Database of Expertise in Product Safety and Safe Product Design
Public buildings
Mr Darren Armitage, Senior Health Promotion Officer
Tropical Public Health Unit- Cairns
Queensland Health
PO Box 1103 Cairns QLD 4870
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (07) 4050 3600 FAX: (07) 4051 5227 E-mail: armitagd@health.qld.gov.au
Profession/education:
Bed, Grad Dip Health Promotion, MPH (completing)
Specific products:
N/A
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
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
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 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 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 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 Peter Mansourian, Director
P. Mansourian and Associates P/L
1 Dactyl Rd Moorabbin VIC 3189
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (03) 9553 2993 FAX: (03) 9553 2609 E-mail: P.MansourianPMA@Bigpond.com
Profession/education:
Dip. Elect. Eng., Post Grad. Eng. (Project Management), Cert. Of Lighting, General Arbitrators Course (Instit. Of Arbitrators Aust.); member of: MIEAust, MAIPM, Fellow IESAust & NZ, Chart.
Specific products:
Investigation of lighting products, telephones and electrical iteams such as switchboards and machinery. Hazardous electrical environments.
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.
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 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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