Identity area
Type of entity
Professional association
Authorized form of name
Safety Engineering Society of Australia
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Other form(s) of name
- Safety Institute of Australia
- Australian Institute of Health and Safety
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Description area
Dates of existence
c. 1948 -
History
Professional association for the health and safety profession.
The Safety Engineering Society of Australia was formed by a small group of students who enrolled in and attended the first industrial Safety and Accident Prevention course conducted by the (then) Melbourne Technical College in 1948. This group remained together and formed the nucleus of the Safety Engineering Society of Australia and held regular monthly meetings.
Became the Safety Institute of Australia in 1977. Became the Australian Institute of Health and Safety in 2018.
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Description added 23 Apr 2020
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Sources
Australian Institute of Health and Safety website, https://www.aihs.org.au/about (accessed 23 Apr 2020)