Database of Expertise in Product Safety and Safe Product Design
Workshop tools/appliances
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 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 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 Barry Esmore, Managing Director
AUS-TICK
281 Lawrence Rd Mt. Waverley VIC 3149
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (03) 9886 1345 FAX: (03) 9884 7272 E-mail: barrye@melbpc.org.au
Profession/education:
Certificate of Technology (electrical Testing)
Specific products:
Mr Alan Faulks, Principal Electrical Approval Officer
Department of Mines and Energy
Electrical Safety Office
PO Box 995 Spring Hill QLD 4004
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (07) 3237 0278 FAX: (07) 3237 0229 E-mail: afaulks@dme.gov.au
Profession/education:
Assoc. Dip. Electrical Engineering
Specific products:
Electrical equipment
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
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
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 Ian MacDonald, Senior Approvals Officer
Office of the Chief Electrical Inspector
PO Box 262 Collins St West Melbourne VIC 8007
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (03) 9203 9771 FAX: (03) 9686 2197 E-mail:
Profession/education:
Certificate of Technology- Electrical testing
Specific products:
Electrical equipment: appliances, accessories and cables. Electrical yard/garden equipment
Mr Philip Meyer, Principal
Associated Professional Ergonomists
16 Acland St St. Kilda VIC 3182
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (03) 9534 2858 FAX: (03) 9534 8696 E-mail:
Profession/education:
M Design, Grad Dip Ergonomics, Dip Ed
Specific products:
furniture- domestic and industrial, general consumer products, industrial 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.
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. 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,
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 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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