Group Training
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 in May 2005, the Red Cross and OSHA are working together to help prepare employers, community leaders, and their members to respond to disaster, life-threatening injuries and emergencies. Through this alliance, we are able to provide information, guidance and access to training resources on safety and health topics inlcuding emergency preparedness, disease prevention and First Aid in the workplace and community centers.
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Group trainings are available for organizations, community centers, and businesses in Any Town Alaska. Whether you live in Emmonak, Unalaska, Chevak, or Kotzebue, we can connect you with quality CPR instruction. Mass CPR/AED trainings (20 to 80 students) are also available.
Call your local Health & Safety Manager for more information on our Group Pricing:
- Anchorage: Anne Stefanich @ 646-5405
- Fairbanks: Katie Evans @ 456-5937
- Mat-Su: Kimberly Kellar @ 357-6079
- Juneau: Julia Smith @ 463-5713
- Kodiak: Sally Magnuson @ 486-4040
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Fundamentals of a Safety Program
With the help of the American Red Cross, it’s easy to develop, revise or implement a first aid program for your business that adheres to OSHA’s recommendations.
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| Instructor-led retraining for life-threatening emergencies should occur at least annually. Retraining for non-life threatening response should occur periodically. OSHA also encourages skills review and practice sessions at least every six months. |
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Skills updates are an integral part of a successful first aid program. Studies show that skill retention begins to deterioriate in as little as six months after training in CPR/AED skills. The American Red Cross CPR/AED certification is recognized for one year because we realize how important annual recertification is in the retention of lifesaving skills. Plus, the new Red Cross First Aid/CPR/AED for the Workplace, Schools and the Community Instructor’s Manual CD-ROM includes additional resources such as emergency scenarios to refresh employee training between yearly recertification.
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Training programs should be up to date with current first aid techniques and knowledge. Outdated training and reference materials should be replaced or removed.
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In March 2011, the Red Cross releases a new First Aid/CPR/AED program, which is updated with the latest science for first aid, CPR and emergency cardiovascular care.
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| First aid training programs should have “hands-on” skills practice through use of manikins and partner practice. |
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Red Cross courses utilize both partner practice and skills practice on manikins. And our new “practice-while-you-watch" teaching method utilized in the new First Aid/CPR/AED program provides even more hands-on practice and individual guidance from the classroom instructor than before. |
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First Aid training programs should include instructor observation of acquired skills and written performance assessments. |
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American Red Cross certification is awarded only after participants pass a written exam and a hands-on skills test.
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If an employee/member is expected to render first aid as part of job duties, the employee is covered by the Bloodborne Pathogen standard. |
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The American Red Cross Bloodborne Pathogens: Preventing Disease Transmission course meets the training component of OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogens standard. This two-hour course can easily be added to employee first aid and CPR/AED training, and content for the course is now included in the new First Aid/CPR/AED program Instructor’s Manual and DVDs. |
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All organizations are potential candidates for AED programs because of the possibility of sudden cardiac arrest. |
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Your local Red Cross chapter can help facilitate the purchase of an AED for your workplace and train your employees in how to use it.
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A workplace's first aid program must comply with OSHA requirements related to first aid, and include first aid supplies and first aid equipment such as bandages. |
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The American Red Cross offers workplace first aid kits tailored to help you meet OSHA requirements, available for purchase through your local Red Cross chapter.
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The American Red Cross of Alaska can help by providing your organization:
- First Aid, CPR/AED training at your place or ours throughout the state.
- Bloodborne Pathogen training
- Automated External Difribrilator (AED) & Training Packages for a great value.
- Efficient training options with Online Blended Learning to minimize class-room instruction time.
Click here to download a printable brochure with information about OSHA guidelines and Red Cross workplace training.
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