Accreditation and Training

Workplace Standards Tasmania is responsible for the accreditation of trainers and approval of training courses under the following Acts.

Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995:

• Accrediting training providers and approving Employees’ Safety Representative training courses
• Accrediting (registering) assessors of competencies of operators/users of specified plant and equipment for the granting of statutory certificates of competency
• Accrediting (registering) inspectors (registered plant inspectors) of higher hazardous plant

Dangerous Goods Act 1998:

• Accrediting training providers and approving shot-firer training courses
• Accrediting training providers and approving dangerous goods bulk driver training courses

Useful information and links:

 High Risk Licensing Work in Tasmania (GB101)

 Registered Plant Inspectors (GB085)

 Plant Safety Registration and record keeping requirements applying in Tasmania (GB086)

Accredited Employee Safety Representative Trainers

Shot-firer information

Dangerous Goods driver information

Any enquiries should be directed to the Helpline as below