MUARC Monash University Accident Research Centre

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MUARC Monash University Accident Research Centre

• injury prevention/control
• in all settings
• home
• community
• workplace
• transport

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MUARC

• not part of a faculty
• research only
• multi-disciplinary
• (largely) self-funding

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MUARC

• about 90 staff
• including 15 PhD students
• around 20 are level C, D, or E

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Transport at MUARC

• road
• rail
• marine
• air
• workplace (fleet safety forklifts tractors)

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Strengths at MUARC

• epidemiology
• data base creations, management, surveillance
• safe system design
• vehicles
• roads
• crash investigation
• evaluation of public policy programs
• ITS

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Some Current Themes

• ageing
• consumer influence
• vehicle safety (primary secondary)
• safety strategies

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MUARC Key Playersin Transport Safety
Brian Fildes
Judith Charlton
David Logan
Peter Hillard
Mike Regan
Bruce Corben
Mike Lenne
Astrid Linder
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MUARC Key Playersin Transport Safety (2)
Lesley Day
Max Cameron
Jennie Oxley
Stuart Newstead
Narelle Haworth
Jim Langford
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Claes Tingvall
Peter Vulcan
Tom Triggs
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MUARCs vision

• Monash as world leader in safety
• Monash Institute with MUARC as a Centre and
  spokes into all faculties
• Transport
• Ageing