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Construction White Card - Prepare to work safely in the construction industry
This 5-hour White Card course specifies the mandatory work health and safety (WH&S) training required prior to undertaking construction work.
WorkSafe Connect has been delivering workplace health and safety programs for over 10 years and is one of Queensland’s leading suppliers of face to face white card training.
This unit of competency requires the person to demonstrate personal awareness and knowledge of health and safety legislative requirements in order to work safely and prevent injury or harm to self and others.
The program is made up of the following nationally accredited unit of competency:
- CPCWHS1001 – Prepare to work safely in the construction industry
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CSQ Funding Options
You may be eligible to receive Construction Skills Queensland funding for this course if you are a worker or an apprentice / trainee in the building and construction industry.
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Course Details
Our White Card training course covers identifying and orally reporting common construction hazards, understanding basic risk control measures and identifying procedures for responding to potential incidents and emergencies.
Key areas covered by this course include:
- Identifying relevant standards and legislation requirements related to working on a construction site
- Identifying construction hazards and control measures
- Identify and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Identify ways to communicate risks and hazards to superiors and workers on site
- Applying basic risk management principles and assessment of construction work
- Identifying responsibilities and rights of workers and supervisors on site
- Applying safe work practices whilst working on construction sites
Training will be conducted by one of our experienced trainer assessors who have industry currency, strong knowledge of relevant legislation, regulations and industry standards.
Practical and theoretical activities drive the training experience to ensure that the training is engaging, interesting and relevant.
WorkSafe Connect offers this course:
- Face to Face – Public Courses (Brisbane and Townsville)
- Face to Face – Onsite (at your site / workplace)
If you would like to discuss delivery options in more detail, then please get in contact with us.
To complete the course, students must successfully complete all assessments which are aligned with the national unit of competency.
All assessments are completed during the course – no assessment activities need to be completed prior to or post the training course.
Upon successful completion of the course requirements, students will receive a nationally recognised Statement of Attainment for the following units of competency:
- CPCWHS1001 – Prepare to work safely in the construction industry
Students will also be issued with the wallet-sized white card (approved by Workplace Health and Safety Queensland).
If you have any questions then please get in touch with a member of the WorkSafe Connect team today.
You may be eligible to receive CSQ funding for this course if you work in the building & construction industry and permanently work in Queensland.
If eligible:
- Employed or unemployed workers receive $120.00 in funding, which means an out of pocket expense of $30.00
- For apprentices & trainees, the course is fully subsidised with no out of pocket expense
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