Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations[r. 81]
Table 3.1
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Item |
High risk work licence |
Description of class of high risk work |
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Scaffolding work | ||
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1. |
Basic scaffolding |
Scaffolding work (excluding scaffolding work involving equipment, loads or
tasks listed in items 2(2)(a) to (g) and 3(2)(a) to (c))
involving any of the following — (a)
modular or pre‑fabricated scaffolds; (b)
cantilevered materials hoists with a maximum working load of 500 kilograms; (c)
ropes; (d) gin
wheels; (e)
safety nets and static lines; (f)
bracket scaffolds (tank and formwork) |
|
2. |
Intermediate scaffolding |
(1) Scaffolding work
included in the class of basic scaffolding (2) Scaffolding work
(excluding scaffolding work involving equipment, loads or tasks listed in
item 3(2)(a) to (c)) 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) |
|
3. |
Advanced scaffolding |
(1) Scaffolding work
included in the class of intermediate scaffolding (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 |
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Dogging and rigging work | ||
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4. |
Dogging |
Dogging work |
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5. |
Basic rigging |
(1) Dogging work (2) Rigging work
(excluding rigging work involving equipment, loads or tasks listed in
items 6(b) to (f) and 7(b) to (e)) 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 |
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6. |
Intermediate rigging |
Rigging work (excluding rigging work involving equipment listed in
item 7(b) to (e)) 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 |
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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 |
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Crane and hoist operation | ||
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8. |
Tower crane |
Use of a tower crane |
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9. |
Self‑erecting tower crane |
Use of a self‑erecting tower crane |
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10. |
Derrick crane |
Use of a derrick crane |
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11. |
Portal boom crane |
Use of a portal boom crane |
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12. |
Bridge and gantry crane |
(1) 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 (2) Subitem (1)
includes the application of load estimation and slinging techniques to move a
load |
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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 |
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14. |
Non‑slewing mobile crane |
Use of a non‑slewing mobile crane with a capacity exceeding 3 tonnes |
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14A. |
Non‑slewing mobile crane |
Use of non‑slewing earthmoving machinery with a safe working load
greater than 3 tonnes as a crane |
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15. |
Slewing mobile crane — with a capacity up to 20 tonnes |
Use of a slewing mobile crane with a capacity of 20 tonnes or less Use 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
load Use of a non‑slewing mobile crane with a capacity exceeding 3 tonnes Use of a reach stacker |
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15A. |
Slewing mobile crane — with a capacity up to 20 tonnes |
Use of slewing earthmoving machinery with a safe working load greater than
3 tonnes as a crane |
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16. |
Slewing mobile crane — with a capacity up to 60 tonnes |
Use of a slewing mobile crane with a capacity of 60 tonnes or less Use 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
load Use of a non‑slewing mobile crane with a capacity exceeding 3 tonnes Use of a reach stacker |
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17. |
Slewing mobile crane — with a capacity up to 100 tonnes |
Use of a slewing mobile crane with a capacity of 100 tonnes or less Use 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
load Use of a non‑slewing mobile crane with a capacity exceeding 3 tonnes Use of a reach stacker |
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18. |
Slewing mobile crane — with a capacity over 100 tonnes |
Use of a slewing mobile crane Use 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
load Use of a non‑slewing mobile crane with a capacity exceeding 3 tonnes Use of a reach stacker |
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19. |
Materials hoist |
Use of a materials hoist |
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20. |
Personnel and materials hoist |
Use of a personnel and materials hoist Use of a materials hoist |
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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 |
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22. |
Concrete placing boom |
Use of a concrete placing boom |
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Reach stackers | ||
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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 |
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Forklift operation | ||
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24. |
Forklift truck |
Use of a forklift truck other than an order‑picking forklift truck |
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25. |
Order‑picking forklift truck |
Use of an order‑picking forklift truck |
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Pressure equipment operation | ||
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26. |
Standard boiler operation |
Operation of a boiler with a single fuel source that does not have a
pre‑heater, superheater or economiser attached |
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27. |
Advanced boiler operation |
Operation of a boiler, including a standard boiler, which may have 1 or more
of the following — (a)
multiple fuel sources; (b)
pre‑heater; (c)
superheater; (d)
economiser |
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28. |
Steam turbine operation |
Operation of a steam 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 |
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29. |
Reciprocating steam engine |
Operation of a reciprocating steam engine where the diameter of any piston
exceeds 250 mm |
[Table 3.1 amended: SL 2023/134
r. 20(1) and (2).]
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.
[ 2. Deleted: SL 2023/134 r. 20(3).]