Rhiannon Smith, BSc, is a Principal Consultant at wca, with a degree in Earth Science from the University of Durham. Rhiannon has extensive experience of European REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals) and CLP (Classification and Labelling), as well as PCN (poison centre notifications) among other regulations. Rhiannon has worked on a large number of successful REACH registrations, covering the full process of dossier preparation, review and update – from data review and generation to interpretation and dossier preparation and submission, ensuring all the necessary information requirements are fulfilled. Rhiannon has also represented companies in regulator communications and industry-wide proposals, and has worked with companies on the development of specific non-standard approaches.
Rhiannon has experience as the project manager for a number of large REACH projects, including the project and consortium administration. Rhiannon provides Trustee Services to a large REACH consortium and prepared the cost-sharing and reconciliation calculations, as well as arranging letter of access and data sales, data purchases and registrant communications, and has assisted companies in successful data sharing disputes.
As a combination of technical and administrative skills, Rhiannon provides assistance with non-EU REACH-like regulations, including assisting companies with understanding obligations under UK REACH, K-REACH in Korea and KKDIK in Turkey, providing Only Representative (OR) services for UK REACH, and preparation and submission of inquiries for new substances, grandfather notifications and Downstream User Import Notifications (DUIN) under UK REACH.
Rhiannon is enjoying gaining a wider experience of hazard assessment approaches, such as endocrine assessments, as well as building her understanding of other areas through her quality management and peer-review procedures.
