Database of Expertise in Product Safety and Safe Product Design
Other motorised vehicles
Mr Richard Calver, Director, Industrial Relations
National Farmers' Federation
NFF House 14-16 Brisbane Ave Barton ACT 2600
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (02) 6273 3855 FAX: (02) 6273 2331 E-mail: rcalver@nff.org.au
Profession/education:
BA, LLB, LLM, Grad Dip Tax, AIRBA, Assoc Dip IR.
Specific products:
Farm chemicals and machinery
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
Mr Paul Galea, Senior Consultant
McCalls Consulting
27 Robtrish Street Manly West QLD 4179
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: 0448 774480 FAX: E-mail: paul@communitycomms.com
Profession/education:
BA, Grad. Diploma Communication Practice, Grad Cert Business Administration
Specific products:
safety program development and delivery for at risk road users
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
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
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 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
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.
Dr Michael Regan, Senior Research Fellow
Accident Research Centre
Monash University
Building 70 Wellington Rd Clayton VIC 3168
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (03) 9905 1838 FAX: (03) 9905 4363 E-mail: michael.regan@general.monash.edu.au
Profession/education:
BSc (Hons) Psycholog/Biology, PhD Human Factors Psychology
Specific products:
aircraft cockpits
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
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,
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