Crane Certification Victoria
Victoria's crane fleet is concentrated around Melbourne's major construction pipeline and industrial belt, with mobile cranes on CBD and inner-suburb high-rise projects, Franna pick-and-carry cranes across the outer residential and commercial development corridor, vehicle loading cranes serving Melbourne's freight and logistics industry, and smaller city cranes on constrained urban sites from Geelong to Bendigo. Each machine needs documented certification under the AS 2550 series — annual and periodic inspections, load and function testing, and the major structural assessment at the interval the standard and equipment class require.
We provide independent crane certification across Victoria — Melbourne metropolitan, Geelong, the Mornington Peninsula, Ballarat, Bendigo, Shepparton and the regional corridor. One enquiry against your Victorian crane fleet maps every machine against its certification schedule and coordinates everything through a single contact rather than separate inspection providers managing separate logbooks.
Built For
- Victorian crane hire businesses keeping Melbourne and regional fleets certified
- Melbourne construction and civil contractors operating all-terrain and city cranes
- Freight, logistics and manufacturing businesses with vehicle loading crane fleets in VIC
- Utilities, energy and telecommunications operators with Victoria-based crane plant
- Victorian Government and local council infrastructure asset managers
- Owner-operators of a single mobile crane or pick-and-carry crane in Victoria
Equipment & Coverage
- All-terrain mobile cranes on Melbourne CBD and major Victorian construction projects
- Franna and pick-and-carry cranes across Victoria's residential and commercial sites
- Vehicle loading cranes on Victorian freight, logistics and service vehicles
- City and compact cranes for constrained Melbourne inner-suburb sites
- Rough-terrain cranes for regional and outer-Melbourne civil projects
- Truck-mounted EWP platforms operating on Victoria's energy and NBN network
The Process
Identify the Victorian crane and its certification history
Make, model, configuration and Victorian location are recorded alongside the logbook and prior inspection reports. For Melbourne CBD cranes on active construction sites we confirm access and downtime windows at this stage — so the inspection is scheduled around the crane's programme rather than pulling it offline unannounced.
Inspect the crane at the Victorian site
Boom sections, slew bearing, winch and rope, hook block, outriggers and rated-capacity indicators are examined at the Victorian location — mobile field service to Melbourne, Geelong, regional centres and outer sites. For vehicle loading cranes, the knuckle boom, mounting and hydraulic circuit are assessed as a separate scope.
Function and load testing in Victoria
Safe-load and rated-capacity indicator systems are checked as a critical component of every Victorian crane inspection. Function and, where warranted, load testing verifies the crane performs to its rated capacity — documented with the test method and the outcome in the written report.
Certify and document for Victorian compliance
Logbook entries and a full written inspection report are produced after every Victorian crane assessment. The documentation satisfies Victorian WHS obligations, crane hire agreements and the principal contractor requirements common on Melbourne's major projects.
Compliance & Standards
Victoria's work health and safety framework — the Work Health and Safety Act 2013 (Vic) — places the same duties on plant owners and duty holders as the national harmonised model. Mobile cranes and vehicle loading cranes are designed under AS 1418 and inspected and maintained under the AS 2550 series, which sets the periodic and major inspection intervals for each crane class. The major structural assessment falls due at the interval the standard and equipment class specify. We work to those standards across the full Victorian geography and produce records that a Victorian WHS inspector, a crane hire customer and a principal contractor can all rely on.
Why EWP Australia
- Victoria-wide coverage — Melbourne CBD to Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo and regional VIC
- All mobile crane classes inspected independently — no manufacturer affiliation
- Lifting structure, outriggers, safe-load indicators and carrier all assessed together
- Load and function testing included where warranted
- Documentation for Victorian WHS, hire agreements and principal contractor requirements
- Mobile field service — inspection at the Victorian site, not at a depot
Common Questions
How often does a Victorian mobile crane need to be certified?
AS 2550 requires annual and periodic inspections throughout a crane's working life, with the major structural assessment falling due at the interval set by the relevant standard and equipment class — commonly 5-year or 10-year depending on crane type and duty. We map each Victorian crane individually against its schedule rather than applying one interval to all machines.
Can you inspect vehicle loading cranes across Melbourne's freight industry?
Yes. Loader cranes on freight, delivery and service vehicles across metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria are within scope. The inspection covers the knuckle boom, slewing mechanism, hydraulic circuit, controls and safe-load indicator — all documented and returned after the assessment.
My crane is on a busy Melbourne construction site. Can you minimise downtime?
Yes. We coordinate the timing of the assessment around your construction programme and confirm the downtime window before the inspection is scheduled. For cranes on programme-critical sites, we aim to complete the inspection in the minimum time consistent with a thorough assessment.
Do you cover Franna cranes across Victoria's residential building sector?
Yes. Franna and pick-and-carry cranes on Victorian residential and commercial sites are a standard part of the assessment scope. Slew bearing, boom, counterweight and stability systems are covered, with the result documented in the logbook and written report.
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