Providing community members with the skills and
confidence to cope in emergency situations

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Workplace First Aid Course

This OSH recognised and NZQA accredited course is designed to motivate and equip a person with the skills necessary to be a confident first responder in a variety of situations. Furthermore, the course raises participants' awareness of safety and enhances their ability to prevent accidents from ocurring. Attendees are trained to a high standard of patient care with both instructor and peer assessment throughout the course.  We focus our teaching on real life situations and use practical scenario work to enable attendees to gain competency with the various First Aid techniques and become proficient in the management of emergency situations.

 

Course overview

 
  • Overview of regulations related to incidents in the workplace.
  • Approaching an accident scene
  • Scene safety and barriers.
  • Scene assessment and management.
  • Primary assessment
  • CPR - adult/ child / infant.
  • Choking - adult / child infant - conscious and unconscious.
  • External and internal bleeding.
  • Shock
  • Recovery position.
  • Burns and scalds.
  • Illness assessment.
  • Poisoning.
  • Fractures and dislocations.
  • Soft tissue injuries - sprains and strains.
  • Wound care.
  • Head, neck and spinal injuries.
  • Medical conditions
  • Seizure, asthma, allergies.
  • Heart conditions.
  • Stroke
  • Infectious diseases.
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Each participant is provided with a comprehensive First Aid Manual (99 pages) that serves as a practical quick-reference guide to first aid emergencies and contains relevant information and practical tips on the various topics covered during the course.
 

Course Duration


To meet NZQA requirements our Comprehensive Workplace First Aid course is now a minimum of 12 hours long, made up of 8 hours class time and 4 hours self-directed learning and written assessment.

Self-directed Learning and Assessment


Self-directed learning and written assessment materials will be issued at the time of booking.

NZQA Unit Standards

The Unit Standards associated with this course are:

  • 6400 - Manage first aid in emergency situations (level 3, 2 credits)
  • 6401 - Provide first aid (level 2, 1 credit)
  • 6402 - Provide resuscitation level 2 (level 1, 1 credit)
We can register these credits on your NZQA Record of Learning, if you provide us with your NZQA number.  If you do not yet have an NZQA Record of Learning, we can tell you wo to contact for this.
 

Schedule and booking

We offer Comprehensive Workplace First Aid courses every Wednesday and Thursday as well as on Tuesday evenings and Saturdays. All scheduled courses are listed on our timetable. The Comprehensive Workplace First Aid course runs from 8:30am to 4:30pm. Group bookings on alternative days are welcome. Please email us to make a booking or contact us for more information.
 

Course fee


The fee for the Comprehensive Workplace First Aid course is $175. Course costs include a comprehensive First Aid manual and morning and afternoon tea. We offer a $20 prompt payment discount, which reduces the course fee to $155. This discount applies if payment is received 5 days before the course date.

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