Contractors' health and safety
Managing your health, safety and environmental needs
This page is for use by Hydro Tasmania group employees and people working on behalf of the business.
Listed below are links to some of our most commonly requested and accessed documents and resources. Further policies and procedures relating to workplace health safety and environmental topics are available through the Resource Hub. Your Hydro Tasmania representative can also support you with any queries you have and should be your first point of contact for any work being undertaken.
Our systems align with the requirements of AS/NZS ISO 45001 - Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems and ISO 14001 environmental management systems.
Our system is constantly being improved and we regularly publish Alert and Brief notifications on this page, so please check back here and in the Resource Hub regularly for updates.
For questions about the procedures or policies themselves, please contact the Environment team or the WHS team.
Work, health and safety notifications
Alerts are updated as required, please check back regularly.
2026 Alerts:
260114 - Mackintosh water release into spiral case
2025 Alerts:
251216 - Electric shock from USB-C Dock
251119 - Slings breaking causing load to fall to ground
251107 - King Island electric shock from consumer mains
251024 - John Butters hand laceration
250829 - Tarraleah #2 broken exciter cover
Briefs are updated as required, please check back regularly.
2026 Briefs
Nil
2025 Briefs:
251219 - HSE Induction Improvement
251205-2 Mackintosh water release into spiral case
251104 - Lifting sling breakage Cambridge workshop
251017 - Electric Shock - King Island
251016 - Bell Bay Demolition - Principal Contractor Injury
250828 - Poatina HTV tunnel injury
250815 - A&I site based inductions update
250513 - Drinking water update
250326 - Yellow lock fell off lock box
250321 - Reaffirming our Lifesaving Rules
250320 - Damage to plant while removing floor plates
250319 - Incorrect fittings on a hydraulic tensioning tool
Reporting every incident, hazard and near miss, allows us to learn from what happened and make our workplace safer for everyone. For further details on incident management, including our Incident Escalation Process and Guide to Fair Play, please see the links below.
All contractors are to report all incidents and hazards directly to their Hydro Tasmania contact as per the Incident Management and Investigation procedure.
Where a contractor is appointed to manage a Hydro Tasmania workplace (i.e. a Principal or Lead contractor), reporting is completed via the Contractor-in-Charge Incident Reporting Tool detailed within contractual arrangements.
For further questions, please contact your Hydro Tasmania contact directly in the first instance or the WHS Team.
Our HSE induction is available as an online module if instructed person training is not required. Please follow the External Learners Guide to Completing Online WHS Training to register and complete.
For contractors working under our Permit to Work system who require Instructed Person (IP) training, this training is available face to face only and is completed along with the HSE induction. Please see the HSE Induction & training dates for contractors document below to book a session.
For contractors trained in Person in Charge requiring their PIC refresher, this is available as an online module if the training has only just expired or is about to expire. Please follow the External Learners Guide to Completing Online WHS Training below to register and complete.
All person's working for Hydro Tasmania are required to complete a Demonstration of Understanding (DOU) to verify their skills when operating certain types of equipment. Please follow the DOU link below for a list of items that require a DOU assessment. Your Hydro Tasmania contact can provide further information or see our WHS Training, Awareness and Competency Procedure.
