Accreditation to assess high risk work new application
Applicants seeking guidance or who require an application form to apply for a high risk work assessor accreditation, please see the documentation below.
How to submit your application
Application guide
Application form
Once you have completed the application form and have all of your supporting documents ready, you can lodge your application in one of three ways:
Online
Apply and pay for your application
Do not attach images or copies of credit or bank cards when applying online
By post or in person
If you are submitting your application by post (or in person) and are making payment by credit card, you must also complete the application payment form and attach it to your application.
Applications received without payment cannot be accepted.
Fees
Please refer to the high risk work licensing fees page for fees related to your licence.
Photograph Requirements
Mutual recognition of licences
For more details and applications about mutual recognition and automatic mutual recognition.
Compliance requirements
Show moreAccredited assessors must comply with the provisions of the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 and Work Health and Safety (General) Regulations 2022, including the requirements to:
- conduct assessments in WA only
- renew the accreditation every three years
- ensure their high risk work licence remains valid
- comply with any conditions on the accreditation
- use the nationally approved assessment instrument
- assessments can only be done for, or on behalf of, a registered training organisation (RTO) which is accredited to provide the associated VET Training course for the class of work being assessed
Assessors must maintain their competency to assess each class of work they are accredited to assess. For example, by conducting a minimum number of assessments in each class over the term of their licence.
Accreditation will not be renewed if competency is not maintained.
