Product Safety Solutions's Podcast

Dec 13 2021

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These Podcasts delve deep into a range of topics on consumer product safety, with Gail Greatorex interviewing specialists within the field. If you are a manufacturer, importer, wholesaler or retailer, then product safety is part and parcel of your business success. Understanding the topic may help you avoid the cost involved in product recalls, supplying unsafe products or services that may actually harm consumers, fines or damage to your reputation.

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Graeme Samuel of Dementia Australia on living with dementia

Dec 13 2021 34 mins

Graeme Samuel AC, among his many roles, is a Professorial Fellow in Monash University’s Business School and School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine. I worked at the ACCC when Graeme was Chair. Since 2014 he has held the position of Chair of Dementia Australia, the national peak body for people impacted by dementia. As an advocate of good design, I was keen to hear abou

Product safety in Australia

Jul 07 2019 36 mins

A recording of the product safety panel at the 2019 national consumer congress. The session is moderated by the Deputy Chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Three leading commentators, including Product Safety Solutions’ Gail Greatorex, offer insights into the state of product safety in Australia.

Gail Greatorex interviews Matt Smith of ICIX

Mar 01 2019 26 mins

How do you know what’s in your products? Which companies are supplying the component parts? Who’s provided them with the raw materials? Have independent checks been done along the way? How can you manage the myriad actions and transactions that go into your product? ICIX is a global company that enables transparency throughout the supply chain. In this interview, Matt explains

Professor David Schwebel interviewed by Gail Greatorex

Jun 24 2017 19 mins

We all share responsibility to keep children safe. In this podcast Gail Greatorex of Product Safety Solutions in Melbourne, Australia talks with David Schwebel, Professor of Psychology, and Associate Dean for Research in the Sciences at University of Alabama at Birmingham. David begins by talking about a series of tragic toddler deaths and how his research led to important changes

Jeremy Opperer interviewed on product safety compliance

May 10 2017 22 mins

Gail Greatorex talks with Dr Jeremy Opperer, Senior Manager, Mechanical Engineering at American engineering and scientific consulting firm, Exponent Gail interviewed Jeremy at the International Product Safety Week in Brussels November 2016 and discusses how he approaches product safety compliance and how he would conduct a safety assessment on a clients’ products. Topics include:

Product safety podcast - Interview with Tim Wain

Oct 04 2016 16 mins

Gail Greatorex talks with Tim Wain, who’s had a long association with product safety in the infant and children’s product field. Tim now runs Australia’s Pregnancy Babies and Children’s Expo. In the first part, Tim talks about how the Expo provides both an avenue to educate parents on product safety, and a means to learn about consumer behaviour patterns at a pivotal time i

Radio Interview with Gail Greatorex, 2UE 22 April 2016

May 02 2016 8 mins

Stuart Bocking, morning presenter, Radio 2UE, Sydney,Australia,interviews Gail Greatorex of Product Safety Solutionsabout theIKEA chest of drawers safety issue. This was in relationto several tip-over fatalities in the US. Gail explained thatfurniture tip-overs are a hazard in any home with small children.For furtherinformation see: Furniture tip-overs safety strategy

Button battery risks with small children and pets

Mar 03 2016 15 mins

Gail Greatorex of Product Safety Solutions interviews Dr Ruth Barker - Emergency Paediatric Specialist at Mater Children’s Hospital, Brisbane and Director of the Queensland Injury Surveillance Unit Dr Barker assisted the Coroner in his investigation Dr Kirsten Vallmuur - Associate Professor at Queensland University of Technology Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety (CA

Professor Joan Ozanne Smith

Jan 25 2016 36 mins

In this podcast, Gail Greatorex talks with Professor Joan Ozanne-Smith, Head of the Prevention Research Unit at Monash University's Department of Forensic Medicine. The interview took place at the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine where the department is co-located.

Martin Rushton

Aug 19 2015 36 mins

In this podcast Gail Greatorex talks with Martin Rushton, Principal Advisor for Trading Standards and Product Safety in the New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. Martin talks about key safety principles and gives some real life examples on how safety considerations can impact business.