Dogging and rigging licences
You must have a high risk work licence with the relevant class or classes to carry out dogging or rigging work in NSW.
Dogging (DG)
This licence class allows you to carry out work involving the application of slinging techniques to sling a load (including the selection and inspection of lifting gear) and/or the directing of a crane/hoist operator in the movement of a load when the load is out of the operator’s view.
You must hold the dogging class before you can progress to the rigging classes.
Rigging
Rigging work is the use of mechanical loadshifting equipment (and associated gear) to move, place or secure a load using plant, equipment or members of a building or structures to ensure the stability of those members, or the setting up or dismantling of cranes or hoists.
There are 3 classes of rigging work.
Basic rigging (RB)
This class includes dogging work and allows you to carry out rigging work involving:
- movement of plant and equipment
- structural steel erection
- hoists (including mast climbing hoists)
- precast concrete members of a structure
- safety nets and static lines
- perimeter safety screens and shutters
- cantilevered crane loading platforms
Excludes additional rigging work included under Intermediate and Advanced rigging.
Intermediate rigging (RI)
This class allows you to carry out all basic rigging work plus rigging involving:
- cranes, conveyors, dredges and excavators
- tilt slabs
- hoists with jibs and self-climbing hoists
- demolition of structures or plant
- dual lifts
Excludes rigging work involving equipment listed below under Advanced rigging.
Advanced rigging (RA)
This class allows you to carry out all intermediate rigging work plus rigging that involves:
- gin poles and shear legs
- flying foxes and cableways
- guyed derricks and structures
- suspended and fabricated hung scaffolds.