What the check is?
Confirms whether a candidate holds a valid licence to perform high-risk tasks such as operating cranes, forklifts or scaffolding.
What the value is?
Ensures operators of high risk equipment are properly licensed.
What does it check?
Licence status with state WorkSafe authorities, including expiry and conditions.
Why do you do it?
Confirms legal qualification and safety for high risk work. Reduces compliance risk, meets WHS obligations and protects workers and the business.
How often does it need to be checked?
At hire and again before licence expiry (typically every five years); often included in ongoing compliance checks.
Is this industry specific? If yes, what industries?
Construction; mining; logistics and warehousing; manufacturing; energy and utilities.
Risk of not doing it?
Employing someone without a valid high risk licence creates serious safety, compliance and liability issues.