Heather J. Blankinship

Through Ms. Blankinship’s 30-plus years’ experience managing and directing global teams engaged in regulatory compliance, she has developed an extraordinary talent for understanding and devising effective solutions for multijurisdictional and novel or emerging chemical regulatory challenges.  Her combination of hands-on experience and innovative thinking make her a powerful asset to clients seeking compliance assistance.  Ms. Blankinship has helped companies develop and implement sector-leading strategies for hazard communication; risk assessment; risk management and mitigation, including those related to toll manufacturing and third-party manufacturing; product safety systems and training; supply chain communication; change management; and business process transformation.

Ms. Blankinship provides expert advice and assistance in achieving and maintaining regulatory compliance under many global regulatory schemes, including the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) as amended by the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), the European Union’s (EU) Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), matters under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission, and the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS).