Database of Expertise in Product Safety and Safe Product Design
Child Safety
Dr Lynne Bilston, Senior Lecturer
Aerospace, Mechanical & Mechatronic
University of Sydney
Building J07 Uni of Sydney NSW 2006
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (02) 9351 2344 FAX: (02) 9351 7060 E-mail:
Profession/education:
Engineer. B.E.(Mech)Syd, MSE(Penn), PhD(Penn)
Specific products:
Neck injury, spinal injury, brain injury, vehicle safety
Mr Antonio Bonacruz, Laboratory Test Coordinator
Research and Test Centre
Australian Consumers Association
57 Carrington Rd Marrickville NSW 2204
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (02) 9577 3343 FAX: (02) 9577 3211 E-mail: abonacruz@choice.com.au
Profession/education:
B.Eng.,MIEAust, MACS, Engineer
Specific products:
Children's toys, games, play equipment, dummies, cots, bassinettes, prams, strollers, high chairs, home entertainment products
Mr Norman Caldwell, Team Leader
Division Quality Assurance
Coles Myer Retail Services
PO Box 350 Glen Iris VIC 3146
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (03) 9829 4045 FAX: (03) 9829 4818 E-mail:
Profession/education:
Fitter and turner, textile technologist
Specific products:
General merchandise sold in Coles Myer Stores
Mr Norman Crothers, Research Manager
Australian Consumers' Association
57 Carrington Rd Marrickville NSW 2204
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (02) 9577 3218 FAX: (02) 9577 3222 E-mail: ncrothers@choice.com.au
Profession/education:
B.Sc (Eng), M.I.E.Aust, C.P.Eng
Specific products:
All consumer goods
Mr Mark Dohrmann, Engineer, ergonomist
Mark Dohrmann and Partners Pty Ltd
115 Royal Parade Parkville VIC 3052
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (03) 9376 1844 FAX: (03) 9376 3124 E-mail: info@ergonomics.com.au
Profession/education:
BE (Mech), CPEng, CPE
Specific products:
Vehicles, hand-held equipment, consoles, emergency services, furniture, software+displays, children, household, guarding, slips, flammability
Miss Holly Drury, Injury Prevention Officer
Midwest Public Health Unit
PO Box 68 Geraldton WA 6531
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (08) 9964 4299 FAX: (08) 9964 2661 E-mail: Holly.Drury@health.wa.gov.au
Profession/education:
B.Science - Health Promotion
Specific products:
playground equipment, child safety products
Ms Nicole Harvey, Fire Investigation Coordinator
Country Fire Authority
PO Box 701 Mt Waverley VIC 3149
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (03) 9262 8412 FAX: (03) 9262 8399 E-mail: n.harvey@cfa.vic.gov.au
Profession/education:
Bach of Applied Science, Grad Dip Education, Dip of Fire Technology
Specific products:
Fire fighter protective clothing and safety equipment, any products which are capable of causing fires
Mr Max Hely, Director
Safety Science Associates
PO Box 2444 Bowral NSW 2576
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: 61-2-4862-1129 FAX: E-mail: max.hely@safetyscience.com
Profession/education:
B.App.Sc., B.Sc.(Hons), CPE. Ergonomist
Specific products:
Physical & cognitive human factors/ergonomics applied to occupational/industrial, public/community/domestic, child, & sport/recreation/fitness safety; product evaluation
Ms. Susan Hetherington, Associate lecturer in Journalisem
Queensland University of Technology
Kelvin Grove Campus Musk Avenue Kelvin Grove QLD 4012
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: 0414 773 631 FAX: E-mail: s.hetherington@qut.edu.au
Profession/education:
MA, B Bus (Com). Teacher
Specific products:
Children and the media
Mr Steve Hutchison, Senior Investigator, Product Safety
Safety and Standards Branch
Department of Fair Trading
PO Box 972 Parramatta NSW 2124
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (02) 9895 0257 FAX: (02) 9895 0426 E-mail: shutchison@fairtrading.nsw.gov.au
Profession/education:
Researcher
Specific products:
Includes: Exercise equipment, spas/swimming pools, novelties, textile products, insulation, bicycles, bike helmets, ladders, prams/strollers, baby walkers, cots, toy boxes, child restraints, sunglasses, wat
Ms. Beverly Jenkin, Chief Executive Officer
Australian Toy Association
22 Blackwood St North Melbourn VIC 3051
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (03) 9329 5027 FAX: (03) 9329 5038 E-mail: austoy@austoy.com.au
Profession/education:
BSc, Dip Ed, Dip Finance
Specific products:
toys, etc
Ms Margaret Juhasz, Secretary
Victorian Branch
Ergonomics Society of Australia
PO Box 65 Ringwood VIC 3134
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (03) 9295 4962 FAX: (03) 9295 4964 E-mail: Margaret.Juhasz@corpmail.telstra.com
Profession/education:
Ergonomics professionals come from a wide range of educational backgrounds and include: designers, product developers, safety and human factors practitioners, engineers, physiotherapists, occupational therapists
Specific products:
Ergonomists can assist with ergonomic safety assessments in a range of products, including industrial workplaces
Mr Gareth Little-Hales, Business Manager
Grip Wise Anti-Slip
PO Box 4 Montrose VIC 3765
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (03) 9445 9036 FAX: (03) 9445 9036 E-mail: gareth@gripwise.com.au
Profession/education:
B.Sc.(Hons). Director
Specific products:
Slip resistance testing, floor treatments
Mr Brian Malone, Quality Assurance Manager
Big W Qualtiy Assurance Dept.
Woolworths Ltd
Locked Bag 7 Pennant Hills NSW 2120
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (02) 9847 1180 FAX: (02) 9847 1680 E-mail: bmalone@bigw.com.au
Profession/education:
Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering
Specific products:
Toys, bicycles, cots, strollers, bicycle helmets, dummies
Mrs Michelle Maxwell, Health Education Officer
Child Health Promotion Unit
New Children's Hospital
PO Box 3515 Parramatta NSW 2124
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (02) 9845 3560 FAX: (02) 9845 3562 E-mail: michem@nch.edu.au
Profession/education:
Diploma of Teaching (Physical Education and Health), Grad. Dip. Ed (Health Promotion)
Specific products:
Children's and babies products
Mr John McCosker, Quality Control Manager
Quality Control Department
Best and Less Retail Stores
PO Box 85 Westgate NSW 2048
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (02) 9560 5677 FAX: (02) 9569 4187 E-mail:
Profession/education:
Fellow of Clothing and Footwear Institute (FCFI) UK, Associate Textile Institute (ATI), Chartered Textile Technologist (C. Text), Graduate Diploma of Education (Dip Ed), Member of Institute of Quality Assurance
Specific products:
Children's nightwear, babies nursery toys, sun protection products, sunglasses
Mr Jerry Moller, Principal Consultant
New Directions in Health and Safety
PO Box 38 Mt Compass SA 5210
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (08) 8556 8007 FAX: E-mail: jmoller@dove.net.au
Profession/education:
B.A., B.Soc.Admin, M.Pol.Admin
Specific products:
Ceiling fans, clothing fires, poisons, eye protection
Ms Gail O'Bryen, Manager, Product Safety
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
GPO Box 520J Melbourne VIC 3001
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (03) 9290 1912 FAX: (03) 9290 1904 E-mail: gail.o'bryen@accc.gov.au
Profession/education:
Grad Dip. Organisation Behaviour. Government regulator.
Specific products:
Children's nightwear flammability, bicycle helmets
Mrs Rae Raphael, Manager
Melbourne Information Centre
Standards Association of Australia
Locked Bag 802 South Melbourn VIC 3205
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (03) 9693 3534 FAX: (03) 9696 1319 E-mail: mic@saa.sa.telememo.au
Profession/education:
Associate Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA).
Specific products:
Standards cover a large subject range, including the product groups mentioned below.
Mrs S Santaso, Quality Control Chemist
Quality Control Department
Coles Myer Ltd
800 Toorak Rd Tooronga VIC 3146
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (03) 9829 4051 FAX: (03) 9829 4818 E-mail: Sinta.Santaso@coles.com.au
Profession/education:
Graduated as food chemist at University of Braunschweig, Germany
Specific products:
Non-food grocery products
Mr. Clive Shelton, Partner
Clive Shelton Associates
Provident House Burrell Row Beckenham Kent
UNITED KINGDOM
Work phone: +44 (0)20 8249 6524 FAX: +44 (0)20 8249 6554 E-mail: cliveshelton@toysafe.co.uk
Profession/education:
BSc MChemA MRSC Cchem MIFST
Specific products:
Household products, toys, childcare articles, food, cosmetics
Dr. Shauna Sherker, Research Fellow
NSW Injury Risk Management Research
UNSW
Sydney NSW 2052
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (02) 9385 4741 FAX: (02) 9385 6040 E-mail: shauna.sherker@unsw.edu.au
Profession/education:
Ph.D., Researcher
Specific products:
Ms Jan Shield, Safety Consultant
Safety Centre
Royal Children's Hospital
Flemington Rd Parkville VIC 3052
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (03) 9345 6470 FAX: (03) 9345 5086 E-mail: shieldja@cryptic.rch.unimelb.edu.au
Profession/education:
B.A., Dip. Ed, Grad. Dip. Information Services, MPH
Specific products:
Children's products (beds, bedding, cots, high chairs, door barriers), home safety products (stoveguards, door barriers), strangulation hazards, recommendations for child care settings, toys, inhalation haz
Dr. Ronald Somers, Unit Head
Injury Surveillance and Control
South Australian Department of Health
PO Box 6 Rundle Mall Post Of Adelaide SA 5000
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (08) 8226 6361 FAX: (08) 8226 6291 E-mail: Ron.Somers@health.sa.gov.au
Profession/education:
BA, MPH, PhD psychology, maternal and child health, epidemiology
Specific products:
children's furniture, trampolines and other play equipment, swimming and wading pools, pumps and filtration systems, bunk beds, exercise and fitness equip., amusement and carnival rides, plumbing fixtures,
Mr Ian Thomas, Principal
I F Thomas & Associates Pty Ltd
123 Nelson Place Williamstown VIC 3016
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (03) 9397 1413 FAX: (03) 9397 5406 E-mail: ifta@bigpond.com
Profession/education:
BScHons(ChemEng); MEngSci(EnvEng). Engineer
Specific products:
Industrial safety signs; dangerous goods storage cabinets; dangerous goods store rooms; anti-slip stair nosings and floor coverings
Mr David Thompson, Senior Technical Officer - Mechanical
Quality Testing
Woolworths - Big W - Qualtest
3 City View Rd Pennant Hills NSW 2120
AUSTRALA
Work phone: (02) 9847 1183 FAX: (03) 9847 1683 E-mail: dthompso@bigw.com.au
Profession/education:
Mech Eng Cert, Craftsman Cert in Fitting and Turning, N.A.T.A signatory to AS1647 and AS2432 (baby dummies). Member of Australian Standards Committees CS91 Domestic Furniture (Plastic Monobloc Chair), CS3 Safety
Specific products:
Toys, sporting goods, leisure furniture, nursery furniture, exercise bikes, babies dummies, hardgoods based products
Mr Robert Wise, Quality Assurance Manager Hardgoods
Quality Assurance
Target Australia Pty Ltd
PO Box 41 North Geelong VIC 3215
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (03) 5246 2336 FAX: (03) 5246 2895 E-mail: robert.wise@target.com.au
Profession/education:
Mechanic Civil Aviation, Motor mechanics, Total Quality Management
Specific products:
Hardgoods, toys, nursery furniture and accessories, indoor/outdoor furniture, tableware, kitchenware, home decorator items, sporting and outdoor activities, stationery, domestic electrical goods, consumer e
Mr Geoffrey Wood, Director
The Playground Institute
PO Box 60459 Titirangi Auckland
NEW ZEALAND
Work phone: (09) 816 9128 FAX: E-mail: gmwood@xtra.co.nz
Profession/education:
Teacher. B.Sc.,M.A.;Dip.Teaching
Specific products:
Playground behaviour & supervision; playground equipment & surfacing - design, operation, educational outcomes, accessibility; risk management - school, camp, community facilities and programmes
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