Aldo Raineri

• BA BEd LLB(Hons) MBA LLM DProfSt
• Head of Courses - Safety Science at Central Queensland University

As a prominent organizational issue, there was limited evidence in the literature regarding the relationship between organizational strategy, workplace health, safety, and wellbeing, and performance measurements that demonstrate a measurable impact on organizational performances. Based on this gap in the literature, the purpose of the study was to...

As a prominent organizational issue there was limited evidence in the literature about the relationship between organizational strategy, workplace health, safety, and wellbeing, and performance measurement that demonstrate a measurable impact on organizational performance. Whilst the literature reports numerous studies into the relationship between...

This study examined the impact of congestion-related controls on runner density, flow rate, perceived safety, and satisfaction during an Australian running event. Runner congestion was compared between races organized at the Sunshine Coast Marathon and Running Festival in 2019 without controls and in 2021 with added controls, including modification...

An analysis of investigations conducted by the the Australian Transport Safety Bureau of heavy vehicles crashing with trains at level crossings that occurred between 2000 and 2019.

The heavy vehicle transport industry has been described as one of the most dangerous occupations with a high death rate. It is part of a complex socio-technical system with many interacting parts which can adversely influence a drivers decision leading up to a crash. Drivers continued to be blamed for crashes without the underlying causes being ide...

Heavy vehicle crashes occur daily where drivers, occupants and other road users are either killed or seriously injured. Investigations are conducted by regulatory authorities of these crashes and reports are submitted to the Coroner to determine the cause of death, making findings regarding the cause of the crash and then make recommendations to im...

This chapter outlines the emerging discipline of crowd science and the important contributions that it can make to planning for safer outcomes at mass gatherings events and in crowded spaces of any kind. The chapter commences with a formative definition of crowd science and situates it within a broader sociological framework, considering the key el...

Heavy vehicle crashes occur regularly resulting in death and serious injury, having enormous personal and economic impacts. Crash investigations have not been completed to a level that would identify why the crash has occurred with a number of investigations blaming the driver or not being completed in sufficient detail for the heavy vehicle transp...

This study aimed to examine the views of runners regarding their experiences with congestion during running events, including its prevalence, its impact on their safety and satisfaction, and their preferred controls to mitigate congestion. Runners (n = 222) with varied experience participating in running events (1-5+ years, 5-km races to Ultramarat...

This qualitative study aimed to examine the views of Australian race directors regarding the prevalence of congestion and its impact on runners during running events. Five race directors who organise large running events in Australia were interviewed in a focus group setting. Thirty-five Australian race directors also completed an electronic survey...

This paper presents a rationale and research approach for a pilot study that examines next generation solutions for enhancing online learning of practical skills required of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) university students. The study explores instructional technology that has been designed through a constructivist lens. Open source interact...

Purpose Traditional approaches in qualitative research have adopted one research paradigm linked to an established typology. This paper addresses the unconventional application of two research paradigms in one study. A critical realist approach was used to augment a constructivist analysis of data in a research project seeking to explore the meanin...

Safety interventions for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have proliferated recently in developed economies but research highlights the limited success of these programmes. A broader approach incorporating the characteristics of SMEs is required, particularly with consideration given to their internal context, as research has generally focu...

Mass gatherings are planned or spontaneous events where the number of people attending is sufficient to strain the planning and response resources of the host. They are characterised by the concentration of people, generally on a predictable basis, in venues or precincts that are open or enclosed. Examples include sporting (e.g. Summer and Winter O...

Mass gatherings are planned or spontaneous events where the number of people attending is sufficient to strain the planning and response resources of the host. They are characterised by the concentration of people on a predictable basis, in venues or precincts that are open, or enclosed. Examples include sporting (e.g. Summer and Winter Olympics, F...

DProfSt Dissertation (2015, unpublished)

Outdoor music festivals are increasingly common events on the summer entertainment landscape for youth in many countries around the world. Evidence indicates that attendance is associated with risk of injury and death. A considerable proportion of crowd-related risks are attributed to irrational and high-risk behaviour by patrons in the general adm...

Attendance at outdoor music festivals is associated with an increased risk of injury and death. A considerable proportion of crowd-related risks are attributable to irrational and high-risk behaviour by patrons, especially in the general admission, or standing room only, areas in front of stages, referred to as 'mosh pits'. Risk assessments for mus...

Outdoor music festivals are increasingly common events on the summer entertainment landscape for youth in many countries around the world. Evidence indicates that attendance is associated with an increased risk of injury and death. A considerable proportion of crowd-related risks are attributed to irrational and high-risk behaviour by patrons in th...

In 1896, the first Queensland Factories and Shops Act was passed through Parliament. During the second reading speech, the Labor member Thomas Glassey predicted that in the future ‘a respectable superstructure’ would probably rise upon this modest and necessary foundation (Queensland Parliamentary debates. 1896:1554). Prophetic as this statement ha...

Outdoor music festivals (OMFs) are increasingly common events on the summer entertainment landscape for youth in Australia. Attending these OMFs is associated with an increased risk of injury and, in extreme cases, death. Although there have been a number of incidents and fatalities internationally, in Australia there has been only one fatality at...

Crowds occur frequently in modern society. A major sporting or entertainment event can attract tens of thousands of avid fans. Usually, these large gatherings of people occur without serious problems. Occasionally, however, the combination of inadequate facilities and deficient crowd management results in injury and death. Outdoor music festivals...

Traditionally, managerial solutions to occupational health and safety (OHS) issues have tended to focus on loss control and the question of legal liability. Loss control rests largely on an insurance model, in which all forms of potential loss, including injury and illness to employees, are controlled and reduced to ensure short to medium term cost...

Australian state governments have traditionally played a significant role in shaping notions of and regulating occupational health and safety. Early legislative developments in the colonies were shaped by the British experience and subsequently influenced by British reforms. Drawing on this experience and that of the other jurisdictions, Queensland...

This report outlines a strategy that provides a framework for the integration of training and certification systems operated by the State and Territory OHS authorities and the vocational training authorities in relation to training and occupational certification requirements in the areas of scaffolding and rigging, cane and hoist operation and pres...

Research into the social and psychological processes associated with offender disposition and their effects on victims of crime reveals dissatisfaction at their not being more involved in the criminal justice process. Victims feel disenfranchised and disempowered as they come to play only a secondary role. The victim impact statement (VIS) is a via...