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WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS 2011
Sch 4High risk work licences – competency
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Schedule 4 High risk work licences – competency
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This Schedule sets out the qualifications for high risk work licences.
Table 4.1
1 Basic scaffolding Licence to erect, alter and dismantle scaffolding
basic level
2 Intermediate
scaffolding
basic level; and
intermediate level
3 Advanced scaffolding Licence to erect, alter and dismantle scaffolding
basic level; and
intermediate level; and
advanced level
4 Dogging Licence to perform dogging
5 Basic rigging Licence to perform dogging; and
Licence to perform rigging basic level
6 Intermediate rigging Licence to perform dogging; and
Licence to perform rigging basic level; and
Licence to perform rigging intermediate level
7 Advanced rigging Licence to perform dogging; and
Licence to perform rigging basic level; and
Licence to perform rigging intermediate level; and
Licence to perform rigging advanced level
8 Tower crane Licence to operate a tower crane
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9 Self-erecting tower
Licence to operate a self-erecting tower crane
10 Derrick crane Licence to operate a derrick crane
11 Portal boom crane Licence to operate a portal boom crane
12 Bridge and gantry
Licence to operate a bridge and gantry crane
13 Vehicle loading crane Licence to operate a vehicle loading crane
(capacity 10 m t and above)
14 Non-slewing mobile
Licence to operate a non-slewing mobile crane
(greater than 3 t capacity)
15 Slewing mobile crane
20 t
20 t)
16 Slewing mobile crane
60 t
60 t)
17 Slewing mobile crane
100 t
100 t)
18 Slewing mobile crane
– with a capacity over
100 t
Licence to operate a slewing mobile crane (over
100 t)
19 Materials hoist Licence to operate a materials hoist
20 Personnel and
materials hoist
Licence to operate a personnel and materials
hoist
21 Boom-type elevating
work platform
Licence to operate a boom-type elevating work
platform (boom length 11 m or more)
22 Concrete placing
boom
Licence to operate a concrete placing boom
23 Reach stacker Licence to operate a reach stacker of greater than
3 t capacity
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24 Forklift truck Licence to operate a forklift truck
25 Order-picking forklift
truck
Licence to operate an order-picking forklift truck
26 Standard boiler
Licence to operate a standard boiler
27 Advanced boiler
Licence to operate a standard boiler; and
Licence to operate an advanced boiler
28 Steam turbine
Licence to operate a steam turbine
29 Reciprocating steam
engine operation
Licence to operate a reciprocating steam engine
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Part 1 Plant requiring registration of design
1 Items of plant requiring registration of design
1.1 Pressure equipment, other than pressure piping, and categorised
as hazard level A, B, C or D according to the criteria in Section 2.1
of AS 4343:2014 (Pressure equipment – Hazard levels).
1.2 Gas cylinders covered by Section 1 of AS 2030.1:2009 (Gas
cylinders – General Requirements).
1.3 Tower cranes including self-erecting tower cranes.
1.4 Lifts, escalators and moving walkways.
1.5 Building maintenance units.
1.6 Hoists with a platform movement exceeding 2.4 m, designed to lift
people.
1.7 Work boxes designed to be suspended from cranes.
1.8 Amusement devices classified by Section 2.1 of AS 3533.1:2009
(Amusement rides and devices – Design and construction), except
devices specified in clause 2(2).
1.8A Passenger ropeways.
1.9 Concrete placing booms.
1.10 Prefabricated scaffolding.
1.11 Boom-type elevating work platforms.
1.12 Gantry cranes with a safe working load greater than 5 t or bridge
cranes with a safe working load of greater than 10 t, and any gantry
crane or bridge crane which is designed to handle molten metal or
Schedule 11 hazardous chemicals.
1.13 Vehicle hoists.
1.14 Mast climbing work platforms.
1.15 Mobile cranes with a rated capacity of greater than 10 t.
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2 Exceptions
(1) The items of plant listed in clause 1 do not include:
(a) a heritage boiler; or
(ab) any pressure equipment (other than a gas cylinder) excluded
from the scope of AS/NZS 1200:2015 (Pressure equipment);
or
(b) a crane or hoist that is manually powered; or
(ba) a reach stacker; or
(c) an elevating work platform that is a scissor lift or a vertically
moving platform; or
(d) a tow truck.
Note for subclause (1)(ab)
See paragraph A3 of Appendix A to AS/NZS 1200:2015 (Pressure equipment).
(2) The following devices are excluded from clause 1.8:
(a) class 1 devices;
(b) playground devices;
(c) water slides where water facilitates patrons to slide easily,
predominantly under gravity, along a static structure;
(d) wave generators where patrons do not come into contact with
the parts of machinery used for generating water waves;
(e) inflatable devices, other than inflatable devices (continuously
blown) with a platform height of 3 metres or more.