Clearance Issuers – Low Risk Work

Whenever construction, maintenance, demolition or remediation work is performed, there is the potential for harm to people and the environment or damage to equipment. To effectively manage this risk, a Control of Work process has been developed to enable tasks to be completed safely and without incident. The WPCG Program defines different levels of risk, and the controls and authorisations required to ensure those risks are controlled before work can begin. WORK CLEARANCE ISSUER - LOWER RISK WORK To be able to issue the work clearance and minimum controls checklist, you must be an accredited Work Clearance Issuer. To obtain... Read More

Permit Officers – High Risk Work

For high risk work that cannot be done under the Work Clearance with the Minimum Controls Checklists, there is the WPCG Work Permit System which comprises of the WPCG Work Permit and associated High Risk Certificates. Only qualified WPCG Permit Officers are able to issue the WPCG Work Permit and High Risk Certificates. The system is explained in more detail in the  WPCG Work Authorisation Procedure. The Activity Matrix can be used to identify what work can be authorised by WPCG accredited contractors, and what authorisations and supporting documents are required as a minimum.  Download the Activity Matrix here. The... Read More

Electronic WPCG Form

The WPCG provide an electronic version of the clearance. These are available at no cost to all accredited contractors. Instructions for using the electronic forms can be found on our resources link from the home page. If your company would like to create your own electronic forms within your own systems (eg, so that the forms can be integrated with your own maintenance systems), you will need to obtain a licence from the WPCG (note that there is an annual licence fee - and the licence is not transferrable to other companies that do work for you). If your company is... Read More

Licensed Training Provider

The WPCG recognise there is a need to provide an efficient program for larger organisations with many employees. The Licenced Training Provider (LTP) program allows for organisations to be licenced to provide Work Clearance Issuer training, by their own trainers, to their own staff. The LTP model focuses on a Company Licence relationship, not the individual Trainer, with WPCG. Click here to see the letter from the WPCG Management Group outlining the changes to the structure from the previous Company Trainer program. To qualify as an LTP, your organisation will need to provide evidence of company policies, standards or procedures... Read More