Welcome
Why Choose GLTaC?
Global Language Translations and Consulting (GLTaC) has over twenty-five years of experience and goes beyond translation to provide regulatory information to the chemical industry, in addition to identifying conflicts in published regulations and correcting errors in source documents. With every translation project, the GLTaC goal is to achieve Six Sigma quality while keeping a reasonable cost for the clients, thus providing the utmost value-added services. GLTaC strives for a level of excellence that measurably differentiates GLTaC translation solutions from other Language Service Companies (LSCs).
GLTaC Videos: When Lives are at Stake, choose GLTaC because We Care about Excellence.
Industry Language Expertise
Hazcom Podcast: Escaping From the Translation Maze
Effective Hazcom Communication for Language Services
In this episode, Hack Your Hazcom welcomes Doug Strock, Vice President of Global Language Translations and Consulting who shares his extensive insights into the complexities of global hazard communication through translation.
The conversation covers strategies for the following:
- Effective communication across a multilingual workforce
- The challenges faced by non-English speakers
- Real-world examples where translation issues impacted safety and compliance
- The role of AI in translation, its benefits and limitations, and the importance of human oversight.
- The best practices for vetting language service providers, ensuring translation accuracy, and managing large-scale SDS translation projects.
AI Translation Quality Assurance Service
Verify Before You Trust: Professional AI Translation Review
In today's fast-paced business environment, AI translation tools promise speed and cost savings. But when accuracy is non-negotiable—especially in technical documentation—how do you know if your AI translation is reliable, compliant, and safe?
GLTaC's new AI Translation Review Service bridges the gap between AI efficiency and human expertise, providing you with the confidence that your translated content meets professional standards.
GLTaC & 2025 SCHC
Don't miss us at the 2025 SCHC Annual Meeting, September 20th through the 25th!
The SCHC mission is as follows:
- Promote the improvement of chemical hazard communication and product stewardship;
- Educate SCHC members on chemical hazard communication and stewardship of chemicals;
- Provide a forum for exchange of ideas and experiences;
- Enhance the awareness of members and the general public of new developments in chemical hazard communication and stewardship of chemicals; and
- Provide guidance or technical expertise to a private group, legislative body, or governmental entity.
Our Approach to AI
Innovation Without Compromise: GLTaC's Balanced Approach to AI
At GLTaC, we're committed to leveraging cutting-edge technology while maintaining the highest standards of risk management and regulatory compliance.
Innovation with Responsibility
As AI translation tools transform our industry, we carefully evaluate each advancement for both its potential and its risks. Our approach? We employ only human translators for the actual translations, using AI solely as a supporting tool. This human-centered method ensures we maintain the high standards of accuracy and consistency that our clients have come to expect. We adopt technologies that enhance our services while ensuring human expertise remains at the core of our critical translation work.
Safeguarding Critical Information: GLTaC's CMMC Level 2 Initiative
In an era of increasing cyber threats, GLTaC is extending its longstanding reputation for precise technical content translation—spanning Safety Data Sheets (SDS), Environmental Health and Safety (EHS), and complex industry documentation—to directly address the cybersecurity needs of the military sector. We are taking proactive steps by initiating our journey toward Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level 2, demonstrating our commitment to data security and national defense.
Recent Publications
July 2025 - The 411: Who Really Translates for You?
As a large international enterprise with global operations, your organization recently consolidated translation services through a competitive RFP process. After managing twenty-plus smaller Language Service Companies (LSCs)—some offering exceptional domain expertise, others providing high-volume commodity services—you selected one or two preferred providers to streamline operations and costs.
Without a Chief Translation Officer overseeing language services, your previous vendor network lacked visibility and coordination. The consolidation appeared successful: your Accounts Payable system shows clear spending totals for your chosen LSCs, suggesting complete control over translation activities across the organization.
June 2025 - The 411: SDS Translation Risk Mitigation for Technical Industries
The Stakes
SDS translation errors directly cause workplace injuries, environmental incidents, and legal liability. When your organization's name appears on translated SDS documentation, you assume full responsibility for accuracy. Unlike standard translations, SDS documents operate in a zero-tolerance environment where errors escalate emergencies into safety crises.
Did you know? The Hidden Costs of AI-Human Hybrid Translation for Technical Content
The False Economy of AI-Assisted Technical Translation
While AI translation tools promise cost savings, their application to technical documentation across industries—chemical, pharmaceutical, aerospace, automotive, and manufacturing—reveals a false economy that increases costs while compromising quality.
Annual Publications: Research Posters
GLTaC Poster:
Risk Management when using AI in EHS Translations
GLTaC Poster:
Machine Translation of SDS Phrases: Compliant?
Live Metrics
What makes GLTaC different than other translation companies?
GLTaC is the first Language Service Company (LSC) to publish live metrics on their website.
This data comes directly from our Translation Business Management Software (TBMS) and undergoes validation during our internal and external ISO/ASTM compliance audits. We are confident in our ability to meet or exceed client expectations for service and quality, to the point that we want to share our performance with you in real time. These metrics cover the past twelve months of performance, with daily updates.
