John Cullen (chemical engineer)
Sir Edward John Cullen FEng PhD DSc (29 October 1926 – 14 January 2018) was a British chemical engineer who was head of the UK
health and safety
.
Life and education
Cullen was born in October 1926 in
gas absorption.[1]
He married Betty Hopkins in 1954, and they had four children.[1][2] He died 14 January 2018.[1][2]
Career
Cullen joined the research department of the
He had been particularly involved is safety at ICI and from 1979 was European Director of Rohm & Haas, responsible for engineering, regulatory affairs, health, safety and the environment. This led to him becoming Deputy Chairman of the Chemical Industry Safety, Health & Environment Committee of the
COSHH as well as dealing with major incidents such as the Piper Alpha, King's Cross fire and Clapham Junction rail crash.[1][4]
Honours
Cullen was a
DSc) by the University of Exeter.[6] He received a knighthood (Knight Bachelor) in the 1991 Birthday Honours.[7]
References
- ^ IChemE. March 2018. p. 58.
- ^ a b Cullen, Nicholas. "Cullen, Sir John (Edward John)". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ a b c "Edward John Cullen : 1988". www.icheme.org. Institution of Chemical Engineers. 1988. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ^ a b Cullen, John (February 1994). "Health and Safety - A Burden on Business?". Process Safety and Environmental Protection. 72b: 3–9.
- ^ "Presidents". www.pipeguild.com. The Pipeline Industries Guild. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Honorary Graduates". www.exeter.ac.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Supplement to the London Gazette". The London Gazette (52563): B2. 14 June 1991.