Database of Expertise in Product Safety and Safe Product Design
Electrical household appliances
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 Antonio Bonacruz, Laboratory Test Coordinator
Research and Test Centre
Australian Consumers Association
57 Carrington Rd Marrickville NSW 2204
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (02) 9577 3343 FAX: (02) 9577 3211 E-mail: abonacruz@choice.com.au
Profession/education:
B.Eng.,MIEAust, MACS, Engineer
Specific products:
Children's toys, games, play equipment, dummies, cots, bassinettes, prams, strollers, high chairs, home entertainment products
Dr David Chung, Category Manager
Consumer Testing Laboratories (Far East) Ltd
Unit 703-705, Riley House 88 Lei Muk Road Kwai Chung
Hong Kong
Work phone: 852-24237161 FAX: E-mail: wfchung@hotmail.com
Profession/education:
PhD (Physics), MSc (Physics), BSc (Applied Physics)
Specific products:
Electrical houshold appliances; Other household appliances; Office furniture; Houshold furniture; Cookware; child safety
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 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
Mr. David Gray, Manager
International Testing and Certification Services (ITACS)
PO Box 300 Hindmarsh SA 5007
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (08) 8346 8680 FAX: (08) 8346 7072 E-mail: david.gray@itacslab.com
Profession/education:
ITACS is a NATA accredited electrical test laboratory (Acc. No. 1700) with representation on Standards Aust. and IEC Committees. D. Gray is NATA signatory, member of SA Electrical Approval Committees and Chairm
Specific products:
Electrical equipment: appliances, accessories and lighting
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 Darrell Hills, Senior Manager, Regulation
ACT Government Department of Urban Services, Building, Electrical and Plu
PO Box 1908 Canberra City ACT 2601
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (02) 6207 6360 FAX: (02) 6207 7750 E-mail: darrell.hills@dpa.act.gov.au
Profession/education:
Electrical trade
Specific products:
Electrical Appliances/Equipment
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 John Kelleher, Section Head, Fire and Explosion Investigation
Victorian Forensic Science Centre (Victorian Police)
Forensic Dr Macleod VIC 3085
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (03) 9450 3444 FAX: (03) 9459 0477 E-mail: john@netwide.com.au
Profession/education:
B.A., B.App. Sc., Member Royal Australian Chemical Institute (MRACI), Member Australian Institute of Physics (MAIP).
Specific products:
Flammable liquids, electrical/electronic appliances, explosives
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 David Lee, Senior Approvals Engineer
Email Pty Ltd, Major Appliances
PO Box 323 Orange NSW 2800
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (02) 6360 6128 FAX: (02) 6362 8775 E-mail: devel@email-orange.net.au
Profession/education:
Electronics and Communications Certificate
Specific products:
Communications and test equipment, ITE, Refrigerators
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 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.
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 Ian Miller, Laboratory Manager
Email (cooking products)
PO Box 21 Prospect SA 5022
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (08) 8401 8398 FAX: (08) 8340 4501 E-mail: milleri@emailcookprod.bold.net.au
Profession/education:
Dip. Elect. Eng., Member Institute Engineers
Specific products:
Cooking appliances
Mr Anthony Paul Millhouse, Electrical Safety Officer
Office of the Electricity Regulator
PO Box 56 Rosney Park TAS 7018
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (03) 6233 7585 FAX: (03) 6233 8338 E-mail: Tony.Millhouse@wsa.gov.au
Profession/education:
Electrical technician
Specific products:
Electrical Installations, wiring.
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
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
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 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
Ir Martin Wong, Senior Engineer
Industrial Centre
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
W002, IC, Yuk Choi Road Hunghom Kowloon Hong Kong SAR
China
Work phone: (852) 2766 762 FAX: (852) 2334 463 E-mail: icmwong@polyu.edu.hk
Profession/education:
MSc, AP, CEng, MIEE, MHKIE, SenMSME. Engineer
Specific products:
Product safety and liability on electrical household products
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