This nationally recognised training course gives participants the necessary skills and knowledge 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. 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.
- 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
- All workers on a construction site in Australia must hold a White Card
- Participants must be a minimum of 17 years of age to sit the assessment, and be proficient in English
- Photo ID, and wear appropriate PPE (Hi-viz clothing, ankle height steel toe boots, hard hat, safety glasses)
- A short literacy and numeracy test will be required
- Assessment type: Theory and Practical
- 1 day training in a classroom setting
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be issued with;
- A SafeWork NSW Statement of Training certificate (SOT) on the day of the course.
- Valid for 60 days from the course date.
- White Card issued by SafeWork NSW
1. Identify health and safety legislative requirements of construction work.
1.1. Basic roles, responsibilities and rights of duty holders are identified and explained according to jurisdictional health and safety legislative requirements.
1.2. Duty of care requirements are identified.
1.3. Construction safe work practices are identified and explained.
2. Identify construction hazards and risk control measures.
2.1. Basic principles of risk management are identified.
2.2. Construction hazards are identified and discussed.
2.3. Purpose and use of PPE are identified and demonstrated.
2.4.Measures for controlling hazards are identified.
3. Identify health and safety communication and reporting processes.
3.1. Health and safety documents are identified and discussed.
3.2. Roles of designated health and safety personnel are identified and explained.
3.3. Safety signs and symbols are identified and explained.
3.4.Procedures for reporting hazards, incidents and injuries are identified.
4. Identify incident and emergency response procedures.
4.1. Procedures for responding to incidents and emergencies are identified and explained.
4.2. Procedures for accessing first aid are identified.
4.3. Types and purpose of fire safety equipment are identified and discussed.
Above detailed information has been extracted from training.gov.au. For a more comprehensive review of legislation & guidelines please visit; https://training.gov.au/Training/Details/CPCWHS1001
Quick Glance
Program Name
Construction White Card
Start date(s)
Fri 28 Feb 2025
Program length
4 HOURS
Study mode
THEORY ONLY
Contact
+61 476 467 873