Completing a Notification of Compliance with Maintenance Requirement for Tower Cranes
Why is a maintenance notification required for a tower crane?
Some items of plant, due to their hazardous nature, require specific management to minimise any danger to the operator or other parties.Your employer’s responsibilities regarding the notification of maintenance performed on a tower crane are set out in Regulation 4.48 of the Occupational Health and Safety (Safety Standards) Regulations 1994 (the Regulations). Regulation 4.48 states that an employer must take all reasonably practicable steps to ensure that inspections, maintenance and cleaning are carried out having regard to procedures recommended for the tower crane by its designer, manufacturer or a competent person (see paragraph 4.15(2)(h)).
For each 36 months your employer is licensed to operate the tower crane, you must provide the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission (SRCC) with a notice stating that the process described above has been carried out for that item. You must also provide the SRCC with a notice if the tower crane is relocated.
Please read Regulation 4.48 before starting your application. You can find a copy of the Regulations at www.comlaw.gov.au.
How do I notify the SRCC of maintenance carried out on the tower crane?
To notify the SRCC, complete and submit the notification form, Compliance with Maintenance Requirement for Tower Cranes (Regulation. 4.48) to Comcare. Details for submitting the notification are listed further down.How do I complete the notification form?
The following information will help you complete the form.
Section 1: Current licence number
- Enter the current licence number of the item of the plant.
Section 2: Employer and applicant details
- Enter the details of your employer, including the title of the Principal Officer.
- Enter your details (i.e. the person making the application).
Please note:
1. The meaning of ‘Principal Officer’ is defined in Section 5 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1991. For example, this would be the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in a Commonwealth authority or in the case of a department this would be the Secretary.
2. You must have the written authorisation of the Principal Officer to sign the declaration at Section 6. You should read the declaration before proceeding.
3. If your employer changes their name they must complete and forward an application for Variation to a Licence to Operate Plant (Regulation 4.46) to the SRCC within 21 days after becoming aware of the change, under Regulation 4.46.
4. Personal information collected by Comcare in connection with the application will be used for the purpose of administering the Safety Standards Regulations, as well as the enforcement and
administration of other legislation we administer. For more information, refer to the applicant’s statement of consent in Section 6.
Section 3: Plant item identification
- Enter the name of the manufacturer, date of manufacture, model number, serial number and any owner identification markings (such as organisation bar code or unique plant number) for the tower crane.
- Tick yes or no to indicate if the tower crane’s design has been altered since design registration.
Please note:
1. Your employer must not use plant, or allow employees to use plant, if it has not been design registered following an alteration to the design under Regulation 4.54. If the plant item has been altered since design registration, call the Plant Contact Officer on 1300 366 979 or email
the plant helpdesk at ohs.plant@comcare.gov.au for further instructions.
2. If your employer becomes aware of a design alteration to an item of plant, you must complete and forward Comcare an application for Variation to a Licence to Operate Plant (Regulation 4.46) within 21 days under Regulation 4.46. To complete this application, you will need to
provide evidence of design registration following the alteration to the plant item.
Section 4: Plant location
- Tick the box to indicate if the plant is normally fixed or mobile.
- Enter the location of the plant. For mobile plant, this is the depot or other place where the item is usually kept when not in use.
Please note:
If your employer becomes aware of the relocation of an item of plant you must complete an application for Variation to a Licence to Operate Plant (Regulation 4.46) and forward it to the SRCC within 21 days under Regulation 4.46.
Section 5: Employer’s notification of compliance with maintenance for tower cranes
- Tick yes or no to indicate if your employer has carried out the inspections, checks, tests, maintenance and cleaning required for the tower crane.
- Tick yes or no to indicate if the tower crane has been relocated.
- Tick yes or no to indicate if your employer has carried out the inspections, checks, tests, maintenance and cleaning required for a tower crane that has been relocated.
- Tick yes or no to indicate if the tower crane has been maintained in a safe condition and is safe to operate since the last notice for this item was given.
Please note:
You must provide the notification advising the SRCC that the tower crane has been maintained in a safe condition and is safe to operate as soon as practicable after the end of the 36 month period to which it relates, or when the tower crane is relocated.
Section 6: Consent and declaration by applicant
- Carefully read the statement of consent.
- Complete, sign and date the declaration.
Please note:
1. By signing the declaration, you agree to take responsibility for managing the plant item on behalf of the Principal Officer.
2. Correspondence from Comcare regarding the plant licence will be addressed to you. Ensure the contact details provided at Section 2 are correct.
How do I submit the application form?
Please fax completed forms to (02) 6274 8866 or post them to:Plant Contact Officer
Comcare
GPO Box 9905
Canberra ACT 2601
The PDF version of 'Completing a Notification of Compliance with Maintenance
Requirement for Tower Cranes' is also available here.