A White Card is mandatory for all Australian construction industry employees. How it differs from other required qualifications, is that you can complete the necessary training anywhere in Australia and have it recognised in any other subsequent state or territory.
As a national reform to the industry’s Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) standards – all states and territories, and they’re all signatories, will recognise training no matter in which state or territory it occurred. The induction course, 'Work Safely in the Construction Industry', can be carried out by Registered Training Organisations (RTOs), which are approved by relevant governing bodies. Information on which states RTOs are registered to deliver the course and implement white cards is available at the National Training Information Service (NTIS). Who Needs a White Card?Construction industry employees required to undertake the 'Work Safely in the Construction Industry' OHS induction include those whose work involves housing construction, civil construction, renovations, repairs, refurbishment, carpentry, asbestos removal, bricklaying, plumbing, concreting, floor, roof and wall tiling.
The OHS Induction Course: The OHS induction course includes modules that deal with indentifying duty of care requirements, complying with safe work practices, identifying risk management principles, identifying common construction hazards and measures for controlling hazards and risks. The 'Work Safely in the Construction Industry' course also teaches and assesses knowledge of OHS communication processes, OHS documentation processes, identifying the role of designated OHS personnel, explaining safety signs and symbols, identifying procedures, identifying relevant authorities, personal protection procedures and fire safety procedures.You can complete the 'Work Safely in the Construction Industry' OHS induction course through an RTO either online or in person. The course takes six hours to complete face-to-face and between two and four hours generally to complete online. Both delivery options contain the same course content, modules and assessment items. The 'Work Safely in the Construction Industry' OHS induction course, which results in a White Card, relates directly to the general induction training program specified by the National Code of Practice for Induction Training for Construction Work, which all Australian states and territories have implemented.For more information visit us:--http://www.skillvance.com.au/
