About this Reach Stacker Course

Looking to get your reach stacker ticket? You’re in the right place.

This course covers all the requirements for obtaining a national High Risk Work Licence (Class RS) to operate a reach stacker.

Successfully completing this course will give you the skills and knowledge to safely operate a powered reach stacker (over 3 tonnes) fitted with an attachment for lifting, moving, and travelling with shipping containers.

This course is designed for operators working in freight yards, logistics, or container handling environments and does not include portainer crane operations.

You’ll learn how to plan and prepare for lift operations, conduct safety checks, operate the reach stacker, move containers securely, and shut down and secure equipment in line with national safety standards.

All course participants must be:

  • 18 years or older
  • Able to read, understand, and write English
  • Able to produce and meet the evidence of identity criteria as per SafeWork / Worksafe identification requirements

Protective Personal Equipment – safety boots, high-visibility vests, and hard hats– is mandatory.

If a participant requires a reassessment for a High-Risk Work Licence an additional $250.00 + GST reassessment fee will apply.

Private training can be organised and conducted onsite if the following training and assessment requirements are met:

  • A room with access to power, a blank wall for presentation, a projector screen or a large TV, table/s and chairs.
  • Slewing Mobile Crane, with a telescopic boom and a winch with a minimum lifting capacity of 2t or more (with current service history, free from faults and operator manual present)
  • Licenced crane operator (must hold HRW C2 licence or higher)
  • Lifting equipment: Slings, tagline rope, fibre rope (minimum 10mm)

Required loads:

  1. Loose pipes in stillage (Minimum 2000kg)
  2. Steel plate (approx. 25mm, 1.5 x 0m)
  3. Square Load with defined lifting points such as a bin (minimum 2 tonne)
  4. Round load, such as a telegraph pole/log (minimum of 5m long)
  5. Uneven weighted load such as bin with material inside (minimum 2 tonne)

Learning Outcome

On completion of the course, participants will have gained the following skills and knowledge to:

  • WH&S legislation
  • Risk and Hazards
  • General inspections and preparation of work site requirements
  • Plan and prepare work
  • Conduct routine checks and equipment maintenance
  • Prepare reach stacker operations
  • Operate reach stacker
  • Travel reach stacker and mobile container
  • Shut down and secure reach stacker

Course Outcome
Participants who successfully complete this course will receive a nationally recognised Statement of Attainment. A High-Risk Work Licence (class RS) will be issued through the WHS authority in your jurisdiction. (SafeWork/WorkSafe)

Location:

Public course is available at Sydney NSW.

Course Cost:

$2,100

Course Availability & Pricing

Please see our public course dates below. If there are no dates available or you would like to arrange a private course at your site or ours, then please select the ‘Private courses’ button.

Container Reach Staker

Further Information

What is a Reach Stacker?

To operate a reach stacker you need to have an RS high risk work licence (HRW).

The reach stacker licence covers powered reach stackers (with a capacity of three tonnes or more) that have an attachment for lifting, lowering, moving and travelling with a shipping container.

In Queensland, until 31 December 2016, a person who holds a non-slewing mobile crane licence (CN) is also permitted to operate a reach stacker without holding an RS licence. From 1 January 2017, the RS HRW licence class must be held for the operation of a reach stacker.

Note: this licence cannot be used to operate a portainer crane.

Important Information

If a participant withdraws from a qualification/unit, with less than seven (7) business days notice prior to commencement, Kallibr Training reserves the right to retain the 30% administration booking fee.

No refund will be provided within two (2) business days prior to commencement. No refund will be permitted after course commencement or if a participant fails to attend on the scheduled commencement date.

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