Prepare to Work Safely in the Construction Industry

This course is based on the unit of competency CPCCWHS1001 Prepare to Work Safely in the Construction Industry which is recognised Australia wide.

This course covers the general work health and safety information you require to work on a construction site in Australia.

What will you learn:

• Work Health and Safety responsibilities
• Identifying and managing hazards and risks on a construction site
• Responding to accidents and incidents

Traffic Controller Training

What will the course cover?

• Stop/direct road users using a stop/slow bat and understand stopping sight distances
• Monitor traffic with portable traffic control devices and temporary traffic signs according to traffic management plans and traffic guidance schemes
• Maintain traffic incident reports
• Understand the Traffic Guidance Schemes (TGSs) also known as Traffic Management Plans (TMPs) for the site
• plus more….

What units of competency are covered?

• RIIWHS201D – Work safely and follow WHS policies and work procedures
• RIICOM201D – Communicate in the workplace
• RIIWHS205E – Control traffic with a stop-slow bat
• RIIWHS206 – Control traffic with portable traffic control devices and temporary traffic signs (NEW)

• A learner guide will be emailed to you once you have booked the course. You do not need to print this off and bring with you as you will be provided with one on the day.
• Your training will include:
  • classroom activities
  • theory questionnaires and group activities
  • minimum practical traffic control simulation using full scale devices and vehicles in controlled and safe environments
• Once you have completed your classroom based training, you will be issued with a Statement of Completion (SoC) which will able you to carry out supervised work in the traffic control industry while you wait to have your final assessment completed.
• Your Statement of Completion (SoC) is valid for 90 days during which you must have your final assessment completed. It cannot be extended or renewed after expiry.
• Once your final assessment has been completed and necessary paperwork submitted to SafeWork NSW, you will receive your SafeWork NSW issued Traffic Control Card in the mail.

White Card

• You must be at least 14 years of age to participate in the training
• You must provide original ID documents that add up to at least 100 points. Within these documents, you must be able to show your photo, date of birth (minimum age 17 years), signature and current residential address.
• If you do not bring the correct ID on the day of training, you will be refused entry to the course and it will cost you the full course fee to rebook.
• Special arrangements apply for participants in the following groups:
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (go to part A in this form).
  • School sector (go to part B in this form).
  • Overseas persons recently arrived in Australia (for less than six weeks) (go to part C in this form).
• Please click here to see the Evidence of Identity form.

More information about this course can be on SafeWork NSW website.

Traffic Controller

• You must be at least 17 years of age to participate in the training.
• You must provide original ID documents that add up to at least 100 points. Within these documents, you must be able to show your photo, date of birth (minimum age 17 years), signature, and current residential address.
• If you do not bring the correct ID on the day of training, you will be refused entry to the course and it will cost you the full course fee to rebook.
• Please click here to see the Evidence of Identity form (PDF).

More information about this course can be found on the SafeWork NSW website.