White Card study plan
White Card · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Work health and safety laws and duties (NSW WHS framework)
Explain the purpose and structure of the NSW work health and safety (WHS) Act and Regulation in plain language
Identify the primary duty holder categories and state the core duty each one owes
Define 'reasonably practicable' and list the factors used to judge it
Map the meaning of 'worker', 'workplace' and 'PCBU' onto a construction scenario
Your checkpoint
A one-page duty-holder map naming at least five duty holders, the duty each owes, and one construction example per duty holder
Work health and safety laws and duties (NSW WHS framework) & Hazard identification, risk assessment and control
Distinguish the duty to consult from the duty to manage risk, and state who must be consulted and when
Describe the hierarchy of control and rank each control level from most to least reliable
Apply the hierarchy to at least three construction hazards and justify the chosen control
Explain when a risk assessment must be recorded and what it must contain
Your checkpoint
Three completed risk assessment records, each showing a hazard, likelihood and consequence rating, controls chosen from the hierarchy, and the residual risk rating
Hazard identification, risk assessment and control & Construction site hazards and safe work practices
Identify common construction hazards by category: falls, electrical, plant, hazardous substances, manual tasks, and noise
Select the correct control for each hazard category and explain why lower-order controls alone are insufficient
Describe how to inspect a work area and record hazards before work starts
Explain the purpose and limits of a safe work method statement for high-risk construction work
Your checkpoint
A hazard register covering at least ten hazards across five categories, each with a control and a residual risk rating
Construction site hazards and safe work practices & Personal protective equipment and safe use of plant and tools
Describe fall prevention measures for edges, openings, ladders and scaffolds, and state when a fall control is required
Explain the purpose of each item of personal protective equipment and when each must be worn
Describe pre-use checks for common hand and power tools and for plant
Identify unsafe conditions that require stopping work and escalating
Your checkpoint
A timed 40-question practice test on domains 2 to 4, scored and reviewed with a written list of every missed concept
Construction site hazards and safe work practices & Personal protective equipment and safe use of plant and tools
Explain exclusion zones, spotter duties and pedestrian separation around mobile plant
Describe safe practices for excavation, confined spaces and work near services
Outline the requirements for electrical safety, tagging and leads on site
Explain the safe use, storage and disposal of hazardous substances on site
Your checkpoint
A one-page site safety walk checklist covering at least fifteen checks drawn from plant, excavation, electrical and hazardous substance controls
Consultation, incident reporting and emergency procedures
Describe how to report a hazard, near miss and notifiable incident, and state who must be notified
Explain the purpose of consultation and the role of health and safety representatives
Outline emergency procedures including evacuation, assembly and first aid arrangements
Describe how to respond to an emergency in the first minutes without waiting for instruction
Your checkpoint
A written incident report for a simulated near miss, plus a diagram of the emergency response steps from alarm to assembly point
Consultation, incident reporting and emergency procedures & Workers' rights, responsibilities and workplace behaviour
State workers' rights, including the right to cease unsafe work and the protections that follow
State workers' responsibilities, including following instructions and reporting hazards
Describe expected workplace behaviour and how to raise a concern or refuse unsafe work constructively
Explain how consultation and reporting duties connect to the duties learned in week 1
Your checkpoint
A short written script for refusing unsafe work and reporting it, referencing the relevant duty and consultation step
Work health and safety laws and duties (NSW WHS framework) & Hazard identification, risk assessment and control & Construction site hazards and safe work practices & Personal protective equipment and safe use of plant and tools & Consultation, incident reporting and emergency procedures & Workers' rights, responsibilities and workplace behaviour
Recall key definitions and duty-holder roles without notes
Apply the hierarchy of control to unfamiliar scenarios under time pressure
Identify the correct emergency and reporting action in scenario questions
Review every missed concept from earlier practice tests and confirm each is now understood
Your checkpoint
Two full-length timed practice exams, each scored at 90 percent or higher, with a written review of every incorrect answer
Milestones
Week 2: Can state the primary duty and at least two supporting duties of each duty holder, and explain 'reasonably practicable' with three factors, without notes
Week 4: Scores at least 80 percent on the 40-question practice test covering domains 2 to 4
Week 6: Can describe the correct reporting path for a notifiable incident and the first five emergency response steps from memory
Week 7: Can explain the right to cease unsafe work and the worker responsibilities that accompany it in under two minutes
Week 8: Scores at least 90 percent on both full-length practice exams and has closed every item on the earlier missed-concept list