High Risk Work Licence

This course describes the skills and knowledge required to conduct telescopic materials handler operations. It covers planning to perform tasks, and following established requirements to operate a telescopic materials handler.

This course covers the skills and knowledge required to safely operate a personnel and materials hoist – including planning task, selecting and preparing equipment, conducting hoist operations, and the safe and secure shutdown of equipment after completing operations.

This course covers the skills and knowledge required to safely perform basic rigging work. Rigging work is undertaken in construction and other industries where load shifting equipment is used to move, place or secure loads. Riggers use mechanical load shifting equipment and associated gear to move, place or secure loads, including plant, equipment or members of a structure. Riggers ensure the stability of those members and set up and dismantle hoists.

This course covers the skills and knowledge required to safely perform intermediate rigging work. Rigging work is undertaken in construction and other industries where load shifting equipment is used to move, place or secure loads. Riggers use mechanical load shifting equipment and associated gear to move, place or secure loads, including plant, equipment or members of a structure. Riggers ensure the stability of those members and set up and dismantle hoists.

This course covers the skills and knowledge required to undertake basic scaffolding – including planning task, selecting and inspecting plant and equipment, setting up task, and erecting/dismantling scaffold and scaffold equipment (e.g. modular or pre-fabricated scaffolds, cantilevered materials hoists with a maximum working load of 500kg, ropes and gin wheels, safety nets and static lines, and bracket scaffolds).

This course covers the skills and knowledge required to undertake intermediate scaffolding – including planning task, selecting and inspecting plant and equipment, setting up tasks, and erecting/dismantling scaffold and scaffold equipment (e.g. cantilevered craneloading platforms, cantilevered and spurred scaffolds, barrow ramps and sloping platforms, perimeter safety screens and shutters, mast climbers, and tube and coupler scaffolds).

This course covers the skills and knowledge required to undertake advanced scaffolding work – including planning task, selecting and inspecting plant and equipment, setting up tasks, and erecting/dismantling scaffold and scaffold equipment (e.g. cantilevered hoists; hung scaffolds, including scaffolds hung from tubes, wire ropes or chains; and suspended scaffolds).

This course covers the skills and knowledge required to operate a forklift truck – including planning work, undertaking routine checks, load shifting, and the safe and secure shutdown of equipment after completing operations. A person operating a forklift truck is required to hold a high risk work licence. This course meets the formal training requirements required for a licence, as outlined by Workplace Health and Safety Queensland.

This course covers the skills and knowledge required to operate an elevating work platform (telescoping, hinged or articulated device) – including planning work, undertaking routine checks, setting up and operating the elevating work platform, and the safe and secure shutdown of equipment after completing operations.