Annual 1st Aid Training Underway for 2023
On Saturday 18th Feb 2023, Vic Mix kicked off its annual 1st Aid Training for 2023. Conducted each year, the aim is to ensure all key personnel are armed with the knowledge, skill & confidence to administer 1st Aid.
The course is held over 3 consecutive Saturdays concluding on the 4th of March 2023. The training is mandatory for Plant Staff, but offered to all employees willing to give their time to attend the sessions. Many employees willingly elect to do the training because they recognise the importance of possessing skills that might one day help save another person - particular if that person is a work colleague, a friend, or a loved one.
The qualification is an industry recognised, Level 2, 1st Aid - HLTAAID011. The training is conducted by 'First Aid Management & Training Centre Pty Ltd' - Org No: 20776. The Trainers are extremely knowledgeable, well experienced, and effective communicators. The Training is always well organised with excellent teaching notes and other tools supplied (including CPR dolls for all participants). Vic Mix highly recommends First Aid Management & Training Centre. They provid a tailored and personalised service. They can be contacted on: 98941013 or
http://www.firstaidmanagement.com.au/.
Anyone working or visiting a Vic Mix site should rest assured. Vic Mix sites are well covered when it comes to trained 1st Aiders ready to spring to action and help someone in need.
At completion of training, Employees will have been assessed as competent in the following areas:
- Assessing the situation
- Assessing the casualty’s signs of life
- Chain of survival
- Performing CPR
- Use of an automated external defibrillator (AED)
- Care of the unconscious casualty
- Infection control
- Government legislation
- Stress management
- Reporting procedures
- Asthma, Choking, Heart attack, Stroke, Bleeding
- Shock, Severe allergic reaction, Eye and ear injuries & Burns
- Extremes of Heat and Cold
- Poisoning, Bites and Stings
- Musculoskeletal injuries
- Altered conscious states
- Lifting techniques, Bandaging procedures
The first of three sessions was held at the Vic Mix Dandenong site and all Trainees successfully completed their training and passed their assessments. The Trainer (Hernan) was excellent and participants not only gained competence in 1st Aid, but thoroughly enjoyed the experience and interaction provided by Hernan. Check out the photos below. Yes, that's Michael in the foreground, and thanks to him for the images provided.
