Health & safety
Here you'll find the latest information about our work health and safety requirements.
Work Health and Safety policy
Our Work Health and Safety (WHS) policy outlines our commitment to providing and maintaining best practice health and safety at workplaces under our control.
Safety essentials
Safety essentials provide guidance on what must be in place and the checks that must be done before commencing high risk activities. Our safety essentials are non-negotiable as nothing is more important to us than the safety of our people, contractors and community.
Guides
- The Leader's Guide outlines the mandatory system requirements that must be in place to support the management of high risk activities.
- The Field Guide is a tool for field workers to check mandatory requirements are in place. Note: The Field Guide is not mandatory for contractors, however the link is provided as an option to assist those in the field.
Health safety & environment requirements for contractors
The Health Safety and Environment Requirements for contractors outlines our procedures and general requirements for contractors working with us.
Previous versions of documents are available on request by emailing HSEsystems@watercorporation.com.au
We have a recent changes register for our health and safety documentation.
Contractor work authorities are required and must be available on site for the duration of the work. Standard notice period for a low impact work authority is five days. 2 - 6 weeks’ notice is required if the work is likely to cause a service disruption to customers or requires operational resources to support.
The Water Corporation representative (contract manager) will facilitate the work authority and notify the contractor once approved.
A contractor work authority is not required when the contractor is directly supervised by the relevant Water Corporation operations team.
Please note: Contractor work authority replaces Clearance to work. We are in a transition period with final cutover due 01 March 2025. While we are transitioning, it is permitted to use either old or new forms.
Electrical safety in metallic pipeline construction
Pipeline voltage mitigation
S152 Public safety at construction sites
Locking and tagging isolations saves lives by informing others that equipment is being serviced, thereby preventing unauthorised use of the equipment and uncontrolled release of energy.
LOTO must only be done by authorised people who have received the necessary training. For further information please refer to the following document. You must be familiar with this document and comply with the listed requirements when working on our sites.
Lock Out and Tag Out (LOTO) Procedure