New Zealand Work and Labour Market Institute - The Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Research
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The Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Research
The Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Research is part of the NZ Work and Labour Market Institute. It is closely linked to AUT University's Health and Rehabilitation Research Centre. The OHS Centre adopts a multidisciplinary and collaborative approach to furthering knowledge in the health and safety area.
Aims of the centre
- To participate and collaborate in OH&S research and teaching
- To promote dialogue between employers, employees & government agents
- To develop policies that will improve the working environment
- To support emerging OHS researchers and professionals
Staff who lead the centre
Our research expertise
The OHS centre researchers have extensive knowledge in a variety of disciplines
- Employment Relations
- Health Sciences
- Emergency Management
- Ergonomics
- Industrial Psychology
- Occupational Therapy
- Rehabilitation
- Sociology
The OHS Centre collaborates with and supports centres in New Zealand and overseas
- Massey University's Centre for Public Health Research (CPHR) and the OHS Centre host a joint resource website The Occupational Health and Safety Research Network (OHSNetNZ)
- Massey University's Centre for Ergonomics, Occupational Safety and Health (CErgOSH) and the New Zealand Centre for research into small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
- Otago University's Injury Prevention Research Unit (IPRU)
- The Australian National Research Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (NRCOHSR)
Last updated: 01 Dec 2011 2:30pm
