Occupational and Environmental Health Laboratory The University of Adelaide Australia
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Further Enquiries
Collaborative Centre in OHS
Thebarton Campus
28 Anderson Street, Thebarton
The University of Adelaide
SA 5031
AUSTRALIA
Email

Telephone: +61 8 8303 4957
Facsimile: +61 8 8303 4955

Research

The OEH Laboratory is active in research. We have carried out a variety of studies in small, medium and large organisations.

Industry-wide studies in healthcare, pest control, manufacturing and mining industries. Examples of projects include:

  • Isocyanates in vehicle repair, foam making and community settings
  • Glutaraldehyde and anaesthetic gases in hospitals
  • Dusts in podiatry
  • Lead, asbestos, fine particles, silica, PCBs, nitrogen dioxide, woodsmoke and PAH exposure in community settings
  • Wood dust and noise in furniture manufacture
  • Chlorpyrifos, organochlorines and organophosphates in pest control
  • Evaluation of respiratory protection programs
  • In vitro toxicology studies, assessing reactivity of mineral dusts
  • Photometry in the workplace
  • Hazardous materials incidents management

EXAMPLES OF RESEARCH REPORTS

Report for the Department of Defence: (2006)
Occupational Hygiene Profile for Oberon-class Submariners

Report for the Australian Safety and Compensation Council: (2007)
Developing a Good OHS Business Case

Report for the Australian Safety and Compensation Council: (2008)
Benchmarking of Wood Dust and Formaldehyde Exposures in the Australian Wood Industries