关键词: 澳大利亚, 综合大坝安全管理系统

Abstract: Recent developments in the safety management of large dams and in particular the use of risk assessment and associate management strategies has raised awareness of the importance for dam owners to manage their dams in a whole-of-business context.
Dam owners can range from large to small public or private organisations, or in some cases individuals. Each dam owner will have different governance and management arrangements, corporate objectives and operating environment, overall business drivers, financial capacity, technical capability and risk appetite. Larger dam owners may have a significant portfolio of dams, be well informed and have access to the internal and external technical skills necessary to take informed dam safety and management decisions whereas for many organisations the responsibilities and liabilities associated with the ownership of a dam may not be well understood. In some organisations the dam may not be critical to the business or it may even no longer have a function. However, irrespective of the nature of a business owning or with responsibility for a dam, there are fundamental principles which should be followed to ensure that an appropriate level of dam safety management is undertaken to support and protect not only that business but also the affected community and environment.
This paper outlines the need, purpose, objectives and fundamentals of a successful Dam Safety Management System together with examples of the implementation and benefits of such a system for dam owners from both technical and corporate governance perspective.

Key words: Australia, integrated dam safety management systems