Construction White Card

White Card Training Brisbane

White Card training covers health and safety in the Construction industry. It heavily focuses on working safely on a worksite to prevent accidents, injury, or harm. 

Vertical Horizonz Australia‘s White Card course highlights the importance of hazard identifications and how to implement essential risk control measures to minimise accidents. Vertical Horizonz offers comprehensive White Card Training in Brisbane at an affordable price of just $100. Book online now to secure your spot! 

As well as how to select, wear and maintain Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) correctly.

PURPOSE

White Card training covers health & safety in the Construction Industry. It heavily focuses on working safely on a worksite to prevent accidents, injury, or harm. This course highlights the importance of hazard identifications and how to implement essential risk control measures to minimise accidents. 

WHITE CARD TRAINING COURSE CONTENT

• How to select, wear, and maintain Personal Protective 
• Equipment (PPE) correctly
• Identify health & safety legislative requirements of construction work
• Identify construction hazards & risk controls
• Identify health & safety communication & reporting processes
• Identify incident & emergency response procedures

UNITS OF COMPETENCY

• CPCCWHS1001 – Prepare to work safely in the construction industry
• Add on: CPCCWHS2001 Apply OHS requirements, policies and procedures in the construction industry

Course Outline

Anyone who works in the construction industry can go through white card training. It shares knowledge on how to conduct tasks safely and efficiently. 

The course focuses more on sharing knowledge on health and safety legislative requirements. On top of that, you can understand the basics of injury prevention and risk management. The course focuses more on the construction industry while pinpointing specific scenarios. 

Obtaining the White Card 

Some significant changes were made to the White Card program back in the year 2019. According to these changes, it is no longer possible to go through online training. Anyone who wishes to obtain the White Card should go through in-person training. Then it is possible to receive the White Card, offered by Pinnacle Safety and Training. This certification is accepted across all territories and states within Australia. 

What can you learn from the course? 

• Understanding the legislation requirements and safety standards when working at a construction site.
• Adhering to safe working practices on a construction site.
• Understanding the rights and responsibilities of workers as well as supervisors working at the site.
• Understanding basic risk management principles and applying them in a construction site.
• Identifying different ways to communicate hazards and risks to workers and supervisors at the site.
• Understanding control measures and construction hazards.

ENTRY CRITERIA

Requirement to demonstrate a level of written and spoken English to do this: Equivalent to Level 1 English communication skills.

METHOD OF INSTRUCTION

The programme trainers are all experienced practical people. They speak everyday workplace language and have a wealth of real life examples to share with trainees. Trainees are encouraged to ‘have a go’ in a supportive, safe environment.