Database of Expertise in Product Safety and Safe Product Design
Motor vehicle parts
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 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 Chris Coxon, Principal Consultant Vehicle Safety and Road Safety T
Office of Road Safety
Department of Transport
33-37 Warwick St Walkerville SA 5081
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (08) 8343 2862 FAX: (08) 8343 2880 E-mail: chris.coxon@transport.sa.gov.au
Profession/education:
B.Eng (Hons) (Mechanical Engineering)
Specific products:
Seat belts in motor vehicles
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 Andrew Enkelman, Director
A. Enkelman and Ass. Pty. Ltd.
1/5 Braeside Dr Braeside VIC 3195
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (03) 9580 3024 FAX: (03) 9587 1268 E-mail: enkelman@sprint.com.au
Profession/education:
BE (Mech), Member Institution of Engs Aust, Member Soc Automotive Engs, Member German Eng Institute (VDI)
Specific products:
Transport (cars, trucks, trailers, etc), mobile equipment
Dr Thomas Gibson, Director
Human Impact Engineering
Unit3/36 Albert Street St. Peters NSW 2044
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (02) 9557 0933 FAX: (02) 9557 0096 E-mail: tgibson@humanimpacteng.com
Profession/education:
BE (UNSW), MSc (Cranfield I.T.), PhD (UNSW), MIE (Aust), CP ENG
Specific products:
Impact injury biomechanics, human body modelling, vehicle engineering, accident reconstruction
Dr Raphael Grzebieta, Senior Lecturer
Department of Civil Engineering
Monash University
Wellington Rd Clayton VIC 3168
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (03) 9905 4970 FAX: (03) 9905 4944 E-mail: grzebieta@eng.monash.edu.au
Profession/education:
PhD, M. Eng. Sci, B.Eng., Corporate Member Institution Engineers Aust, NAPER-3 Registered (Civil), Member Society of Automotive Engineers (US and Aust), Fellow Australian College of Road Safety.
Specific products:
ROPS, side impact protection seats, seat belt restraints, bull bar design, safety brakes/energy dissipators for industrial lifts/hoists, safety cables for workers, under-run barriers, support scaffolding/st
Mr Gerhard Arnol Hendricks, Senior Consultant
National Safety Council of Austrialia
322 Glenferrie Rd Malvern VIC 3144
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (03) 9822 8111 FAX: (03) 9822 8999 E-mail:
Profession/education:
Diploma of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate Diploma of Ergonomics, Certificate of Professional Ergonomist, Diploma of Science in Science in Occupational Health and Safety.
Specific products:
BMW motorcycles
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
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
Mr Christopher Powell, Resources Manager
Department of Civil Engineering
Monash University
Wellington Rd Clayton VIC 3168
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (03) 9905 4955/ (03) 9905 1 FAX: (03) 9905 1483 E-mail: chris.powell@eng.monash.edu.au
Profession/education:
Instrumentation engineer
Specific products:
Vehicle testing down to component level; Structural testing buildings and components; lifting devices and systems; crane testing and roll over protection systems, pressure testing of "other gas appliances".
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.
Ms Virginia Routley, Research Fellow
Accident Research Centre
Monash University
Building 70 Wellington Rd Clayton VIC 3168
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (03) 9905 1805 FAX: (03) 9905 1809 E-mail: virginia.routley@general.monash.edu.
Profession/education:
B.Ec, Dip. Ed, Grad. Dip. Soc. Stats.
Specific products:
Trampolines, finger jams, spill-resistant anti-scald mugs, Do-It-Yourself maintenance, child and adult poisonings, vehicle exhaust gas suicides, chain saws, car radiator scalds.
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
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