This unit describes skills and knowledge required to plan and undertake the installation of specialist staging equipment for productions in the entertainment and events industries. It involves preparing required documentation, undertaking installation and uninstallation of required equipment and completing post-show administrative tasks.

The unit applies to those who work autonomously in a team environment as they take responsibility for ensuring that specialist staging equipment is installed and tested in line with safety standards, prior to performances or events. They may be responsible for supervising others.

The National Standard for Licensing Persons Performing High Risk Work applies to persons performing dogging, rigging, scaffolding work and operating elevating work platforms. Completion of the following units is required for certification and where applicable, at either basic, intermediate or advanced levels:

• CPCCLDG3001 Licence to perform dogging
• CPCCLRG3001 Licence to perform rigging basic level
• CPCCLRG3002 Licence to perform rigging intermediate level
• CPCCLRG4001 Licence to perform rigging advanced level
• CPCCLSF2001 Licence to erect, alter and dismantle scaffolding basic level
• TLILIC0005 Licence to operate a boom-type elevating work platform (boom length 11 metres or more).

Sets and staging for some performances or events may fall within the definition of construction work. If so, people entering a construction site are required to complete the general induction training program specified by the National Code of Practice for Induction for Construction Work (Commonwealth of Australia, 2007).

Achievement of the unit ‘CPCCWHS1001 Prepare to work safely in the construction industry’ fulfils this requirement.