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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS 2011
Sch 3High risk work licences and classes of high
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Schedule 3 High risk work licences and classes of high
risk work
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Table 3.1
Scaffolding work
1 Basic scaffolding Scaffolding work involving any of the
(a) modular or prefabricated scaffolds;
(b) cantilevered materials hoists with a
maximum working load of 500 kg;
(c) ropes;
(d) gin wheels;
(e) safety nets and static lines;
(f) bracket scaffolds (tank and formwork);
but excluding scaffolding work involving
equipment, loads or tasks listed in
items 2(2)(a) to (g) and 3(2)(a) to (c)
2 Intermediate
scaffolding
(1) Scaffolding work included in the class of basic
scaffolding; and
(2) Scaffolding work involving any of the
(a) cantilevered crane loading platforms;
(b) cantilevered scaffolds;
(c) spur scaffolds;
(d) barrow ramps and sloping platforms;
(e) scaffolding associated with perimeter
safety screens and shutters;
(f) mast climbing work platforms;
(g) tube and coupler scaffolds (including
tube and coupler covered ways and
gantries);
but excluding scaffolding work involving
equipment, loads or tasks listed in
item 3(2)(a) to (c)
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3 Advanced scaffolding (1) Scaffolding work included in the class of
intermediate scaffolding; and
(2) Scaffolding work involving any of the
(a) cantilevered hoists;
(b) hung scaffolds, including scaffolds hung
from tubes, wire ropes or chains;
(c) suspended scaffolds
Dogging and rigging work
4 Dogging Dogging work
5 Basic rigging (1) Dogging work
(2) Rigging work involving any of the following:
(a) structural steel erection;
(b) hoists;
(c) precast concrete members of a
structure;
(d) safety nets and static lines;
(e) mast climbing work platforms;
(f) perimeter safety screens and shutters;
(g) cantilevered crane loading platforms;
but excluding rigging work involving
equipment, loads or tasks listed in items 6(b)
to (f) and 7(b) to (e)
6 Intermediate rigging Rigging work involving any of the following:
(a) rigging work in the class basic rigging;
(b) hoists with jibs and self-climbing hoists;
(c) cranes, conveyors, dredges and
excavators;
(d) tilt slabs;
(e) demolition of structures or plant;
(f) dual lifts;
but excluding rigging work involving
equipment listed in item 7(b) to (e)
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7 Advanced rigging Rigging work involving any of the following:
(a) rigging work in the class intermediate
rigging;
(b) gin poles and shear legs;
(c) flying foxes and cable ways;
(d) guyed derricks and structures;
(e) suspended scaffolds and fabricated
hung scaffolds
Crane and hoist operation
8 Tower crane Use of a tower crane
9 Self-erecting tower
Use of a self-erecting tower crane
10 Derrick crane Use of a derrick crane
11 Portal boom crane Use of a portal boom crane
12 Bridge and gantry
Use of a bridge crane or gantry crane that is:
(a) controlled from a permanent cabin or control
station on the crane; or
(b) remotely controlled and having more than
3 powered operations;
including the application of load estimation and
slinging techniques to move a load
13 Vehicle loading crane Use of a vehicle loading crane with a capacity of
10 m t or more, including the application of load
estimation and slinging techniques to move a load
14 Non-slewing mobile
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15 Slewing mobile
capacity up to 20 t
20 t or less
16 Slewing mobile
capacity up to 60 t
60 t or less
17 Slewing mobile
capacity up to 100 t
100 t or less
18 Slewing mobile
capacity over 100 t
Use of a slewing mobile crane with a capacity
exceeding 100 t
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19 Materials hoist Use of a materials hoist
20 Personnel and
materials hoist
Use of a personnel and materials hoist
Use of a materials hoist
21 Boom-type elevating
work platform
Use of a boom-type elevating work platform where
the length of the boom is 11 m or more
22 Concrete placing
boom
Use of a concrete placing boom
Reach stackers
23 Reach stacker Operation of a reach stacker of greater than 3 t
capacity that incorporates an attachment for lifting,
moving and travelling with a shipping container,
but does not include a portainer crane
Forklift operation
24 Forklift truck Use of a forklift truck other than an order picking
forklift truck
25 Order-picking forklift
truck
Use of an order-picking forklift truck
Pressure equipment operation
26 Standard boiler
Operation of a boiler with a single fuel source that
does not have a preheater, superheater or
economiser attached
27 Advanced boiler
Operation of a boiler, including a standard boiler,
which may have one or more of the following:
(a) multiple fuel sources;
(b) pre-heater;
(c) superheater;
(d) economiser
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28 Steam turbine
Operation of a steam turbine that has an output of
500 kW or more and:
(a) is multi-wheeled; or
(b) is capable of a speed greater than 3600 rpm;
or
(c) has attached condensers; or
(d) has a multistaged heat exchange extraction
process
29 Reciprocating steam
engine
Operation of a reciprocating steam engine where
the diameter of any piston exceeds 250 mm
1 Boom-type elevating work platform
For the purposes of table 3.1, item 21, the length of a boom is the
greater of the following:
(a) the vertical distance from the surface supporting the boom
type elevating work platform to the floor of the platform, with
the platform extended to its maximum height;
(b) the horizontal distance from the centre point of the boom's
rotation to the outer edge of the platform, with the platform
extended to its maximum distance.
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