useful websites

Government Bodies within Australia

State WorkCover or equivalent Authorities (information and legislation):

NSW: www.workcover.nsw.gov.au
VIC: www.workcover.vic.gov.au
ACT: www.workcover.act.gov.au
SA: www.workcover.sa.gov.au
WA: www.worksafe.wa.gov.au
Northern Territory Work Health Authority: www.nt.gov.au/wha
Queensland Department of Industrial Relations, Workplace Health and Safety: www.whs.qld.gov.au
Workplace Standards Tasmania: www.wsa.tas.gov.au
COMCARE (Commonwealth Government): www.comcare.gov.au

National Authorities:

NOHSC (National Occupational Health and Safety Commission): www.nohsc.gov.au
Australian Bureau of Statistics: www.abs.gov.au
NIOSH (in the USA): www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html
NIH (in the USA): www.nih.gov

Current Australian legislation and guidance information

Australia-wide legislation www.austlii.edu.au
NSW legislation www.lawfoundation.net.au
WA based legislation and information www.safetyline.wa.gov.au
NT based legislation and guidance www.nt.gov.au/dbird/dib/wha/obligations/obligations.htm

Commonwealth OHS Legislation and guidance material www.comcare.gov.au/ohs/section2.html

Standards

Standards Australia International: www.standards.com.au
International Standards Organization (ISO): www.iso.ch

Other Ergonomics & Human Factors Societies

These can all be accessed from Links in UK Ergonomics Society website: http://www.ergonomics.org.uk/page.php?s=17&p=88

IEA: www.iea.cc
SEMAC (Sociedad de Ergonomistas de Mexico): www.semac.org.mx