Electronic WPCG Form

The following companies have WPCG approval to use an electronic version of the WPCG clearance form. Company Valid until Comments  Atlantic Plumbing Services November 2020 BGIS August 2020 Cushman & Wakefield September 2020 DCI Services October 2020 Work Clearance only Direct Data & Electrical January 2020 Gilbarco Australia Pty Ltd August 2020 Global Facilities Maintenance December 2020 Hoss Engineering & Maintenance Service March 2020 Work Clearance Only Maxey Plumbing Pty Ltd July 2020 Work Clearance only Move Yourself Trailer Hire Pty Ltd March 2020 O'Brien Glass November 2020 Petrol Services Australia July 2020 Skyline Electrical NSW Pty Ltd January 2020... Read More

Licensed Training Provider

In the past a WPCG Company Trainer program has been in operation and up to 800 trainers were registered under the program. Expansion of the Company Trainer program ceased mid 2017 to allow a review of the program. Based on audits of trainers and incidents, it was clear the level of training, quality of training and competence of contractors trained under this program was inconsistent and in some cases did not meet the required standard. The WPCG recognise there is a need to provide an efficient program for larger organisations with many employees. However the overall quality of training needs... Read More

Permit To Work

The WPCG are pleased to announce the expansion of the WPCG program with the introduction of a WPCG Work Permit and associated High Risk Certificates.  The WPCG Work Permit process will replace existing WPCG member company Permit processes on facilities where the WPCG Work Clearance can currently be used. The Permit to Work Bridging course is now available via your My Training menu in your WPCG profile. You may commence to use the system once you have completed the training and have access to the relevant forms. The Work Permit form and certificates are available in your user menu. Click... Read More

Minimum Control Checklists

Click here to view the summary of September 2018 form changes As you are all aware on the oil companies retail sites and depots, low risk work is controlled through the use of the WPCG work clearance form. For high risk work, each oil company then has a permitting system which requires an accredited Permit Officer. In between the low risk work and the high risk work is that work that has sufficient risk that requires additional controls, but is not significant enough to require a work permit. The WPCG have released three minimum controls checklists to help fill this... Read More