High risk work licence: basic rigging (RB)
Issued by Your state's work health and safety regulator (e.g. SafeWork NSW)
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What it is
High risk work licence for basic rigging (class RB), such as installing steel structures and hoists. You need it by law for this work.
SourceLast checked 10 Oct 2026
How to get it
Train in CPCCLRG3001 Licence to perform rigging basic level with a registered training organisation (RTO). An accredited assessor must assess you as competent. Before this unit you need CPCCLDG3001 Licence to perform dogging, or a dogging licence. Then apply to your state's work health and safety regulator, such as SafeWork NSW, WorkSafe Victoria or WorkSafe Queensland. In NSW, you apply through Service NSW within 60 days of your assessment. The course is not the licence: the regulator issues it.
SourceLast checked 10 Oct 2026
A course gives you a statement of attainment. The card or licence itself is issued by Your state's work health and safety regulator (e.g. SafeWork NSW).
Jobs that need it
Common questions
- What is High risk work licence: basic rigging (RB)?
- High risk work licence for basic rigging (class RB), such as installing steel structures and hoists. You need it by law for this work.
- How do you get High risk work licence: basic rigging (RB)?
- Train in CPCCLRG3001 Licence to perform rigging basic level with a registered training organisation (RTO). An accredited assessor must assess you as competent. Before this unit you need CPCCLDG3001 Licence to perform dogging, or a dogging licence. Then apply to your state's work health and safety regulator, such as SafeWork NSW, WorkSafe Victoria or WorkSafe Queensland. In NSW, you apply through Service NSW within 60 days of your assessment. The course is not the licence: the regulator issues it.
- Who issues High risk work licence: basic rigging (RB)?
- High risk work licence: basic rigging (RB) is issued by Your state's work health and safety regulator (e.g. SafeWork NSW).
- Which jobs need High risk work licence: basic rigging (RB)?
- Jobs in this guide that ask for it: Rigger and dogger.