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Dams Safety Committee

New South Wales Government

 


Training Library 

The Dams Safety Committee has a Training Library consisting of videos and workbooks available for dam owners and consultants within New South Wales. 

If you are interested in borrowing any item (see list below) for a short time please ring Ilse Glockemann, Admin. Officer on (02) 9895 7363 or email your request to info@damsafety.nsw.gov.au

Selected Bibliography (dams and mining) articles are available for viewing at the Dams Safety Committee office in Parramatta.


Technical Aid for Dam Safety (TADS) of Dams

No
Module
Workbook
Video
1.
Preparing for a Dam Safety Inspection
Yes
NA
2.
Document Findings from a Dam Safety Inspection
Yes
NA
3.
Inspection of Embankment Dams
Yes
Original & Copy
4.
Inspection of Concrete and Masonry Dams
Yes
Original & Copy
5.
Inspection of Foundation, Abutment & Reservoir Rim
Yes
NA
6.
Inspection of Spillways and Outlet Works
Yes
Original & Copy
7.
Inspection of Gates, Valves etc.
Yes
Original & Copy
8.
Identification of Material Deficiencies
Yes
Original & Copy
9.
Instrumentation for Embankment and Concrete Dams
Yes
Original & Copy
10.
Evaluation of Facility Emergency Preparedness
Yes
NA

 

TADS Dam Safety Awareness

No
Module
Workbook
Video
11.
Dam Safety Awareness
Yes
Original & Copy
12.
How to Organise a Dam Safety Program
Yes
--
13.
How to Organise an Operation and Maintenance Program
Yes
NA
14.
How to Develop and Implement an Emergency Action Plan - An Introduction
Yes
Original & 2 Copies
15.
Identification of Visual Dam Safety Deficiencies
Yes
Original & Copy


TADS Dam Safety Review/Awareness

No
Module
Workbook
Video
16.
Evaluation of Hydrologic Adequacy
Yes
NA
17.
Evaluation of Seepage Conditions
Yes
NA
18.
Evaluation of Embankment Dam Stability and Deformation
Yes
--
19.
Evaluation of Concrete Dam Stability
Yes
--
20.
Evaluation of Hydraulic Adequacy
Yes
--
21.
Dam Safety Process
Yes
--


Videos

 

No
Module
Workbook
Video
22.
The Johnstown Flood
Yes
Original & Copy
23.
One Saturday Morning - The Teton Failure
Yes
Original & Copy
24.
Auburn Coffer Dam Failure
--
Original & Copy
25.
1991 South Australia Dambreak
--
Original
26.
FEMA National Dam Safety Programme in Action
--
Original
27.
Design and Construction of Safe Dams
--
Original
28
Power of Water - Snowy Scheme
--
Original
29.
Peruca Dam Blasting
--
Original & Copy
30.
Floods in the Hawkesbury Nepean Valley
--
Original & Copy
31.
Quantum - Hume Dam
--
Original & Copy
32
Saguenay Flood 1996
Original & Copy
33.
Seepage and Piping
--
Original

 


Last updated 01 September 2005

 

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