Decluttering occupational health and safety management systems
The project involves interviewing a diverse sample of industry stakeholders, including construction client and contractor organisations, regulators and trade unions to understand the attributes, sources and consequences of clutter in occupational health and safety management systems in the construction industries of Australia and New Zealand.
Effective control of high-energy hazards in the dynamic construction environment
This project examines how high-energy hazards linked to serious injury and fatality outcomes can be more reliably controlled in dynamic construction environments, where worksite, work activities and workforce configurations are constantly changing.
The role of the occupational health and safety professional in the construction industry: impacts of organisational structure on professional practice and outcomes
Interactions between occupational health and safety (OHS) professionals and operational (line) managers within organisations are characterised by power relationships shaped by position of OHS professionals in the organisational structure. These relationships, in turn, shape professional practice and OHS outcomes.
