Research
Our research
For over three decades we’ve been producing research that has real-life implications across the transport, workplace and community sectors.
Transport Safety
Teams working within this area include:
Home and Community
Teams covering this theme include:
Workplace Safety
The teams involved in this area include:
OUR PUBLICATIONS
Hazard
Our Victorian Injury Surveillance Unit has been publishing Hazard since 1988. By analysing the major and emerging issues in injury and injury prevention, Hazard stimulates preventative action through commentary and recommendations.
Compendium of Victorian Community-based Resilience Building Case Studies
Victorians are showcasing the ways they make themselves resilient in the face of disaster through our Disaster Resilience Initiative’s Compendium of Victorian Community-based Resilience Building Case Studies. With free access for all, the compendium provides knowledge about community-strengthening activities for researchers, government agencies and community members interested in increasing resilience at a local level.
Used Car Safety Ratings
Used Car Safety Ratings provide consumers real-world information on the safety of their current vehicle and any used vehicles they are considering buying. The TAC’s ‘How Safe is Your Car’ website facilitates broad public access to the guide and attracts more than 200,000 individual users every year.
OUR PROJECTS
Australian Naturalistic Driving Study
We’re finding out what people do when driving in everyday situations by fitting sophisticated technology into the cars of 360 volunteers in NSW and VIC. The $4 million Australian Naturalistic Driving Study is ground-breaking and the first of its kind.
Enhanced Crash Investigation Study
Examining over 400 serious injury crashes in microscopic detail, the $7.6 million Enhanced Crash Investigation Study will provide the TAC with evidence-based options to reduce serious injury crashes in Victoria.
Advanced Safe Truck Concept
The freight industry keeps Australia’s economy moving. The $6.5 million Advanced Safe Truck Concept aims to make the industry safer through research, operational expertise and life-saving truck driver monitoring technology.
Research opportunities
We pride ourselves on research excellence and the development of future research leaders. Find out how you can make an impact as an early career researcher.
Global engagement
We have taken injury prevention lessons we have learned in Australia to the world.
Participate in our research
Learn how you can contribute to injury prevention research by getting involved in one of our studies.