First Aid Construction Safety
This course, in partnership with St John, is designed to help anyone in the construction industry wanting to learn first aid for the first time or referesh their first aid skills.
Non-member price$321.00
Course formats available
Classroom
This course is for you if you:
- have completed at least 1 Foundation course, or
- want to learn first aid, or
- want to refresh your first aid skills.
Prior to the course please ensure you have visited Every Day Hero and completed the brief online first aid module.
You will learn how to:
- stop injuries occurring and change workplace behaviours
- confidently recognise life threatening situations
- competently offer vital assistance to patients before more experienced help arrives.
Part I: Site Safe session
- Understanding how to do your job safely
- Identifying the reasons for on-site actions
- Recognising the impact of your actions on yourself and others
- Taking personal responsibility for being safe
- Becoming part of a positive safety culture
Part II: St John session
- Scene assessment
- CPR
- Automated external defibrillators
- Conscious/unconscious patient management
- Bleeding
- Burns
- Soft tissue injury
- Asthma
- Stroke
- Seizures
- Dislocations
- Broken bones
- Anaphylaxis
- Chest pain (e.g.: heart attack)
- Diabetic emergencies
- Poisoning
At the end of the course, you'll complete a Review of Understanding at the end of Part 1 and practical at the end of Part 2. This is a set of multiple-choice questions that check your understanding of the key concepts learned during the course.
If you pass, you will be issued a digital Site Safety Card, valid for 2 years.
A Site Safety Card, valid for 2 years. Most major New Zealand contractors require workers to have a valid Site Safety Card before entering a construction site.
A St John First Aid – Level 1certificate and workbook.
You'll get 8 Licensed Building Practitioner points.
You'll also get 2 credits towards our Health and Safety in Construction certificate programme.
NZQA Unit Standard 6401 – Provide first aid.
NZQA Unit Standard 6402– Provide resuscitation.
If you are renewing your Site Safety Card and have done this course in the past, you don't need to complete this course again. Expand your skills by choosing a different course instead.
Cancellations, refunds and frequently asked questions
To complete this course, you need to be able to read and understand English.
Other courses, languages and regions are available on request – or we may be able to provide you an interpreter or allow you to bring your own interpreter.
If you don't attend a course you're signed up for, we will notify the person who purchased the course. They will not be entitled to a refund.
You can cancel or change a booking up to 5 working days before the start of the course. If you cancel more than 5 days before the start of the course, you will receive a credit on your account to be used within 12 months, or you (or your employer, if they paid for the course) can request a refund by:
- completing the Refund Request Form
- emailing it to us at accountspayable@sitesafe.org.nz.
Refunds are usually processed in 7 to 14 days.
Within 5 working days of the course starting, you can transfer your seat to another person from the same company. If you cancel, you or your employer will not get a refund.
Changes and cancellations can be made through your account, or through your employer if they booked you on the course.
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Apply for a scholarship for our Health and Safety in Construction certificate programme. Applications open each year in September.