1. Associate Toxicologist
Nazia Yamin
Delphic HSE Solutions Ltd

2. What does my job involve?
Office based consultancy in surrey, founded 2007
Risk assessment of formulated products
Cosmetics (hair care, skincare etc)
Toys (paints, inks etc)
Household products (detergents, cleaners etc)

3. Products we assess are sold….

4. How do we do it?
We receive formulations and information on finished products and their raw materials.
Research raw materials and assess safety in the product.
We produce a report giving a conclusion – Safe/Unsafe – Pass or Fail.
Report may includes warning statements and instructions to ensure the products is used safely.
Product must be SAFE and LEGAL.
Check published regulations.

5. What else have I done? October 2013 New Hong Kong Office
3 month secondment to manage the office and train 3 trainee toxicologists
Return to Hong Kong in 2014
Attended conferences and training courses around the world.
Managed stands at cosmetics exhibitions.

6. How did I get here? 2007 - BSc Medical Biochemistry at UoB
2008 – MSc Toxicology at UoB
2008 – 2010 – Job hunting , over 100 jobs, went to many interviews and in-between this -
1 month in America
3 months placement at a medical company in Coventry
Various temporary jobs
Voluntary work in UK
3 months Volunteering trip to Ghana
Saw advert on a website callled Graduate talent pool…
October 2010 – Started a Delphic HSE Solutions

7. My Future Chartered Biologist – 2014
Join the European register of Toxicologist
Move into a managerial position