SA: Info Sessions on Licensing High Risk Work Launched
SafeWork SA has launched a series of information sessions in the Greater Adelaide Area on the new licensing requirements that will take effect in Southern Australia later this year.
The first information session was held on April 12 and will continue to run until May 3.
The licensing changes will affect high risk workers, including those who operate a forklift, crane, hoist, elevated work platform or pressure equipment and perform scaffolding, dogging or rigging work.
The new requirements are in line with the National Standard for Licensing Persons Performing High Risk Work 2006.
Its purpose is to improve safety in workplaces where high risk work is performed. The changes will also make the training, assessment and licensing of high risk work consistent across the country.
Most states have either partially or fully carried out the new national standard. Subject to Government approval, South Australia will start issuing new High Risk Work Licences later this year.
According to SafeWork SA Executive Director Michele Patterson, there is already a strong interest in the sessions currently scheduled.
She says it is an encouraging sign, since it shows that industries and workers are eager to understand the new system and benefit from its introduction.