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Course in Safe Lifting with Excavators Perth
Gain Certification in Safe Lifting with Excavators and Stay Compliant with WA Regulations
Course in Safe Lifting with Excavators Perth overview
This course will enable participants to attain the knowledge and skills to safely operate an excavator with a rated capacity (safe working load) greater than 3 tonnes, configured and used as a crane.
Western Australia’s new Work Health & Safety (General) Regulations 2022 has introduced a new, WA-specific requirement for operators of earthmoving equipment being used as a crane (i.e. to lift and place suspended loads such as pipes) to hold a high-risk work licence (dogging or C2 Crane) as well as undertake this prescribed training course.
This course is only suitable for individuals who are already competent excavator operators undertaking earthmoving operations, who wish to achieve competency in safe lifting with excavators.
The new regulation, 15A, from Schedule 3 of the Regulations commences 10th of August 2025. From that date all excavator operators using an excavator to lift loads will be required to demonstrate they have completed this course and also hold either a high risk dogging or crane ticket.
Course Content
- pre-assessing each lifting task
- undertaking pre-planning and coordination activities with a licensed dogger and other workers involved with the lifting task
- preparing the excavator, the load and the environment for safe execution of lifting tasks
- lifting, slewing, transporting and placing loads, and
- completing post-lifting activities
Is this course for me?
This course is only suitable for individuals who are already competent excavator operators undertaking earthmoving operations, who wish to achieve competency in safe lifting with excavators.
If you are required to lift loads with an excavator during the course of your employment then from the 10th August 2025 you will be required to demonstrate the successful completion of this course by WorkSafe.
Career Opportunities
Completing the Safe Lifting with Excavator course (along with an Excavator operations competency) opens up various career opportunities in the civil and mining industries. With this nationally recognised qualification, you can pursue roles that require specialised skills in operating excavators. The following job titles are examples of positions that value the expertise and certification you will gain from this course:
What is the duration of training?
One day course in Safe Lifting with Excavators with pre requisite learning to be completed prior
Where is the training delivered?
This Safe Lifting with Excavators course is delivered in the following location. Practical training will be conducted at an external facility, with transportation for students to this location arranged by RMS.
Accredited Units
What are the entry requirements?
All participants must hold a national unit of competency for Excavator Operations
Equipment
Doosan DX300LC (30 tonnes)
What is the cost of training?
Payment can be made online via credit card, Zip Pay, After Pay, Amex, Google Pay, and Apple Pay.
If you are directly employed, or previously employed, in the Building and Construction industry in WA you may qualify for CTF funding which can significantly reduce your training costs.
| Title | Fee |
| Course Fee | $890 |
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