Paul Salmon, Clare Dallat and I recently conducted a workshop for the Outdoor Recreation department at TAFE Western – Lithgow. The aim of the workshop was to develop critical reflection skills for better understanding why accidents happen and developing appropriate countermeasures from…
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Workshop: Adopting a Systems-Based Approach to Accident Analysis and Prevention
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Invitation: Results from the first six months of the UPLOADS National Incident Dataset
The UPLOADS Team would like to invite you to our seminar on the results from the first six months of the UPLOADS National Incident Dataset. We have collected incident and participation data from over 30 organisations on 800 incidents and…
The UPLOADS website in review 2014
WordPress.com prepared a 2014 annual report for the UPLOADS website. It gives an overview of how many times the website was viewed, and which countries are interested in the project. I thought I’d share it with you, because it shows…
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UPLOADS Progress Report December 2014
The aim of the UPLOADS Project is to develop reliable and valid incident reporting, storage and analysis tools for the outdoor education and recreation sector in Australia. This involves the development of: 1) tools to help organisations collect and analyse…
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UPLOADS National Dataset Website Scoping Survey Results
Recently, the UPLOADS Research Team conducted a survey to determine whether we should develop a website that allows people within the outdoor education, recreation and adventure sector to access and explore the findings from the National Dataset. Results at a…
Beyond the leader, the rain and the harness… assessing risk in the outdoors
by Clare Dallat, PhD Student (Human Factors), University of the Sunshine Coast Accident Research Centre This video was recorded at a presentation by Clare Dallat and Natassia Goode at Hillbrook Anglican School. Over the past decade risk assessments have become…
Risk Assessment Process Workshop
Over the past five to ten years risk assessments have become a non-negotiable part of outdoor programs. This is partly driven by WHS Legislation and increasing interest in outdoor education from regulatory authorities, but also by a realisation from within…
Have your say: a website to explore the UPLOADS National Dataset?
Invitation to people working in the outdoor education, recreation and adventure sector: UPLOADS website scoping study (Ethics Number: A/14/604) One of the goals of the UPLOADS Project is to develop a National dataset of incident reports and participation data so…
UPLOADS October Newsletter
Click here to read the UPLOADS Project October Newsletter which includes an invitation to participate in a survey on how we should use data from the National Dataset.
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The seductive logic of the search for the “root cause”
A recent article by Nancy Leveson and Sidney Dekker discusses the problems associated with searching for the “root cause” of accidents. The article argues that trying to identify, and eliminate, the “root cause” of accidents leads us to focus on symptoms,…
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The UPLOADS Project 