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WhiteCard - Work safely in the construction industry - OnLine (Queensland only)
Course aim
This Online course is for Queensland residents only.
This course provides you with basic awareness of construction hazards and risks to help prevent workplace accidents, injury or illness, increase your knowledge of workplace injury management, standards of behaviour on-site, occupational health & safety (OH&S) legal responsibilities, how OH&S issues should be dealt with and workers compensation.
Course outline
Persons who do not reside in QLD or are not in QLD for work at the time of doing the assessment are excluded from this online course.
Want to work in construction? It is compulsory that you complete a Construction Induction training course to be able to work on a domestic or commercial construction site.
Protect yourself and your work mates by being aware of how to increase safety at work. The White Card is nationally accepted so you can work in anywhere in Australia!
The Queensland ‘blue card’ course expired on 30 July 2009 and has been replaced by the new nationally agreed unit of competency CPCCOHS1001A Work safely in the construction industry.Existing blue card holders are not required to undertake further training or replace their blue card. It remains valid in Queensland and interstate.
Workplace Health and Safety Queensland may issue penalties of up to $3000 for failing to hold an induction card. Construction organisations beware - permitting a person to commence work at a construction site without a evidence of construction induction carries a maximum penalty of $15,000. COURSE CONTENT The course consists of the training unit CPCCOHS1001A Work Safely in the Construction Industry, The unit relates to the general induction training program specified by the National Code of Practice for Induction Training for Construction Work (ASCC 2006). This course provides you with basic awareness of construction hazards and risks to help prevent workplace accidents, injury or illness, increase your knowledge of workplace injury management, standards of behaviour on-site, occupational health & safety (OH&S) legal responsibilities, how OH&S issues should be dealt with and workers compensation.
The course will equip you or your staff with the skill and knowledge to: 1) Identify OHS legislative requirements 2) Identify construction hazards and control measures 3) Identify OHS communication and reporting processes 4) Identify OHS incident response procedures. WHO SHOULD ATTEND If you are looking to work in construction as aLabourer, Apprentice, Trainee, Tradesperson, Site Manager, SiteSupervisor, Project Manager, Contractor, Traffic Control, or visit a work site on a regular basis this course is an essential requirement. Work may include housing construction, civil construction, building, demolition work, fit outs, renovations, repairs, refurbishment, asbestos removal, structural steel erection, carpentry, bricklaying, concreting, plumbing, electrical, painting, refurbishing, shop-fitting, repairs, plastering, floor & wall tiling, roof tiling & installation of floor covering. Some organisations, such as Shire/City Councils, Roads & Traffic Authority, or construction groups insist the White Card be the minimum entry level to their worksite.
HOW THE COURSE IS DELIVERED: This is an interactive course where you access the reading material, and complete the assessment online. On successful completion you must email, post, or fax a certified copy of your photo ID, Witness Declaration and course coversheet to Axiom College. We recommend you forward these documents by registered mail. On receiving these materials we will verify your details and post you a card within 14 days - or you may collect it from the college if you prefer. You will also receive Statement of Attainment showing the award of CPCCOHS1001A Work safely in the construction industry. You are given 3 opportunities to answer a question correctly and if you do not, unfortunately you will be cancelled out of the course and will need to purchase the course again.There is no expiry date for the White Card.
Pre-requisites
-Participants must be able to read and write in English language.
