Cranes, hoists and winches
Everything about cranes, hoists and winches in one place.

Do you need a licence?
If you perform high risk work including operating certain types of plant, or if you work with dangerous goods and hazardous substances, you may need a licence.
Overhead crush and electrocution hazards
Overhead crush and electrocution hazards when using scissor lifts
Overhead crush and electrocution hazards when using boom lifts

Other types of plant
Cranes, hoists and winches are a type of plant and share similarities with elevated work platforms. Other examples of plant include forklifts, tractors, earthmoving equipment, quad bikes, harvesters, drill presses, die casting machines, dough mixers and packaging machines.