Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2011 - REG 726

726 Particular licence classes to include other licence classes

(1) This section applies despite sections 81 and 86 and schedule 4.

(2) A person who holds a high risk work licence for the licence class non-slewing mobile crane may, while the licence is in force, carry out high risk work for the licence class reach stacker until the end of 31 December 2016.

(3) A person who holds a high risk work licence to carry out any of the following licence classes may, while the licence is in force, carry out high risk work for the licence class vehicle loading crane until the end of 31 December 2013—

(a) slewing mobile crane—with a capacity up to 20t;

(b) slewing mobile crane—with a capacity up to 60t;

(c) slewing mobile crane—with a capacity up to 100t;

(d) slewing mobile crane—with a capacity over 100t.

(4) A person who holds a high risk work licence to carry out any of the following licence classes may, while the licence is in force, carry out high risk work for the licence class non-slewing mobile crane until the end of 31 December 2013—

(a) slewing mobile crane—with a capacity up to 20t;

(b) slewing mobile crane—with a capacity up to 60t;

(c) slewing mobile crane—with a capacity up to 100t;

(d) slewing mobile crane—with a capacity over 100t.

(5) A person who holds a high risk work licence to carry out the licence class bridge and gantry crane or vehicle loading crane may, while the licence is in force, carry out the licence class dogging until the end of 31 December 2012 if—

(a) the load being lifted is lifted by remote control; and

(b) the load being lifted is lifted within the view of the person.

(6) Subsection (7) applies if a licence to perform the licence class intermediate boiler operator under the repealed WHS regulation was taken, under this division, to be a high risk work licence to carry out high risk work for the licence class standard boiler operation.

(7) In addition to carrying out high risk work for the licence class standard boiler operation, the holder of the licence may, while the licence is in force, carry out high risk work for the licence class intermediate boiler operator under the repealed WHS regulation until the end of 31 December 2013.