You will need a licence if you handle a scheduled extinguishing agent where there is a risk of an emission. An extinguishing agent means a scheduled substance that can be used to prevent, control or extinguish a fire, or suppress an explosion.
There are three key types of licence. These are:
- qualified persons licence
- experienced persons licence
- trainee licence.
There are six entitlement types to undertake specific activities:
- portable fire extinguisher maintenance
- fixed system installation and decommissioning
- fixed system testing and maintenance
- recovery, reclamation, fill and recycling
- warehouse maintenance
- control systems installation, commissioning and decommissioning.
Depending on the type of installation work, maintenance or service activity being undertaken, a technician may need to hold more than one type of entitlement.
