A first-of-its-kind Australian industry forum will aim to create better health and safety outcomes for the construction industry
RMIT University has launched the Safety and Health Innovation Network (SHINe) – an industry-led collaborative research funding model with the aim of identifying and tackling problems across the construction industry.
The first-of-its-kind Australian industry forum allows its members to advise what research to fund and actively contribute to research projects that will drive evidence-informed health and safety solutions that respond to industry needs, RMIT says.
The findings of research funded by the SHINe network will be open to anyone in the industry, with the aim of finding new ways to improve workplace health and safety across the construction industry.
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Helen Lingard, who led the creation of the network and is a leading researcher and industry expert in construction work health and safety, says SHINe provides both industry and community benefit through a novel participatory funding and delivery process.
“The forum is democratic in nature – it allows its members to influence what research priorities to work on and which projects to fund, to maximise its relevance and responsiveness to industry needs,” Lingard says
“Fundamentally, the SHINe network has a mission of social impact – research findings are shared with the whole industry, aiming to create better health and safety outcomes.”
The forum is chaired by Multiplex’s Global Chair ESG, Dennis Else and made up of stakeholders from across the construction industry, with Multiplex, Laing O’Rourke, Melbourne & Olympic Parks, Construction Health and Safety NZ (CHASNZ), HammerTech and McConnell Dowell officially becoming foundational members.