For Your Workplace
American Red Cross programs for your
workplace provide the latest in lifesaving and
safety instruction. Build the program that works
for your business using our modular curriculum.
Choose one of our core courses, Workplace
Training: Standard First Aid or Adult
CPR/Automated External Defibrillation (AED).
Then add a supplemental
module such as Ergonomics; Slips, Trips, and
Falls; Back Injury Prevention; or Workplace
Violence Awareness. Contact your local
Red Cross chapter for more information.
Red Cross Disaster Services provides the
following online resources for your business:
Preparing
Your Business for the Unthinkable
The
Emergency Management Guide for Business and
Industry
Plus, Community
Disaster Education Materials, including
information about family disaster planning, are
also available.
Workplace
Training: Standard First Aid (5 1/2 hours)
Gain the knowledge and skills necessary to
prevent, recognize, and provide basic care for
injuries and sudden illnesses until advanced
medical personnel arrive and take over. Standard
First Aid is also available in a 6 1/2 hour
course with AED training included.
Adult
CPR/AED (4 1/2 hours)
Hands on skills-training for adult CPR and AED
prepares participants to respond to breathing
and cardiac emergencies.
Adult CPR (3 3/4
hours)
Learn how to recognize and care for breathing
and cardiac emergencies in adults.
Infant and Child CPR
(5 1/2 hours)
Designed for childcare providers, teachers,
parents and others who care for children, this
course teaches how to recognize and care for
breathing and cardiac emergencies and how to use
the EMS system effectively. Participants take
home a refresher skills card as well as
information about preventing injuries. This
course applies to infants and children up to 8
years. Infant CPR is also available separately
as a 3 1/2 hour course that applies to infants
up to 12 months; Child CPR (4 hours) is
available separately and applies to children age
1 to 8 years.
AED Essentials
(2 hours)
Individuals currently certified in Adult CPR
learn how to safely use an AED to provide care
for victims of sudden cardiac arrest.
Injury Control
Modules (1 hour each)
Focusing on common causes of worksite injuries
and key health risks, these one-hour
awareness-level modules highlight risks and
promote prevention. Self-assessments help
employees recognize risky habits. Demonstrations
and lively discussions reinforce practical
prevention tips. Modules include: Ergonomics;
Slips, Trips and Falls; Back Injury Prevention;
Workplace Violence Awareness; Managing Stress;
and Your Heart Matters.
Preventing
Disease Transmission. (2 hours)
A training module for employers and employees
who, while on the job, may be exposed to blood
or other body fluids that could cause infection.
Employers can offer this program as part of
their compliance with OSHA regulations.
Available in English and Spanish.
Oxygen
Administration (2 hours)
Laypersons can learn when and how to use
supplemental oxygen and breathing devices.
Professional rescuers also learn advanced skills
in airway management.
First Aid--When Help
Is Delayed (2 hours)
This first aid course helps people prepare for
and respond to an emergency where an EMS
response could take 30 minutes or more.
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