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Is Your Worksite Prepared for Emergencies?



Is Your Company in Compliance with the OSHA Standards for First Aid Training and Emergencies Preparedness? Backed by over 90 years of lifesaving experience, the American Red Cross offers you the most current, comprehensive and highly quality First Aid and CPR/AED training available. In fact, the American Red Cross recently updated its health and safety programs with the latest science for First Aid and CPR and emergency cardiovascular care. Our new First Aid/CPR/AED program brings you a wealth of educational innovations to enhance the learning experience of your employees. The new program includes features such as
  • An innovative and engaging “practice – while- you – watch” instructional method that allows learners to perform skills along with a video while a classroom instructor provides more individual guidance. This unique method more fully engages students and provides more time for hands-on skills practice.
  • A new training that is customized with the specific types of emergency scenarios that are likely to occur in a workplace or school/community environment, enhancing the relevancy of training for your staff.
  • New participant materials to support the learning process and provide an excellent refresher and reference after training.
  • New optional one- hour Epinephrine Auto – Injector Training module and 45 – minutes Asthma Inhaler Training  Lesson – ideal for staff who may be required to assist someone during a severe allergic reaction or asthma attack – are now available and can be added to your training program.
  • The skills training required to meet OSHA Guideline for First Aid Programs

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the American Red Cross share a common goal – keeping American workers safe and healthy.  In an Alliance signed between the two organizations to respond to disasters, life-threatening injuries and emergencies.  Through this Alliance, the organizations provide information, guidance and access to training resources on safety and health topics including emergency preparedness, disease prevention and first aid in the workplace.

The purpose of the Workplace program is to teach the knowledge and skills to individuals in the workplace until more advanced medical care arrives. This program provides a paid instructor, all materials, textbooks, and equipment for the course.  Courses are offered 24 hours/ 7 days a week.  Courses are set up by Sales Representative at the client request.

We offer four service delivery options:
 
Option 1: A Red Cross instructor can come to your facility and train your employees at a time that works for you- daytime, evenings, or weekends for a minimum charge of eight participants per instructor. 

Option 2:  For those businesses that have only a few employees who need training, we offer our monthly Workplace Classes at the Greater Houston Area Chapter. 

Option 3: Become an authorized provider and have staff members trained as Red Cross instructors to provide first aid, CPR and AED training onsite.  The cost-effective option allows you to schedule training at your convenience with instructors familiar with your specific emergency procedures. 

Option 4: Enroll employees in our Blended Learning training.  The first part of the training is accessed online at the employee’s convenience, followed by an instructor – led- skills practice and assessment.

To set up your training, please contact the appropriate Sales & Marketing Representative.

    • (713) 313-1604 Specializing in community and non-profit organizations, services, religious organizations, engineering, security companies, and ExxonMobil.
    • (713) 313-1604 Specializing in retail, restaurants, distribution, Government agencies and security groups.  All energy companies and all Shell
    • Sylvia Roberts (713) 313-1699 Specializing in manufacturing, Oil& Gas Exploration and Field Services, and construction.
    • Sales (713) 313-1604 Specializing in product sales and Automated External Defibrillator (AED).


Standard First Aid with CPR—Adult 
Recommended for business and industry employees who want or need first aid and adult CPR training as well as employers seeking OSHA compliance in a one-day training session. Participants will learn to recognize and care for injuries or sudden illnesses until advanced medical help can take over. Handle emergency situations, breathing and cardiac emergencies, adult CPR, basic precautions for preventing disease transmission, the role of AEDs, identify and care for life-threatening bleeding, sudden illness and injuries. Meets OSHA Guidelines for First Aid.
Certification: First Aid Certificate (3 years) Adult CPR Certificate (1 year)
Length: 5.5 hours

Standard First Aid withCPR/AED—Adult
Recommended for business and industry employees who want or need first aid, adult CPR and AED training as well as employers seeking OSHA compliance in a one-day training session. Participants will learn to recognize and care for injuries or sudden illnesses until advanced medical help can take over. Handle emergency situations, breathing and cardiac emergencies, adult CPR, basic precautions for preventing disease transmission, identify and care for life-threatening bleeding, sudden illness and injuries.How to use an AED for victims of sudden cardiac arrest. Meets OSHA Guidelines for First Aid.
Certification: First Aid Certificate (3 years) Adult CPR Certificate (1 year)
Length: 6.5 hours

CPR—Adult
Recommended for business and industry employees or individuals who want or need CPR training. Participants will learn to recognize and care breathing and cardiac emergencies in adults, handling emergency situations until advanced medical help can take over. Adult CPR and basic precautions for preventing disease transmission.
Certification: Adult CPR Certificate (1 year)
Length: 3.5 hours

CPR—Infant and Child
Recommended for Employees, members of the community, civic organizations, teachers, child care and day care workers, parents and grandparents. Participants will learn to prevent, recognize and provide basic care for breathing and cardiac emergencies in infants and children under the age of 12 until advanced medical help can take over. Basic precautions for preventing disease transmission. Includes optional child AED training.
Certification: Infant and Child CPR Certificate (1 year)
Length:  4.25 hours

CPR—Infant
Recommended for employees, members of the community, civic organizations, teachers, child care and day care workers, parents and grandparents. Participants will learn to prevent, recognize and provide basic care for breathing and cardiac emergencies in infants under age 1 until advanced medical help can take over. Basic precautions for preventing disease transmission.
Certification: Infant CPR Certificate (1 year)
Length:  3.75 hours

CPR—Child
Recommended for employees, members of the community, civic organizations, teachers, child care and day care workers, parents and grandparents. Participants will learn to prevent, recognize and provide basic care for breathing and cardiac emergencies in children between the ages of 1 and 12 until medical help can take over. Basic precautions for preventing disease transmission. Includes optional child AED training.
Certification: Child CPR Certificate (1 year)
Length:  3.75 hours

First Aid
Recommended for business and industry employees or individuals who want or need basic first aid skills without training in CPR. Participants will learn to handle emergency situations, basic disease transmission precautions; recognizing and caring for bleeding, wounds, sudden illness; and immobilizing muscle bone and joint injuries. Does not include information on breathing or cardiac emergencies. Meets OSHA Guidelines for First Aid.
Certification: First Aid Certificate (3 years)
Length:  3.75 hours

CPR/AED—Adult
Recommended for Business and industry employees who want or need and adult CPR and AED training. Participants will learn to recognize and handle emergency situations, caring for breathing and cardiac emergencies, by performing CPR on adults and using an AED on victims of sudden cardiac arrest until advanced medical help is available. Basic precautions for preventing disease transmission.
Certification: Adult CPR/AED Certificate (1 year)
Length:  4.5 hours

Epinephrine Auto-Injector Training Module 
Recommended for coaches, teachers, childcare providers and anyone else who may be required to assist with the administration of an epinephrine auto-injector. This module is designed to help individuals learn how to correctly administer an epinephrine auto-injector to a person who is suffering from a severe allergic reaction.
Certification: Epinephrine Auto- Injector Training Certificate (1 year)
Length:  1 hour

Asthma Inhaler Training Lesson
Recommended for coaches, teachers,  childcare providers and anyone else who may be required to assist with the administration of an asthma inhaler. This lesson is designed to help individuals learn how to correctly administer an asthma inhaler to a person who is having an asthma attack.
Certification: Course Completion Certificate
Length:  ¾  hour

Bloodborne Pathogens: Preventing Disease Transmission
Recommended for employees who may come in contact with infectious materials on the job (first aid providers, EMTs, paramedics, fire fighters, health care workers, hotel workers, lifeguards, etc.). Information include transmission of disease, employer’s exposure control plan, emergency and follow-up procedures, preventing disease transmission.
Certification: Bloodborne Pathogens: Preventing Disease Transmission Certificate (1 year)Length:  2 hour

Safety Presentations
Informal presentations that covers a wide variety of topics including water safety, the importance of AEDs in the workplace, Pandemic Flu, stress management, and more.  Customized presentations available upon request.
Certification: N/A
Length:  1 hour

Pandemic Flu Presentation
Provide participants with the knowledge to prepare for a flu pandemic and to help protect themselves and others from getting the flu during a flu pandemic.
Certification: Course Completion Certificate.
Length: 1 hour



First Aid and Preparedness (Be Red Cross Ready)
Recommended for employees who want to learn lifesaving skills, but do not need to receive certification to meet OSHA regulations. Introduce participants to the concept of emergency preparedness, including the need to plan for emergencies, building and maintaining an emergency preparedness kit. Introduce principles of first aid and give participants the chance to learn and practice basic first aid skills and encourage participants to volunteer and help others.
Certification: N/A
Length:  1 hours 40 minutes 
 
 
 
Emergency Response             
Recommended for Public safety and military personnel; emergency response teams; first aid stations; police, fire and rescue academies; athletic trainers. Includes information on recognizing and caring for breathing and cardiac emergencies, injuries and sudden illness; preventing disease transmission (bloodborne pathogens); automated external defibrillation, assessing vital signs, blood pressure measurement, using basic and supplemental oxygen breathing devices, spinal injury management, critical incident stress debriefing, EMS operations. Meets and exceeds current DOT standards for First Responders.
Certification: Emergency Response Certificate (3 years)
CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer/Healthcare Provider Certificate (2 year)
Length:  44-53 hours
CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer/Healthcare Provider Certificate

CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer/Healthcare Provider Certificate
Recommended for public safety personnel; lifeguards; emergency response team members; first aid station workers; students at police, fire and rescue academies; health care professionals and athletic trainers. Includes information on recognizing and caring for breathing and cardiac emergencies, two-rescuer CPR, use of resuscitation mask and bag-valve mask. Also, knowledge and skills necessary to care for victims of sudden cardiac arrest through use of an AED.
Certification: CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer/Healthcare Provider Certificate(2 year)
Length:  7.5 hours

Administering Emergency Oxygen
Recommended for public safety personnel, emergency response teams, first aid station workers, lifeguards, home health nurses and athletic trainers.This course teaches laypersons and profession rescuers when and how to use emergency oxygen, resuscitation mask and BVMs to ventilate a victim.  Certification in CPR – Adult, Child, or Infant is a prerequisite for this course.
Certification: Oxygen Administration Certificate (1 year)
Length:  3 hours

To inquire about Automated External Defibrillator (AED) information and how to purchase an AED, please contact (713) 313-1658.