Industry,
Occupational Health and Safety state bodies,
Australian Aluminium Council,
Australian Institute of Steel Construction,
Australian Stainless Steel Development Association,
Australian Workers Union,
Cooperative Research Centre for Welded Structures,
Copper Development Association of Australia,
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation,
Nickel Development Institute, and
Welding Technology Institute of Australia.

Guidelines are based on the results of a fume assessment project carried out in 1997 as part of a Research Project of the Cooperative Research Centre for Welded Structures.