Worksafe section 316 (b) of the WH&S Regulation states
If you already hold a White Card that has been issued:
- less than 2 years ago, you will be able to complete our NSW Owner Builder Course and apply for an Owner Builder Permit using your existing White Card
- 2 or more years ago, and you have not been working in the construction industry, you will need to complete a current White Card Course in addition to the NSW Owner Builder Course in order to be able to apply for an Owner Builder Permit.
Worksafe TAS advise they are recording increasing cases of DIY’s suffering from asbestos disease through renovating houses/commercial properties built before 1990. Worksafe TAS highly recommend that owner builders undertaking renovations on a house/commercial space built before 1990 complete an Asbestos Awareness course.
ABE Education have co-developed a comprehensive Asbestos Awareness course with RTO Edway Training, which trains you to identify where asbestos may be present, what types and how to deal with it safely and which is done fully online and is approved by CBOS for all building practitioners.
Before you can apply for your owner-builder permit you must first put in place the necessary insurances including Public Liability, which you can do with our affiliate specialist owner builder insurance broker Coverforce.