This Unit Standard will be useful for employees to enable them to provide primary emergency care (first aid) in response to an occupational risk induced or any health emergency in their specific workplaces.

To equip learners with information, knowledge and skills to be able to:

• Control basic SHE hazards and risks at the point of action and in the execution of day-to-day operational tasks.
• Explain the importance of integrating safety and health considerations in routine activities within the workplace and identify the critical areas in order to prevent incidents from taking place.
• Understand safety performance measures against established objectives, deal with any deviations from the set objectives and make recommendations on the development of the safety and health management programme.

The purpose of the course is to enable those who attend to make qualified decisions when acting or representing the employer, and to understand the…

PURPOSE OF THE UNIT STANDARD This unit standard is to enable the first responder to react to emergencies at an advanced first aid level, until…