Licence To Operate A Boom-Type Elevating Work Platform

This handy EWP ticket (for operating an EWP boom length 11m or more) results in a high risk WP licence class used in the many sectors that require personnel to perform tasks from height on EWP’s. 

This is different to the ‘RIIHAN301E – Operate Elevated Work Platform‘ which includes vertical scissor lift training, that students often partake in also as an expectation of some employers, site supervisors and safety officers. 

Our training yard is at ‘On the Job Training’, located at Stapylton, halfway between the Gold Coast & Brisbane. 

This elevated work platform licence course is designed to ensure that participants have the skills and knowledge required to operate a boom-type elevating work platform (boom length 11 metres or more) for licensing purposes, and involves the operation of a telescoping device, hinged device, or articulated device or any combination of these used to support a platform on which personnel, equipment and materials may be elevated to perform work.

Elevated Work Platform Licence Course Overview (WP HRWL)

This EWP Licence course is designed to ensure that participants have the skills and knowledge required to operate a boom-type elevating work platform (boom length 11 metres or more) for licensing purposes, and involves the operation of a telescoping device, hinged device, or articulated device or any combination of these used to support a platform on which personnel, equipment and materials may be elevated to perform work.

This elevated work platform licence training course requires the operator to plan the work, conduct routine checks, set up elevating work platform, operate elevating work platform and shut down and secure elevating work platform.

This elevated work platform licence course is based on the requirements of the National Standard for Licensing Persons Performing High Risk Work.

On successful completion of this course, participants will be attain TLILIC0005 - competency. There are costs associated with applying for the licence. 

EWP Licence Application

This EWP training unit specifies the skills and knowledge required to safely operate a boom-type Elevating Work Platform (EWP) where the length of the boom is 11 metres or more in accordance with all relevant legislative requirements.

Competence in this unit, does not in itself result in a High Risk Work Licence (WP) to operate this plant.  See 'Additional Information' below for more information about this.

'Boom-type elevating work platform' means a telescoping device, hinged device, or articulated device, or any combination of these, used to support a platform on which personnel, equipment and materials may be elevated.

A person performing this work is required to hold a boom-type elevating work platform HRWL (WP high risk licence).

Performance Criteria

• Plan the job

• Select & inspect plant & equipment

• Set up task

• Erect scaffold & scaffold equipment

• Dismantle scaffold & scaffold equipment

EWP Licence Course Outline

• Understanding of elevating work platform operations and operating techniques

• Assess ground conditions to confirm that the site is suitable (e.g. firm, level and safe) to extend and travel the elevating work platform

• Complete the positioning, stabilising, set up of elevating work platforms, including the use of outriggers/stabilisers and packing

• Operate mobile elevating work platform using best mobile practice

• Use communication skills at a level sufficient to communicate with other site personnel

• Operate and control an elevating work platform including all functions to their maximum extension within the safe working (rated) capacity

• Apply risk assessment and hazard control strategies

• Use and interpret manufacturer's specifications and data

• Identify problems and equipment faults and where practicable demonstrate appropriate response procedures

• Appropriate mathematical procedures for estimation of loads

• WHS legislation, standards and codes of practice

• Ability to read and comprehend manufacturer's instructions, procedures and safety signs

• Emergency procedures and safety equipment

• Understanding of organisational and workplace standards, requirements, policies and procedures

• Understanding of the hierarchy of hazard identification and control

• Procedures for the recording, reporting and maintenance of workplace records and information

• Typical routine problems encountered in the process and with equipment and adjustments required for correction

• Accurately record and maintain information relating to elevating work platform operations

WP High Risk Work License/ Regulatory Information

Legislative and regulatory requirements are applicable to this unit of competency.

This unit is based on the licensing requirements of Part 4.5 of the Model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Regulations and meets Commonwealth, State and Territory HRWL requirements.

The National Assessment Instrument (NAI) is the mandated assessment for the HRWL to operate the WP licencing class as detailed in this unit.

Pre-requisite For This Course

• Provide 100 Points of identification (as per Workplace Health and Safety Queensland requirements)

• Ability to read, write & understand English

What To Bring

• Provide 100 Points of identification (as per Workplace Health and Safety Queensland requirements)

• Steel cap Boots

• Safety gloves

• Hi-Visibility shirt and hard hat with a brim

• Suitable outdoor work clothing (no singlets)

• Lunch and water bottle

• If applicable, any evidence of prior experience e.g old certificates

• USI Number 

Additional Information

Course Timing:Course days typically run from 6:30am to approximately 3:00pm - Participants are advised to arrive 15 minutes early to sign in.

*You may be required to start before 6:30am and stay after 3:00pm depending on how long the formal assessment runs for, we will advise of these times on the day of formal assessment.

Course Structure:

Please note: Competence in a unit does not in itself result in a licence.

Once the trainer believes the participant has demonstrated theoretical and practical understanding of the chosen course (i.e ‘Unit of Competency’), this will be verified with a certificate or what’s known as a ‘Statement of Attainment’ from us, On the Job Training.

In order to obtain a licence, the candidate, after successful completion of the unit of competency, can choose to participate in the theoretical and practical assessments known as ‘National Assessment Instruments’ (NAI) held at the conclusion of each course at On the Job Training.

This is conducted by an assessor on behalf of Workplace Health & Safety Queensland. On successful completion of the mandated assessments, they will be issued with a ‘Candidate Assessment Summary’ (CAS) by On the Job Training.

Upon successful completion of the NAI as stated above, the Office of Industrial Relations Queensland will contact them with instructions on how to apply for the high risk work licence.