Previous projects
VIOSH Australia's previous funded research activities include:
| Project | Year | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| Getting heard: Effective prevention of hazardous occupational noise. Stage 1 - Literature review | 2008-2009 | Office of the Australian Safety & Compensation Council |
| OH&S research on the manual handling risks associated with the care, treatment and transportation of bariatric (severely obese) patients and clients in Australia | 2008 | Office of the Australian Safety & Compensation Council |
| An analysis of the risks associated with the uncontrolled descent of plasterboard sheet-lifter mastheads. | 2008 | WorkCover NSW |
| Literature review and analysis of injury data associated with the use of plasterers' stilts during the finishing of plasterboard in domestic construction. | 2007-2008 | WorkCover NSW |
| International review of initiatives to improve OHS in the Building and Construction Industry | 2006 | Office of the Federal Safety Commissioner |
| Prevention of injuries that result from working with horses in the Victorian thoroughbred horse racing industry | 2005 | WorkSafe Victoria |
| Occupational disease indicators and summary statistics: extent to which the proposed methods and health effects indicators will provide a robust and valid report on the heath conditions being monitored. | 2005 | Office of the Australian Safety & Compensation Council (formerly NOHSC) |
| Profile of an OHS professional in Australia and implications for achievement of the National OHS Strategy 2002 - 2012 | 2005 | Office of the Australian Safety & Compensation Council (formerly NOHSC) |
| Services to assist NOHSC in the development of a model and tools for the incorporation of OHS into the procurement practices of government. | 2005 | Office of the Australian Safety & Compensation Council (formerly NOHSC) |
| International Review of Surveillance and Control of Workplace Exposures | 2004-2005 | Office of the Australian Safety & Compensation Council (formerly NOHSC) |
| Evaluation of the Victorian Nurse Back Injury Prevention Project | 2003-2004 | Victorian Department of Human Services |
| Evaluation of Learning Outcomes for the Engineering Resource Package | 2005 | Department of Workplace Relations (OASCC - NOHSC) |
| Safety Development Fund - Injury Prevention in the Wall & Ceiling Industries | 2003-2005 | WorkSafe Victoria |
| Small Business Innovation Fund - Prevention of Occupational Asthma among Automotive Body Repairers | 2002-2003 | WorkSafe Victoria |
| Pilot and Evaluation of the Automotive Industry Small Business Safety Audit | 2000 | Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VACC) |
| Occupational Health and Safety Priorities for the Australian Coal Industry | 1999-2000 | Australian Coal Association Research Program |
| Safe Designs Project: Literature review and review of initiatives of OHS authorities and other key players | 1999-2000 | National Occupational Health and Safety Commission |
| Occupational Health and Safety in Road and Bridge Design: A review of standards and other guidance material | 1999-2000 | Roads and Traffic Authority NSW |
| Evaluation of Health and Safety Representative Training | 1998-1999 | Victorian WorkCover Authority |
| Workplace fatalities Project | 1998-2000 | Victorian WorkCover Authority |
| Work In Moderate Cold | 1997 | Meat Research Corporation |
| Noise Management at South Australia Mining and Quarrying Sites | 1997 | South Australia Mining and Quarrying OH&S Committee |
| Ergonomic Evaluation of Sheep Handling Equipment | 1997 | NSW WorkCover Corporation |
| Evaluation of Health and Safety Representative Training in South Australia | 1996 | WorkCover Corporation of South Australia |
| Reducing Back Injuries and Energy Costs of Shearing Through the Development of Practical Modifications to Shed Layout | 1995-1997 | National Occupational Health & Safety Commission |
| Investigation of the Effectiveness of Attenuation Treatments in Underground Coal Mining | 1995-1996 | NSW Joint Coal Board OHS Trust |
| Operation Safety - Occupational Injury Prevention - Regional Intervention Study | 1995-1996 | Victorian WorkCover Authority |
| Commissioned Study of OHS in the Australian Black Coal Industry | 1993 | Australian Coal Association/ BHP Special Research Program |
| Development of a Databank of Solutions to Noise Problems in the Mining Industry | 1991 | National Occupational Health & Safety Commission |
| Production of Generic TAFE OHS Curriculum | 1990 | TAFE National Centre |
| Development of OHS Course Modules | 1990 | Victorian Education Foundation |
| "SHARE" Project Phase III | 1990 | Victorian Occupational Health & Safety Commission |
| Production of OHS Engineering Resource | 1989 | National Occupational Health & Safety Commission |
| "SHARE" Project Phase II | 1988 | Victorian Occupational Health & Safety Commission |
| Health and Safety in the Arts | 1987 | Victorian Occupational Health & Safety Commission |
| OHS Representative Training Evaluation | 1986 | Australian Council of Trade Unions |
| National OHS Inspectorate Training (collaboration with Curtin University) | 1986 | National Occupational Health & Safety Commission |
| "SHARE" Project Phase I | 1986 | Victorian Occupational Health & Safety Commission |