South Australians who undertake high risk work are reminded that there is now less than one month remaining until the deadline for second year conversions to the new national Licence to Perform High Risk Work.

 

The new licence applies to all those who work with forklifts, hoists, cranes, scaffolding and pressure equipment, as well as those who engage in rigging or dogging work.

 

The new licence will replace all previously issued ‘tickets’ and qualifications in South Australia and is being rolled out over a five-year transition period through to September 2015.

 

“We are currently in the second year of the five-year conversion schedule,” said SafeWork SA Executive Director, Bryan Russell.

 

“This means that anyone who holds an OHS Certification Australia Card or a Notice of Satisfactory Assessment (NSA) for forklift operation issued between  4 April 1995 and 31 December 1998 must convert their qualifications before 1 September 2012,” he said.

 

“The conversion process takes several weeks from application, so people should not leave this until the last minute or they may not be licensed to work from 1 September.”

 

The Licence provides photo identification and lists all of the classes of high risk work that the Licence holder is authorised to perform. It can be used in any state or territory in Australia, no matter where in Australia it has been issued.

 

Anyone with these qualifications that fall within the date range should call the  High Risk Work Conversion Line on 1300 975 909.