Occupational Health & Safety

Human safety, the environment and customer  service are our highest priorities.

Goulburn-Murray Water acknowledges that the health, safety and welfare of our employees, contractors, customers and visitors to our workplaces is of prime importance and should not be impaired or prejudiced by our operations.

Goulburn-Murray Water recognises that the responsibilities for occupational health and safety (OHS) lie with our managers, our supervisors, our employees and our contractors.  A personal commitment and involvement of everyone working with Goulburn-Murray Water is essential in establishing and maintaining healthy and safe working environments.

Goulburn-Murray Water managers and supervisors will strive to provide working environments that are as far as practicable safe and without risks to health, by:

• complying with relevant OHS Legislation;
• providing and maintaining safe plant and systems of work;
• arranging for the safe use, handling, storage and transport of plant and substances;
• maintaining workplaces under its control in a safe and healthy condition;
• ensuring that effective measures are in place to control hazards and risks;
• providing adequate facilities, equipment and protective clothing for the welfare of all employees; and
• providing the information, instruction, training and supervision necessary for all employees, to enable them to work in a healthy, safe and efficient manner.

 Goulburn-Murray Water employees and contractors will at all times:

• take reasonable care - of which they are capable - for their own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by their actions (or lack of actions) at work;
• co-operate with Goulburn-Murray Water 's efforts to meet its responsibilities by following the systems and procedures of work necessary for safe and healthy operations and when required participate in appropriate training; and
• report to their manager, supervisor or OHS representative the hazards, risks, incidents and OHS concerns of which they are aware.

 Goulburn-Murray Water recognises that the objectives of this policy statement can best be achieved through effective consultation, communication and co-operation between managers, supervisors, employees, contractors and customers - working together to continually improve OHS performance.  

 Don Cummins                                                                   Russell Cooper

CHAIRPERSON                                                                 CHIEF EXECUTIVE