The WA Health Libraries Network has a single user login to Australian Standards Online, accessed via SAI Global. You may gain access from the site from the link below but if the licence is in use, you will not be able to download until the previous person logs out. You can check status from the top menu item called 'Tools', then 'Current licence usage'.
Read the instructions further down BEFORE you go online to download a standard from the link below.
Click on this link for access. The login credentials needed are pre-populated - just click 'Submit' to get in.
SAI Global has implemented a new digital rights management system for reading downloaded standards. You will no longer need an Adobe FileOpen plugin to be installed. The new system is called Vitrium and will require you to change two settings in Adobe Reader.
Go to Edit: Preferences; JavaScript: Uncheck the box called Enable global object security Policy if it is checked.
When you see a pop-up security warning message - This document is trying to connect to doc.drm.saiglobal.com. If you trust this site, choose Allow. If you do not trust this site, choose Block. Tick the box Remember this action for this site for all PDF documents. Click Allow.
This is a link to a video describing what to do. FAQs.
Once you have your Adobe Reader settings correct, the following information is all critical.
What's covered by the licence?
Australian standards are available, however the online site also references other international standards from organisations such as
AAMI - Association for Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
ANSI - American National Standards Institute
ISO - International Organization for Standardization.
These online standards are 'locked' unless an additional purchase is made. The cost to unlock them is charged back to the part of WA Health that requires access.
When you click 'Request Unlock' you will need to fill in some details and then hit 'Submit Form'. The request will be sent to the NMHS Library to organise the purchase. Costs will be generally be charged to the department making the request. Approval is required from the head of department and the relevant business manager (and the cost centre is required) but the Library staff can organise the payment and alert you when it is available.