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David Eager is an Australian academic and researcher. Eager is a notable expert on injury prevention regarding children’s play equipment and other associated structures.〔University of Technology Sydney, 2008. “David Eager”, UTS:CIMS. http://ims.uts.edu.au/people/david.html〕〔Eager D. A study into LDPE as an undersurfacing material for injury prevention and risk minimisation in children's playgrounds.ASME, Safety, Engineering and Risks Analysis, SERAD Vol 3, November 2003.〕〔Eager D. Injury rates in Australia 700% greater than UK. Journal Parks and Leisure Australia, Winter: 2, 2006.〕〔Eager D. Soccer goal hidden dangers. Journal Parks and Leisure Australia, Winter: 24-25, 2007.〕 Eager holds positions on many Standards Australia committees, represents Australia on several International Standards Boards, and has contributed significantly to public discourse on injury prevention via his research and publications (see list of #Publications). ==Career== Eager is a researcher primarily interested in the area of injury prevention, a qualified Mechanical Engineer and an associate professor of Electrical, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS).〔〔(University of Technology Sydney, 2011. “Associate Professor David Eager”, UTS:Research. )〕 He has conducted human factors research on the physiological and psychological aspects of the human-machine and human-environment interaction within the UTS Research Centre for Intelligent Mechatronic Systems.〔Academia.edu, 2012. “David Eager”, Academia.edu. http://uts.academia.edu/DavidEager〕 Eager is currently working on a project investigating improved techniques and parameters for the measurement of material properties for attenuating surfacing within children’s play spaces. The aim of this research is to reduce the severity and frequency of injuries associated with falls.〔 Eager is the current director of Safety and Forensic Engineering Pty Ltd and the Australian Playground and Recreation Institute. He is also the Associate Editor of the Australasian Parks and Leisure Journal (education and training).〔〔 Since September 2004, David has been retained as a technical expert by the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) for the Accreditation and Certification of Playground Inspectors.〔 He is also the Honorary Safety Advisor for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents.〔 During his career, David has been awarded the Australian Postgraduate Research Award – Industry (1992–1995), best paper Faculty of Engineering, UTS (1999) and best paper at the Australian Amusement Leisure and Recreation Association (AALARA) Conference (2008)〔 In 2013, Eager was part of the consultation team on Vuly Trampolines leaf-spring trampoline. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Eager」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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