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CPCCWHS1001 Prepare to Work Safely in the Construction Industry is a nationally recognised certificate; Known throughout the industry as a White Card, formerly referred to as a BlueCard.
This unit equips you with the skills and information required to safely work in the construction industry. Teaching you the legislative requirements for worker health and safety in order to perform construction work safely and preventing injury or harm to yourself or others.
It is both assumed and expected that all construction workers will complete site-specific induction training before stepping foot on any Australian construction sites.
For group or workplace White Card training requests, The Gold Coast First Aid Course can come to you! Sessions run during business hours and all materials, equipment and resources will be provided by us. Contact our corporate team at corporate@firstaidpro.com.au
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CPCCOHS1001A A Work safely in the construction industry
A statement of attainment for CPCCWHS1001 Prepare to work safely in the construction industry White card issued from Firstaidpro RTO:40407
Complimentary tea and coffee are available at all First Aid Course Gold Coast training facilities. With locations spread right across the Gold Coast, you’re sure to find a session that suits you. Our Gold Coast locations are accessible by public transport and all have on-site or street parking. All locations are equipped with the latest QLD White Card training resources and materials.
FACGC students who are successful in CPCCWHS1001 – Prepare to work safely in the construction industry are able to enter the construction site with confidence, knowing:
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The First Aid Course Gold Coast is honoured and is now able to offer General Construction Induction and White Card courses to international students visa holders.
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If you want to step on-site or labour for a construction company in Australia, you are going to need to complete your Construction Induction training.
This includes tradies with overseas student visas who want to work on and go on-site in the construction industry.
If you do not complete the White Card training and still decide to go on-site, not only will you receive heavy fines, you put yourself and others at an unnecessarily high risk of injury or harm.
In your General Construction Induction course, you will receive demonstrations on keeping yourself safe on a construction site, safe work practices, and what appropriate on-site conduct looks like.
A few notable roles requiring the General Construction Induction course in Queensland are:
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Please remember if you have been unwell or are experiencing any flu-like symptoms, we respectfully encourage that you contact us to reschedule your training. Where courses need to be rescheduled, FirstAidPro will notify learners at the earliest convenience.
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You will be issued a White Card after completing general construction induction training with FirstAidPro – RTO: 40407. The course content provides you with the accredited unit of competency, CPCCWHS1001 – Prepare to work safely in the construction industry, and FirstAidPro’s QLD White Cards are issued inline with WorkSafe Queensland guidelines.
The White Card course content is defined by the unit of competency CPCCWHS1001 – Prepare to work safely in the construction industry. It supersedes and is equivalent to the older CPCCOHS1001A – Work safely in the construction industry unit of competency.
Obtaining your White Card will ensure that you have received the bare minimum information required to keep yourself, and others, safe on construction sites. You will learn about standards, procedures, policies, processes, and the reporting of incidents.
Your Trainer and Assessor from The First Aid Course Gold Coast will ensure that you possess the necessary risk awareness, communication skills and legislative understanding throughout your assessment tasks to conduct yourself safely on a construction site.
A person must demonstrate knowledge of:
Basic principles of risk management, including the following five steps in order:
Basic procedures for accessing first aid construction hazards, including those relating to:
Types, purpose and use of PPE used in construction, as specified in the performance evidence, and including:
Construction emergencies, including:
Construction incidents, including:
Safe work practices that should be followed in construction work, including:
Meanings and symbols associated with construction safety signs, symbols and tags, including:
A person demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy the requirements of the knowledge element, performance criteria, foundation skills, and the range of assessing criteria described below.
The person must:
Orally explain basic procedures for responding to incidents and emergencies, including types and purpose of the following fire safety equipment:
Orally explain the roles of the following designated health and safety personnel:
The person must also demonstrate correctly fitting to themselves the PPE listed below:
Beware of websites offering the White Card course online. Online courses are unlikely to be legitimate and result in a White Card. An easy way to identify a legitimate registered training organisation is to check their RTO number on Training.gov.au
To be eligible to complete the White Card online in Queensland, your residential address must be at least 100km away from the nearest White Card training provider.
This means Queensland learners belonging to the Brisbane, Gold Coast, Logan or Ipswich regional districts will more than likely not qualify to complete the CPCCWHS1001 – Prepare to work safely in the construction industry course online.
Instead, you can attend a face-to-face session with one of our industry-leading White Card trainers.
Your course will be completed in 4 hours.
A USI (unique student identifier) number is a mandatory requirement for any student wishing to undertake vocational training in Australia. Your USI number is unique to you and provided to you by the government to keep a secure online register of your VET certifications. You can quickly and easily look up your registered number or apply for your USI number by clicking the link below
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After the USI is obtained and online booking is completed; Students will receive their course confirmation email through Vasto, the FirstAidPro Student Portal. Allowing FirstAidPro students to complete their own enrollment, student profile, and account details.
All documentation including pre-course reading and paper-based workbooks is stored using Vasto. Making these resources accessible at any time, as needed. The Vasto student platform is where your certificates can be located, after your successful completion of the CPCCWHS1001 – Prepare to work safely in the construction industry course.
This is an induction training certification. Both International Student Visa Holders and domestic students do not need any prerequisite qualifications in order to complete your CPCCWHS1001 – Prepare to work safely in the construction industry or obtain your White Card with The First Aid Course Gold Coast.
The course requirements and content are defined in the unit of competency CPCCWHS1001 – Prepare to work safely in the construction industry.
You must show proficiency across the following competencies to obtain your QLD White Card when completing your construction induction course:
You must supply at least 3 forms of approved identification to be issued a QLD White Card on the same day as your course completion, with at least one form being a Photo ID.
Together, your 3 forms of approved ID must display:
All documents must be valid, original versions, issued by an Australian authority.
Unless otherwise stipulated.
WorkSafe does not specify a minimum age for White Cards obtained in Queensland, and The First Aid Course Gold Coast imposes no such restrictions onto our students.
You will be required to correctly understand and respond to both written and verbal questions. Students should have basic proficiency in the English language, as well as the capacity to apply literacy and numeracy skills in order to successfully complete the requirements of the White Card course, including:
In order to satisfy your White Card assessment criteria, you will need to successfully demonstrate the accepted procedure of fitting and wearing the following Personal Protective Equipment:
All our First Aid Courses are delivered according to the Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) guidelines and in accordance with Safe Work Australia recommendations.
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