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Biomechanical
Review of Safety Equipment Used by Jockeys
in Racing
In association
with Dr John Saxon and Dr Caroline Foote,
in a study on Health and Safety in Australian
Racing, the aim of this project was to investigate
the biomechanical causation of injuries
to jockeys in race falls. The results of
this investigation were used to evaluate
the effectiveness of safety equipment used
by jockeys, such as the protective helmets,
vests and eyewear. The evaluation combined;
calculation with testing to investigate
the effectiveness of the safety equipment
with the applicability of current test standards.
Child Restraint
in Aircraft
In association with Britax
Childcare (Australia) and Crashlab, and
funded by the 2004/5 Australian Transport
Safety Bureau Aviation Safety Research Grant,
this project looked at the fit and function
of automotive child restraint systems in
aircraft, with the aim of advising the Civil
Aviation Safety Authority on best practice
for child aircraft passengers. To access
this report, visit the
ATSB website.
Far-Side
Impact Protection
In association
with Monash University Accident Research
Centre (MUARC), Holden, George Washington
University, Wisconsin Medical College and
Autoliv, this project aims to develop an
improved design methodology for safety systems
in passenger vehicles to improve occupant
protection in far-side impacts. HIE's role is in the development of injury
assessment functions for use with the WorldSID
side impact dummy in far-side impact testing.
Helmet
Protection Against Basilar Skull Fracture
In association
with the University of Adelaide Centre for
Automotive Safety Research (CASR) and funded
by the 2005/6 Australian Transport Safety
Bureau Road Safety Research Grant, this
project looks at the mechanisms of fatal
head injuries to helmeted motorcyclists.
The results of the study will be applied
to improving the helmet test methodologies
in the Australian Standard.
To access this report,
visit the
ATSB website.
Protective
Vests for Harness Racing Drivers
Funded by the Australian Harness Racing
Council, this project aims to improve the
protective vests used by drivers in harness
racing in terms of impact protection and
ergonomics. HIE's role is to investigate
driver injury mechanisms and evaluate the
applicability of current vest test standards.
Soft Tissue
Neck Injury Mechanisms and Chronic Pain
In association
with Autoliv, FORS, Holden, Newcastle University
CSRU and the Graduate School of Biomedical
Engineering, UNSW, this project involved
the investigation of motor vehicle crashes
with known chronic neck pain outcomes, the
development and validation of a simple cervical
spine motion segment model using MADYMO,
and the application of the model to a set
of crash reconstructions.
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