Dogging and rigging work has been classed as high risk work since 1 September 2010. Prior to this it was known as a 'Prescribed Occupation' and required the operator to hold an OHS Certification Australia card or Certificate of Competency. To undertake this work you need a Licence to Perform High Risk Work unless you have valid certificates issued before 1 September 2010. Check the expiry date of certificates issued after 1 January 1999.
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CONVERSION
TABLE
Apply to convert your existing
'tickets' to a Licence to
Perform High Risk Work
before 2015. The expiry date
of your 'tickets' will depend
on when they were issued. |
ISSUE DATE |
EXPIRY DATE |
| Date of issue of your OLDEST 'ticket' |
Convert your 'tickets'
before this expiry date |
Tickets issued before 1 January 1999 have now expired. You will
need to be re-assessed if you have not converted these tickets. |
| 1 January 1999 - 31 December 2001 |
 1 September 2013 |
| 1 January 2002 - 31 December 2004 |
1 September 2014 |
| 1 January 2005 - 31 August 2010 |
1 September 2015 |
To get a new qualification in dogging and/or rigging work you must undertake appropriate training and be assessed as competent by an Assessor who is accredited with SafeWork SA (PDF 45kb). For further details see Getting a new licence or adding a class.
There are four classes of dogging and rigging work:
| Dogging (Class DG) |
consists of the application of slinging techniques to move a load (including the selection and inspection of lifting gear) and/or the directing of a crane/hoist operator in the movement of a load when the load is out of the view of the crane/hoist operator |
| Basic rigging (Class RB) |
consists of dogging and rigging work involving:
- Movement of plant and equipment
- Steel erection
- Hoists (including mast climbing hoists)
- Placement of pre-cast concrete
- Safety nets and static lines
- Perimeter safety screens and shutters, and
- Cantilevered crane-loading platforms
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| Intermediate rigging (Class RI) |
consists of all basic rigging work as well as rigging work involving:
- Cranes, conveyors, dredges and excavators
- Tilt slabs
- Hoists with jibs and self-climbing hoists
- Demolition
- Dual lifts
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| Advanced rigging (Class RA) |
consists of all intermediate rigging work as well as rigging work involving:
- Gin poles and shear legs
- Flying foxes and cableways
- Guyed derricks and structures
- Suspended and fabricated hung scaffolds
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