Which of the following best describes you?
How many employees work for your organisation?
Where does your organisation operate? Choose more than one if applicable.
What sector best describes you or your organisation? Choose more than one if applicable.
Do you support the specific proposal for slewing mobile cranes?
Why?
Agree in principle but does not affect our business.
If the proposal above was introduced, what impact would it have for you and your organisation?For example, would it keep workers safer? Would it improve WHS or create costs for your business? Could there be unintended secondary risks?
No impact
If there are other alternatives, what are these and how would they improve crane safety and the operation of crane licences?
N/A
Do you support the specific proposal for vehicle loading cranes?
Why?
Agree in principle but does not affect our business.
If the proposal above was introduced, what impact would it have for you and your organisation? For example, would it keep workers safer? Would it improve WHS or create costs for your business? Could there be unintended secondary risks?
No impact
Are there alternatives, including non-regulatory alternatives, to the proposal proposed? What are these, and how would they improve crane safety and the operation of crane licences?
N/A
Do you support the specific proposal for non-slewing mobile cranes?
Why?
Agree in principle but does not affect our business.
If the proposal above was introduced, what impact would it have for you and your organisation For example, would it keep workers safer? Would it improve WHS or create costs for your business? Could there be unintended secondary risks?
No impact
Are there alternatives, including non-regulatory alternatives, to the proposal proposed? What are these, and how would they improve crane safety and the operation of crane licences?
N/A
Do you support the proposal for practical experience for operators?
Why?
Gives hands on experience for operators and provides a good, controlled learning platform.
If the proposals above were introduced, what impact would they have for you and your organisation For example, would they keep workers safer? Would they improve WHS or create costs for your business?
This would keep workers safer, however it would have a significant cost impact for the business.
What factors would impact the success of a logbook system for cranes? What are the most important considerations in designing a logbook system for you and your organisation?
Needs to be a very simple system with minimal administration.
Are there alternatives to the proposals proposed? What are these, and how would they improve crane safety and the operation of crane licences?
Alternative would be robust, in-house training as per current practice which is adequate for overhead gantry cranes.
Under the proposal, trainee crane operators who are gaining practical experience will need to be supervised by a suitably qualified competent person in the workplace. What types of qualifications and experience should the supervisor signing off the logbook have?
We do not believe this required for overhead gantry cranes, as per previous question.
Should a person gaining practical experience have to be employed in a business that operates a crane? Are there alternative ways the person could gain practical experience?
Yes.
For each of the following licence or crane types, provide an indication of approximately how long a person should work under supervision before being fully qualified.
| Hours | Days | Months | |
| Bridge and gantry cranes | 40 |
Please provide the reasons for your views. Are there relevant examples from your workplace that demonstrate why a longer/shorter duration is appropriate?
As per above, bridge and gantry cranes are much smaller equipment than the other crane options mentioned above. We are lifting balanced loads with a known centre of gravity. From experience, 40hrs has proven to be more than adequate.
Do you support the proposed new licences for telehandlers, piling rigs and straddle carriers?
Why?
Agree in principle but does not affect our business.
If the proposals above were introduced, what impact would they have for you and your organisation For example, would they keep workers safer? Would they improve WHS or create costs for your business?
No impact
What factors would impact the success of the proposed new licences?
N/A
Are there alternatives to the proposals proposed, including non-regulatory options? What are these, and how would they improve crane safety?
N/A
Are there specific types of plant or models that should or shouldn’t be included in the scope of each proposed licence?
N/A
Do you support the proposal for structural changes to align training to specific skills and crane functions?
Why not?
For gantry cranes we do not believe this is a necessary change. Upskilling of licence will open up job poaching from the construction industry.
If the proposals above were introduced, what impact would they have for you and your organisation For example, would they keep workers safer? Would they improve WHS or create costs for your business?
For gantry cranes it would create additional costs only.
What factors would impact the success of the proposed new crane licence model?
We do not believe this would be a successful proposal for gantry cranes.
Are there alternatives, including non-regulatory alternatives, to the proposals proposed? What are these, and how would they improve crane safety?
Continue with current practice.
How much experience should an operator have operated a standard slewing mobile crane before being allowed to apply for advanced elective licences (see Figure 4)?
N/A to our business
Does the removal of any of the current crane licences and incorporation into the new model create any WHS risks?
Gantry cranes currently do not require a licence therefore not applicable.
Should all bridge and gantry cranes (regardless of the number of functions) be licenced?
If not, what types should be exempt from a licence?
Any gantry crane with no more than three travel movements (up/down, east/west, north/south) which are ground controlled should not require a license.
Do you support the proposal for operating cranes on vessels?
Why?
Agree in principle but does not affect our business.
If the proposals above were introduced, what impact would they have for you and your organisation For example, would they keep workers safer? Would they improve WHS or create costs for your business?
No impact
What factors would impact the success of the proposed new crane licence model?
N/A
Are there alternatives, including non-regulatory alternatives, to the proposals proposed? What are these, and how would they improve crane safety?
N/A
Are there any other activities or items not currently covered by a rigging licence that you think should be licenced?
None of this applies to our business and therefore cannot answer.
What impact would change to the rigging licence framework have on you or your business?
None of this applies to our business and therefore cannot answer.
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