Plant Design Registration
South Australia now operates under the National Standard for Plant. Design registration is required for plant as listed in Schedule 5, Part 1 (see below) of the Work Health and Safety Regulations 2012 (SA).
Design registration for certain items of plant (those not required under the revoked regulations) is only required if the design is carried out after 1 July 1996.
Schedule 5, Part 1:
- Pressure equipment, other than pressure piping
- Gas cylinders covered by AS 2030
- Tower cranes
- Lifts
- Building Maintenance Units
- Hoists that are designed to lift people and have a platform movement in excess of 2.4 m, other than scissor
- Work Boxes that are suspended from cranes
- Prefabricated Scaffolding
- Boom-type Elevating Work Platforms
- Gantry cranes -
(a) with a safe working load exceeding 5 tonnes; or
(b) designed to handle molten metal or dangerous goods within the meaning of the ADG Code
- Bridge cranes -
(a) with a safe working load exceeding 10 tonnes; or
(b) designed to handle molten metal or dangerous goods within the meaning of the ADG Code
- Vehicle hoists
- Mast climbing work platforms
- Mobile cranes (including vehicle loading cranes) with a rated capacity of greater than 10 tonnes.
Fees: Refer Related Information for current fees.
Duration: Life of Design (unless altered)
Forms: Application for Registration of Plant Design
For further information, contact your nearest SafeWork SA office.
