Owner Builder Safety Courses Go Online
Owner Builders have a many responsibilities that they need to be aware of, this is the main reason you should complete an accredited course with a Registered Training Organisation such as the one provided online at Australian Owner Builder Courses.
One of the areas that must be considered is the responsibility you have to yourself and others in respect to workplace health and safety or occupational health and safety.
In most cases you will be required to undertake a course of instruction in General Site Safety Induction (construction) to satisfy your local requirements.
A card system is in place in most states (Blue Card) for example in Queensland Red Card in New South Wales and Green Card in Victoria.
These courses provide an introduction into compliance with relevant laws, the Regulaations and the Act, detail common construction workplace hazards and introduce the concept of risk management as it applies to a building site.
Do not underestimate the importance of this training, the course will generally cost around $80.00 and take about 4 hours of your time to complete. This really is one of the most important areas of your training to assume the many responsibilities of an owner builder.
In recent times, across the states and territories there have been a number of serious accidents and even a few fatalities on owner builder sites.
You need to be aware that as an owner builder you are responsible for all activities on your site and for ensuring they are conducted in a safe manner, you assume the reponsibilities of the principal contractor under the workplace health and safety laws.
Just one of the areas you are responsible for is the upkeep of a register of training in site safety for all person working on your site. You must site their Site Safety Induction Cards and you must keep records of their induction both general and site specific..
The courses provided by Australian Owner Builder Courses Online give you access to forms and registers to keep this important information and instruct you on how to correctly use them.
Safety does not happen by accident, take your training seriously and make certain you understand your workplace health and safety obligations as an owner builder.
Happy Building – Rick