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Which ticket runs which machine?

In New South Wales, SafeWork NSW lists 29 classes of high risk work, among them the classes for operating specified machinery: some kinds of powered mobile plant require a high risk work licence, and earthmoving machinery usually needs no licensed operator when it is used for the purpose it was originally designed for.

  • The teal rule: the operator needs a high risk work licence, SafeWork NSW says.
  • No licence class: the operator still needs the right training, and for earthmoving plant must be competent, SafeWork NSW says.
Skid steerloaderNo licenceclassin mostcases, usedas designed ExcavatorNo licenceclassin mostcases, usedas designed TelehandlerNo licenceclasswith forksor a bucket BackhoeloaderNo licenceclassin mostcases, usedas designed LFForklifttruck WPBoom-typeelevatingwork platformboom 11 mor more PBConcrete-placing boom C2Slewingmobile craneup to 20 t Competency, training and supervision still required A high risk work licence is needed
  1. Skid steer loader. No licence class in most cases, when it is used for the purpose it was originally designed for. Competency, training and supervision still required.
  2. Excavator. No licence class in most cases, when it is used for the purpose it was originally designed for. Competency, training and supervision still required.
  3. Telehandler. No licence class with forks or a bucket. The business still has a duty of care to ensure its workers have appropriate training to operate a telehandler.
  4. Backhoe loader. No licence class in most cases, when it is used for the purpose it was originally designed for. Competency, training and supervision still required.
    • The teal rule: the operator needs a high risk work licence, SafeWork NSW says.
    • No licence class: the operator still needs the right training, and for earthmoving plant must be competent, SafeWork NSW says.
  6. LF Forklift truck. A forklift with a mast and an elevating load carriage, with fork arms or another attachment.
  7. WP Boom-type elevating work platform. A telescoping, hinged or articulated boom with a platform on it, and a boom length of 11 metres or more.
  8. PB Concrete-placing boom. An articulated boom that slews and luffs to place concrete by pumping it through a pipeline that is attached to, or forms part of, the boom.
  9. C2 Slewing mobile crane, up to 20 t. One of four slewing mobile crane classes, this one for a crane of up to 20 tonnes capacity.
A hire yard’s line of machines standing on one ground line. Every tag is SafeWork NSW’s: the licence class its operator needs, or no class in most cases.

Before the machine arrives

Three checks stand between a booking and a machine at work in New South Wales.

  • The ticket

    There are 29 classes of high risk work, and they take in operating specified machinery, erecting scaffolding, and dogging or rigging work; for earthmoving plant, SafeWork NSW says you must ensure that an operator of the plant is competent and is provided the appropriate information, instruction, training and supervision to work safely.

  • The permit

    City of Sydney asks for approval before a footpath, cycleway or roadway is temporarily closed or partly obstructed for works, and Hornsby Shire Council requires approval to place mobile cranes or plant on a footpath, a nature strip, a road shoulder, a roadway or a road-related area.

  • Before You Dig Australia

    The services under the machine have to be found before it digs. SafeWork NSW: before you start any excavation you must first check with Before You Dig Australia so that you know the location of essential utilities and services. Contact the service before work starts for the current information on the underground services, their location and depth.

Five questions, and the machine each one turns on

  1. Do I need a licence to drive an excavator or a bobcat in NSW?

    The machines a class covers, and the machines that in most cases run on competency, from SafeWork NSW’s own lists.

  2. Can a hired machine stand on the street or footpath in Sydney?

    Sydney’s councils on plant on the public way, side by side.

  3. What must I check before a machine digs?

    A dated sequence: the enquiry, the plans, the locating, the digging, and the Work Health and Safety Regulation’s trench rule at 1.5 m.

  4. Which noise hours apply to hired equipment at a Sydney home?

    The home hours and the construction standard hours, week by week.

  5. Hiring a machine with an operator or without: who is responsible for what?

    A mini excavator, hired both ways, with a backyard walk-through.

General information only: check SafeWork NSW and your council before you hire.