Safety in the transport industry

Workers compensation statistics show high rates of fatalities, traumatic injuries and musculoskeletal disorders occur in the transport industry, particularly the road transport sub-sector. Safety intiatives and innovation are occurring although they tend not to be shared between operators. The Transport Strategy Group, Workplace Health and Safety Queensland is engaging with the industry, especially the heavy freight road transport sector, using action research to learn more about the health and safety systems in the industry and concurrently to improve health and safety outcomes. Industry networks are being established using concepts of collaborative governance to break down barriers, improve sharing of issues and solutions and to improve work health and safety outcomes.

• Record URL:
  http://www.acrs.org.au/publications/journalscurrentandbackissues.html
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/18329497
• Authors:
  • Thorning, P
  • Thomson, V
  • Bow, K
  • Grainger, C
• Publication Date: 2011

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 29-36
• Serial:
  • Journal of the Australasian College of Road Safety
  • Volume: 22
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Australasian College of Road Safety
  • ISSN: 1832-9497

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash analysis; Drivers; Health; Injury rates; Safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Fatality rate; Occupational health; Safe systems (road users)
• Geographic Terms: Australia; Queensland
• ATRI Terms: Heavy vehicle driver
• ITRD Terms: 1236: Lorry; 274: Transport operator
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01354692
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ARRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Oct 24 2011 7:55AM