Profile

I am registered disabled and have 5 lifelong medical conditions (the first of which appeared when I was 16). I manage these against working full time, which makes life interesting. I have never let this be a barrier to achieving what I really want though and as such have a fulfilling life, with a strong family and friend network and an interesting career. Since we lost our beautiful dog, we have made the most of our new found freedom by spending weekends away whenever possible – my partner works shifts so works many weekends, which me a chance to catch up on the housework and the soaps, which he is not into at all. When off together and chilling at home, we tend to binge watch box sets, taking it in turns to choose.

I manage the national chemical emergency line that is available to all emergency service personnel and other government approved agencies. We take approximately 300 calls a year on this line, which can be anything from a small scale spillage, to a drugs lab to a massive tanker rollover on a road. I have been at the centre for 19 years and have worked across both out national and commercial business during that time. I also train emergency services in what we can offer and technical chemical subjects.

No two days are the same in terms of my work. I can be writing or reviewing emergency response knowledge documents on subjects ranging from fertiliser fires to drugs labs. I can be reviewing calls for technical quality or training the emergency responders. I can be writing reports on our work for the government or I can be out and about promoting the working we do and delivering training to the emergency services and other approved users.