http://hdl.handle.net/2440/38924 CASR Conference papers 2021-02-25T17:43:10Z http://hdl.handle.net/2440/109404 Title: Workplace safety: a review of best practice for mass media campaigns Author: Wundersitz, L. Abstract: Mass media campaigns can play an important role in promoting safe behavioural practices to a large part of the population. This paper provides a summary of the current state of knowledge regarding best practice for workplace health and safety (WHS) mass media campaign design and evaluation. While this review primarily focused on workplace safety, findings relevant to road safety are highlighted. An industry review was undertaken to investigate the specific role of mass media in promoting WHS issues. Interviews with key personnel involved in WHS communications campaigns provided insights into the processes involved in developing and evaluating mass media campaigns. Australian and international public health literature published during the last decade was also reviewed to examine what elements make a WHS mass media campaign effective and how future campaigns might be enhanced. Recent WHS campaign evaluations were reviewed to highlight current key issues in WHS campaign evaluation research. The paper concludes with some principles for best practice in mass media campaigns promoting safety in the workplace and within the road system Description: A Safe System : the Road Safety Discussion 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2440/108580 Title: Comparative performance of the Cambridge abrasion machine in different laboratories Author: Meredith, L.; Clarke, E.; Fitzharris, M.; Baldock, M.; Hurren, C.; Brown, J. Abstract: Motorcycle protective clothing has been well established as an effective means of preventing abrasion injuries to motorcycle riders involved in crashes, yet the performance of this clothing can be variable. The European Standard for motorcycle protective clothing assesses the abrasion resistance quality of motorcycle protective clothing using tightly specified equipment. The absolute time required to abrade a material is reliant on the specifications of the abrasion machine, and it is unknown if measurements taken on machines with different specifications can provide useful information. This study examined the abrasion resistance of materials tested on two different machines built to slightly different specifications. These results confirm machines of different specifications can produce comparable results, and demonstrate capacity to use a non-standard machine to examine comparative performance of materials. 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2440/107947 Title: Using specialised cyclist detection software to count cyclists and determine cyclist travel speed from video Author: Ponte, G.; Szpak, Z.; Woolley, J.; Searson, D. Abstract: The Australian Centre for Visual Technologies (ACVT) developed software for post-processing video footage that is capable of detecting, counting and assessing the level of conspicuity of cyclists. The initial version of the software, on average, correctly identified and tracked 69% of cyclists in footage of busy intersections and roundabouts when first trialled. A number of additional trials were conducted to extend the features of the software. The second trial was undertaken to explore the possibility of automating speed detection. The video detection software correlated well with the true cyclist counts and speeds measured by GPS. The third trial involved recording cyclists travelling over specialised bicycle detection counters and measuring their speeds with a laser gun. This enabled a comparison between the counts provided by the video detection software and the counts provided by the closed induction loop counters as well as a comparison of speeds. The final trial involved four real world sites at which video recordings were taken and analysed by an improved version of the software and compared to human observations. The improved version of the software was able to detect 89 to 98% of cyclists. The results indicated good correlation with human observations and demonstrated the feasibility of using readily obtainable video footage to collect objective bicycle data. This paper briefly summarises the development and improvement of the software, details the methods used to obtain the experimental data, present the results and discusses potential future applications of the software and improvements in detection accuracy. 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/2440/107209 Title: Abrasion resistance performance of clothing worn by Australian motorcyclists Author: Meredith, L.; Hurren, C.; Clarke, E.; Fitzharris, M.; Baldock, M.; De Rome, L.; Olivier, J.; Brown, J. 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z