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Sch 3High risk work licences and classes of high risk work
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Schedule 3—High risk work licences and classes of high risk work
(subregulation 5(1), definition of high risk work licence)
Table 3.1
- Item High risk work licence Description of class of high risk work
- Scaffolding work
- 1 Basic scaffolding Scaffolding work involving any of the following:(a) modular or pre‑fabricated 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 paragraphs 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 following:(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 paragraphs 3(2)(a) to (c)
- 3 Advanced scaffolding (1) Scaffolding work included in the class of Intermediate scaffolding; and
- (2) Scaffolding work involving any of the following:(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) pre‑cast 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 paragraphs 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 paragraphs 7(b) to (e)
- 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 crane 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 crane 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 metre tonnes or more, including the application of load estimation and slinging techniques to move a load
- 14 Non‑slewing mobile crane Use of a non‑slewing mobile crane with a capacity exceeding 3 tonnes
- 15 Slewing mobile crane—with a capacity up to 20 tonnes Use of a slewing mobile crane with a capacity of 20 tonnes or lessUse of a vehicle loading crane with a capacity of 10 metre tonnes or more, excluding the application of load estimation and slinging techniques to move a loadUse of a non‑slewing mobile crane with a capacity exceeding 3 tonnesUse of a reach stacker
- 16 Slewing mobile crane—with a capacity up to 60 tonnes Use of a slewing mobile crane with a capacity of 60 tonnes or lessUse of a vehicle loading crane with a capacity of 10 metre tonnes or more, excluding the application of load estimation and slinging techniques to move a loadUse of a non‑slewing mobile crane with a capacity exceeding 3 tonnesUse of a reach stacker
- 17 Slewing mobile crane—with a capacity up to 100 tonnes Use of a slewing mobile crane with a capacity of 100 tonnes or lessUse of a vehicle loading crane with a capacity of 10 metre tonnes or more, excluding the application of load estimation and slinging techniques to move a loadUse of a non‑slewing mobile crane with a capacity exceeding 3 tonnesUse of a reach stacker
- 18 Slewing mobile crane—with a capacity over 100 tonnes Use of a slewing mobile crane with a capacity of over 100 tonnesUse of a vehicle loading crane with a capacity of 10 metre tonnes or more, excluding the application of load estimation and slinging techniques to move a loadUse of a non‑slewing mobile crane with a capacity exceeding 3 tonnesUse of a reach stacker
- 19 Materials hoist Use of a materials hoist
- 20 Personnel and materials hoist Use of a personnel and materials hoist
- 21 Boom‑type elevating work platform Use of a boom‑type elevating work platform where the length of the boom is 11 metres 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 tonnes 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 Operation of a boiler with a single fuel source that does not have a pre‑heater, superheater or economiser attached
- 27 Advanced boiler operation 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
- 28 Turbine operation Operation of a turbine that has an output of 500 kilowatts or more and:(a) is multi‑wheeled; or(b) is capable of a speed greater than 3 600 revolutions per minute; or(c) has attached condensers; or(d) has a multi‑staged heat exchange extraction process
- 29 Reciprocating steam engine Operation of a reciprocating steam engine where the diameter of any piston exceeds 250 millimetres
1 Boom‑type elevating work platform
For item 21 in table 3.1, 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.