Membership Grades

Who Can Join?  

The Institute has corporate membership (in the form of Corporate Partnerships) and 8 individual levels of membership as outlined below.

CORPORATE PARTNER

Corporate partnerships are also available for companies and organisations with a commitment to OHS and advancing OHS issues and solutions within their industry and the wider community. The available categories and associated benefits are outlined on the SIA website and in a separate Corporate Partnerships brochure.

MEMBER

Membership of the SIA is available to any person that has an interest in promoting health and safety prevention and continuous improvement.

STUDENT MEMBER

GRADUATE MEMBER (GSIA)

CHARTERED PROFESSIONAL MEMBER (CPMSIA) - "Competent Professional"

FELLOW SIA (FSIA) - "Proven Leadership in Safety"

CHARTERED FELLOW (CFSIA) - "Highest Professional Grade"

HONORARY FELLOW (FSIA(Hon))

RETIRED MEMBER (Ret.)

LIFE MEMBER

The grading criteria is based on a combination of education and workplace experience. 

Membership Criteria

MEMBER (main membership level)

Membership of SIA Ltd is open to anyone at all, who is passionate about health and safety, prevention and promotion. You do not need to have a minimum qualification to join as a Member of the SIA.

This could include:

Occupational Health & Safety
OHS Managers, OHS Coordinators, OHS Consultants, HS Reps, Human Factors, Hygienists, Radiation, Occupational  Health Nurses, Fire Safety and Security.
Transport Safety
Road, Air & Sea
Sport & Recreation Safety
Child Safety
Older Person Safety
Patient Safety
Home Safety

A person who can demonstrate a satisfactory standard of general education and also has an interest in the delivery of safety and/or health programs. To upgrade your SIA membership to "Professional Membership" please complete a new SIA member application form (Part A & Part B) and return to our office with all your supporting documents or click here to apply online (you will receive an email from SIA staff requesting your documentation for any upgrades). Upgrade fee to Professional Membership (excluding the Chartered Fellow Program Entrance Fee of $475.00 ), to cover administative costs is currently $55.00 (if you are joining as a new member, you have the opportunity to upgrade your membership for free within the first 3 months of membership).

Please forward your remittance for this amount with your application form.

STUDENT MEMBER

Only open to current students that must be studying a fully accredited OHS/WHS course.

Students applying for such membership will be required to submit to the SIA Ltd National Office a copy of evidence of their current enrolment in an accredited, full-time, OHS/WHS program at an Australian University.

This evidence is provided by universities in the form of an enrolment notification. Such enrolment may be in a bachelors degree, a graduate certificate, a graduate diploma, a masters degree, a professional OHS doctorate or a PhD where the topic of research is OHS related.

If you would like further information about student membership or to apply, please contact the National Office on 03 8336 1995 or email natadmin@sia.org.au.

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION

 
Members who are eligible to become a Graduate Member and/or are working in the field of OHS / Safety with the appropriate OHS / Safety education qualifications and sufficient experience should apply for Professional Certification by the SIA. Please do not apply for Professional Certification (membership upgrade) if you do not have a minimum of a Graduate Diploma in an OHS field.

Become a proven Suitably Qualified OHS Professional.

On offer are:-

• Graduate Member (GSIA)
• Chartered Professional Member (CPMSIA)
  
• Fellow and admission to the College of Fellows (FSIA)
• Charter Fellow and promotion within the College of Fellows (CFSIA)

GRADUATE MEMBER (GSIA)

Graduate Members will require:

• To have recently graduated from a recognised OHS university course (or related disciplines, e.g. Ergonomics, Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Medicine) with a Graduate Diploma, Degree, or higher.
• The GSIA level is awarded for a 5 year period only, by which time the member should have 3 years equivalent experience level for the award of CPMSIA.

CHARTERED PROFESSIONAL MEMBER (CPMSIA)

Members will require:-

• A OHS Degree, Graduate Diploma in OHS or Masters in OHS (University & SIA recognised)
• 3 years experience full time equivalent working in an OHS job
• 300 equivalent CPD points
• Provide the details of 2 referees.

Please do not apply for Professional Certification (membership upgrade) if you do not have a minimum of a Graduate Diploma in an OHS field. The SIA will be running a Challenge Assessment during 2012 (still under review) for people with the following criteria:
 
Members with Significant Experience but insufficient qualification will require:-

• 6 years full time in OHS employment
• SIA Challenge Assessment (currently under review)
  
• 300 equivalent CPD points
• Provide the details of 2 referees.   

Members with Allied Qualifications will require:-

• 6 years full time in OHS employment
• SIA Challenge Assessment (currently under review)
• 300 equivalent CPD points
• Provide the details of 2 referees
  

Click here to register your interest in the SIA Challenge Assessment. We will let you know when it becomes available.

FELLOW (FSIA)

Initial entry requirements for the Fellow Grade

• A OHS Degree, Graduate Diploma or Master (University & SIA approved)
• Proven 9 years full time in OHS employment
• 900 equivalent CPD points
• Provide the details of 2 referees

Advancement of Chartered Professional Member to Fellow

• Maintain Chartered Professional Member for 6 years (total of a minimum 9 years full time in OHS employment - or part time equivalent)
• Completing 3 SIA CPD log book cycles.
• Demonstrate contributions to the profession of OHS.
• Provide the details of 2 referees.   

Admission  
Those candidates graded as Fellow (FSIA) are admitted to the College of Fellows.

CHARTERED FELLOW (CFSIA)

A Chartered Fellow is the peak professional graded membership of the SIA.

Promotion from Fellow (FSIA) to Chartered Fellow (CFSIA) 

• Evidence of maintainence of CPD requirements.
• Successfully completed the SIA Chartered Fellow Examination.

Special Entry

• Proven OHS experience of 9 yrs
• Proven contribution to the Profession
• Nominated by the Dean of the College of Fellows
• Successfully completed the SIA Chartered Fellow Examination.

Admission  

Those candidates admitted to the grade of Chartered Fellow (CFSIA), who were not previously admitted to the College of Fellows, are admitted to the College of Fellows upon being awarded their Chartered Fellow (CFSIA) grade.

If you would like further information about the Chartered Fellow Program or to apply, please contact the National Office on 03 8336 1995 or email natadmin@sia.org.au.

Definition

Full Time OHS / Safety Experience is at least an average to 24 hours a week, working in the field of OHS or  Safety eg. practitioner, educator, auditor, inspector or teaching.  Duties could include the development and implementation of health & safety policies and programs, planning and undertaking audits and training; teaching, incident investigations; installation of OHS Management Systems; consultation and reports.

RETIRED MEMBER (previous grading followed by Ret.)

Is a status for members (Chartered Professional Member, Fellow or Chartered Fellow) who are no longer practicing. 

A person who has been a member of the Institute for a minimum of 5 years and who is not in regular employment may, on application become a Retired Member.

A Retired Member shall have the same rights as those which applied before the granting of Retired Member status. Fees are half of the grading the Member achieved prior to retirement.  For example: A member is graded CPMSIA and then retires. This member would then pay an annual fee, half that of the CPMSIA rate per annum.

LIFE MEMBER

National Board of Management may, either on its own initiative, or on the recommendation of a Divisional Committee, grant the status of Life Member to a member who has rendered outstanding services over a long period of years in furthering the aims and objectives of the Institute.

A Life Member shall have the same rights as other members and shall not be required to pay any fees.

HONORARY FELLOW (FSIA(Hon))

An Honorary Fellowship may be granted by the National Board of Management to a person.  Honorary Fellowships may be granted for life, or for a period of time, as appropriate, by the National Board of Management.

Honorary Fellowship does not carry the right to vote or to hold office.