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Using non-potable water in the workplace

The person in control of the workplace must manage any risks from the use, handling, storage, and transport of the water at the workplace. To do this, information on health hazards, precautions for use, recommended uses and testing data must be obtained.

Information within a producty safety information sheet should contain at a minimum, information on health hazards, precautions for use, recommended uses, and water quality testing data.

For both workers at the workplace and members of the public, the person in control of the workplace must:

• identify any hazards in the water, e.g. bacteria, viruses, chemicals, metals
• assess any risks to people from the proposed use of the water, e.g. are they likely to be saturated with the water
• control any risks to people from exposure to the water, e.g. accidental drinking of the water, inhaling droplets, becoming drenched in the water
• control any risk from storage of the water causing deterioration of the water
• evaluate the effectiveness of controls by supervising the use of control strategies and testing the water periodically.

For more information see - Guide to the workplace use of non-potable water including recycled waters PDF (197 kB)