Chemical Safety Report (CSR) Translations
Ensuring chemicals meet EU requirements for multilingual chemical safety report submissions with CSA/CSR translations
Chemical safety report (CSR) translations are a key component to meeting regulatory requirements for the European Union. For makers of chemicals and the vast array of products that require the use of chemicals, entering the European market presents some of the strictest regulatory requirements of any region worldwide. Among these, chemical safety reports (CSRs) are a mandatory documentation requirement of Europe’s 2006 REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals) policy, that must be submitted alongside a technical dossier in the language of each EU country where a chemical product will be marketed.
CSR translations serve as a key form of documentation for chemical safety assessments (CSAs), which must be conducted for any chemical substance exported to the EU in quantities over 10 metric tons annually. These requirements apply not only to chemicals suppliers but also to downstream purchasers of chemical substances whose intended use of any such substance is not provided for under a previous manufacturer’s CSA.
Key components of the chemical safety report include:
- Human health hazard assessment
- PBT (persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic) assessment
- vPvB (very persistent and very bioaccumulative) assessment
- Environmental hazard assessment
- Physicochemical properties assessment
To help guide the CSA and CSR submission process, the European Chemicals Agency has developed an application called Chesar (Chemical Safety Assessment and Reporting tool). However, as manufacturers must submit copies of their CSRs in the languages of all of their target markets, multilingual translation is an irreplaceable step in the regulatory approval process, requiring the support of linguists with a specialization in chemical translations and a working knowledge of Europe’s chemical regulations.
With a 10,000-strong global network of linguists encompassing all of Europe’s national languages and native, in-country linguists and subject matter experts with a minimum of 7 years’ experience in their fields, CSOFT can provide accurate CSR translations meeting Europe’s rigorous regulatory requirements for chemical substances. Our technology-driven translation management processes help ensure the quality and consistency of your content across languages while improving efficiency, reducing costs and time to market.
Technology-Driven Translation
Technology is essential to the modern localization process. From the moment source content is authored, validated, and prepared for translation, to when translated content is reviewed, edited, and distributed, technology is a fundamental tool for developing accurate and consistent translations. Technologies such as content management systems (CMS), translation management systems (TMS), translation memory (TM), machine translation (MT), terminology management, and project workflow management are all key tools in the localization industry, helping to safeguard quality assurance and ensure the efficiency of and optimization during translation projects. These advantages are especially beneficial when ensuring the accuracy of regulatory documents that must be fully and consistently localized into multiple target languages.
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CSOFT offers high-quality translations for every facet of the industrial chemical supply chain.
Industrial chemicals play a vital role across industries, from petrochemicals and plastics to agriculture, chemical engineering, and the life sciences. With advances in material science driving new innovations in nanotechnology and nanomaterials, reusable batteries, and quantum computing, new applications for chemicals will continue to generate demand for technical documentation that must in turn be localized for use in global markets.
CSOFT provides high-quality translation services for a full range of chemical document types, including:
- Technical dossiers
- Exposure scenarios
- Safety data sheets (SDSs)
- Extended safety data sheets (eSDSs)
- Material safety data sheets (MSDSs)
- Summary of product characteristics (SmPCs)
- Labels and packaging
- Engineering manuals
- Registration documents
- Manufacturing standard operating procedures (SOPs)
- Chemical hazard assessments
- Chemical safety reports (CSRs)
See an overview of CSOFT’s chemical translations services here.
Quality Assurance
Professional, high-quality localization of a service or product is critical for translation solutions in global markets. CSOFT understands the importance of accurate translation, which is why we have developed a process for quality assurance to ensure that any project that is translated meets quality standards in a timely manner that is also cost effective. Our advanced translation technology management system allows for translation projects remain in one centralized location, updated in real time, to ensure CSOFT has you covered every step of the way. Additionally, we are certified in ISO 17100:2015, ISO 9001:2015, and ISO 13485:2016, ensuring our customized solutions meet global regulatory requirements and our clients’ highest expectations for quality.
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