RoSPA Press Office : Press Release
February 16, 2006
DEATH OF DAVID JENKINS, RoSPA PRODUCT SAFETY ADVISER
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David Jenkins, Product Safety Adviser for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, and a well known consumer champion has died, aged 64.
Dr Jenkins of Edgbaston, Birmingham, joined RoSPA nearly 20 years ago. He was previously Principal Trading Standards Officer with special responsibility for consumer safety with West Midlands County Council – the largest enforcement department in the UK.
Only a few days before his death it was announced that the European Union is to ban the sale of cigarette lighters that are not child resistant – something he had campaigned for over many years. That decision alone is likely to save 20 lives and 1,200 fires a year across the EU caused by children playing with cheap lighters.
His other successes included factory-fitted plugs on electrical goods and the need for fire-safe furniture. He also played a part in improvements in firework, gas and electrical safety.
Educated at Brecon Grammar School, Mid-Wales, he was articled to the Chief Inspector of Weights and Measures for the county and had a Masters Degree in Engineering at the University of Birmingham.
He was RoSPA’s representative on the British Electrotechnical Approvals Board, the National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting and the Council for Registered Gas Installers, as well as being involved with the British Standards Institution technical committees.
He was a Fellow of the Trading Standards Institute and past chairman of Consumer Safety International.
He lectured widely on consumer safety and was often called as an expert witness in consumer safety cases. A former editor of Product Safety Enforcement News, he was author of the report Enforcing Product Safety Laws in the EEC.
Janice Cave, RoSPA Acting Director of Safety Policy, said: “Consumers throughout the UK and Europe have much to thank him for. His dedication to safety led to many changes which have helped to save lives and prevent injuries. He will be greatly missed by everyone at RoSPA.”
David’s funeral will take place at 2pm on Monday, February 27, at St Mary’s Church, Cusop, Hay-on-Wye, followed by cremation at Hereford Crematorium.
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