RMIT researchers present at a World Leading Safety Research Workshop
On 8 November 2016, RMIT’s Dist. Professor Helen Lingard, Professor Ron Wakefield and Professor Paul Gough were invited to present at a World Leading Safety Research Workshop with executive leaders … Continue reading
Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr David Oswald joins the RMIT Centre for Construction Work Health and Safety Research as newest Centre member
In July 2016, Dr David Oswald joined the RMIT School of Property, Construction and Project Management as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow for the Centre for Construction Work Health and Safety … Continue reading
FROM TESTING MATERIALS TO TESTING ORGANIZATIONS: FINDING NEW MEANS OF DISASTER PREVENTION
What will cause the next “nightmare” failure? How can operators prevent these rare events? These are the questions that were discussed during the workshop, Management of Rare Events—How Can We … Continue reading
Ensuring contract worker safety in complex organisational systems
Associate Professor Jan Hayes is leading the investigation of the management of contract worker safety employed within the supply chain of the Qantas group. The project follows an enforceable undertaking … Continue reading
What the Well? RMIT leads Property Industry in considering Wellness in the workplace.
Photo of Distinguished Professor Helen Lingard Did you know Australian construction workers are 6 times more likely to die from suicide than as a result of a work-related incident? June … Continue reading
The War on Drugs in Sport Moral Panics and Organizational Legitimacy by Dr Vanessa McDermott (RMIT PCPM)
Routledge have recently published (RMIT PCPM Staff member) Dr Vanessa McDermott’s work, The War on Drugs in Sport Moral Panics and Organizational Legitimacy, in their Sport, Culture and Society series. This book is … Continue reading
Safety Case Roundtable
With two high profile international guests in town for the Hopkins event, PCPM also organised and hosted an event for regulators to meet and discuss hot topics. Our Safety Case … Continue reading
Celebrating the Work of Andrew Hopkins
On November 16, 150 people gathered in Storey Hall at RMIT University for the event Celebrating the Work of Andrew Hopkins. This all day seminar heard from 12 speakers covering … Continue reading
Researchers Present at a Conference in Paris, France
Associate Professor Jan Hayes and Dr Vanessa McDermott presented papers and facilitated a workshop at the 20th Joint Technical Meeting on Pipeline Research in Paris in May 2015. Dr Vanessa … Continue reading
New Book – Nightmare Pipeline Failures
The Energy Pipelines CRC team have set a high benchmark for themselves with the release of a second new book coinciding with their arrival in PCPM. Nightmare Pipeline Failures: Fantasy … Continue reading
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