This material is guidance only to support the implementation and use of the WPCG Work Authorisation procedure. In the unlikely event, any of the content contradicts with requirements within the specific oil company requirements, WPCG Minimum Control Checklists, or WPCG Work Clearance Form, or legislation then the work instruction, procedure, or legislative requirement shall override this document.
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The WPCG Work Authorisation Program is one integrated program covering both the Work Clearance and Permit to Work systems. It covers training for low to high risk activities and is managed by one organisation.
The single system standardises processes across Ampol, bp and Viva Energy, reduces confusion for contractors and Permit Officers, and provides one point of contact for clarification.
The WPCG Work Authorisation Program has two levels of work authorisation, depending on the risk level of the work being performed.
Work Clearance — Used for lower risk work on WPCG member company sites. The Work Clearance Form is self-issued by an accredited Work Clearance Issuer. It is valid for one day or one shift, whichever is lesser, and is site and job specific. Depending on the work being performed, one or more Minimum Controls Checklists may also be required — Minor Hot Work, Minor Ground Disturbance, or Minor Work at Height.
Work Permit — Required for higher risk work as defined by the WPCG Activity Matrix. A Work Permit must be issued by an accredited WPCG Permit Officer. Depending on the nature of the work, one or more higher risk certificates may also be required — Hot Work, Work at Height, Ground Disturbance, Confined Space Entry, or Lifting.
If you are unsure which level of authorisation your work requires, refer to the WPCG Activity Matrix at wpcg.com.au or contact WPCG administration — phone (03) 9399 8002 or email enquiries@wpcg.com.au.
JulSen Consulting Pty Ltd is the Administrator responsible for delivering the training and administration of the WPCG Work Authorisation Program. This includes training, assessment, and accreditation of contractors and Permit Officers across all WPCG member company sites.
The WPCG Work Authorisation Program applies to work engaged by WPCG member companies — Ampol, bp and Viva Energy — or on WPCG member operated sites. This includes service stations, commercial facilities, and depots.
If you have questions about other facility types such as terminals, pipelines, or aviation facilities, contact the relevant oil company directly.
The WPCG system — both the Work Clearance Form and Work Permit — must be used as a minimum on all WPCG member facilities where WPCG applies. Your company’s own system cannot be used instead of the WPCG system.
If your company has additional requirements of its own, check with your organisation on whether these must be applied in addition to the WPCG system.
Whoever engages you as a contractor or Permit Officer is responsible and liable for your activities on their sites. They must ensure you have been adequately trained and that safe systems of work are in place.
You and whoever engages you should be aware that WPCG and JulSen Consulting are not a Registered Training Organisation, and the WPCG training is not a nationally recognised course. The WPCG joint venture partners have no liability for implementation on non-joint venture partner sites.
The WPCG program is focused on sites controlled by its program owners — Ampol, bp and Viva Energy. If other organisations would like to be part of the program, WPCG may look to expand to include them in the future.
The WPCG training courses are not National Units of Competency, and neither WPCG nor JulSen Consulting are a Registered Training Organisation.
If you wish to obtain a nationally recognised qualification, you will need to undertake training in the relevant national unit of competency through a Registered Training Organisation.
Refer to the WPCG Activity Matrix, which outlines the minimum level of work authorisation required for a range of general activities. The Activity Matrix is available on the WPCG website.
Contact your WPCG member company representative. If in doubt, do not start work until you understand the requirements and are confident the work can be carried out safely and in compliance.
The Hazard Maps are available on wpcg.com.au to view, download, and print. Instructions for completing the Work Clearance Form are also available there.
For those using paper forms, the Work Clearance Form pads also include the hazard maps and completion instructions.
The WPCG Work Clearance Issuer accreditation is not an induction. It is the accreditation required for contractors to be able to self-issue a WPCG Work Clearance Form when conducting lower risk work on WPCG member company sites.
If you are required to complete the Retail Site Induction, that is a separate process. See the Retail Site Induction section for more information.
Once registered in the WPCG database, you need to complete the following steps:
The accreditation is valid for two years. To maintain your accreditation, complete the online refresher before your expiry date.
You need to book online. Go to the WPCG website and select Login or Register to create an account. Fill in your details and select the Issuer box when choosing an accreditation option.
Once you submit your details, you will receive an email with your Unique ID. This may take up to two hours. Log in with your Unique ID and password, then book your chosen class via the My Training menu option in the system.
Important: Make sure you create the correct account type before registering. Visit https://wpcg.com.au/account/ for guidance on which account you need. If you are completing the Work Clearance Issuer training, you do not need to also complete the Retail Site Induction — you only need one, not both.
No. As a minimum, at least one person on the work crew must be an accredited Work Clearance Issuer. That person must remain on site at all times. If they need to leave for any reason, work must stop or another accredited Work Clearance Issuer must take over and authorise the work to continue.
Anyone working under a Work Clearance on a WPCG member company site must have completed the WPCG Retail Site Induction.
No. If your accreditation has expired, you will need to complete the full face-to-face training course again. The online refresher is only available to those who complete it before their accreditation expires.
No. The WPCG Work Clearance Issuer training is not required by OHS/WHS law. However, Ampol, bp and Viva Energy require contractors to hold the accreditation when working on their sites.
Yes. Ampol, bp and Viva Energy all require the use of the WPCG Work Clearance Form for decommissioning works. Contact your client company to confirm their specific requirements before starting any decommissioning work.
You can transfer your WPCG accreditation to another company. To do this, complete the Change Company Details form on the WPCG website at https://wpcg.com.au/need-to-change-your-company-details/
The WPCG accreditation is an individual accreditation, not a company accreditation. You may use the WPCG logo on your website, provided you do not state or imply that your business is WPCG accredited. It is acceptable to state that you have technicians who hold WPCG accreditation.
Contact WPCG administration to obtain a copy of the logo for use.
Plastic cards are no longer issued. You can print a paper copy of your card and certificate by logging into your WPCG profile and going to My Training.
You can search for current WPCG accredited contractors on the WPCG website at https://wpcg.com.au/contractors/ . Please note that not all contractors have chosen to list their details there.
All contractors performing work on WPCG member operated sites must complete the Retail Site Induction. This includes co-workers and subcontractors working under a Work Clearance issued by a Work Clearance Issuer.
If you are a WPCG Work Clearance Issuer, you do not need to complete the induction.
The Retail Site Induction is valid for two years. If it expires, you must not work on WPCG member operated sites until it has been renewed. You will need to complete the Retail Site Induction again — the process is the same as the initial induction.
If your Retail Site Induction expires, you must not work on WPCG member operated sites until it has been renewed. You will need to complete the Retail Site Induction again — the process is the same as the initial induction.
You can check your expiry date by logging into your WPCG profile. Your Company Administrator can also view expiry dates for everyone in your company through the View Retail Site Induction Users icon in their WPCG profile.
You need to create your own account. Go to the WPCG website and select Login/Register at the top of the home page, then select Retail Site Induction.
No. The Retail Site Induction content is covered as part of the Work Clearance Issuer training. You do not need to complete both.
However, it is important to understand that the Work Clearance Issuer training has its own separate online pre-learning course that must be completed before you attend the face-to-face training. This pre-learning is specific to the Work Clearance Issuer training and is not the same as the Retail Site Induction. The two cannot be swapped or substituted for each other.
You must complete the Work Clearance Issuer training before working on any WPCG member operated site.
As a WPCG Company Administrator you are responsible for managing your contractors through the induction process.
Your contact details will be provided to your contractors inside their induction profile as the first point of contact if they have questions.
You can view who in your company has completed the induction and when it is due to expire from your existing WPCG profile. Select the “View Retail Site Induction Users” icon to access this information.
You cannot book people in for the induction. Individuals must register themselves.
Yes, provided only the electric engine is used. The following conditions must also be met:
Fusion welding in a hazardous area does not require a Work Permit, provided the Minor Hot Work Checklist controls are met.
However, it is important to note that the Minor Hot Work Checklist requires that no breaking containment occurs within the work area. This means only fusion welding of new pipework inside the hazardous area can be conducted under the checklist.
Fusion welding on existing or live systems always requires a Work Permit and Hot Work Certificate. This is because of the greater potential for fuel vapours to be present in the area or pipework being welded, and the additional precautions that may be necessary beyond those on the checklist.
The mobilisation of workers and equipment to a retail site or depot is outside the scope of the WPCG Work Authorisation process.
However, once equipment has been delivered to site and the WPCG Work Clearance Form has been authorised to commence work, WPCG requirements apply to all authorised work. This includes any movement of an EWP into or through hazardous areas to perform a task within the site.
Yes. You will need a Work Clearance Form with both the Minor Hot Work and Minor Ground Disturbance Checklists completed, with all controls in place.
The Minor Hot Work Checklist does not cover work that creates continual sparking. If you are satisfied the diesel cutter will not produce continual sparking, the work can proceed under the checklists.
If any of the following apply, you will need a Work Permit instead:
Diesel or electrically powered mobile plant and equipment is within the scope of the Minor Hot Work Checklist, provided all required controls are implemented. For the overwhelming majority of tasks, it is considered reasonably practicable to use diesel or electrically powered equipment rather than petrol or LPG powered equipment within hazardous areas. Examples include compressors, generators, and EWPs, or manually operated equipment such as cold work hand tools.
Petrol or LPG powered equipment used within a hazardous area always requires a Work Permit from the WPCG member company. This is because petrol and LPG introduce both flammable goods storage and a source of ignition into the hazardous area.
WPCG recommends that the person conducting gas testing is trained to a national unit of competency by a registered training organisation in testing atmospheres. Companies may also use their own in-house training or training offered by equipment suppliers.
Companies must keep records of all gas testing training. These records and the training itself may be subject to audits by WPCG member companies.
A list of registered training organisations approved to deliver national units of competency can be found at https://training.gov.au/
There are two primary options:
MSMWHS217 — Gas test atmospheres (preferred)
| Element | Performance Criteria |
| 1. Prepare for gas testing | 1.1 Determine type of gas/atmosphere to be tested. 1.2 Select and calibrate equipment in accordance with procedures. 1.3 Determine gas testing regime/sampling pattern required. 1.4 Identify hazards from possible atmosphere contaminants. 1.5 Implement hazard control measures, including use of appropriate PPE. |
| 2. Test gas | 2.1 Use gas testing equipment to test gas as required. 2.2 Interpret and report readings. 2.3 Monitor gas on an ongoing basis as required. 2.4 Take required action if readings are unacceptable. |
| 3. Maintain equipment | 3.1 Clean and maintain gas testing equipment in accordance with procedures. 3.2 Inspect and fault find monitoring equipment in accordance with procedures. 3.3 Return gas testing equipment to required location and condition. 3.4 Maintain records of tests and results in accordance with procedures. |
RIIWHS202E — Enter and work in confined spaces This unit only lists the following relevant element: 2.2 Ensure that the atmosphere is tested and monitored for harmful elements.
Any person responsible for monitoring a gas detector during the work must, as a minimum, have received instruction from a person who is trained and competent in gas detection. That instruction must cover:
No. Companies must keep their own records of gas testing training. These records and the training itself may be subject to audits by WPCG member companies.
WPCG does not mandate a particular make or model of gas detector. To be used for gas testing under the Minor Hot Work Checklist, the detector must be:
AS/NZS 60079.29.2:2016 Explosive atmospheres Part 29.2: Gas detectors — Selection, installation, use and maintenance of detectors for flammable gases and oxygen is available to support your selection decision.
If you are considering purchasing or hiring your own gas detector, here are some practical points to consider:
Calibration gas — On most models, choose a calibration gas with a similar LEL calibration curve to the materials you wish to detect, such as Pentane or Hexane. Be aware that Methane, which is commonly used, may not be representative when testing for petrol vapour such as Octane, and the unit may read low by a factor of between 1.5 and 3. Consult your equipment supplier for more information.
Pump — Does the unit have a pump, or the ability to attach one? This is not mandatory for the Minor Hot Work Checklist, but may be needed if you also use the device as a Permit Officer to test vessels, pits, and drains prior to issuing Work Permits or Certificates.
Durability — How rugged is the unit? Some have proved to last over 10 years. Many cheaper units may only last a couple of years.
Weight — Units can vary significantly in weight. Consider what is practical for your work.
Servicing — Can you change the sensors yourself when required by the manufacturer, or does the unit need to be sent away? Sending a unit away for servicing can cause delays and may require you to purchase a spare unit in the meantime.
Calibration — How easy is it to calibrate the unit, and what support is available? If it needs to be sent away for calibration every six months, consider the cost and whether you would need a spare unit during that time.
Sensor life — How long do sensors last? Replacement parts can be expensive and slow to supply. For some cheaper units it may be more cost effective to replace the whole unit when sensors expire.
Bump testing — Can the unit be bump tested prior to use? This is required by the Gas Test Checklists associated with the Minor Hot Work Checklist, and also for WPCG member company Work Permits and Certificates for Hot Work and Confined Space Entry.
If the unit can be calibrated but cannot be bump tested, it may be classified under AS/NZS 60079.29.2:2016 as a small hand-held apparatus suitable only for leak detection or spot checks, rather than for local area monitoring. Units that cannot be bump tested cannot be used for gas testing associated with WPCG Gas Test Checklists or WPCG member company Work Permits or Certificates.
If a unit cannot be bump tested or calibrated at all, it is likely a personal monitor rather than a gas detector. These units typically run continuously for a year or two using self-diagnostics only, without gas injection for verification. Examples include H2S monitors worn in industries such as bitumen plants. These instruments are used to confirm safe exposure levels at the worker’s breathing zone and cannot be used for gas testing associated with WPCG Gas Test Checklists or WPCG member company Work Permits or Certificates.
Gas testing under the Minor Hot Work Checklist is focused on the risk of flammable atmospheres, not specific atmospheric contaminants that may pose a health risk. As a minimum, the gas detector must test for LEL and O2. Both of these fields are required on the Minor Hot Work Checklist.
If your company JSA or SWMS identifies other risks requiring testing — for example, CO from exhaust emissions — that testing is required by your own risk assessment for the work. These are considered task hazards and are outside the scope of the Minor Hot Work Checklist.
Note: The Minor Hot Work Checklist cannot be used in confined spaces, which may require additional gas testing in accordance with WPCG member company requirements.
Yes. You can use a Work Clearance and Minor Ground Disturbance Checklist for vertical boring, drilling, or coring of soil.
All requirements of the checklist must be met, including:
Yes. You will need a Work Clearance Form with both the Minor Ground Disturbance and Minor Hot Work Checklists completed, with all controls in place.
The Minor Hot Work Checklist does not cover work that creates continual sparking. If you are satisfied the diesel cutter will not produce continual sparking, the work can proceed under the checklists.
If any of the following apply, you will need a Work Permit instead:
There are several key points to understand:
Depth limit — The checklist can only be used for excavations less than 1.2m deep. At 1.2m or more, a Work Permit is required. This is because shoring requirements and the risk of collapse make the work higher risk.
Hazardous areas — If the ground disturbance is in a hazardous area, or involves anything other than cold hand tools, you also need the Minor Hot Work Checklist. If the work cannot be done within the controls of the Minor Hot Work Checklist, a Work Permit is required. A petrol powered concrete cutter always requires a Work Permit.
Concrete cutting — The Minor Ground Disturbance Checklist does cover concrete cutting. All relevant controls on the checklist must be met for that part of the work. The Minor Hot Work Checklist controls the risk of ignition in hazardous areas — if ignition sources are introduced, those controls must be in place before work starts.
Each checklist covers its own scope — The Minor Ground Disturbance Checklist manages ground disturbance hazards only. The Minor Hot Work Checklist manages hot work hazards only. If your work involves both, both checklists are required.
No. BYDA is only required when underground service detection scanning is also required, as per the Minor Ground Disturbance Checklist.
Yes, if the work inside the inside falls into the scope of a minimum controls checklist the relevant checklist must be used.
Yes. A trained spotter is required on site for all EWP use. The spotter must:
Note: This applies to EWPs operating less than 11m above the ground under the Minor Work at Height Checklist. EWPs operating at 11m or above require a Work Permit.
The WPCG Work Authorisation Procedure does not assign specific responsibilities to the Permit Officer regarding the training of contractors performing the work. This responsibility sits with the Permit Receiver, who is accountable for ensuring that skilled, qualified, trained, and competent personnel perform the work, adhering to the conditions of the Work Permit, including safety standby and fire watch roles if applicable.
That said, Permit Officers typically check control boxes within the certificates, confirming that individuals performing the work are trained — for example:
The procedure states that where the Permit Officer is not satisfied that the conditions of the Work Permit can be met, they must not issue the Work Permit. This means the Permit Officer is not responsible for verifying every individual control or confirming all training is completed — that remains the Permit Receiver’s duty. However, the Permit Officer should conduct some level of verification to ensure required controls can be met and that the Permit Receiver can fulfil their role.
This verification could include:
This depends on the confined space. As a minimum, you need enough workers to complete the task inside the confined space, plus a CSE standby person. Depending on the confined space and its location, additional people may also be needed on site to carry out your rescue plan.
Note: The Permit Officer cannot enter or work in the confined space under their own Work Permit. However, they may perform a dedicated safety role on site, which can include acting as the CSE standby or observer.
All work must comply with the regulations of the state in which the work is being carried out.
The WPCG member companies are responsible for communicating any additional requirements that remain within their own organisations, and for keeping you updated on any changes to their individual company requirements. It should be noted that WPCG is a common Authority to Work process and is not a common Health, Safety, Security, and Environmental Management System.
Some key requirements that remain specific to individual member companies include:
bp — bp will continue to require its Task Risk Assessment process, known as HITRA, for all Work Permits that require the minimum level of authority to be a Senior Permit Officer. Senior Permit Officers must be bp HITRA trained in addition to being a WPCG Senior Permit Officer. Contact bp for more information.
Work at Height — Viva Energy considers high risk work at height to be 1.8m, whereas bp considers it to be 2m, and Ampol does not specify. Notwithstanding this, the risk of falling from one level to another must always be considered, and the Minimum Controls Checklists must be used for heights lower than these thresholds. These heights are the triggers related to the potential to fall when working within 2m of an exposed edge that would require a Work Permit.
Applicants require a minimum of two years of oil industry experience, or experience in another industry with equivalent Work Permit requirements.
The WPCG Work Authorisation process applies to WPCG member facility sites where there is fuel within bulk site fuel assets. A WPCG member company may consider an equivalent Principal Contractor Permit to Work system as an alternative. If so, the WPCG member company will approve the use of that system under the contract. Otherwise, it is up to the Principal Contractor to apply the appropriate control of work processes.
Each WPCG member company has its own contractor monitoring processes to ensure compliance on their sites. These will continue. The WPCG also conducts its own audits.
You should only issue a Work Permit for work you are competent to authorise.
New Permit Officers need the prerequisite external certificates of competence so that they understand the work and the hazards associated with it. As a Permit Officer you will be authorised to issue Work Permits that include those certificates, so you need to understand what you are authorising.
This is particularly important for Confined Space Entry. You must not issue a Work Permit for work in a Confined Space if you have not maintained currency of your training. For Confined Space Entry, all entrants, standby personnel, and Permit Officers must be trained to a National Unit of Competence by a Registered Training Organisation, and that training must be current within the past three years.
The prerequisite training also helps to minimise duplication during WPCG Permit Officer training, as it avoids covering material that candidates may already hold through other qualifications.
The Authorised Gas Tester must be competent in a national unit of competence in gas testing, delivered by a registered training organisation.
Alternatively, an organisation can demonstrate equivalent competency and have this authorised in writing by WPCG. One way to achieve this is to have your existing training mapped to the national unit of competence and submit this to WPCG for authorisation.
WPCG does not provide professional indemnity or insurance. Permit Officers and Permit Receivers should seek their own advice on financial protection and insurance. You must also comply with any minimum insurance requirements set by the WPCG member company you are working with, in accordance with your contractual obligations.
Only the Permit Officer who issued the Work Permit can amend it. If that Permit Officer is not available, a new Work Permit must be issued.
Any changes must be initialled by the Permit Officer. The Work Permit must then be endorsed by a Permit Endorser at the work site before the change is implemented. The Permit Officer does not have to be physically on site to amend the permit.
If the Permit Officer and Permit Endorser are different people, the Permit Endorser must receive a verbal handover from the Permit Officer explaining the change, as a minimum. The Permit Endorser must then endorse the revised Work Permit at the work site before work continues.
No. However, a copy must be available to everyone at the work site at all times. This can be an electronic version.
All work authorised by the Work Permit must stop. A new Work Permit must be issued before work can recommence.
The WPCG process does not cover all aspects of Work Health and Safety, and does not provide a system to document all workforce training and competencies. It only covers training and currency requirements for the WPCG Work Clearance, Minimum Controls Checklist, and Work Permit processes.
If the WPCG member company has authorised the Permit Officer to issue Work Permits on an unstaffed site or after hours, the Permit Officer may be deemed authorised to act as the Site Representative and sign that section of the Work Permit.
If you are unsure, contact the relevant WPCG member company representative before starting work.
Yes, as long as they are not the Permit Officer who issued the Work Permit.
Work Permits are now issued electronically through the WPCG system. This means a copy is always available in the system for both the Permit Officer and the Permit Receiver to access, regardless of whether the Permit Officer is on site.
For those who prefer a hard copy, the form can be downloaded and printed from the WPCG system. Copiers, scanners, and cameras at most sites can also be used to make additional copies as needed.
One copy must remain at the work site with the Permit Receiver at all times.
The Work Permit is authorised by a person with greater authority and will always take precedence over the Work Clearance, including any standard requirements that the Permit Officer deems not required or not sufficient for a particular task given the level of risk.
For example, a Work Permit may require that hot work does not commence until 30 minutes after a tanker delivery, and that a repeat gas test has been completed confirming it is safe to restart. These conditions override the standard Work Clearance requirements.
Yes, within scope. WPCG member companies will recognise your WPCG Permit Officer accreditation on their sites, provided you have been engaged by a WPCG member company or an accredited contractor of a WPCG member company.
However, some facility types may require additional authorisation from the member company before you can issue Work Permits there. This is because the WPCG training is focused on the retail environment. Examples include aviation facilities, pipelines, and terminals. Contact the relevant WPCG member company for information on any additional requirements.
WPCG and oil company representatives conduct spot audits in accordance with their audit and assurance processes.
A Permit Officer found not to be following the correct process risks losing their accreditation. If this occurs, there will be a fair and transparent process, and the likely outcome is loss of WPCG accreditation across all WPCG facilities — not just those where the incident or series of incidents occurred.
Yes, provided you can demonstrate the required level of competence, and that among the Work Permits submitted through the buddy process you have at least two high risk certificates that require authorisation by a Senior Permit Officer for that task.
Everyone with a role in the WPCG Work Authorisation process must be trained and competent for that role in accordance with the WPCG Work Authorisation Procedure. This includes Permit Officers, Permit Receivers, Permit Endorsers, Work Clearance Issuers, and Authorised Gas Testers.
The oil company engaging the contractor, or operating the facility, may also have additional training requirements for specific tasks such as Confined Space Entry, Work at Height, and wearing of Respiratory Protective Equipment. Check with the relevant oil company to confirm requirements for your task.
It is important to note that Permit Officers issuing Work Permits for Confined Space Entry must be trained to a National Unit of Competence by a Registered Training Organisation, and that training must be current within the past three years. The same training is required for all confined space entrants, standby personnel, and other confined space workers.
All workers are expected to be trained and competent for the work they are performing or supervising, in accordance with their contractual arrangements, legal requirements, and their organisation’s safety management processes. Refresher training should be provided as appropriate, taking into account the worker’s competence and their ability to maintain it through regular exposure to the relevant equipment, skills, and emergency response requirements.
You can search for current WPCG accredited Permit Officers on the WPCG website at wpcg.com.au/contractors . Scroll down the page to the Accredited Permit Officers section.
The list shows which Permit Officers are available to issue Work Permits for other companies.
Personal contact details are not published on the site. To make contact you can:
Please note that only Permit Officers who have agreed to have their details shared will appear on the public list. Not all accredited Permit Officers are listed.
A Lifting Certificate is required for Critical Lifts and Higher Risk Critical Lifts as defined by the WPCG Activity Matrix.
Simple lifting operations do not require a Lifting Certificate. These only require a Work Clearance. Refer to the WPCG Activity Matrix for guidance on how your lift is classified.
Note: A Lifting Certificate is always completed as part of a Work Permit — it does not replace or stand alone from the Work Permit process.
The Lifting Certificate is available in the electronic work permit system. Select it the same way you select any other WPCG higher risk certificate.
You can also download a PDF or interactive PDF copy of the certificate from inside your WPCG profile under the Work Permit Form (PDF) icon. For those who prefer a hard copy, the form can be printed from there.
The Lifting Certificate is completed by the Permit Officer, as with all other WPCG higher risk certificates.
No. As with all other WPCG higher risk certificates, the controls required will depend on the type of lift being performed and the associated risks. The controls required for the work are identified on the completed certificate and cross referenced with the Lift Plan and SWMS.
The contractor performing the lift is responsible for the Lift Plan and the SWMS for the task.
The Permit Officer ensures that a Lift Plan and SWMS are in place, and cross references these documents on the Lifting Certificate and Work Permit respectively. The Permit Officer asks relevant questions to confirm the competency of the person providing the Lift Plan.
The Lifting Certificate supports the Permit Officer with prompts on key controls that may be documented in the Lift Plan and SWMS, as applicable to the type of lift being performed.