The Solvents Industry Association is very proud to announce that Bill Atkinson, Chief Scientific Advisor with Associate Members, Adler & Allan, is this year’s recipient of the SIA’s Gerald Soane Award for Health & Safety.
The Award, in place for many years and named after a former Chair of the Association, is in recognition of an individual’s outstanding contribution to the work of the SIA’s Technical Committee.
SIA Chief Executive, Andrew Norman said, ‘Bill has been with the SIA for a relatively short time, but his expertise and professionalism has stood out this year. His contributions in Technical Committee discussions have been extremely valuable, coupled with an excellent presentation on the SIA’s behalf at Surfex in June’.
Bill said, ‘I am deeply honoured to receive the Gerald Soane Award. Since joining the Technical Committee, I have been impressed by the knowledge, the experience and the commitment of my fellow members, as well of course as Andrew and his team at the SIA, to continuous improvements in safe and sustainable working practices in the industry. Therefore to be recognised by such a group is doubly honouring’.
I look forward to continuing to work with the Technical Committee and the Association in providing insight and experience where possible, for example in tackling such challenges as from emerging pollutants like PFAS. Once again thank you to the SIA for this award’, he added.
The SIA Technical Committee is instrumental in compiling safety and environmental guidance, specific to solvents and flammable liquids. If you want to learn more about the work of the SIA and the Technical Committee, Contact us or visit our Resource Centre on the SIA Website.
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