REACH Expert Mark Blainey Joins Atrion International

Atrion International Inc. Sep 07, 2010

Addition of REACH Authority Fortifies Atrion's Regulatory Expertise

MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA, August 31, 2010 -- Atrion International (http://www.atrionintl.com/) announced today the appointment of REACH authority Mark Blainey to the position of Senior Regulatory Analyst. In this role Blainey will join Atrion's team of highly distinguished regulatory experts and will provide policy and technical expertise to ensure Atrion's solutions offer continuous compliance with dynamic REACH regulations.

"Mark's wealth of REACH expertise is a great asset to our expanding team of regulatory experts ," said Enza Grassia, Senior Vice President Research and Development at Atrion. "He has a great depth of policy and regulatory expertise gained with both the European Commission and with the UK Government.

As one of the original authors of REACH, his understanding of the Regulation and the issues surrounding it is unparalleled."

Blainey has been involved in EU Chemicals legislation for over 13 years and is considered one of the foremost authorities on REACH legislation. He is widely published and his work experience includes the development of REACH from its inception to agreement, as well as the myriad of guidance documents, reviews of the REACH Annexes and contributions to the European Commission's CLP (Classification, Labelling and Packaging) Regulation proposal.

Prior to joining Atrion, Blainey served as Director at the Policy Analysis and Chemical Evaluation (PACE) SPRL, a consultancy expert in EU chemical policy. He has held the positions of Policy Coordinator (REACH) and Policy Officer with the European Commission and has served as Senior Executive Officer and Her Majesties Inspector of Health and Safety at the Health and Safety Executive.

Blainey earned his BSc Biochemistry with toxicology from Surrey University and a Post Graduate diploma in Occupational Health and Safety from the Aston Business School. He also holds an MSc in Environmental Toxicology from the University of Central Lancashire.

Atrion's Regulatory Expertise Over the past 20 years, Atrion has built a team of regulatory analysts whose extensive global policy and technical experience is unrivaled. The company's philosophy is that by seeking out the most knowledgeable and experienced professionals to serve as in-house regulatory experts, our clients are working with the most comprehensive and up-to-date product compliance solutions and most powerful compliance partner. The team boasts world class expertise in REACH, GHS , RoHS and EH&S. Atrion's regulatory experts continuously monitor and track legislation changes in order to constantly refine Atrion's Managed Regulatory Content , an industry staple for global manufacturers that ensures compliance risks for all products are eliminated. Atrion's trusted and up-to-date Managed Regulatory Content consists of data on over 300,000 chemical substances, 15,000 regulatory phrases in over 44 languages, 7,500 proprietary rules, and 100 templates spanning 50 plus countries.

About Atrion International

Atrion International Inc. , founded in 1989, delivers the most reliable, product compliance solutions for both process and discrete manufacturers. By integrating the largest set of managed regulatory content into a prepackaged automated solution and connecting to key ERP systems, Atrion's Product Compliance Solution ensures that products will reach customers with minimal risks to brand image and shareholder value. Atrion International is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada with offices in the United States and Europe.

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