Earthworks and procurement guides
These guides are for the people who scope, approve and buy site works. On earthworks, they cover when Toowoomba Regional Council requires operational works approval for cut and fill, and what a Before You Dig Australia enquiry gives you. They also cover the safety rules for trenches deeper than 1.5 metres, and why the Darling Downs' cracking clay soils matter for pavements and backfill. On procurement, they show how to check a contractor before you award work. That means confirming asbestos licences on WorkSafe Queensland's registers, checking QBCC licences on the public register, and matching each part of a scope to the licence it needs. Earthmoving on its own needs no QBCC licence, but related work such as concreting and retaining walls does.
Published guides
Guides for this topic are being written. For a question about a site now, call (07) 4613 4222.
Guides in this topic
- Do I need council approval for earthworks in Toowoomba?
- When should I lodge a Before You Dig Australia enquiry?
- What are the safety rules for trenches deeper than 1.5 metres?
- How do I check a contractor's asbestos and QBCC licences?
- Which licences does a demolition, asbestos or civil scope need?
- Why do reactive clay soils matter for earthworks on the Darling Downs?
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