Considering the As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP) principle for dam safety, as defined in ANCOLD Guidelines on Risk (2022), and other regulatory guidance, can be, like the risk analysis which feeds into the process, inherently subjective. Thus, it is necessary to develop a repeatable and defendable process to assess ALARP and to document considerations in forming these judgements.
In the past frameworks (such as Robilliard and Sih, 2015) have been developed, and over time the dam engineering industry’s understanding of ALARP has moved forward. In the Australian context, state Workplace Health and Safety (WH&S) legislation has been implemented with consistency in regard to the So Far As Is Reasonably Practicable (SFAIRP) principle. Understanding of legal requirements of owners under statute and common law has progressed which has resulted in updated approaches to assessing ALARP/SFAIRP in the dams industry.
This paper provides an overview of some of the key elements in determining an ALARP risk position for dams in Australia, discussion on contemporary considerations for each element and an overall process and approach for analysis and documenting an ALARP justification.
$15.00
ANCOLD is an incorporated voluntary association of organisations and individual professionals with an interest in dams in Australia.
System maintenance will be performed on the servers that host the ANCOLD Digital Guidelines, on Saturday, December 21st @ 10:00 PM AEDT which will require the servers to reboot.
Total downtime during that event could be up to 4 hours and will commence sharply at 10 pm AEDT. During that time end users will not be able to view or access their secured content.