White Cards – Construction Industry
White Cards Construction Industry
You need a white card for construction work.
A white card (or general construction induction card) is required for workers who want to carry out construction work.
Construction work includes the following—
(a) any installation or testing carried out in connection with an activity
(b) the removal from the workplace of any product or waste resulting from demolition,
(c) the prefabrication or testing of elements, at a place specifically established for the construction work, for use in construction work,
(d) the assembly of prefabricated elements to form a structure, or the disassembly of prefabricated elements forming part of a structure,
(e) the installation, testing or maintenance of an essential service in relation to a structure,
(f) any work connected with an excavation,
(g) any work connected with any preparatory work or site preparation (including landscaping as part of site preparation)
(h) an activity, that is carried out on, under or near water, including work on buoys and obstructions to navigation.
People who need a white card include:
- site managers, supervisors, surveyors, labourers, and tradespeople
- people who access operational construction zones (unaccompanied or not directly supervised by an inducted person)
- workers whose employment causes them to routinely enter operational construction zones.
The white card becomes void if you haven’t carried out construction work for two consecutive years or more.
Eligibility criteria
- You must first complete CPCWHS1001 – Prepare to work safely in the construction industry training – this is achieved by completing a one-day face to face course
- On the day of the course you will need to provide the trainer with 100 points of ID
- A person must be at least 14 years of age to participate in the training.
Application process
Contact Southern Cross Business Services (partner with Safety Corp RTO 91694) on 0466 015 373 for details on course dates and enrollment
One day face to face course
CPCWHS1001 – Prepare to work safely in the construction industry
This unit of competency specifies the mandatory work health and safety training required prior to undertaking construction work.
The unit requires the person to demonstrate personal awareness and knowledge of health and safety legislative requirements to work safely and prevent injury or harm to self and others.
It covers identifying and orally reporting common construction hazards, understanding basic risk control measures, and identifying procedures for responding to potential incidents and emergencies.
It also covers correctly selecting and fitting common personal protective equipment (PPE) used for construction work.
On the completion of the course, you will be able to:
Identify health and safety legislative requirements of construction work
Identify construction hazards and risk control measures
Identify health and safety communication and reporting processes
Identify incident and emergency response procedures.
When you have successfully completed your face-to-face course,
CPCWHS1001 – Prepare to work safely in the construction industry,
you will be issued a statement on the day (temporary white card) (by Safety Corp. Safe Work NSW approval number 800331) that you can use to prove you have completed the training until your new card arrives.
The statement is valid for 60 days, but most cards are issued in less than 30 days.
If you don’t receive your card, call Safe Work NSW on 13 10 50.
