Design verification
Who can verify the plant design?
Design verifier has professional qualifications and membership
Design verifier has professional qualifications only
Design verifier does not have professional qualification(s)
Locate a design verifier
Who can verify the plant design?
WHSQ now requires design verification to be carried out. Form 14 (last page of the application form) (PDF, 203 KB) must be completed and signed by a qualified person.
A design verifier for a design of plant means a person who has acquired by qualifications or design experience the knowledge and skills to accurately state that the design or part of the design for which a design verification statement is to be made, complies with a particular technical standard or engineering principles.
The design verifier should state that:
- the plant design complies with a relevant technical standard(s) or engineering principle
- he/she was not involved in the original design.
The design verifier can be qualified if the person:
- has professional qualifications and professional organisation membership
- has professional qualifications only
- does not have professional qualification(s)
Design verifier has professional qualification(s) and professional organisation membership
Where the design verifier has professional qualifications (relevant degree) and is a member of a relevant professional organisation, please provide the following:
- description of professional qualification
- membership details including membership number to any professional organisations
Professional organisations generally confirm the qualification and experience of potential members prior to membership. WHSQ can confirm the design verifier's competence to verify the plant design involved, from these organisations.
Check to see if your design verifier is registered with a professional organisation.
Design verifier has professional qualification(s) only
Where the design verifier has professional qualifications (relevant degree) but is not a member of a relevant professional organisation, please provide the following:
- copies of professional qualification(s) (certified by a Justice of the Peace)
- description of tasks (relevant to this design verification), including the name of the organisation(s) and the length of time performing these tasks.
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland may confirm this information with the organisations involved.
Comprehensive details to establish the competence of the design verifier will only be required for the first design registration verified by this person.
Subsequent registrations that this person verifies (for similar plant) will only require sufficient details to establish the identity of the verifier
Design verifier does not have professional qualification(s)
Where the design verifier does not have professional qualification(s), the competence to verify the plant design involved can be derived from a combination of training, qualification and experience in a relevant field.
In this instance WHSQ requires the following:
- copies of any relevant qualification(s) (certified by a Justice of the Peace)
- description of tasks (relevant to this design verification), including the name of the organisation(s) and the length of time performing these tasks
- details of membership to relevant industry organisations
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland may confirm this information with the organisations involved.
Comprehensive details to establish the competence of the design verifier will only be required for the first design registration verified by this person.
Subsequent registrations that this person verifies (for similar plant) will only require sufficient details to establish the identity of the verifier
Locate a design verifier
Workplace Health and Safety do not provide names of design verifiers as part of its core business.
The following organisations will be able to assist by providing you with the details of professional engineers (design verifiers) in your area:
- Board of Professional Engineers of Queensland
Phone: 07 3224 6032
Address: First Floor, The Mansions, 40 George Street Brisbane QLD 4000
PO Box 213 Brisbane Albert Street BC QLD 4002
Email: warddj@bpeq.qld.gov.au
- The Association of Consulting Engineers Australia (ACEA) – Queensland
Phone: 07 3211 4685
Address: Suite 6, 414 Upper Roma Street Brisbane QLD 4000
PO Box 1407 Carindale QLD 4152
Email: acea@associationsupport.com.au
- Institute of Engineers Australia – Queensland Division
Phone: 07 3832 3749
Address: 447 Upper Edward Street Brisbane QLD 4000
Email: qld@engineersaustralia.org.au
- National Engineering Registration Board
Phone: 02 6270 6523
Address: The Registrar, 11 National Circuit Barton ACT 2600
Email: mbevan@engineersaustralia.org.au
Last updated July 11, 2005
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