High-Risk Work

High-risk work activities — such as working at heights, entering confined spaces, performing hot work, and operating cranes or plant — are among the leading causes of serious workplace incidents in Australia. The WHS Regulations impose specific duties on PCBUs to manage these hazards, including requirements for safe systems of work, permits, competency verification and in some cases high-risk work licences. SHEQ Management helps you establish a robust permit-to-work framework that controls hazardous activities before they begin, ensuring every high-risk task is properly assessed, authorised, supervised and closed out. We develop permit-to-work procedures, confined space and working-at-height protocols, hot work permits, isolation and lockout/tagout (LOTO) systems, and competency matrices that verify workers hold the correct high-risk work licences for the task. Our consultants also provide on-site support during high-risk activities, including standby roles for confined space entry and permit auditing during shutdowns. The result is a defensible, auditable system that protects your people, satisfies regulator expectations and keeps high-risk work under control.