When workers are injured or killed on the job, pain and grief scatter like shards of glass over family members, friends and workmates. Incapacity and “Social welfare and the families impacted by the collapse”
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50th Anniversary: Media and other commemorations
You can view the comic-journalism we produced for the 50th anniversary of the West Gate Bridge disaster, with Sam Wallman and Jacinda Woodhead and published “50th Anniversary: Media and other commemorations”
50th anniversary events
There will be a number of events and publications to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the West Gate disaster on Thursday 15 October 2020. We “50th anniversary events”
Collaboration with Sam Wallman
It will be the 50th anniversary of the West Gate disaster on 15 October this year. We are collaborating with artist Sam Wallman, and writer “Collaboration with Sam Wallman”
How Disaster Happens: Book chapter published
The first publication from our research into the West Gate Bridge disaster is now available, in the book The Regulation and Management of Workplace Health “How Disaster Happens: Book chapter published”
The West Gate on GLAMCity
Last year Sarah and Elizabeth took part in an interview with the GLAMCity podcast, produced by 2SER and the Australian Centre for Public History at “The West Gate on GLAMCity”
A Political Economy of the West Gate
In examining the OHS issues involved in the West Gate Bridge disaster, we have focused on what we call a ‘political economy’ approach. This method “A Political Economy of the West Gate”
Podcast: The Bridge
Last year we took part in a Symposium on the West Gate Bridge, as part of the Art & Industry Festival. The festival commissioned a podcast, “Podcast: The Bridge”
Independent investigation of the collapse?
One issue surrounding the West Gate collapse that attracted attention at the time, but disappeared as time rolled on, is related to the independence of “Independent investigation of the collapse?”
OHS symposium at UNSW
In honour of Professor Michael Quinlan, renowned academic in the field of workplace health and safety, a symposium was held in September 2018 at the “OHS symposium at UNSW”