These figures are unacceptably high. We should be striving for zero fatalities and zero harm. Based on Paediatric First Aid Training my experience, providing proper training can go a long way towards eliminating accidents and achieving this target, he said. To facilitate this, the MBAWC is offering on-site occupational health and safety training to its members employees as well as to their subcontractors through its newly acquired training vehicle. This service is also extended to FEM policy holders who are not members of the association. Employee behaviour is a large contributor to accidents,

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You dont want to think the worst, but eight minutes is a long time to be doing compressions. I feel like we saved her life. Were so lucky. While many people are hesitant about performing CPR and potentially causing an injury, St John Ambulance CPR trainer Josh Clark doing something is better than nothing. The person is already having the worst day of their lives. They are unconscious, unresponsive, theyre not breathing. In fact, theyre already dead. You cant make that situation any worse., Mr Clark said. Chelsea is now a happy and healthy toddler. Picture: Natalie BealeSource:Supplied Chelsea

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Email verify@9news.com THE QUESTION A lot of viewers following the story of the man who choked to death early Sunday morning asked whether Voodoo Donuts specifically and Colorado restaurants generally train employees in CPR and/or the Heimlich maneuver. WHAT WE FOUND First we wanted to ascertain whether any state has a law requiring training for food service employees. That answer is yes. We found 12 states with laws about helping choking victims. You can find links to each of the state laws or choking poster at the bottom of this story. Some states on the list like Arkansas and Florida require

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Four Westerly police officers and officers from a few neighboring departments have also been trained. PHOTOS: Waiting for the fog to lift before getting underway Mental health first aid was developed after medical practitioners decided an approach was needed that was akin to CPR and other physical first aid applications. The training is for anyone who is interested. The eight-hour class, usually offered in two sessions, teaches how to identify signs of mental illness and how to talk about it. The training is typically free as a benefit of grant funding, but a $19 fee might be charged for a

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She added that it is intended that through the use of the website, they will facilitate the application processes for subscription to training courses, study and training leave. Referring to the virtual classroom component, she explained that it is expected to not only widen the TADs reach in terms of public officers accessing learning, but she insisted it presents an alternative mode for the delivery of learning that will cater to all learning needs. Moreover, she said the mobile app will facilitate greater and easier access to the TADs training products, both local in-service and overseas

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5. Ensure the integrity of the offshore installation's structure, process plant, temporary refuge and all other appropriate equipment are maintained. 6. Ensure the integrity of the offshore installation's walls and the pipelines are maintained throughout their entire lifecycles. 7. Produce a plan that details how an emergency would be dealt with at an offshore installation should such an incident occur. The responsibilities of an offshore installation's employer 1. Ensure the health and safety of everyone aboard an offshore installation, as well as those who are working in connection with it,

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Instead of learning to treat cuts and burns, those who attend the all-day workshop will learn to give mental health first aid. According to Derrik Tollefson, director of the Department of Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology at USU, this is the first time a workshop of this type has been offered in Cache County. He said it will give participants basic training and knowledge around mental health and how they can be helpful to people who may have mental health challenges. The analogy to first aid training is appropriate, he said, because just like folks would go to a first aid training to

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Eight arrests were made. The Fishing Partnership has begun training fishing crews in New Bedford to administer Narcan. In Gloucester, an estimated 40 captains each left a recent training session with two four-milligram doses of the antidote, enough to revive nearly every overdose victim. The organization and its collaborating groups are thinking big: They hope to distribute Narcan to every commercial fishing vessel in the state. More training is being considered for Scituate, Plymouth, Chatham, and elsewhere. We believed it was time to bring it out. The push to bring Narcan to the fishing fleet

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But even we need to work in teams, virtually or physically, just like our employed cousins. Forming joint ventures, collaborations of independent contractors, is a similar skill with added business overtones. As organisations hollow out, leaving minimal core staff with outsourced specialist staff doing most of the work, more and more of us will work as independents. Uncertainty Working as an independent contractor means managing uncertainty. The absence of the monthly pay cheque requires new skills. The Portfolio Worker, much explained by Drucker, needs the skill of self-reliance. What do you

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The 1410 evolutions are basic single and multi-company evolutions that have been created as a standard for the NFPA, said Costello. They are representative of some of the most important basic skill sets that fire companies should practice on and master because these are the bread and butter of what we do on a fireground. TargetSolutions will also be providing live demonstrations of its new NFPA 1041 training bundle during FDICs exhibit hall hours. These courses, scheduled for release in early April, focus on a fire instructors functioning skills and knowledge. The three lessons provide a natural

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