Coordinating the writing of the COMAH Safety Report and Compliance with the COMAH Regulations. Compliance with REACh Regulations (Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals) in the EU. Assessment of all Process Risk Analyses for the chemical reaction processes on the site. Specialist in scaling up chemical processes from lab to plant; the thermodynamics of chemical processes and the safe control of exothermic reaction processes. Devising strategies to ensure company compliance with UK health and safety legislation. Deputy communications manager with training in Television and Radio interview techniques by BBC World Service broadcaster.

Developing chemical processes in the lab to optimise yield and quality and commissioning to plant-production scale; typically 6,000-10,000 litres. Troubleshooting process problems on the plant through lab investigation. Participation in risk analyses of processes and the writing of batch instructions for plant production. Identification of unknown chemical impurities in products though off-site NMR, Mass Spec and elemental analysis. During this period, the company name was Ciba (Chemical industries Basle) prior to merger with Sandoz to become Novartis.