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  1. 19th January 2006, 03:35 PM #1
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    Default Owner Builders and QLD Blue Cards

    I'll be undertaking an Owner Builders course shortly and I noticed that the provider also offers the Worksite safety course (QLD Blue Card). The QLD Building Services Authority website says nothing about OB's obtaining a Blue Card.

    Anyone know if I require one or not when working on my own house?
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    If your working on your OWN house check with your insurance co. policies and unwritten regulations............. Tonto
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    Far as I now you do not need a blue card for OB. You only need a blue card if you are working as a contractor or subbie.
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    How come youes get blue?
    We got stuck with red!!!:eek:

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    Bear in mind that the blue card is not administered by the building services authority but by the work place health and safety people.
    It is my understanding that they do not care who you are, if you are working on a declared construction site you need one.
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    The one's in SA are green as well!
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    In QLD we have TWO blue cards - one for working in the construction industry and another for working with children (background check). Both Tom and I have blue cards, but for different reasons! Just to add to the confusion!

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    Quote Originally Posted by dan_tom
    In QLD we have TWO blue cards - one for working in the construction industry and another for working with children (background check). Both Tom and I have blue cards, but for different reasons! Just to add to the confusion!

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    Mines actualy puece (sp), but they call it the red card. :confused:

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    Quote Originally Posted by ozwinner
    Mines actualy puece (sp), but they call it the red card. :confused:

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    Quote Originally Posted by soundman
    Bear in mind that the blue card is not administered by the building services authority but by the work place health and safety people.
    It is my understanding that they do not care who you are, if you are working on a declared construction site you need one.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dion N
    What constitutes a declared construction worksite?
    If there's paid trade work happening of any kind, it's a construction worksite.

    For the curious, the easiest (?) way I've found yet to obtain a blue card is online at http://www.bluedogtraining.com.au

    Seventy bucks seems slightly over the top, but if you take the half day for a real course, then the cost of getting there and back, it's great value.

    They don't know it, but they do a great trade in training backpacker-labourers for us.

    You can log on, "enrol" and do the course at your leisure, nothing to pay till you fax them the certificates with your credit card details. So if you haven't a clue, you may spend a number of hours going through the thing, if you know a bit .

    Well worth playing with, even if you don't need a card, and if you are even thinking of owner building, you should consider it compulsory general knowledge.

    The good thing about this system is that at least some of the training now gets to the bottom of the chain, and of course some responsiblity. The bad thing... well the whole chain of command is still responsible for what an idiot can do while no one is looking.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dan_tom
    In QLD we have TWO blue cards - one for working in the construction industry and another for working with children (background check). Both Tom and I have blue cards, but for different reasons! Just to add to the confusion!

    Cheers
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    Actually, there's three blue cards in Qld: Working with children card; building trade contractor's licence card and the general safety induction card for construction sites. No doubt someone will post with another one!

    BTW, Midge $70 sounds pretty reasonable, from memory QMBA charges the same or more and you lose more than half a day.

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