White Card case studies
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The White Card - formally the General Construction Induction card - is the credential that people in NSW need before they carry out construction work. SafeWork NSW lists "White cards" under its Licences and registrations section, and it also publishes a "General construction induction RTOs" page for the registered training organisations approved to deliver the training. This independent study page is for anyone preparing for construction induction training and assessment: new entrants to the industry, apprentices, labourers, traffic and site support workers, and experienced workers who need to refresh or replace a card. It is not affiliated with SafeWork NSW or any registered training organisation. The White Card case studies are 5 cases and about 4,256 words.
1The Scissor Lift on the Sloping Slab
You are a labourer on a three-storey residential build in western Sydney. At 7:40 am the site supervisor tells you to take the electric scissor lift onto the suspended concrete slab of level 2 to reach a ceiling bulkhead.
825 words, about 4 min2The Fume Cloud in the Basement Plant Room
You are part of a two-person team doing fit-out in a basement plant room of a commercial building in Parramatta. The room is 6 m by 4 m with one doorway and no mechanical ventilation.
840 words, about 4 min3The Apprentice, the Nail Gun and the Missing Guard
You are a leading hand on a timber-frame townhouse site. A first-year apprentice, 17 years old, is using a framing nail gun to fix bottom plates.
848 words, about 4 min4The Trench, the Rain and the Neighbour's Fence
You are a plumber on a residential site in the Blue Mountains. A 1.8 m deep, 12 m long trench has been excavated along the side boundary for a sewer connection.
888 words, about 4 min5The Near Miss, the HSR and the Report That Wasn't Filed
You are a worker on a multi-storey commercial fit-out. On Tuesday a pallet of plasterboard fell from a pallet jack as it was moved across a ramp, narrowly missing a worker.
855 words, about 4 min