Workplace First Aid & CPR

Red Cross First Aid. Prepare for Life.®

Because your workplace relies on well-trained employees for the best training in First Aid & CPR, choose the Canadian Red Cross

First Aid & CPR training is mandatory for employees in the workplace; but unlike most other types of safety training, these skills and knowledge are also applicable to an individual’s daily life. This is why we teach people First Aid & CPR in easy-to-follow steps, empowering them to act on, prevent, and manage life’s emergencies.

The Canadian Red Cross offers a wide variety of First Aid and CPR training courses to help workplaces be compliant with both federal and provincial/territorial occupational health and safety legislation – with the scheduling flexibility needed by decision-makers and the user-friendliness needed by course participants.

The courses are taught by certified Red Cross First Aid Instructors who can tailor the course based on class composition and provide guidance during the course to help increase participant’s skill retention.

Courses are based on a combination of teaching techniques that include:

• DVD support (video footage)
• PowerPoint presentation
• Skills demonstration and practice
• Scenarios
• Exercises
• Class discussions and Q&A

Practical hands-on components are supported by a variety of training materials, based on course requirements, such as mannequins for CPR, AED (Automated External Defibrillator) trainers, bandages, splinting materials, barrier devices, first aid kits, auto-injector trainers and inhalers.

Resources for Workplaces

NEW! First Aid Poster Series*

• AED (Automated External Defibrillator) (PDF, 1954 KB)
• Check, Call, Care (PDF, 2273KB)
• Helping a Choking Adult (PDF, 2226KB)
• Helping a Choking Child (PDF, 2107KB)
• CPR for an Adult or Child (PDF, 2063KB)
• Severe Allergic Reactions - How to use an epinephrine auto-injector (PDF, 2077KB)
• Handwashing Guidelines (PDF, 2322KB)
• Handwashing Guidelines (8.5 x 11") (PDF, 1248KB)

*These posters are sized at 11”x17”and are meant to be printed in-house or at a printer on 11”x17” or legal paper, and are not set up at a resolution that a professional digital printer would require.

Checklist “How to Select a First Aid Training Provider”
Content: steps to consider when selecting a provider for first aid training
Format: PDF. File size: 940 KB. Click here to download

First Aid Program Handout 2009
Content: an outline of Red Cross First Aid Program features, benefits, and course list
Format: PDF. File size: 599 KB. Click here to download

National Account Network Handout 2009
Content: a presentation of the Red Cross National Account Network program that allows companies with multiple sites across Canada (and the US) to streamline First Aid & CPR training and pricing through a national training agreement
Format: PDF. File size: 599 KB. Click here to download

Prevention of Disease Transmission Posters

Version 1 (PDF, 366KB)

Version 2 (PDF, 399KB)

Free Canadian Red Cross Webcasts

Top 10 Injury Prevention Strategies for Canadian Workplaces*

Protecting Workers on the Job Means Sending Them Home Safe* 
Co-hosted by the American Red Cross, the Canadian Red Cross and StayWell
WebExpo available on demand - Free registration to view 5 webcasts including "Engaging Employees and Senior Management in Creating an Injury Prevention Culture"
Click here

Handout for the Red Cross presentation “Engaging Employees and Senior Management in Creating an Injury Prevention Culture”
Speaker: Rick Caissie, National Director, Injury Prevention, Canadian Red Cross
Format: PDF. File size: 1758 KB.  Click here to download

How to Manage the Flu: An Introduction to Prevention of Disease Transmission in Canadian Workplaces
Webcast (MP3, 7964KB)
Handouts (PDF, 687KB)
Q&A (PDF, 95KB)

Training tips:

• Make sure that at all times you have the required number of First Aid & CPR certified employees on site by taking into account:
• Employees’ vacation time and leave
• Increases in the number of employees and staff turn-over
• Expiration dates of employee certifications
• Schedule to train several employees at a time or set-up an annual training contract to benefit from special training packages

For more information on scheduling Red Cross First Aid & CPR training please contact us.

*These resources are only available in English.

Updated November 2012