Radiation Incident Contact List
In the event of a radiation incident, please work through the contacts listed below in order until someone is found to attend.
Who to contact
These should be called in the order shown, going from top (Radiation Safety Officer) to bottom (Radiation Health Unit).
| Name | Phone | Comments | |
| Assoc Prof Jonathon Thwaites – Radiation Safety Officer | 0419 924 355 | rso@curtin.edu.au | For general enquiries about use of radiation at Curtin. |
| Health and Safety Department | 9266 4900 | healthandsafety@curtin.edu.au | Health and Safety personnel will assist in the event of the Radiation Safety Officer not being available on site. |
| Safer Community | 9266 4444 | securitycommsoffice@curtin.edu.au | For assistance with security-related matters (e.g. isolation of a lab). |
| Radiation Health Unit | 9222 2000 | radiation.health@health.wa.gov.au | WA’s radiation regulator. |
Additional Contacts
The following table lists Radiation Safety Supervisors who can be called to attend incidents involving particular types of radiation source:
Additional contacts
The following table lists Radiation Safety Supervisors who can be called to attend incidents involving particular types of radiation source:
|
Name |
|
Phone |
| Adrian Paxman | A.Paxman@curtin.edu.au | 9266 4316 |
| Amy Hickman | amy.hickman@curtin.edu.au | 9266 4743 |
| Bogale Tadesse | bogale.tadesse@curtin.edu.au | 9088 6636 |
| Celia Mayers | Celia.Mayers@curtin.edu.au | |
| Curtise Ng | Curtise.Ng@curtin.edu.au | 9266 7314 |
| Darren Isaac | darren.isaac@curtin.edu.au | 9266 1142 |
| Garry Morton | G.Morton@curtin.edu.au | 9266 2822 |
| Jen Wang | jennifer.wang@curtin.edu.au | 9266 9187 |
| Julie Lawrence | julie.lawrence@curtin.edu.au | 9266 9138 |
| Kagan Ducker | kagan.ducker@curtin.edu.au | 9266 9443 |
| Kate Putman | kate.putman@curtin.edu.au | 9266 1551 |
| Mala Senaratna | m.senaratna@exchange.curtin.edu.au | 9266 7334 |
| Mia Hillyer | mia.hillyer@curtin.edu.au | 9266 9942 |
| Michael Carson | michael.carson@curtin.edu.au | 9266 4973 |
| Michael Nesbit | michael.nesbit@curtin.edu.au | 9266 2201 |
| Peter Chapman | P.Chapman@curtin.edu.au | 9266 3425 |
| Rhys Kennedy | rhys.kennedy@curtin.edu.au | |
| Sharon Babaeff | sharon.babaeff@curtin.edu.au | 9266 4772 |
| Vince Skyrme | vince.skyrme@curtin.edu.au | |
| Xiao Hua | Xiao.Hua@curtin.edu.au | 9266 5839 |
Radiation Safety Committee Members
The following members of the Radiation Safety Committee may be contacted as well:
|
Name |
Position |
Phone |
|
|
Adrian Paxman |
Lecturer, Curtin Medical School |
9266 4316 |
|
|
Ross Graham |
Senior Lecturer, School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences |
9266 7521 |
|
|
Arie Van Riessen |
Chair, Radiation Safety Committee |
9266 7090 |
Radiation Health Unit
The Radiation Health Unit of the Department of Health (WA) can be contacted on 9222 2000 (ask to speak to someone at Radiation Health) or 9328 0553 (only in an emergency).