Current Projects
Autonomous robotics and their growing presence in our workplaces.
Working safely with collaborative robots
The ageing demographic of the Australian workforce: prevention of work health and safety harm
Understanding the harms associated with welding fumes, the industry and its practices to reduce future exposure.
Welding fume harms
Understanding the WHS context in the food delivery sector of the gig economy.
Gig economy roles and responsibilities in WHS
Reducing respirable crystalline silica exposure
Real-Time silica detection
Exploring interventions and strategies towards the creation and support of mentally healthy workplaces.
Mentally Healthy Workplaces
Analysing data to aid the prevention of suicide.
Understanding suicide rates in different occupational and industry groups
Using a bio-psycho-social-spiritual model in understanding exposure to traumatic events.
Preventing psychological harm in first responder organisations.
Investigating the psychological barriers to accepting advice from thinking machines in the workplace.
Trusting artificial intelligence at work
Designing a best practice model to advance psychosocially safe work from alternate locations
Flexible work and psychosocial safety
Preparing a protocol and scorecard to guide the development and deployment of Artificial Intelligence for positive work health and safety outcomes.
Ethical use of artificial intelligence in the workplace
Examining the WHS pressures on farmers from an increasingly variable climate.
Emerging work health and safety impacts on farmers
What are the current WHS issues facing Aboriginal workers and businesses in NSW?
Work health and safety harms affecting Aboriginal workers and businesses
Exploring the link between mental and emotional health factors and the risk of workplace injury.
The link between workplace stressors and physical injury
Using technology to improve WHS outcomes.
Building Information Modelling (BIM) for WHS management
Developing evidence-based strategies to improve the health of truck drivers.
Driving Health: National Transport Industry Health and Wellbeing Study
Developing leadership skills to improve safety culture and machine safety in manufacturing.
Using machinery safely
Developing a duty-holder assessment framework for WHS enforcement.
Developing a duty-holder assessment framework for better WHS regulatory outcomes
How effective are e-mental health services? Can we identify patterns to inform prevention, intervention and treatment of mental health conditions?
Mental health in remote and rural farming communities
Exploring the scope and definition of work health.
Work health survey
Examining the effectiveness of digital engagement in a regulatory environment
