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 regulation 81 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
Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations 2011 563 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
Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations 2011 564 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
Work Health and Safety (National Uniform Legislation) Regulations 2011 565 regulations 243 and 246 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.