Kal Bening, HBSc., Scientific & Regulatory Affairs Consultant 2 - Global Notification Project Manager, Chemicals Group
Kal Bening is a Scientific & Regulatory Affairs Consultant 2 - Global Notification Project Manager and has been with the Intertek Health Sciences Inc.’s Chemicals Group team since 2003. Working with numerous clients, Ms. Bening’s primary focus and role include providing clients with timely and cost-effective regulatory strategies under the various new and existing chemical notification programs. Her breadth of expertise centres around providing regulatory and scientific advice to clients to promote compliance with the New Substances Notification Regulations (NSNR) under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA), the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS), and other similar initiatives around the world in countries such as China and South Korea. Ms. Bening has been at the forefront assisting clients with understanding the changes as part of the NICNAS reform and identifying the requirements under AICIS and has most recently given webinars on this topic.
By analyzing and interpreting the requirements of these global regulations, Ms. Bening effectively responds to her clients’ needs and has effectively managed and prepared the submission of many Notifications. In this context, Ms. Bening gathers, interprets, and delivers the necessary compositional information, toxicological data, physical-chemical properties, and product-support information. Her organizational skills, communication skills and knowledge of regulations aid the team in providing timely and cost-effective regulatory strategies based on the successful use of surrogate data, estimation methods, and waiver requests to meet complex requirements for physical-chemical, toxicological, and ecotoxicological data prescribed under the various new and existing chemical notification programs. Her knowledge of the regulations and ability to critically evaluate the available data and exposure scenarios allows her to pro-actively develop risk-hazard profiles and advise clients on possible risk management measures and collaborate with government regulators to deliver successful outcomes.
