Training and licences

Update your high risk work licence contact details
Change of address form for high risk work licence or certificate classes.

Changes to licensing requirements
Significant legislative changes take effect from 1 July 2007, impacting on occupational licences for scaffolding, rigging, crane operation, pressure equipment and loadshifting equipment, changes to training and assessment, changes to licence cards.

Cancelled licences
Certificates cancelled following investigations, revoked certificates.

How to apply for occupational (high risk work or earthmoving and particular crane) licence
On the job training, training through a provider.

Licences required under legislation
When do I need a licence to operate equipment, what is a prescribed occupation, interstate licences, registered training organisations.

Workplace Health and Safety Officers (WHSO)
Businesses with 30 or more workers require a WHSO in the workplace, what training is required.

General construction induction training (previously known as a 'blue card')
Undertaking construction induction training is compulsory to get your general construction induction card before you can do construction work or enter a construction workplace.

Scaffolding, dogging and rigging licences
Scaffolding and rigging have three levels of licences from basic, intermediate and advanced; dogging has one type of licence.

Cranes and hoists licences
Tower, derrick, portal boom and bridge or gantry cranes, elevating work platforms, truck mounted have different assessment requirements to attain your licence.

Load shifting licences
Front end loader, backhoe, forklift, bridge or gantry crane with load exceeding 5 tonne, forklift.

Pressure equipment licences
Boiler operation, turbines, reciprocating steam engines.

Removal of friable asbestos containing material
Requirements for the prescribed activity of removing friable asbestos containing material - 'A' class licence (AR1 and AR2).

Removal of bonded asbestos containing material
Requirements for removal of bonded asbestos containing material - 'B' class licence (AR3).

Demolition work
Requirements for demolition work.

Prescribed occupations
What is a prescribed occupation, what is not, types of licences issued, existing and interstate licences, fees.

Accredited training providers
Training conducted for a prescribed occupation, general safety induction training and workplace health and safety officers (WHSO).

Training materials
Materials available for purchase including industrial truck operators, safety all in days work, safety information handbook, guide for doggers.

A free training logbook is also available for download.

Traineeships and apprenticeships
What are traineeships and apprenticeships, how to apply.

Got an old 'paper style' pre-1992 ticket? Update your details online or download and submit the ticket notification form (PDF, 104 KB) to keep it.

Informal learning record (logbook) for prescribed occupations (Word, 402 KB)

Step by step guide to printing the informal learning record (Word, 29 KB)

100 points of identification
It is a requirement for a licence to perform high risk work that you provide documents of identity that total at least 100 points.

For more information contact:

Queensland Government

Workplace Health and Safety Infoline 1300 369 915