Licences and authorisations
Workers require a licence or permit to undertake certain activities in the workplace.
Useful resources include:
- Employers can conduct a licence check at Verify.licence to look up a builder, tradesperson or SafeWork licence as part of your induction process. You must ensure workers are licenced for the activities they are doing. Fines may apply (link).
- How to get a high risk work licence including for dogging, cranes, scaffolding, rigging, hoists, concrete placing booms and elevating work platforms.
- How to get a white card - also called general induction construction training
- How to get an asbestos work licence including licenced asbestos assessor, class A (friable) and class B (non-friable) – as well as asbestos removal supervisor nomination
- How to get a demolition licence
- How to get a traffic control work card including traffic controller, implement traffic control plans and prepare a work zone traffic management plan
- How to arrange plant registration for design or items, such as tower and mobile cranes, concrete placing booms
- How to get an explosives licence including blasting and storage
See NSW Fair Trading for occupational licences including electrical workers, builders, carpenters, plumbers etc