Health and Safety
Executive / Commission
Organisations
Office of the Australian Safety and Compensation Council, Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, Level 1, 64 Northbourne Ave, Loc 64N1, GPO Box 9879, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.
Status: Commonwealth Government
Principal functions and activities: Through a partnership of government, unions and industry the ASCC leads and coordinates national efforts to: prevent workplace death, injury and disease; improve workers' compensation arrangements and improve the rehabilitation and return to work of injured workers.
Level 1, 14 Moore St, Canberra, ACT, Australia 2600
Status: Commonwealth Authority
Principal functions and activities: Comcare is an Australian Commonwealth statutory authority, administering the Commonwealth's workers' compensation scheme under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988; and the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991.
322 Glenferrie Road, Malvern, Victoria, Australia, 3144
Status: Not for profit organisation comprising a membership from industry and government.
Principal functions and activities: Provision of safety management systems, training seminars and consulting activities to industry at large.
Street Address: Ground Floor, Minerals House, 66 The Esplanade, Darwin
NT 0800 Australia
Postal Address: GPO Box 4821, Darwin NT 0801, Australia
Status: Northern Territory Government statutory authority
Principal functions and activities: The authority is the Northern Territories'regulatory authority for occupational health and safety, rehabilitation and workers' compensation.
PO Box 2078, Gladstone Park, Victoria 3043, Australia
Status: Professional association
Principal functions and activities: Graded membership, promotion of occupational health and safety awareness and advancement of the science and practice of occupational health and safety.
P O Box 467, Goodna, Queensland 4300, Australia
Status: Division of the Queensland Government Department of Natural Resources and Mines engaging in research and development, certification and technical services in the areas of occupational health and safety for coal and metalliferous mines, quarries and other industries.
Principal functions and activities: Simtars mission is to provide research, development, testing, and certification and associated services, which will minimise fatalities, disabling and lost time injuries and diseases and which primarily focus on the mines and energy industries.Level 24, 222 Exhibition St, Melbourne 3000, Australia
Status: Statutory government body
Principal functions and activities: To ensure workplaces are free from injury and to work with all Victorians to progressively reduce the incidence, severity and cost to the community of work related injury and disease.
(The Asia-Pacific Centre for Teaching and Research in Occupational Health and Safety)
University of Ballarat, P O Box 663, Ballarat VIC 3353, Australia
Status: University
Principal functions and activities: VIOSH Australia provides high quality TAFE and Higher Education accredited programmes and industry focused occupational health and safety (OH&S) courses.
1 Prospect Place, West Perth, Perth, Australia 6005
Status: Western Australian Department of Education and Training
Principal functions and activities: Publication of nearly 2000 training materials including an extensive range of OHS training materials and textbooks.
92-100 Donnison St, Gosford NSW 2250, Australia
Status: State government agency
Principal functions and activities: To promote the prevention of injuries and diseases at the workplace and the development of healthy and safe workplaces; ensure the efficient, effective and equitable injury management and compensation of persons injured at work; ensure the financial viability and efficient operation of the workers' compensation insurance arrangements; and ensure the co-ordination of the administration of work health and safety, injury management and workers' compensation arrangements.
30 Gordons Hill Road, P.O. Box 56, Rosny Park, 7018, Tasmania, Australia
Status: State Government body
Principal functions and activities: Workplace Standards Tasmania is a division of the Tasmanian Government Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources and is responsible for the administration of much of the legislation that regulates business in Tasmania, including occupational health and safety, workers' compensation, long service leave, shop trading hours, bank holidays and some occupational registrations. It also has responsiblity for many industrial relations matters.
Westcentre, 1260 Hay Street, West Perth, WA, 6005, Australia
Status: Government Agency
Principal functions and activities: WorkSafe is the state government agency responsible for the administration of the Occupational Safety and Health Act in Western Australia and in doing this undertakes enforcement and provides information.