High Risk Work Licences

  • This course covers the requirements to obtain your High Risk Work Licence (Class CB).

    A Bridge and Gantry Crane HRW CB Licence is required to operate a bridge or gantry crane that is:

    controlled from a permanent cabin or control station on the crane, or
    remotely controlled with more than three powered operations, for example:
    a single hoist with four powered motions
    multiple hoists with four or more powered motions
    (e.g. two non-synchronised hoists would typically have at least five powered operations—traversing by two, hoisting by two and travelling.)
    What is a powered motion?

    Each of the following a considered 1 powered motion.

    North/south travel
    East/west travel
    Hoist up/down
    Rotating attachment—this also includes the application of load estimation and slinging techniques to move a load.
    If a participant requires a reassessment for a High-Risk Work Licence an additional $300.00 + GST reassessment fee will apply.
    AU$ 2,150.00