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Dr Bobbie Selleck

Lecturer

Staff Member Details
Email: r.selleck@ecu.edu.au
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6033-6030

Dr. Bobbie Selleck is an Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Unit Coordinator and Lecturer in Post-graduate courses, and researcher within the School of Medical and Health Sciences.

Current Teaching

  • OHS6132 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems
  • OHS6135 Safety and Health in Practice
  • OH6140 Systems Safety
  • OHS6215 Leadership in Work Health and Safety

Background

Bobbie holds a Bachelor of Science, Graduate Diploma in Education, Post-graduate Diploma in Environmental Science and a PhD, which focussed on fatality prevention in the construction industry.  Bobbie has over 30 years experience in the Oil & Gas, Mining and the Construction industries in Australia and overseas.

Professional Association

  • Australian Institute of Health and Safety (AIHS)
  • Chamber of Minerals and Energy Work Group – Safety

Awards and Recognition

  • 2015 IFAP (Coffey) Innovation Award – Major Accident Prevention

Research and Areas of Interest

  • Safety Leadership
  • Psychosocial safety and wellbeing
  • Critical Risk Management
  • Developing Future Leaders
  • Learning from others – collaboration & innovation

Qualifications

  • Diploma in OHS, 2010
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental Impact Assessment, Murdoch University, 1997
  • Graduate Diploma in Education, Murdoch University, 1994
  • Bachelor of Science (Biology), Murdoch University, 1993
  • PhD, Edith Cowan University (2023)

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Edith Cowan University, 2023.

Research Outputs

Journal Articles

  • Selleck, B., Cattani, M., Hassall, M. (2023). Proposal for and validation of novel risk-based process to reduce the risk of construction site fatalities (Major Accident Prevention (MAP) program). Safety Science, 158(February 2023), Article number 105986. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2022.105986.

Journal Articles

  • Selleck, B., Hassall, M., Cattani, M. (2022). Determining the Effectiveness of Critical Controls in Construction Projects. Safety, 8(3), 64. https://doi.org/10.3390/safety8030064.
  • Selleck, B., Cattani, M., Hassall, M. (2022). How Did COVID-19 Pandemic Impact Safety Performance on a Construction Project? A Case Study Comparing Pre and Post COVID-19 Influence on Safety at an Australian Construction Site. Safety, 8(4), Article number 77. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/safety8040077.

Journal Articles

  • Selleck, B., Cattani, M. (2019). Preventing fatalities in the construction industry – a review of critical risk management strategies.. Journal of Health, Safety and Environment, 35(3), 193-211. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/7176.

Research Projects

  • Co-design of a novel immersive educational experience targeting the mining and resources sector for Year 9/10 high school students, Construction Training Fund, Grants, 2024 ‑ 2025, $225,000.
  • MARS: Future Proofing Critical (Fatality & Health) Risk Management, DMIRS: Mental Awareness, Respect and Safety - MARS, Grant, 2024 ‑ 2025, $60,000.
  • What is the role of the safety Regulator in suicides?, Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety, Grant, 2023 ‑ 2024, $125,000.
  • MARS: The Barometer in Australian Mining: Developing an integrated approach to monitoring incident and injury risk, DMIRS: Mental Awareness, Respect and Safety - MARS, Grant, 2024, $58,824.

Research Student Supervision

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Risky Business: Investigating the impact of external factors on safety performance
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Can a culture of continuous improvement deliver sustainable safety performance improvement, through a proven productivity and cost improvement framework
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