Mini excavator driver - public liability insurance advice

Does the hire company offer anything?

You need to look at which rules the hirer uses for its contracts, CPHA (I think) place most of the burden on the hirer, "hired in Plant" insurance can be expensive, similarly public liability insurance goes up if you have ground engaging equipment or working at height (that's above 2m I think) equipment.

AJH

Nope. see reply to AJH below.

Nope. see reply to AJH below.

Round my way the hire compaines want to see your own insurance cert, or insist on theirs.

It must be possible, as the local guys neer me (20 or so people) hire in machines when theirs are down, or the wrong type for a job, which they then hire out as operated plant. Some of the jobs they do are for the NT, and the National Park, who are obcessed with saftey and insurance.

Is there a National Association of Plant Operators who may help, the people that you took your qualifatcions with ?

Rick

"Round my way the hire compaines want to see your own insurance cert, or insist on theirs."

I have never found that the companies near me request insurance at all. They will merrily hire out plant and the onus is on you to sort that out! Its a scary proposition really, as there must be lots of people in a similar position that make "expensive" mistakes, only to then realise its there wallet that then has to take the full brunt of the damage costs.

The point about the plant training site that I got my CITB license is a good one and worth a try.

Try