Continuous Improvement Project
The high risk licensing units were included in CPC08 Version 1.
Introduction
The High Risk Work units were developed through a separate, non-CPSISC project as part of broader development that included similar new licensing units for three other industries.
There are twelve relevant construction units in dogging, rigging, scaffolding and operation of personnel and materials hoists which have now been included in the CPC08 Construction, Plumbing and Services Integrated Framework Training Package. They have been updated with the latest amendments advised by DEEWR and are in a consistent format with other competency units in the Training Package.
Why is the project important?
In April 2006, the Australian Safety and Compensation Council (ASCC) agreed to declare the National Standard for Licensing Persons performing High Risk Work (the National Standard). The National Standard applies to the operation of crane and hoists, forklifts and pressure equipment and the undertaking of scaffolding, rigging and dogging. The aims are to ensure that persons have the skills and knowledge to perform high risk work in a safe manner, and facilitate the operation of a nationally uniform and efficient licensing system for persons engaged in high risk work.
The National Standard requires training and assessment to be undertaken by Registered Training Organizations (RTOs) under the Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF).
To support the implementation of the National Standard, a project was undertaken during 2006/ 2007 to develop ‘licensing’ units that reflect the minimum safety standards required by persons performing high risk work to obtain a ‘licence to operate’, as required by the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Regulators in each state and territory.
CPSISC will be responsible for the ongoing maintenance of the units and their implementation once they are endorsed in the CPC08 Training Package.
Project Outcomes
The Project Objective is to ensure that the new licensing units are available to users within a structured qualification framework. Subsequently to review the units and their utility for meeting licensing in high risk work areas and determine whether they should remain only in whole qualifications or also be available as licensing skills sets and, if so, what these should include.
The Project Process
The project is now underway and it is scheduled for completion in April 2009.
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Project Steering Committee
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The Committee will be the same organisations and their nominees as the original DEEWR development project |
Project Bulletins
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to download the Project Bulletin for August 2008.
