Australian construction · Site-Specific inductionsAustralian construction · Site-Specific inductions
Site inductions connected to worker readiness.
Capture induction acknowledgements, worker details and readiness checks so supervisors can see who needs review before work starts.
- Site managers
- Project teams
- WHS teams
- Contractors
Traditional paper inductions are slow, incomplete, and legally indefensible
Under Australian WHS laws, principal contractors have a general duty of care to ensure workers are properly inducted. Yet, paper checklists and ad-hoc digital forms are rarely audited, easily skipped, and fail to provide contemporaneously verified evidence of White Cards or High-Risk Work Licenses.
AxionSite records this process for principal contractors who run site access in the product: workers scan a QR code at the site gate, capture White Card details via AI OCR, pass a customized safety hazard quiz, and digitally acknowledge the site induction. That is workplace-specific onboarding — not a SWMS briefing. Subcontractors can still collect SWMS sign-ons without running the host site’s induction in AxionSite.
How AxionSite site inductions work
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1. Generate site QR codes
Select your active workspace from the dashboard to instantly download a customized QR poster for site gate entry.
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2. Scan White Cards & HRWL
Workers use their mobile camera to upload credentials. AxionSite's AI OCR automatically extracts card numbers, classes, and expiry dates.
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3. Complete project safety quiz
Workers review site-specific emergency contacts, sitemaps, and rules, then answer safety quiz questions tailored to that workspace.
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4. Log audit-ready evidence
Completed inductions, digital signatures, and card photographs are linked directly to the worker's profile for immediate compliance oversight.
Powerful site induction features built for builders
Frictionless worker self-induction
Workers complete the entire flow in under 3 minutes directly on their mobile phone without installing any apps.
AI-powered credential extraction
Automatically read and verify White Cards and High-Risk Work Licenses, highlighting high-risk classes and future expiry dates.
Dynamic workspace configs
Admins can customize sitemaps, emergency contacts, rules, and safety quiz questions for each project.
Audit-ready competency logs
Maintain a clear chronological record of every worker's induction timestamp, quiz score, and uploaded documents.
QR gate posters & mobile links
Download custom site-gate posters or copy induction links for subcontractors to complete before they arrive on-site.
Medical & emergency readiness
Capture emergency contact details and critical medical declarations to fulfill duty of care in incident management.
Australian Regulatory Compliance Audit
AxionSite's dynamic site induction system is custom-built to comply with safety requirements in every state and territory across Australia.
| Regulator / State | General Induction (White Card) | Site-Specific Induction Requirement | AxionSite Compliance Status |
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| SafeWork NSW | Portable, nationally recognized card. | Mandatory for all workers & visitors before entering operational areas. | Workflow supported Captures card evidence, extracts details for review, and records digital acknowledgements. |
| WorkSafe Victoria | Nationally accepted under OHS Regulations. | Mandatory under the OHS Act 2004. Principal contractors must keep induction records. | Workflow supported Roster table logs completion timestamp, contact info, and quiz outcomes for audit-ready compliance logs. |
| Workplace Health & Safety QLD | Nationally accepted. | Mandatory (other than housing construction). Must cover the content of the project WHS Management Plan. | Workflow supported The introduction of Dynamic Site Configs allows builders to display key site rules and WHS management details. |
| WorkSafe WA | Nationally accepted. | Mandatory for any workplace with construction activities. | Workflow supported High-risk trades capture HRWL evidence; Vision AI scans and extracts licence details for supervisor review. |
Site-specific induction is workplace-specific training. It is not a SWMS briefing, and it does not replace a White Card. Subcontractors can collect SWMS sign-ons without running the host site's induction in AxionSite. AxionSite supports records; it does not certify legal compliance.
Major Compliance Advantages of AxionSite
How AxionSite supports stronger evidence trails and streamlined safety management for principal contractors.
Contemporaneous Audit Trail
Under Australian WHS law, principal contractors must maintain contemporaneous induction records with captured credential evidence. AxionSite stores the photo of the White Card and HRWL in secure cloud storage and links them directly to the worker's profile for instant retrieval.
Defensible Safety Competency
The dynamic safety quiz records that workers completed the site material rather than just fast-forwarding, creating a defensible record of competency.
Medical & Emergency Readiness
Captures medical declarations and emergency contact information immediately, fulfilling principal contractors' general duty of care in incident management and care on-site.
Connected from the gate to active site operations
Induction records sit on the worker profile so principal contractors who run site access in AxionSite can see who is inducted. SWMS sign-on stays a separate task briefing — it does not require an Axion induction unless you turn that policy on.
Compliance and review
AxionSite site inductions provide administrative records to support workplace-specific induction. They do not replace a SWMS briefing, White Card (general construction induction), or a host principal contractor’s induction process when you are working on someone else’s site. Physical induction, supervision, and hazard controls remain the PCBU’s responsibility.
Elevate site inductions from compliance to defense
Streamline contractor and worker self-inductions with smart scans, customized hazard quizzes, and defensible audit records in one integrated system.