494 research outputs found
Organizational work-related road safety situational analysis: More than just an audit tool
No full textAlthough safety statistics indicate that road crashes are the most common form of work-related fatalities, many organizations fail to treat company vehicles in the same manner as other physical safety hazards within the workplace. Traditionally, work-related road safety has targeted primarily driver-related issues and not adequately addressed organizational processes, such as the organizations’ safety system and risk management processes and practice. This inadequacy generally stems from a lack of specific contextual knowledge and basic requirements to improve work-related road safety, including the supporting systems to ensure any intervention strategy or initiative’s ongoing effectiveness. Therefore, informed by previous research and based on a case study methodology, the Organizational Work-Related Road Safety Situational Analysis was developed to assess organizations’ current work-related road safety system, including policy, procedures, processes and practice. The situational analysis tool is similar to a safety audit however is more comprehensive in detail, application and provides sufficient evidence to enable organizations to mitigate and manage their work-related road safety risks. In addition, data collected from this process assists organizations in making informed decisions regarding intervention strategy design, development, implementation and ongoing effectiveness. This paper reports on the effectiveness of the situational analysis tool to assess WRRS systems across five differing and diverse organizations; including gas exploration and mining, state government, local government, and not for profit/philanthropy. The outcomes of this project identified considerable differences in the degree by which the organizations’ addressed work-related road safety across their vehicle fleet operations and provides guidelines for improving organizations’ work-related road safety systems
"Non-resident Workers: A Comparison of Family Support Services for Resource, Health, and Defence Communities"
No full textNon-resident workforces experience high labour turnover, which has an impact on organisational operations and affects worker satisfaction and, in turn, partners’ ability to cope with work-related absences. Research suggests that partner satisfaction may be increased by providing a range of support services, which include professional, practical, and social support. A search was conducted to identify support available for resources and health-industry non-resident workers. These were compared to the supports available to families of deployed defence personnel. They were used to compare and contrast the spread available for each industry. The resources industry primarily provided social support, and lacked professional and practical supports. Health-professional support services were largely directed towards extended locum support, rather than to Fly-In Fly-Out workers. Improving sources of support which parallel support provided to the Australian Defence Force is suggested as a way to increase partner satisfaction. The implications are to understand the level of uptake, perceived importance, and utilisation of such support services
Petite Manifesto, A--Text
No full textHand printed at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and hand bound in St. Louis, Missouri during 1988 and 1989. cyanotype photos by Renschen printed with forward by Lucinda Hitchcock and a narrative by Douglas Dowd. Fonts used are Baskerville, Cochin Open, and Bulmer. Papers are Rives heavyweight and Mohawk letterpress printed on one side only. Cased in blue cloth over boards.UNL SPEC copy-- limited ed. of 50, this is no. 25, signed by author and photographe
Work-related Road/Vehicle Safety: An Issue For Safety Professionals
No full textResearch has shown that work-related road/vehicle safety has generally been overlooked by organisations and safety professionals alike, even though the documented consequences of failing to address the issue could be severe. This paper argues that current forms of reporting and recording work-related vehicle crashes/incidents and the strategies aimed at controlling those incidents are ineffective. Organisations looking at improving their work-related road safety performance should adopt a proactive multiple strategy approach to road safety and not the traditional reactive approach
Occupational Fleet Safety Research: A Case Study Approach
No full textOccupational fleet safety is an emerging issue for organisations across Australia and overseas. Research has shown that road crashes are the most common cause of work-related fatalities, injuries and absences from work. Changes in industry/employer accountability, business processes, Occupational Health and Safety, Chain of Responsibility (COR), Workers Compensation legislation, insurance and third party coverage, and a generally more litigious environment require industry to address and subsequently develop more comprehensive programs to improve fleet safety. Historically, organisations opt for a silver bullet or singular reactive strategy towards fleet safety, determined primarily from an asset management approach. Research has revealed that a single reactive approach is ineffective in improving long-term occupational fleet safety. This paper focuses on examples of case study research conducted by the Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety – Queensland (CARRS-Q), involving fleet safety of three large and diverse Queensland and nationwide industry organisations. From analysis and investigation of vehicle crash/incident data, industry focus groups, and organisational safety and work-related driving survey questionnaires, current fleet safety practices and high risk groups and processes are identified. Subsequently, data from research and analysis reveals inadequacies in fleet safety practices current within organisations and enables the identification of future occupational fleet safety intervention strategies
QIPC low speed run-overs of young children research project final report
No full textThis final report outlines the research conducted by the Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety – Queensland (CARRS-Q) for the research project (title above). This report provides an outline of the project methodology, literature review, three stages of research results (including the focus group discussions, review of organisational records, documentation and initiatives, and analysis of previous CARRS-Q occupational road safety self-report surveys), and recommendations for intervention strategy and initiatives development and implementation
Role of thrill and adventure seeking in risky work-related driving behaviours
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Road trauma had been identified as the leading cause of work-related death in Australia. Research in general driving behaviours has shown that sensation seekers with high levels of thrill and adventure seeking traits are more likely to drive in a risky manner. However, thrill and adventure seeking has not been explicitly examined as a predictor of risky driving behaviour in work-related settings.\ud
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Using a large sample of fleet drivers (N = 892) from three Australian organisations, the current study examined the role of thrill and adventure seeking in predicting risky work-related driving behaviours and involvement in crash and traffic offence. Hardcopies and online version of the questionnaire were sent to the worksite measuring participants' demographic information, work driving exposure, thrill and adventure seeking trait, work-related risky driving behaviours, and self-reported crash and traffic offences in the past 12 months.\ud
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The results indicated that thrill and adventure seeking was a significant predictor of risky work-related driving behaviours. However, thrill and adventure seeking did not significantly predict self-reported crashes and traffic offences.\ud
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The current study implies that dispositional characteristics, such as thrill and adventure seeking, should be considered when implementing interventions in fleet safety
Mr. Theodore F. Bevan's Fifth expedition to British New Guinea : Preliminary presentation pamphlet (illustrated)
No full textLimited to 100 copies.; Author's presentation copy to the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald.; Ferguson, no. 6989.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.aus-f6989; Ferguson copy signed by author
Implementation of a Driving Diary Intervention to Reduce Aberrant Driving Behaviours
No full textCrash data involving taxis indicates that such drivers are over represented in crashes and are one to two times more likely to be involved in a fatality crash. This study reports on the pre intervention survey to provide a baseline measure of the self-reported attitudes and corresponding driving behaviours of a sample of taxi drivers. Results indicate that some taxi drivers willingly admit to engaging in unsafe driving practices. In addition, preliminary results of a post intervention survey revealed that taxi drivers’ safety perceptions, attitude and behaviours improved after completing a Driving Diary intervention
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