The adoption of the Australian Water Recycling Guidelines by regulators with specific reference to treatment validation requirements

Australian Guidelines for Water Recycling: Managing Health and Environmental Risks (Phase 1) (AGWR) were published in 2006 and present a risk management framework. A major component is the validation of a treatment process for log removal of microorganisms. A National Water Commission (NWC) Fellowship looked at the adoption of the AGRW and the validation requirements of the individual jurisdictions within Australia. To enhance the uptake of recycled water, reduce the technical burden on jurisdictions and promote consistence between jurisdictions, three recommendations were proposed: 1. Agree that treatment systems for low exposure schemes be exempt from individual validation; 2. Develop a national database for log removal values for use with low exposure schemes; and 3. Develop a national approach to the validation of treatment processes. A process for achieving these goals is outlined in the paper.

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Water quality risk management strategies for remote operations

Water Science & Technology Water Supply ◽

10.2166/ws.2017.130 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 482-489

Author(s):

K. Northcott ◽

S. Bartlett ◽

D. Sheehan ◽

I. Snape ◽

P. Scales ◽

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Keyword(s):

Water Quality ◽

Risk Management ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Plant Performance ◽

Small Scale ◽

Water Recycling ◽

Recycled Water ◽

Remote Communities ◽

Australian Water ◽

Risk Management Strategies

Abstract The delivery of treatment and supply solutions for the management of water infrastructure for small and remote communities presents unique challenges. The identification of water quality hazards, the management of risks and conducting plant performance validation and verification activities can all be problematic. The ‘Demonstration of Robust Water Recycling’ (Robust Recycling) Project was funded by the Australian Water Recycling Centre of Excellence (AWRCoE) and the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) as a means of developing strategies for the provision of small scale water treatment schemes from non-traditional water sources. Using the example of the AAD's Davis Station, this project featured an alternative approach to the establishment of a risk management framework for water recycling. This approach may be applicable to both drinking and recycled water schemes in other small and remote communities.

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Indigenous microbial surrogates in wastewater used to understand public health risk expressed in the Disability-Adjusted Life Year (DALY) metric

Microbiology Australia ◽

10.1071/ma21037 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 42 (3) ◽

pp. 125

Author(s):

Christopher EL Owens ◽

Peter T Cox ◽

Paul M Byleveld ◽

Nicholas J Osborne ◽

Md Bayzidur Rahman

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Health Risk ◽

Water Recycling ◽

Recycled Water ◽

Australian Water ◽

Public Health Risk ◽

The Public ◽

Treatment Processes ◽

Disability Adjusted Life ◽

Disability Adjusted Life Year

In any wastewater recycling scheme, the protection of public health is of primary importance. In Australia, the public health requirements applying to the treatment of recycled water are stringent. They use the Disability-Adjusted Life Year (DALY) metric to set a level of negligible public health risk. The target maximum risk of 10–6 DALY per person per year has been adopted in Australian water recycling guidelines since 2006. A key benefit of the DALY approach is its ability to standardise the understanding of risk across disparate areas of public health. To address the key challenge of translating the results of monitoring of microorganisms in the recycled water into this quantitative public health metric, we have developed a novel method. This paper summarises an approach where microbial surrogate organisms indigenous to wastewater are used to measure the efficiency of water recycling treatment processes and estimate public health risk. An example of recent implementation in the Greater Sydney region of Australia is provided.

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Corporate Responsibility for Systemic Occupational Stress Prevention

Journal of Business Systems Governance & Ethics ◽

10.15209/jbsge.v5i3.188 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

R. Kasperczyk

Keyword(s):

Occupational Stress ◽

Psychological Health ◽

Health And Safety ◽

Systemic Approach ◽

Management Framework ◽

Organisational Effectiveness ◽

Stress Prevention ◽

Risk Management Framework ◽

Legal Duty ◽

The Individual

The purpose of this paper is twofold: to highlight the increased focus on corporate governance responsibility for managing employees’ psychological health, and to present an argument for a systemic approach to prevention of occupational stress. The paper commences with a brief description of the problem posed by occupational stress as a threat to organisational effectiveness. It then discusses the types of currently observed organisational responses to this issue and the extent to which they are shaped by beliefs about occupational stress. There are two fundamental approaches to dealing with work stress, one aimed at the individual and the other, at the organisation. The more comprehensive approaches have been increasingly reported to be more effective. The argument for a systemic approach to its prevention is then developed, in line with the risk management framework currently being adopted by Government jurisdictions governing Occupational Health and Safety in Australia and New Zealand. As the stress issue is now couched in health and safety terms, it is a moral and legal duty of the Board to satisfy itself that it is effectively addressed.

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Identifying the social, cultural and behavioural factors influencing an operational risk management framework implementation--Tanzania

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e508832013-001 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

A. Van Niekerk ◽

M. May ◽

K. Moalusi ◽

D. Geldenhuys ◽

M. Levin

Keyword(s):

Risk Management ◽

Operational Risk ◽

Management Framework ◽

Operational Risk Management ◽

Risk Management Framework ◽

Factors Influencing ◽

The Social ◽

Behavioural Factors

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Developing and implementing the risk management framework into business processes of Gazprom transgaz Tomsk Ltd., for implementation of the Eastern gas program of PJSC Gazprom

Issues of Risk Analysis ◽

10.32686/1812-5220-2020-17-1-68-77 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. 68-77

Author(s):

V. E. Zaikovsky ◽

A. V. Karev

Keyword(s):

Risk Management ◽

Human Resources ◽

Management Information System ◽

Business Processes ◽

Project Success ◽

Management Information ◽

Timely Manner ◽

Project Approach ◽

Management Framework ◽

Risk Management Framework

Project success depends on the ability to respond to risks and make correct decisions in a timely manner. The project approach provides a better framework for implementing a new management system into the company’s business processes. The risk management framework developed by the company comprises a risk management infrastructure, a set of standards, human resources, and a risk management information system. To improve staff compliance, it is necessary to provide training and to communicate the goals of the project effectively. It is also important to develop a motivation system because well trained and motivated staff are able to work more efficiently.

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