Ted Richards Email & Phone Number

Product ecotoxicologist. Global Technical Leader of Environmental Product Toxicology. Evaluating environmental risk assessments critical to obtaining and maintaining global registrations  Liaising with key customers to provide health, safety and environmental information for risk assessment purposes. Helping coordinate the registration of new products in different geographies.

London, United Kingdom

Setting up the REACH Consultancy service.

Derby, United Kingdom

 Chairman of GAMA (Global Acetate Manufacturers Association) Regulatory Affairs Committee. Championing an active ingredient through the requirements of the Biocidal Products Directive including environmental fate studies.  Part of an industry group tracking and lobbying on the implementation of the new EU Chemicals Policy (REACH). Representing industry in discussions with European regulators regarding compounds going through the Existing Substances Directive and proposed changes to Occupational Exposure Limits.  Championing the implementation of Product Stewardship in the company. Assisting with the introduction of a Sustainable Development / Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme by performing gap analyses and planning a way forward. Deliver annual lectures at Warwick and York universities on various topics including Ecotoxicology, Sustainability and Life Cycle Assessment.  Sitting on various CIA (Chemical Industries Association) committees including the Supply Chain Leadership Group, a joint committee with the British Retailers Association (M&S, The Body Shop, Boots etc). A sub-contracted consultant to WSP Environmental leading on setting up their REACH Consultancy service.

Coventry, United Kingdom

Providing Courtaulds businesses assistance in toxicology by: Tracking developments in legislation and the literature with respect to key raw materials and products.  Assessing the toxicity profiles of raw materials. Summarising toxicity study reports. Searching and summarising information from toxicity data sources. Performing occupational and environmental risk assessments. Recommending exposure control and environmental containment. Compiling safety data sheets and advising on classification and labelling.Advising the Courtaulds businesses on regulatory compliance in such areas as: Existing Substances Regulations and risk assessments. Integrated Pollution & Prevention Control (IPPC) applications. CHIP & COSHH Regulations & Safety Data Sheet Compilation. Eco-labelling criteria. Direct toxicity consentsKeeping the Courtaulds businesses briefed by: Publishing a regular toxicity and environmental legislation reviews. Co-ordinating the Endocrine Modulation network Presenting at internal HSE conferences.Initiating Environmental improvements by: Assisting in the implementation of Environmental Management Systems such as ISO14001 Performing audits and environmental impact studies and recommending improvement schemes.Representing Courtaulds on the following committees: European Paint Makers (CEPE) Paint Advisory Group. Chemical Industries Association (CIA) Products Advisory Group. European Man-made fibres Association (CIRFS) Health and Environmental Issues Committee. The Industrial Council for Packaging and the Environment (INCPEN) Technical Committee.Training and Educational Devising and delivering in-house training in environmental, health and regulatory affairs. Delivering lectures at universities and conferences

Coventry, United Kingdom

Leading a team developing new and emerging environmental tools and techniques: Life cycle Assessment (LCA) programme. Ecotoxicology and bioremediation studies.  Environmental Impact & Fate studies. Bioremediation projects including design and operation of reed beds and compostibility of products and process waste.

Coventry

Acrylic Fibre Polymer Research Group.Specialising in solution and free radical polymerisation methods.Responsible for managing a group of chemists and chemical engineers scaling-up successful laboratory experiments to pilot plant and plant scale.At that time Courtaulds was a leading UK chemical company employing some 70,000 people and manufacturing fibres, packaging, coatings and chemicals. It was a pleasure working in such a vibrant research environment.

Msc, Toxicology

Dissertation title: Environmental Exposure Standards. Under the supervision of Dr Len Levy & Dr Bob Morrison. We need someone who knows.

Oganic Chemistry

Post-doctoral studies under Professor Paul G Gassman, Organic synthesis and organic electrochemistry. Provided a great grounding.

Bsc, Phd, Chemistry

PhD in organic chemistry under the supervision of Dr T W Bentley at Swansea University & Dr Mike Hutchings / Dr Paul Gordon at ICI.

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