Scaffolding licences
You must have a high risk work licence with the relevant class or classes to carry out scaffolding work in NSW.
Scaffolding work is the erection, alteration or dismantling of a temporary structure erected to support a platform from which a person or object could fall more than 4 metres from the platform or the structure.
There are 3 classes of scaffolding work:
Basic scaffolding (SB)
This licence class allows you to carry out scaffolding work involving:
- modular or prefabricated scaffolds
- cantilevered materials hoists with a maximum working load of 500 kg
- ropes and gin wheels
- safety nets and static lines, and
- bracket scaffolds (tank and formwork)
Excludes additional scaffolding work included under Intermediate and Advanced scaffolding.
Intermediate scaffolding (SI)
This licence class allows you to carry out all basic scaffolding work plus scaffolding work involving:
- cantilevered crane loading platforms
- cantilevered and spurred scaffolds
- barrow ramps and sloping platforms
- perimeter safety screens and shutters
- mast climbers
- tube and coupler scaffolds (including tube and coupler covered ways and gantries)
Excludes additional scaffolding work included under Advanced scaffolding.
Advanced scaffolding (SA)
This licence class allows you to carry out all intermediate scaffolding work plus scaffolding involving:
- cantilevered hoists
- hung scaffolds, including scaffolds hanging from tubes, wire ropes or chains
- suspended scaffolds