First Aid Construction Safety
This one-day course is suitable for those working in the construction sector and want to learn first aid for the first time, or refresh their first aid skills.
With the First Aid Construction Safety course you will:
- Qualify to First Aid Level One Certificate.
- Gain a basic understanding of your health and safety responsibilities.
- Earn 2 credits towards your Health and Safety in Construction Programme.
- Achieve NZQA Unit Standard 6401 – Provide first aid and NZQA Unit Standard 6402 – Provide resuscitation.
- Renew your Site Safety Card.
What The Course Covers
Part I: Site Safe
- 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
- Scene assessment
- CPR
- Automated external defibrillators
- Conscious/unconscious patient management
- Bleeding
- Burns
- Soft tissue injury
- Asthma
- Stroke
- Seizures
- Dislocations
- Broken bones
- Anaphylaxis
- Chest pain (eg: heart attack)
- Diabetic emergencies
- Poisoning
Please note: to attend this course learners must be physically able to take part in practical CPR activities.
Site Safe regularly reviews and updates course content in partnership with the Construction industry, to ensure alignment to best practice industry standards. Visit our Why Choose Site Safe Training page for more information.
What You Will Learn
Learning Objectives
- Stop injuries occurring and change workplace behaviours
- Confidently recognise life threatening situations
- Competently offer vital assistance to the patient before more experienced help arrives
What You'll Get at the End of the Course
- A Site Safety Card/Passport (valid for two years)
- St John First Aid – Level One certificate and workbook
- 8 Licensed Building Practitioner points
- 2 credits towards the Health and Safety in Construction Programme
- Construction Safety Handbook
- Unit Standard 6401 – Provide first aid
- Unit Standard 6402 – Provide resuscitation
Your Next Learning Steps
Completing this course and passing the assignment means you'll gain site access for the next two years.
When it's time to renew your site access again you don't need to complete the same course - expand your health and safety knowledge with a different course that's relevant to you. Have a look at the pathway examples for more training options or progress your height learning.
Completing this course will also mean that you are well on your way to gaining a qualification in health and safety; check out the Health and Safety in Construction Programme page for more info.
Important Pre-Course Action
Prior to the course please ensure you have visited Every Day Hero and completed the brief online first aid module.
Please note: If you are attending a 1 or 2 day Site Safe course then you need to bring with you a form of identification that can be verified (travel passport, birth certificate or residency certificate). This is required by NZQA and the Tertiary Education Commission.
Book your seat on the next course today, or contact us for more information.
For a full list of our training courses visit our Our Training Courses page.
Need to maintain or renew your Site Safety card?
Maintain your Site Safety Card by choosing the right course for your current role. Download our easy to read card/course option poster and progress your career with our Health and Safety in Construction Programme Certificate.
