Database of Expertise in Product Safety and Safe Product Design
Playground Equipment
Dr David Chalmers, HRC Senior Research Fellow & Deputy Director
Injury Prevention Research Unit
Department of Preventive & Social Me
University of Otago, Medical School
PO Box 913 Dunedin
NEW ZEALAND
Work phone: (64) (03) 479 8510 FAX: (64) (03) 479 8337 E-mail: dchalmers@gandalf.otago.ac.nz
Profession/education:
B.A., Post Grad Dip Arts (Psych) (PGDA), PhD.
Specific products:
Playground undersurfacing, trampolines
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
Mr Kerry Gadsby, General Manager
The Grass Alternative
PO Box 2000 Seven Hills We NSW 2147
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (02) 9620 9550 FAX: (02) 9620 9551 E-mail: gadsby@softfall.com.au
Profession/education:
HSC 1970, Dip Accounting 1975, over 16 years in synthetic grass and safety surfacing industry
Specific products:
softfall, softrax, synthetic grass and wet pour rubber
Mr Paul Hendry, National OH&S Coordinator
Armaguard
Mayne Nickless Ltd
Level 1, 390 St Kilda Rd Melbourne VIC 3004
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (03) 9868 0855 FAX: (03) 9868 0850 E-mail: paul.hendry@armaguard.com.au
Profession/education:
Chartered Interior Architect and Industrial Design (MCSD), Cert Prof Ergonomist (CPErg), DipDesign (Lpl), Grad Dip Erg (LaT)
Specific products:
Domestic, commercial, office and industrial design products and equipment. Architectural design fixtures, fittings, structure and products.
Mr. Mark Hennessy, Director
Hennessy Services Pty Ltd
PO Box 199 Gisborne VIC 3437
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: 0419 559 129 FAX: (03) 5428 3841 E-mail: markhennessy@bigpond.com
Profession/education:
BSc (Hons), Certified Professional Ergonomist (ESA)
Specific products:
Buildings - domestic; health and aged care, Plant safety assessments, Playgrounds, Ergonomics of workplaces, products, office furniture and fittings.
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
Mr Wayne Johnson, Managing Consultant and Principal
PASS Pro-Active Systems and Services
8 Winters Way Doncaster VIC 3108
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (03) 9857 7877 FAX: (03) 9857 7877 E-mail: riskman@pass.alphalink.com.au
Profession/education:
BE(Mech), Grad Dip O.H.M., Grad IE (Aust), MRES, MSIS, MAIRM, MPRAV, MESA
Specific products:
safety auditing/inspection and evaluation of playground equipment. Design of playgrounds. All aspects of public liability, occupational health and safety equipment and systems. Motor vehicle safety.
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 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 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
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.
Mr Earle Scott, Architect Arbitrator Expert Witness
Earle Scott Architecture
57 Cambridge Terrace Malvern SA 5061
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (08) 8357 1231 FAX: (08) 8357 1235 E-mail:
Profession/education:
B.Eng. (Arch), Life Fellow Royal Aust. Instit. Arch., Fellow Royal Instit. British. Arch., Fellow Found Instit. Arbitr. Aust., Fellowship Dip. Arch., Councillor Uni. SA, Sen. Councillor Royal Aust Instit Arch, F
Specific products:
Commercial and industrial building design, design for the disabled. Project management, documentation and administration.
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 Peter Thompson, Injury Epidemiologist
Dept. Human Services
South Australia Epidemiology Branch
PO Box 6 Rundle Mall Adelaide SA 5000
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (08) 8226 6279 FAX: (08) 8226 6291 E-mail: somers.ronald@health.sa.gov.au
Profession/education:
Cert. Mech. Eng., MPH
Specific products:
wrist guards for small wheeled vehicle users, designer of (as far as we know) the first safe rocking cradle, bunk beds (conforming to Standards), designer of new technique for a portable folding cot, design
Mrs Prudence Walsh, Play Environment Consultant
Play Environment Consulting Pty Ltd
PO Box 357 Albion QLD 4010
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (07) 3862 1225 FAX: (07) 3262 8082 E-mail:
Profession/education:
Early Childhood Education, Churchill Fellowship 1991, Author.
Specific products:
Fixed and moveable equipment, building and playground design, Early Childhood Services
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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