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Tower crane code of practice 2017

Made under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (QLD)
The Tower Crane Code of Practice 2017 is an approved Queensland code of practice under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011. It gives practical guidance to PCBUs, designers, manufacturers, suppliers, installers and worker...
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Version as at 1 Jul 2018 Compiled version

Current Topics 15

Approval of the 2017 code and revocation of the 2006 code

Oct 2026
The Tower Crane Code of Practice 2017 became an approved Queensland code from 1 July 2017, replacing the 2006 code, which was revoked on 30...
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2 citations

Criteria for crane-lifted first aid boxes

Oct 2026
Crane-lifted first aid boxes must only be used to retrieve injured persons; the code's criteria for them commenced on 1 January 2018.
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2 citations

Erection and Dismantling of Tower Cranes

Jul 2026
PCBUs and persons with management or control must ensure erection and dismantling is performed by competent persons following the manufactur...
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1 citation

Information, training, instruction and supervision

Oct 2026
PCBUs must provide the information, training, instruction and supervision needed to protect people from tower crane work risks.
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1 citation

Managing risks associated with tower cranes

Oct 2026
Duty holders must eliminate tower crane risks so far as reasonably practicable, and minimise them where elimination is not reasonably practi...
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1 citation

Planning and Design Obligations Before Using a Tower Crane

Jul 2026
PCBUs must ensure tower cranes are designed, selected, and positioned to eliminate or minimise risks before work commences, including site a...
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1 citation

Plant Registration and Licensing Requirements

Jul 2026
Tower cranes are registrable plant under Queensland WHS Regulation; registration must be obtained before use and operators must hold a valid...
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1 citation

Safe design and design registration of tower cranes

Oct 2026
Tower cranes must be designed by an engineer to relevant standards, and designers, makers, importers and suppliers must ensure, so far as re...
Medium
1 citation

Safe Use and Operation of Tower Cranes

Jul 2026
Persons with management or control must ensure tower cranes are used only for their designed purpose, with safe load charts, exclusion zones...
High
2 citations

Safe work method statements for tower crane work

Oct 2026
A safe work method statement must be prepared before high risk construction work involving tower cranes starts.
Medium
1 citation

Tower Crane Code of Practice 2017 – Overview and Scope

Oct 2026
Sets out who the Code applies to (PCBUs, designers, manufacturers, suppliers, importers, workers) and how compliance with it satisfies WHS A...
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2 citations

Variation of the code by the Minister

Oct 2026
The Tower Crane Code of Practice 2017 was varied by the Minister for Education and Industrial Relations on 1 July 2018.
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Who has health and safety duties for tower cranes

Oct 2026
Designers, manufacturers, suppliers, importers and those who own, hire or lease tower cranes all have duties to manage tower crane risks.
Medium
1 citation

Working near other plant, including other cranes and concrete placement booms

Oct 2026
Tower crane siting and planning must address the risk of collision with other plant, including other cranes and concrete placement booms.
Medium
1 citation

Working near overhead and underground electric lines

Oct 2026
Tower crane work near overhead powerlines must be electrically safe, with exclusion zones stated in the Electrical Safety Regulation 2013.
High
1 citation

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