Dams Safety NSW webinars run year-round. Sessions include information and insights from Dams Safety NSW officers, engineers and auditors about the challenges involved with owning a declared dam.
Upcoming webinars
Webinars scheduled for 2023 will be listed here.
Past webinars
How to prepare your online Annual Dams Safety Standards Report - 14 December 2022
Under the Dams Safety Act 2015, declared dam owners must publish a report every year that demonstrates their compliance with the dams safety standards. Your next Annual Safety Standards Report is due to Dams Safety NSW by 31 March 2023.
Peter Boyd, Governance and Assurance Manager with Dams Safety NSW, explains the requirements related to the online Annual Dams Safety Standards Report form and answers any questions you may have.
Dam Safety Management System Q&A Forum - 8 June 2022
Dams Safety NSW's senior auditor and three declared dam owners provided insights into the approaches used to develop their DSMS, and the common issues encountered by Dams Safety NSW auditors.
Preparing your dam's Annual Safety Standards Report - 24 November 2021
Peter Boyd, Governance and Assurance Manager with Dams Safety NSW, explains all the requirements related to the Annual Safety Standards Report and answers any questions you may have.
Under the Dams Safety Act 2015, every year declared dam owners must publish a report that demonstrates their compliance with the dams safety standards. This is a new legislative requirement. Your first annual Safety Standards Report must be submitted to Dams Safety NSW by 31 March 2022.
Proposed changes to the Dams Safety Regulation 2019
This is a recording of the community consultation information session held on Wednesday 18 August 2021.
Emergency plans for declared dams webinar - 5 May 2021
Jesse Jones, Dams Safety NSW’s Principal Auditor, and Craig Ronan, Coordinator Hazard Planning for Southern Zone and Western Zone, NSW State Emergency Service explain:
- the requirements for Emergency Plans for declared dams, as detailed in the Dams Safety legislation;
- how often an Emergency Plan must, under the legislation, be reviewed.
Operations and maintenance plans for declared dams webinar - 15 April 2021
Jesse Jones, Dams Safety NSW’s Principal Auditor, and Jason Porter, Principal Dams Safety Engineer give an overview of:
- the requirements for Operations and Maintenance Plans for declared dams, as detailed in the Dams Safety legislation;
- how often an Operations and Maintenance Plan must, under the legislation, be reviewed.
Mining near declared dams webinar - 26 August 2020
Chris Salkovic, the CEO of Dams Safety NSW, Peter Boyd, Manager of Governance and Assurance and Bill Ziegler, Manager Mining Impacts, provide an overview of how the Dams Safety legislation, introduced in November 2019, deals with mining near declared dams.