You are invited to take part in the research project identified above which is investigating safety and risk-taking in Australian coal mines.
What is the research about and who is conducting it?
The aim of the research is to improve safety for you and your workmates. The research is being conducted by Dr Mark Rubin, Dr Anna Giacomini, Prof Brian Kelly, and Dr Rebecca Allen from the University of Newcastle, Australia. The research is being funded by ACARP.
In brief, the safety and risk-taking survey is anonymous, confidential, available via a weblink and takes approximately 20 minutes to complete.
The weblink for the online survey is: http://j.mp/minerisk
For practical purposes, we have also hosted the survey on a second website incase there are any problems accessing the original site, or if the link is down. The alternate weblink is: https://uonpsychology.au1.
Who is eligible to participate?
You are eligible to participate in this research if you are 18 years or older and an employee or contract worker at an Australian coal mine.
The survey is available for all levels and members of the workforce, both permanent employees and contract workers. The outcomes will be to identify the causes of risk-taking behaviour and develop interventions to reduce risk-taking and consequently improve safety.
Dr Rebecca Allen
School of Psychology
The University of Newcastle
Email: Rebecca.Allen@newcastle.edu.au
Mobile: 0417 478 438
LinkedIn: https://au.linkedin.