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
us for more information.
Red Cross Disaster Services provides the following online
resources for your business:
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 3/4hours)
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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