White Card

Construction Induction training (also known as White Card or Red Card training) is the mandatory work health and safety training required prior to undertaking construction work.

Construction Induction training is required for:

• all persons who carry out construction work, including site managers and supervisors, surveyors
• labourers and tradespersons, who access operational construction zones unaccompanied or not directly supervised by an inducted person
• all persons whose employment causes them to routinely enter operational construction zones

Owner Builder License

When applying for an Owner Builder license, you will be required to provide a copy of your plastic white card. Please note that the Victorian Building Association (VBA) accepts ONLY plastic cards. Paper Statements of Attainment are not accepted.

White Card Expiry Period

If a person is out of the industry for 2 consecutive years, WorkSafe VIC recommends to re-do the course to be compliant and have up-to-date safety information since it expires.

White Card Replacement

To get a replacement for a lost or stolen WorkSafe VIC issued white card, please contact WorkSafe VIC at 1300 852 562.

Unit of Competency Details

This course supersedes and is equivalent to CPCCWHS1001 Prepare to Work Safely in the Construction Industry. WorkSafe VIC recognises Statements of Attainment issued under a new unit of competency.

What will you receive

Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive:

• Statement of Attainment

• Construction Induction plastic card (which will be issued and mailed by WorkSafe Victoria)

What will you learn

Construction Induction training covers Work Health and Safety (WHS) related topics, such as health and safety legislative requirements of construction work, construction hazards and risk control measures, health and safety communication and reporting processes and incident and emergency response procedures.

White Card training course consists of PowerPoint presentation, class activities, videos and end of the day assessment.