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Papers by Aldo S Raineri

Research paper thumbnail of Prioritizing Work Health, Safety, and Wellbeing in Corporate Strategy: An Indicative Framework

Research paper thumbnail of The Causes and Prevention of Serious Crowd Injury and Fatalities at Outdoor Music Festivals

Crowds occur frequently in modern society. A major sporting or entertainment event can attract te... more Crowds occur frequently in modern society. A major sporting or entertainment event can attract tens of thousands of avid fans. Usually, these large gatherings of people occur without serious problems. Occasionally, however, the combination of inadequate facilities and deficient crowd management results in injury and death. Outdoor music festivals (OMFs) are increasingly common events on the summer entertainment landscape for young people around the world. Attending these OMFs is associated with an increased risk of injury and, in extreme cases, death. A considerable proportion of these risks can be attributed tohigh-risk behaviour in the general admission or standing room only areas in front of the stages, or ‘mosh pits’. During the ten year period from 1992 to 2002, 66, 787 people suffered significant injury and 232 people died at 306 outdoor music concerts around the world. Fatality data over a longer period (1974 to 2003) indicates that at least 136 fatal incidents at concert eve...

Research paper thumbnail of A model to facilitate the development of an appropriate risk assessment methodology and instrument for crowd safety at outdoor music festivals

Safety and Security Engineering V

Research paper thumbnail of The Prevalence and Impact of Congestion in Australian Running Events: An Analysis from The Perspective of Race Directors

Event Management, May 18, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Re-integrating the Victim into the Sentencing Process

QUT Law Review, Oct 30, 1995

ABSTRACT Research into the social and psychological processes associated with offender dispositio... more ABSTRACT Research into the social and psychological processes associated with offender disposition and their effects on victims of crime reveals dissatisfaction at their not being more involved in the criminal justice process. Victims feel disenfranchised and disempowered as they come to play only a secondary role. The victim impact statement (VIS) is a viable mechanism for bringing the victim back into the sentencing process. This article examines the development of the concept, its rationale and various forms , principle arguments for and against its introduction and concludes that it is an important reform in the direction of making the criminal justice system more responsive by satisfying victims' needs to be part of the process.

Research paper thumbnail of Incorporating internal context into the design of occupational health and safety research and intervention programmes in SMEs

Small enterprise research, May 4, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of Human Factors in Systems Investigations of Heavy Vehicle Crashes at Level Crossings: Causal or Contributory?

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Sep 30, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Implementation of Congestion-Related Controls Improves Runner Density, Flow Rate, Perceived Safety, and Satisfaction during an Australian Running Event

Research paper thumbnail of Critical realism and constructivism: merging research paradigms for a deeper qualitative study

Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management: An International Journal, Jun 16, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of An analysis of investigation reports into heavy vehicle and train crashes in Australia suggests anomalies in investigations and reporting

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Jun 30, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Behavioural risk at outdoor music festivals

Research paper thumbnail of Systemic Failures and Underlying Causes-An Analysis of the Heavy Vehicle Socio-Technical System

Transactions of the VŠB: Technical University of Ostrava, Safety Engineering Series, Jun 1, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Analysis of Australian Coronial Inquest and Non-Inquest findings of heavy vehicle fatal crashes reveals shortcomings in investigations

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Mar 31, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of An analysis of investigation reports into heavy vehicle and train crashes in Australia suggests anomalies in investigations and reporting

Research paper thumbnail of Human Factors in Systems Investigations of Heavy Vehicle Crashes at Level Crossings: Causal or Contributory?

Research paper thumbnail of Implementation of Congestion-Related Controls Improves Runner Density, Flow Rate, Perceived Safety, and Satisfaction during an Australian Running Event

Research paper thumbnail of Systemic Failures and Underlying Causes-An Analysis of the Heavy Vehicle Socio-Technical System

TRANSACTIONS of the VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava Safety Engineering Series

Research paper thumbnail of Behavioural risk at outdoor music festivals

'Safety is not an intellectual exercise to keep us in work. It is a matter of life and death.... more 'Safety is not an intellectual exercise to keep us in work. It is a matter of life and death. It is the sum of our contributions to safety management that determines whether the people we work with live or die.' Sir Brian Appleton, after Piper Alpha (1988). Outdoor music festivals are increasingly common events on the summer entertainment landscape for youth in many countries around the world. Evidence indicates that attendance is associated with an increased risk of injury and death. Crowds are the principal hazard that needs to be dealt with, and without effective management, can become a significant problem with serious consequences. A considerable proportion of the safety risks associated with outdoor music festivals can be attributed to anti-social, irrational and unsafe behaviour by patrons. Encouragement of such behaviour has, to some extent, been a deliberate strategy on the part of music promoters and press agents, resulting in patrons attending music events becoming more aggressive and violent. While there is endorsement in the literature for a risk management approach, risk assessments for music festivals and mass gatherings generally tend to deal with the traditional hazards and risks, without taking into account the dynamics of the crowd or those factors that influence its behaviour. Influences on crowd behaviour are little understood and generally ignored, leaving a significant source of risk at this type of event unaccounted for. When managing risks at outdoor music festivals it is important, therefore, to understand the nature of the crowd demographic attending the event and the factors that impact on and shape the behaviour of the crowd. A number of attempts have been made to develop an appropriate method for assessing crowd safety at mass gatherings. While these approaches provide traditional (albeit contextualised) and contemporary approaches, none address the issue of behavioural risk. This dissertation outlines a model which draws together the various influences on individual behaviour which, mediated by theories of social psychology are translated into collective crowd behaviour and uses the model to ground the development of an instrument to monitor and assess behavioural risk at outdoor music festivals.

Research paper thumbnail of The Prevalence and Impact of Congestion in Australian Running Events: An Analysis from the Perspective of Race Directors

Event Management, 2021

This qualitative study aimed to examine the views of Australian race directors regarding the prev... more This qualitative study aimed to examine the views of Australian race directors regarding the prevalence of congestion and its impact on runners during running events. Five race directors who organise large running events in Australia were interviewed in a focus group setting. Thirty-five Australian race directors also completed an electronic survey examining their experiences with congestion during running events they organise. Similar themes emerged from findings gathered in the focus group and survey. Race directors in Australia receive negative feedback from runners regarding congestion. Furthermore, race directors indicated congestion impacts runner safety resulting in incidents and injuries to runners during events. Congestion was also reported to reduce runner satisfaction with the event when runners are unable to run at predetermined paces. This study provides foundation evidence identifying congestion as an issue in running events, with congestion subsequently leading to neg...

Research paper thumbnail of An Analysis of Congestion During Running Events from The Perspective of Runners: Prevalence, Impact on Safety And Satisfaction, and Preferred Controls

Event Management, 2021

This study aimed to examine the views of runners regarding their experiences with congestion duri... more This study aimed to examine the views of runners regarding their experiences with congestion during running events, including its prevalence, its impact on their safety and satisfaction, and their preferred controls to mitigate congestion. Runners ( n = 222) with varied experience participating in running events (1–5+ years, 5-km races to Ultramarathons, and a mixture of road, trail, and crosscountry events) completed an electronic survey. The survey was developed to assess the characteristics of respondents, whether they have experienced congestion during running events, the impact of congestion they have experienced during running events on their safety and satisfaction, and their preferred controls for congestion during running events. Survey data indicated runners had experienced some form of congestion prior to the race in the start corrals (93% of respondents), as the race started (97% of respondents), and during the race while running (88% of respondents). In turn, 73% of res...

Research paper thumbnail of Prioritizing Work Health, Safety, and Wellbeing in Corporate Strategy: An Indicative Framework

Research paper thumbnail of The Causes and Prevention of Serious Crowd Injury and Fatalities at Outdoor Music Festivals

Crowds occur frequently in modern society. A major sporting or entertainment event can attract te... more Crowds occur frequently in modern society. A major sporting or entertainment event can attract tens of thousands of avid fans. Usually, these large gatherings of people occur without serious problems. Occasionally, however, the combination of inadequate facilities and deficient crowd management results in injury and death. Outdoor music festivals (OMFs) are increasingly common events on the summer entertainment landscape for young people around the world. Attending these OMFs is associated with an increased risk of injury and, in extreme cases, death. A considerable proportion of these risks can be attributed tohigh-risk behaviour in the general admission or standing room only areas in front of the stages, or ‘mosh pits’. During the ten year period from 1992 to 2002, 66, 787 people suffered significant injury and 232 people died at 306 outdoor music concerts around the world. Fatality data over a longer period (1974 to 2003) indicates that at least 136 fatal incidents at concert eve...

Research paper thumbnail of A model to facilitate the development of an appropriate risk assessment methodology and instrument for crowd safety at outdoor music festivals

Safety and Security Engineering V

Research paper thumbnail of The Prevalence and Impact of Congestion in Australian Running Events: An Analysis from The Perspective of Race Directors

Event Management, May 18, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Re-integrating the Victim into the Sentencing Process

QUT Law Review, Oct 30, 1995

ABSTRACT Research into the social and psychological processes associated with offender dispositio... more ABSTRACT Research into the social and psychological processes associated with offender disposition and their effects on victims of crime reveals dissatisfaction at their not being more involved in the criminal justice process. Victims feel disenfranchised and disempowered as they come to play only a secondary role. The victim impact statement (VIS) is a viable mechanism for bringing the victim back into the sentencing process. This article examines the development of the concept, its rationale and various forms , principle arguments for and against its introduction and concludes that it is an important reform in the direction of making the criminal justice system more responsive by satisfying victims' needs to be part of the process.

Research paper thumbnail of Incorporating internal context into the design of occupational health and safety research and intervention programmes in SMEs

Small enterprise research, May 4, 2018

Research paper thumbnail of Human Factors in Systems Investigations of Heavy Vehicle Crashes at Level Crossings: Causal or Contributory?

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Sep 30, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Implementation of Congestion-Related Controls Improves Runner Density, Flow Rate, Perceived Safety, and Satisfaction during an Australian Running Event

Research paper thumbnail of Critical realism and constructivism: merging research paradigms for a deeper qualitative study

Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management: An International Journal, Jun 16, 2020

Research paper thumbnail of An analysis of investigation reports into heavy vehicle and train crashes in Australia suggests anomalies in investigations and reporting

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Jun 30, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Behavioural risk at outdoor music festivals

Research paper thumbnail of Systemic Failures and Underlying Causes-An Analysis of the Heavy Vehicle Socio-Technical System

Transactions of the VŠB: Technical University of Ostrava, Safety Engineering Series, Jun 1, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of Analysis of Australian Coronial Inquest and Non-Inquest findings of heavy vehicle fatal crashes reveals shortcomings in investigations

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Mar 31, 2022

Research paper thumbnail of An analysis of investigation reports into heavy vehicle and train crashes in Australia suggests anomalies in investigations and reporting

Research paper thumbnail of Human Factors in Systems Investigations of Heavy Vehicle Crashes at Level Crossings: Causal or Contributory?

Research paper thumbnail of Implementation of Congestion-Related Controls Improves Runner Density, Flow Rate, Perceived Safety, and Satisfaction during an Australian Running Event

Research paper thumbnail of Systemic Failures and Underlying Causes-An Analysis of the Heavy Vehicle Socio-Technical System

TRANSACTIONS of the VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava Safety Engineering Series

Research paper thumbnail of Behavioural risk at outdoor music festivals

'Safety is not an intellectual exercise to keep us in work. It is a matter of life and death.... more 'Safety is not an intellectual exercise to keep us in work. It is a matter of life and death. It is the sum of our contributions to safety management that determines whether the people we work with live or die.' Sir Brian Appleton, after Piper Alpha (1988). Outdoor music festivals are increasingly common events on the summer entertainment landscape for youth in many countries around the world. Evidence indicates that attendance is associated with an increased risk of injury and death. Crowds are the principal hazard that needs to be dealt with, and without effective management, can become a significant problem with serious consequences. A considerable proportion of the safety risks associated with outdoor music festivals can be attributed to anti-social, irrational and unsafe behaviour by patrons. Encouragement of such behaviour has, to some extent, been a deliberate strategy on the part of music promoters and press agents, resulting in patrons attending music events becoming more aggressive and violent. While there is endorsement in the literature for a risk management approach, risk assessments for music festivals and mass gatherings generally tend to deal with the traditional hazards and risks, without taking into account the dynamics of the crowd or those factors that influence its behaviour. Influences on crowd behaviour are little understood and generally ignored, leaving a significant source of risk at this type of event unaccounted for. When managing risks at outdoor music festivals it is important, therefore, to understand the nature of the crowd demographic attending the event and the factors that impact on and shape the behaviour of the crowd. A number of attempts have been made to develop an appropriate method for assessing crowd safety at mass gatherings. While these approaches provide traditional (albeit contextualised) and contemporary approaches, none address the issue of behavioural risk. This dissertation outlines a model which draws together the various influences on individual behaviour which, mediated by theories of social psychology are translated into collective crowd behaviour and uses the model to ground the development of an instrument to monitor and assess behavioural risk at outdoor music festivals.

Research paper thumbnail of The Prevalence and Impact of Congestion in Australian Running Events: An Analysis from the Perspective of Race Directors

Event Management, 2021

This qualitative study aimed to examine the views of Australian race directors regarding the prev... more This qualitative study aimed to examine the views of Australian race directors regarding the prevalence of congestion and its impact on runners during running events. Five race directors who organise large running events in Australia were interviewed in a focus group setting. Thirty-five Australian race directors also completed an electronic survey examining their experiences with congestion during running events they organise. Similar themes emerged from findings gathered in the focus group and survey. Race directors in Australia receive negative feedback from runners regarding congestion. Furthermore, race directors indicated congestion impacts runner safety resulting in incidents and injuries to runners during events. Congestion was also reported to reduce runner satisfaction with the event when runners are unable to run at predetermined paces. This study provides foundation evidence identifying congestion as an issue in running events, with congestion subsequently leading to neg...

Research paper thumbnail of An Analysis of Congestion During Running Events from The Perspective of Runners: Prevalence, Impact on Safety And Satisfaction, and Preferred Controls

Event Management, 2021

This study aimed to examine the views of runners regarding their experiences with congestion duri... more This study aimed to examine the views of runners regarding their experiences with congestion during running events, including its prevalence, its impact on their safety and satisfaction, and their preferred controls to mitigate congestion. Runners ( n = 222) with varied experience participating in running events (1–5+ years, 5-km races to Ultramarathons, and a mixture of road, trail, and crosscountry events) completed an electronic survey. The survey was developed to assess the characteristics of respondents, whether they have experienced congestion during running events, the impact of congestion they have experienced during running events on their safety and satisfaction, and their preferred controls for congestion during running events. Survey data indicated runners had experienced some form of congestion prior to the race in the start corrals (93% of respondents), as the race started (97% of respondents), and during the race while running (88% of respondents). In turn, 73% of res...