what is a blue card
Dec 16th 2007, 8:53 pm
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what is a blue card
i was looking at a few driving jobs and some ask for a blue card? what is it and how do i get one
Dec 16th 2007, 9:36 pm
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Re: what is a blue card
Which State and what /who would you be driving? In Qld there are two blue Cards - one is for working with children, (bit like the CRB check back home) so if you are driving kids around it'll be that one. The other one is a Health and Safety one.
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Dec 16th 2007, 10:10 pm
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Dec 16th 2007, 11:48 pm
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Re: what is a blue card
I've just done my constuction safety "Blue Card" in Qld, Applied & did the course "online" took me about 2 hours....pretty well all multiple choice, mostly you could "guess" it if you had some basic UK site safety knowledge, a few things such as basic knowledge of what legislation does what, and who is responsible for what, were Aus specific, but basically all very easy and all in the course...cost me $60 via the local TAFE
Dec 17th 2007, 8:06 pm
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Re: what is a blue card
Dec 20th 2007, 9:35 am
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Re: what is a blue card
I've just done my constuction safety "Blue Card" in Qld, Applied & did the course "online" took me about 2 hours....pretty well all multiple choice, mostly you could "guess" it if you had some basic UK site safety knowledge, a few things such as basic knowledge of what legislation does what, and who is responsible for what, were Aus specific, but basically all very easy and all in the course...cost me $60 via the local TAFE
we are moving to Qld end of Jan and my hubby is worried about the blue card as he hates tests of any kind! He's a joiner and I wondered if you had to swat up on the test first or can you have notes in front of you? What is the passmark?? Any help/advice much appreciated.
Did you do this online at home????
Thanks
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Dec 20th 2007, 10:02 am
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Re: what is a blue card
Basically everyone who has any contact needs a construction blue card, including the cleaning staff. It's easy as honest they talk you through everything as your going along and you get to consult your notes and the handouts that they give you. Must be easy even I've got one
(no I'm not a cleaner)
Deb
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Dec 20th 2007, 11:34 am
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Re: what is a blue card
In QLD, there is also a childcare/child contact blue card system:
http://www.childcomm.qld.gov.au/empl...eral_info.html
http://www.childcomm.qld.gov.au/empl...eral_info.html
Dec 21st 2007, 9:10 pm
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Re: what is a blue card
That's my secret and I ain't telling. Hopefully by the time we get to Land cruiser park though they'll be clean and nobody will know what your talking about
