The Safety Institute of Australia Incorporated (Inc) is the professional body for safety professionals and practitioners. The Institute believes that the distinctive advice of qualified and experienced safety and health personnel is a prerequisite to the specification and achievement of safety and health responsibilities of government, employers and community organisations.
The objective of the Safety Institute of Australia Inc is to promote the safety and health of people. We aim toward the highest possible standards of safety and health, at work, on the road, at play and at home.
The Institute began in 1949 when the first group of students in the Industrial Safety and Accident Prevention course at Melbourne Technical College formed the Industrial Safety Research Group. Within 15 years, a Division had been formed in each State.
In 1954, the name was changed to Safety Engineering Society and in 1977; the Society became the Safety Institute of Australia Inc.
Over nearly half a century, the Institute has grown from a few students to a national professional body with over 3,800 members.
Who can Join SIA?
to advance the science and practice of occupational health and safety;
Membership of the Institute is available to any person who has an interest in health and safety and who meets the requirements of the membership grading. Current members are employed in a diverse range of occupations including safety, occupational health, occupational hygiene, ergonomics, risk engineers and safety management.
Aims of the Institute
The aims of the Institute are:
- to promote health and safety awareness;
- to encourage recognition of the Institute's involvement within occupational health and safety;
- promote professional recognition and develop ethical awareness and integrity through the Institute's involvement in occupational health and safety issues;
- to research and develop occupational health and safety procedures and practices;
- the provision of such services and facilities, as determined from time to time by the Committee, relating to the achievement of these objectives.