Research Projects

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Publications

Wills, A., Watson, B. & Biggs, H. 2007. Safety climate and work-related driving in Australian organisations. In A. Glendon, B. Myors & B. Thompson (eds.), Advances in organisational psychology: An Asia-Pacific perspective, Brisbane: Australian Academic Press.

Murray, W., Newnam, S., Watson, B., Davey, J. & Schonfeld, C. 2002. Evaluating and improving fleet safety in Australia. ATSB Report. Canberra: Australian Transport Safety Bureau.

Wishart, D., Manderson, J. Murray, W. (& Smith, N., CSIRO Transport Futures Team). 2003. Truck crashes by industry sector. Austroads Research Report AP-R263/05. Queensland University of Technology: Brisbane.

Banks, T., Davey, J. & Brownlow, D. 2006. Driver education and fleet safety climate in an emergency fleet. Journal of Occupational Health and Safety Australia and New Zealand, 22(4): 341-350.

Davey, J., Richards, N. & Freeman. J. Fatigue and beyond: Patterns of, and motivations for illicit drug use among long haul truck drivers. Traffic Injury Prevention: in press.

Davey, J., Wishart, D., Freeman, J. & Watson, B. 2007. An application of the driver behaviour questionnaire in an Australian organisational fleet setting. Transportation Resarch Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 10(1): 11-21.

Newnam, S. & Tay, R. 2007. Evaluation of a fleet management information system. Journal of Advanced Transportation, 41(1): 39-52.

Newnam, S., Tay, R. & Mason, C. 2006. Using psychological frameworks to inform the evaluation of fleet safety initiatives. Safety Science, 44(9): 809-820.

Newnam, S., Watson, B. & Murray, W. 2004. Factors predicting intentions to speed in a work and personal vehicle. Transportation Research, Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 7(4-5): 287-300.

Rowland, B., Wishart, D. & Davey, J. 2004. Work-related road/vehicle safety: An issue for safety professionals. Safety Institute of Australia Queensland Branch Journal.

Wills, A., Watson, B. & Biggs, H. 2006. Comparing safety climate factors as predictors of work-related driving behaviour. Journal of Safety Research, 37(4): 375-383.

Wills, A., Biggs, H. & Watson, B. 2006. Road safety in corporate fleet settings: Approaches from organisational and industrial psychology. Road and Transport Research, 15(1): 61-68.

Wills, A., Biggs, H. & Watson, B. Analysis of a Safety Climate Measure for Occupational Vehicle Drivers and Implications for Safer Workplaces. Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling, 2005, 11(1): 8–21.

Wishart, D., Freeman, J. & Davey, J. 2006. Utilising the driver behaviour questionnaire in an Australian organisational fleet setting: Are modifications required? Australasian College of Road Safety Journal, 17(2): 31-37.

Banks, T. & Davey, J. Work related motor vehicle incident profiles: An analysis of costs and frequencies. Paper presented at the 2005 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, November 2005.

Davey, J., Freeman, J. & Wishart, D. A study predicting self-reported crashes among fleet drivers. Paper presented at the 2006 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference, Gold Coast, October 2006.

Davey, J. & Banks, T. Estimating the cost of work motor vehicle incidents in Australia. Paper presented at the 2005 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, November 2005.

Davey, J., Zinkiewicz, L. & Obst, P.  Workplace injury and alcohol use in a major state rail organisation. Paper presented at the Third National Conference on Injury Prevention and Control, Brisbane, May 1999.

Rakotonirainy, A., Grignard, N., Wishart, D., King, M. & Watson, B. Comparing driving behaviour between 4WD and sedan vehicles: Preliminary results. Paper presented at the 2006 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference, Gold Coast, October 2006.

Rowden, P., Watson, B. & Biggs, H. The transfer of stress from daily hassles to the driving environment in a fleet sample. Paper presented at the 2006 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference , Gold Coast, October 2006.

Rowland, B., Watson, B. & Wishart, D. Integration of work-related fleet safety within a workplace health and safety management system: A case study approach. Paper presented at the 2006 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference, Gold Coast, October 2006.

Rowland, B., Wishart, D. & Davey, J. Occupational fleet safety research: A case study approach. Paper presented at the 13th Annual Occupational Health and Safety Conference (Visions 2005), Cairns, September 2005.

Stewart, D., Biggs, H. & Davey, J. Rushing ruins livelihoods: Road safety in the taxi industry. Paper presented at the 27th Conference of the Australian Institutes of Transport Research (CAITR '05), Brisbane, December 2005.

Wills, A., Biggs, H. & Watson, B. Road safety in corporate fleet settings: Approaches from organisational and industrial psychology. Paper presented at the 2005 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, November 2005.

Wills, A., Watson, B. & Biggs, H. The relative influence of fleet safety climate on work-related driver safety. Paper presented at the 2004 Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference, Perth, November, 2004.

Wishart, D., Davey, J. & Freeeman, J. An Application of the Driver Attitude Questionnaire to examine driving behaviours within an Australian organisational fleet setting. Paper presented at the 2006 Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference, Gold Coast, October 2006.

Wishart, D. & Davey, J. A research based case study approach to the development of fleet safety interventions in large vehicle fleets. Paper presented at the Safety Institute of Australia Conference, April 2004.

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