Q. How do I access Australian Standards?

Access to Standards is through Standards Australia and available directly to Cairns & Hinterland Hospital & Health Services staff through the Cairns Hospital Library & Knowledge Centre (LKC).

For CHHHS staff who require regular and ongoing access to Australian Standards, contact the LKC to request an account for access. When the LKC team add you to the CHHHS subscription, an email is sent to you to activate your account.  Once logged in, you can search for standards in the CHHHS library. If you require a standard that is not yet added to the CHHHS library, contact the LKC team. 

Please do not share your personal login details with your colleagues. Ask them to contact the LKC for information if they require direct access.

Activated users can log in to the CHHHS subscription using this URL: https://subscriptions.standards.org.au/

When accessing standards: Due to the way our new vendor and licencing works, please first save the PDFs to your computer and then open using Adobe Acrobat Reader. The PDF/program will prompt you for internet access, which you will need to grant. It will do some back-and-forth with the licencing servers, and then give you access to the document. Unfortunately, the file can then only be opened on that one computer, unless we send you a fresh PDF / you download and save another PDF on other computers. You should be able to print without issue, though it may impose a limit after a few copies; please let us know if you run into any other problems.

If you need access to a standard that requires payment, you will need to process the payment. Contact the LKC for further help.

Note:

• We always need specific information - title, date and / or standard number
• You can request LKC to print required standards.
• Print copies are uncontrolled copies; always refer to the latest online version
• Login details for our previous subscription to TechStreet Enterprise are no longer valid.

Torres & Cape HHS have their own licence for Australian Standards. The LKC are happy to assist TCHHS staff where possible to access standards.

Other Queensland Health staff or students should contact their local QH library or university for assistance.