Plant design registration

Who has obligations?
Obligations of plant designers, manufacturers, suppliers, importers

Definition of plant
Machinery, equipment, appliance, pressure vessel, component of plant, connection, accessory, high risk plant

What plant needs design registration?
Boom-type elevating work platform, bridge crane, building maintenance unit, escalator, gantry crane, LP gas cylinder, personnel hoist, lift, mast climbing work platform, mobile crane, prefabricated scaffolding, pressure equipment, refillable gas cylinder, specified amusement device, tower crane, vehicle hoist, work box

What plant does not require design registration?
Airconditioning unit, cooling towers and truck mounted concrete placing boom do not require plant design registration

Application form 14 (and directions)
Applicant details, plant details, design verifier, confirmation of registration, statement by designer

Submit an application (form 14)
Paper lodgement for registration of registrable plant design

Where do I submit my application?
Office location for submitting plant design registration application

What happens after I submit an application?
Unapproved application, approved application, plant design number, plant registration

Payment options
Cheque or money order, fax, phone

Modifications to an existing design registration
Design registration process for a modification to an existing plant design

Reciprocal design registrations with other States
Registering other State's plant design

My plant design comes from overseas?
Registering overseas plant design

Design verification
Designer verifier who has professional qualifications and professional organisation membership, designer verifier who has professional qualifications only, designer verifier who does not have any professional qualification

Marking of design registration number
Requirements for marking the design registration numbers

Looking at buying plant?
Newly designed plant, unregistered plant, registered plant

What is the law for plant designs from outside the State of Queensland?

What are the legal requirements of overseas plant designs?

Where can I find a design verifier?

Is my design verifier registered?

Where do I place my design registration number on scaffolding?

Need assistance completing form 14 contact Workplace Health and Safety Infoline 1300 369 915

For more information contact:

Queensland Government

Workplace Health and Safety Infoline 1300 369 915

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