Database of Expertise in Product Safety and Safe Product Design
Household furniture
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
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 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 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.
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 Brian Malone, Quality Assurance Manager
Big W Qualtiy Assurance Dept.
Woolworths Ltd
Locked Bag 7 Pennant Hills NSW 2120
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (02) 9847 1180 FAX: (02) 9847 1680 E-mail: bmalone@bigw.com.au
Profession/education:
Bachelor of Science Mechanical Engineering
Specific products:
Toys, bicycles, cots, strollers, bicycle helmets, dummies
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
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.
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
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 Peter Thompson, Injury Epidemiologist
Dept. Human Services
South Australia Epidemiology Branch
PO Box 6 Rundle Mall Adelaide SA 5000
AUSTRALIA
Work phone: (08) 8226 6279 FAX: (08) 8226 6291 E-mail: somers.ronald@health.sa.gov.au
Profession/education:
Cert. Mech. Eng., MPH
Specific products:
wrist guards for small wheeled vehicle users, designer of (as far as we know) the first safe rocking cradle, bunk beds (conforming to Standards), designer of new technique for a portable folding cot, design
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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