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Tel: 1300 307 877
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Freecall: 1800 678 198
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Cannington WA 6107
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WorkSafe Licensing Services is currently experiencing an unprecedented volume of high risk work licence applications. If you have not been contacted within 42 days of lodging your application, please have the details of the credit card used for payment handy prior to contacting us, so that we can locate the receipt.
We thank you for your patience during this time.
Your High Risk Work Licence expires every 5 years. You must not carry out high risk work until your licence has been renewed.
To renew your High Risk Work Licence – Here’s what you will need to have ready:
You will find your High Risk Work Licence number on the front of your High Risk Work Licence Card and on your Renewal Notice. You will need to enter both the letters and the numbers e.g. WL12345
You will need to have an existing email address lodged with WorkSafe to be able to Change Your Address and/or Renew Your High Risk Work Licence on line.
We will send you an online security code, for you to use, to safeguard your details, so make sure you can access your emails and your mobile phone when completing your transaction on line.
When you enter your security code we will show you part of the email address and mobile phone number you have used to receive the security code.
This security code will be valid for 48 hours, or until a new code is requested, or the code is used.
This code will be sent to your registered email address and/or your mobile - so make sure you have access to them. If you have any problems receiving the code please check your spam email.
We will send you confirmation that your application has been submitted. Your confirmation can be used as your Tax Invoice.
The validity period of your existing licence(s) is extended until you receive advice from WorkSafe on the outcome of your application.
Applications can take up to 8 weeks to process.
If you have any queries or have not received your High Risk Work Licence within 8 weeks of submitting your application, please contact WorkSafe on 1300 424 091 or via email to wslicensing@dmirs.wa.gov.au.
We will ask you to pay the application fee (click here to see fees). You can only make this payment by credit card. We accept Mastercard and Visa.
We will ask you to upload a digital photo showing just your head and shoulders, taken within the last six months. Your photo must be of type JPG / JPEG / GIF / PNG and no larger than 5MB).
Your photograph must:
If you have your High Risk Work Licence number, email address or registered mobile phone number, valid credit card and passport photo you're ready to go!
If you cannot renew online contact WorkSafe on 1300 307 877 or at wslicensing@dmirs.wa.gov.au.
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