First Aid Construction Safety

From 1 January 2025, there will be some changes to the start and end times for this course. Please remember to plan for traffic with the earlier start and later finish.

Part 1 – Site Safe Behavioural: 7.30am – 9.00am (previously 8.00am – 9.45am)
Part 2 – St. Johns First Aid: 9.00am – 5.30pm (previously 10.00am – 5.00pm)

Who should attend

This course is for you if you:

• Have completed at least 1 Foundation course.
• Want to learn first aid.
• Want to refresh your first aid skills (please note that NCEA unit standards do not expire and can only be achieved once).

What you'll learn

Part I: Site Safe Behavioural session

You will learn how to:

• Keep yourself healthy and safe onsite.
• Recognise what roles influence the actions of workers.
• Make health and safety positive through conversations.

Part II: St John session

• Provide basic life support, including CPR and defibrillation.
• Manage a foreign body airway obstruction.
• Manage a life-threatening bleed, including when to use an arterial tourniquet.
• Manage a person in shock.
• Recognise and provide first aid treatment for common trauma and medical conditions.

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.

Prerequisites & requirements

You must be:

• 14 years or older.
• Able to kneel on the floor and do CPR for a minimum of two minutes.
• Able to complete assessments in English (practical, written and verbal assessments are used in this course).

What you'll get

On completion of the course requirements, you’ll receive:

• 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 1 certificate and workbook.
• 8 Licensed Building Practitioner points.
• 2 credits towards our Health and Safety in Construction certificate programme.
• NZQA Unit Standard 6401 – Provide first aid.
• NZQA Unit Standard 6402– Provide resuscitation.

Next learning steps

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.

Renew your Site Safety Card

Interested in enrolling into the Health & Safety in Construction Programme?

Health and Safety in Construction certificate programme

Cancellations, refunds and frequently asked questions

If English is your second language

To complete this course, you need to be able to read and understand English.

Other courses, languages and regions are available on request.

Contact us to find out more

If you miss the course

If you would like to know more about refunds when a course is missed, refer to our Terms and Conditions.

Cancellations and refunds

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.

View our Frequently Asked Questions.