the country of destination, in 45+ languages.

KMK Regulatory Services utilizes industry standard health and safety phrases in the creation of all regulated documents and reports. Quality translations are essential when you are considering expansion into International markets. Our International translations partner is ISO 9001:2008, EN 15038:2006, and ISO 13485:2003 certified.

All sentences, in all 45+ languages–have been rigorously tested to ensure accuracy–after they have been translated locally, by experts in the EH&S domain. We recommend that our clients utilize our standard sentence library of more than 6,000 sentences per language. However, we understand that in certain cases, company-specific sentences must be used and in these cases, we offer the flexibility to provide whatever you may need.

Here is a table of language translations that KMK can support, by country and related to appropriate chemical regulations.

COUNTRY

LANGUAGE

REGULATION

COMMENT

Africa (Continent) English-French REACH (GHS) North (Fr) South (En)
Albania Albanian GHS To be determined
Australia English (UK) NOHSC:2011(2004) GHS Expected 2012
Austria German REACH (GHS) 2009-2015
Belgium Dutch (French) REACH (GHS) 2009-2015
Brazil Portuguese NBR14725 (GHS) 2011-2015
Bulgaria Bulgarian REACH (GHS) 2009-2015
Canada French;English WHMIS GHS expected (2012?)
Central America(*) Spanish (Mexican) None Use United States
China Chinese (Simplified) GB 16483-2000 (GHS) 2011-2015
Croatia Croatian REACH (GHS) 2009-2015
Czech Republic Czech REACH (GHS) 2009-2015
Denmark Danish REACH (GHS) 2009-2015
Estonia Estonian REACH (GHS) 2009-2015
Finland Finnish REACH (GHS) 2009-2015
France French REACH (GHS) 2009-2015
Germany German REACH (GHS) 2009-2015
Greece Greek REACH (GHS) 2009-2015
Hungary Hungarian REACH (GHS) 2009-2015
Iceland Icelandic REACH (GHS) 2009-2015
Indonesia Indonesian UN (GHS) 2011-2015
Ireland English (UK) REACH (GHS) 2009-2015
Italy Italian REACH (GHS) 2009-2015
Japan Japanese GHS (Japan) December 2007+
Korea Korean MOL 2008-1 GHS 2010
Latvia Latvian REACH (GHS) 2009-2015
Liechtenstein English REACH (GHS) 2009-2015
Lithuania Lithuanian REACH (GHS) 2009-2015
Macedonia Macedonian GHS To be determined
Malaysia Malay;English CSDS MY 1999/45 Bilingual MSDSs
Mexico Spanish NOM-018 STPS 2000 ANSI Format
New Zealand English (UK) HSNO 2006 + GHS Very unique GHS
Norway Norwegian REACH (GHS) 2009-2015
Philippines Philippine Specific standard To be discussed
Poland Polish REACH (GHS) 2009-2015
Portugal Portuguese REACH (GHS) 2009-2015
Romania Romanian REACH (GHS) 2009-2015
Russia Russian Europe (GHS) Specific format
Saudi Arabia Arabic UN (GHS) Arabic language
Serbia Serbian REACH (GHS) 2009-2015
Slovakia Slovak REACH (GHS) 2009-2015
Slovenia Slovenian REACH (GHS) 2009-2015
South Africa English Specific standard To be discussed
South America(*) Spanish (Mexican) None Use United States
Spain Spanish REACH (GHS) 2009-2015
Sweden Swedish REACH (GHS) 2009-2015
Switzerland German (French-Italian) REACH (GHS) 2009-2015
Taiwan Chinese (Traditional) GHS To be discussed
Thailand Thai GHS To be discussed
Turkey Turkish REACH (GHS) 2009-2015
Ukraine Ukrainian REACH (GHS) 2009-2015
United Kingdom English (UK) REACH (GHS) 2009-2015
United States English OSHA + ANSI Standard GHS (2012-2015)
Vietnam Vietnamese European Directive To be discussed

Published May 2011, (*) Unless country(ies) is (are) specifically mentioned elsewhere in the table. This information is proprietary and valid only at the date it is published. 2) KMK cannot be held liable for the content of this document or its applicability.