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Moderation of high risk licensing assessment instruments
Safe Work Australia has brought forward the moderation process for the mandated high risk work licensing assessment instruments from September 2010. The moderation process will review and address the comments which have been received on the mandated assessment instruments. Most of these are of a technical nature. Moderation Issue ... read more
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High risk work licensing
This page provides information on the High risk work licensing units of competency which are being embedded into Training Packages to meet the requirements of the National Standard for Licensing Persons Performing High Risk Work (April 2006). Latest update Previous update ... read more
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Update on Queensland high risk licensing arrangements
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WHSQ) is finalising an implementation strategy to allow the national high risk units of competency to be recognised for the purposes of high risk work licensing in Queensland. A key aspect of the implementation strategy is ensuring regulations and the national assessment instruments, which ... read more
High risk forklift licence learning materials
Easy Guides Australia has created a new set of learning materials to support the delivery of the new unit of competency TLILIC108A Licence to operate a forklift truck . These Training Package support materials have been Noted by the National Quality Council (NQC). The Easy Guides Start Up Pack will ... read more
Reminder on licences for high risk work in Western Australia
WorkSafe in Western Australia are reminding workers that a licence is required to perform high risk work. The National Standard for Licensing Persons Performing High Risk Work replaced National Certificates of Competency last year. The new licensing applies to anyone involved in high risk ... read more
High risk work licensing units of competency
The units of competency that underpin the implementation of the National Standard for Licensing Persons Performing High Risk Work (April 2006) will soon be submitted to the National Quality Council for endorsement and will then be incorporated into national industry Training Packages. These units of competency describe the minimum ... read more
Updated high risk work licensing guide released in Tasmania
Workplace Standards Tasmania has released an updated guide to High Risk Work Licensing in Tasmania. The guide, High Risk Work Licensing in Tasmania (GB101) , replaces Industrial Equipment Requiring an OHS Certificate of Competency to Use or Operate (GB101) . The updated version ... read more
New high risk work regulations come into effect
Comcare has announced that the Occupational Health and Safety (Safety Standards) Amendment Regulations 2008 (No. 1), which commenced on 9 October 2008, updates Part 2 of the Occupational Health and Safety (Safety Standards) Regulations 1994 to implement the National Standard for Licensing Persons Performing High Risk Work (PDF ... read more
SA update on high risk arrangements
South Australia has not yet implemented the National Standard for Licensing Persons Performing High Risk Work (the Standard). SafeWork SA is currently amending the Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare Regulations 1995 to incorporate the Standard's requirements and expects to introduce these as law in 2010. ... read more
SA information sessions on high risk system
SafeWork SA will be conducting information sessions in locations across South Australia during October and November on the implementation of the new high risk licensing system. SafeWork SA is advising that people who perform high risk work will be affected by licensing changes to be introduced in South Australia ... read more
High risk work licensing units of competency update - June
The April edition of Licensing Line News included the article High risk work licensing units of competency which provided advice regarding the implementation of the units of competency to support the national standard. Several changes have since occurred to the timeframes outlined in that article. ... read more
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SA high risk work licensing arrangements
SafeWork SA has released an information sheet to outline the changes to licensing for high risk work in South Australia. The changes are in line with the state's introduction of the National Standard for Licensing Persons Performing High Risk Work . The information ... read more
Explaining the new high risk licensing system
The new high risk work licensing system being introduced across Australia has significantly changed how the licensing process is undertaken. When a new system is introduced there is always a degree of uncertainty about how the new system will operate, how it is different from the current system, and ... read more
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ACT to introduce construction induction and high risk work licensing standard
An announcement by the ACT Government has foreshadowed the introduction of legislation to confirm ACT participation in the following nationally agreed processes for the construction industry. The announcement on the ACT Occupational Health and Safety Commissioner website states that: Construction induction card From 1 October ... read more
Victorian fact sheets on high risk and construction induction delivery
WorkSafe Victoria has released fact sheets for registered training organisations (RTOs) with advice on delivering high risk work licensing units of competency and the construction induction training unit of competency. The fact sheets detail the process RTOs need to go through to be recognised by WorkSafe as approved to ... read more
ACT Work Safety Regulation up for comment
The Australian Capital Territory Minister for Industrial Relations John Hargreaves has released an exposure draft of the Work Safety Regulation 2009 for community consultation. In August 2008 the Legislative Assembly passed the Work Safety Act 2008 . This Act will come into effect on 1 October 2009 and ... read more
Applying virtual worlds to training
Can training in Second Life teach doctors to save real lives? That is the question posed in an informative article on using virtual technology for risked based learning, recently published in Discover Magazine. The article examines the use of the virtual online technology, Second Life, in medical training and questions the effectiveness ... read more
Pre-1992 occupational licences no longer valid in QLD
New regulations to streamline licensing and training of Queensland workers who operate plant or perform high risk duties took effect on 1 July 2008. Old-style paper "tickets" issued before March 1992 are no longer valid and have been replaced by durable, wallet-sized photo ... read more
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