Database of Expertise in Product Safety and Safe Product Design
Chemical compounds/cleaners

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
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
Dr Sharawn Johnson, Occupational Health Adviser
BP Australia
GPO Box 5222BB Melbourne VIC 3001
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (03) 9268 4840 FAX: (03) 9268 3873 E-mail:
Profession/education:
B.Sc (Hons), Ph.D, CIH (Cert Industrial Hygienist - American Board of Industrial Hygienists), Dip Occup Hyg (British Institute Occupational Hygienists)
Specific products:
Petroleum fuels and lubricants
Mr John Kelleher, Section Head, Fire and Explosion Investigation
Victorian Forensic Science Centre (Victorian Police)
Forensic Dr Macleod VIC 3085
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (03) 9450 3444 FAX: (03) 9459 0477 E-mail: john@netwide.com.au
Profession/education:
B.A., B.App. Sc., Member Royal Australian Chemical Institute (MRACI), Member Australian Institute of Physics (MAIP).
Specific products:
Flammable liquids, electrical/electronic appliances, explosives
Mr David Lark, Director
Lark Technologies Pty. Ltd.
Unit 8/1 Carson Street Dundas NSW 2117
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (02) 9858 2228 FAX: (02) 9858 2228 E-mail: dlark@bigpond.net.au
Profession/education:
Scientist
Specific products:
Safe design of food manufacturing equipment
Dr Michael Patkin, Director/ Senior Lecturer
Department of Surgery
Whyalla Hospital
79 Archer St North Adelaide SA 5006
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (08) 8267-5163 FAX: (08) 8267 6976 E-mail: mpatkin@comtech.net.au
Profession/education:
MBBS (Melb), FRCSEng, FRCSEd, FRACS, FESA, Ceng
Specific products:
Handle design in general, anything you hold and anything your hand comes against, ie. bannister or a wall is a handle, also laptop computers. See website www.uq.edu.au/eaol/apr97/handle.htm
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. Mark Scott,
Mark Scott and Associates
RMB Forbes Rd Orange NSW 2800
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (02) 6365 2273 FAX: (02) 6365 2473 E-mail: scotts@ix.net.au
Profession/education:
MA (Hons), MOHS, Dip Ed
Specific products:
agricultural machinery/equipment, pesticides
Mr Adrian Thomas, Director
Chemicalia Pty Ltd
PO Box 23 Mount Waverley VIC 3149
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: 0409 549 768 FAX: (03) 9543 1557 E-mail: adrian@chemicalia.com.au
Profession/education:
BSc Hons in Chemistry
Specific products:
Regulatory Affairs, Technical/Business Consulting coatings, Construction Chemicals, Adhesives, Chemicals
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

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