Kemiindustrins ERC

English translation: Emergency response center for the chemical industry

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Swedish term or phrase:Kemiindustrins ERC
English translation:Emergency response center for the chemical industry
Entered by: Mindaugas Vasinauskas

12:41 Apr 26, 2004
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng
Swedish term or phrase: Kemiindustrins ERC
On a Safety Data Sheet. I understand this is a kind of Emergency telephone in case of chemical accidents. How can it be exactly translated into English?
Mindaugas Vasinauskas
Lithuania
Local time: 16:37
Emergency response center for the chemical industry
Explanation:
Fore ERC, see the link.
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ohemulen
France
Local time: 16:37
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1Chemical industry ERC (Emergency Response Centre/Center/Coordinator/Communications)
Curt Sandell (X)
4Emergency response center for the chemical industry
ohemulen


  

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Emergency response center for the chemical industry


Explanation:
Fore ERC, see the link.


    db.byggelit.se/mdbnet.nsf/a6b7bc93c2ae33664125687300255bfc/ 36b73c94d185ee15c12567f900362076/$FILE/urea.pdf
ohemulen
France
Local time: 16:37
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in FinnishFinnish
PRO pts in category: 15
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Chemical industry ERC (Emergency Response Centre/Center/Coordinator/Communications)


Explanation:
The abbreviation seems quite common, but the last term varies. Hopefully you can figure out which one (or another) to use from context. The above "C's" crop up frequently in Altavista(keywords "+ERC" +emergency"; Altavista for its case-sensitivity).

Curt Sandell (X)
Spain
Local time: 16:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SwedishSwedish

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