What type of plant requires registration?
Schedule 3 of the Workplace Health and Safety Regulation 2008 requires the following plant to be registered:
- Air-conditioning units
- Boilers (categorised as hazard level A, B or C under the criteria mentioned in AS 4343, as in force on 1 July 2000)
- Building maintenance units
- Cooling tower (a device for lowering the temperature of water by evaporative cooling in which atmospheric air passes through sprayed water exchanging heat and includes a device incorporating a refrigerant or water heat exchanger)
- Lifts (other than lifts installed in a private residence within the meaning given by AS 1735)
- Escalators, including moving walkways
- Mobile cranes with a safe working load of more than 10t, other than those that are manually powered.
- Pressure vessels categorised as hazard level A, B or C under the criteria mentioned in AS 4343, as in force on 1 July 2000, other than-
- refillable gas cylinders mentioned in AS 2030 and
- LP gas fuel vessels for automotive use mentioned in AS 3509; and
- Serial produced vessels mentioned in AS 2971
- Specified amusement devices (class 2, 3, 4 or 5 amusement device in AS 3533.1 - 1997 excluding coin operated amusement devices)
- Tower cranes, other than those that are manually powered
- Truck-mounted concrete placing units with booms other than those that are manually powered
A certificate of registration will be issued for fixed plant or a certificate of registration and sticker will be issued for mobile plant. Items listed may require the rated capacity on the application form (form 8) to ensure the correct fee is charged.
Registering mobile or tower cranes
From 1 January 2006:
- owners of tower cranes and mobile cranes must have their cranes inspected by a competent person before registration on 31 January each year
- owners must ensure the cranes have been safely maintained
- a competent person who is qualified to inspect mobile or tower cranes must have:
- sound knowledge of relevant Australian Standards, relevant codes of practice and other relevant legislation
- sound knowledge and competence in the risk management process for the erection, operation, maintenance, repair, alteration and dismantling of cranes
- the necessary skills acquired, through training, qualifications or experience, to design procedures for the inspection, maintenance and repair of the crane
From 1 February 2007
- In addition to the yearly inspection above, a major inspection is to be conducted every 10 years on all tower cranes and mobile cranes by a suitably qualified engineer.
Registrations for mobile and tower cranes must be completed on the Information on submitting a renewal of registration of registrable plant.
Ensure that the section ‘additional requirements for mobile or tower cranes’ has been fully completed declaring:
- date of crane manufacture
- inspection details by a competent person
- qualifications of competent person
- and signed by the owner declaring the above three things are correct
Last updated August 29, 2006
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