Research

 

Occupational Health and Safety

 
    Trends and risk factors for work-related disorders

    This PhD study will help to identify predictive factors for ill-health claims in Victoria which will in turn assist in targeting prevention programs. It will also help to develop a better surveillance system for work-related conditions in the future.

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    Work related fatalities

    This project identified factors that could contribute to reducing the rate of work-related fatalities.

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    Noise induced hearing loss

    The noise-induced hearing loss project investigated current best practice approaches towards the diagnosis and compensation of noise-induced hearing loss.

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    Return on prevention

    This international project identified the extent to which businesses can benefit economically from occupational health and safety prevention measures.

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    WorkHealth Evaluation

    The WorkHealth check is a quick, confidential health assessment delivered in the workplace. This evaluation will improve knowledge about the health of the Victorian workforce and will assist in designing health promotion interventions.

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    Reducing the impact of wet work

    The results of this project will provide information regarding patterns of wet work exposure, diagnosed disease and successful claims data. It will assist in the development of appropriate health and safety policies in relation to exposure to wet work.

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    Employer Performance Management Program evaluation

    The Employer Performance Program was implemented by WorkSafe to identify factors that can improve occupational health and safety performance in medium to large-scale organisations. This research project is evaluating the effectiveness of this program in achieving its aims.

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    Preventing work-related musculoskeletal disorders

    This project is reviewing the most common cause of workers' compensation claims in Australia - work related musculoskeletal disorders.

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    Understanding OHS vulnerability

    This project aims to develop a measure of OH&S vulnerability among labour market participants that moves beyond demographic worker characteristics towards factors that are more fundamental in creating increased risk of injury or illness.

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    A review of psycho-social conceptual frameworks

    This review identified conceptual models that can guide interventions addressing psycho-social factors in workplaces.

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    Injury prevention in an ageing workforce

    This project will research how ready industry is to address injury prevention in an ageing workforce. It will investigate the occupational, health and safety implications of a progressively ageing workforce and the consequent impact on compensation claims.

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