Gun began his work in occupational medicine in the 1970s. He was one of the founding members of the College of Occupational Medicine,now known as the Australasian Faculty of Occupational Medicine.[3]
In 1983 Gun was appointed chair of the Commonwealth Government's Interim National Occupational Health and Safety Commission. The Minister for Employment and Industrial Relations (Ralph Willis) quoted his qualifications as:
"a medical practitioner who is currently a Visiting Scientist with the United States National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. From his previous position as a Senior Medical Officer in the Occupational Health Branch of the South Australian Health Commission,Dr Gun has a long involvement with,and knowledge of,occupational health in Australia. This,together with his relevant international experience,will bring to the Interim National Commission a most valuable contribution."[4]
In 1990 when he was a senior lecturer in occupational and environmental health at the University of Adelaide he published the results of a study which suggested that the incidence of repetitive strain injury (RSI) was declining in South Australia.[5]
Honours and awards
In 2015 Gun was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia "for distinguished service to medicine,particularly in the field of occupational health and safety,and to socially disadvantaged communities in regional Australia and Timor-Leste".[6][3]
Other interests
As a teenager,Gun was a jazz musician of some local celebrity,leader of "Richie Gun's Collegians",a King Oliver / Louis Armstrong inspired band,and has been credited with giving Ted Nettelbeck his first experience in public performance.[7]
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