Fire Training In The Workplace – What You Need To Know

By: UniFirst First Aid

Fires destroy property, cause injuries, and take lives One of the key strategies for maintaining a safe workplace and preventing fires is fire safety training. With proper training, workers can eliminate fire hazards and respond quickly and efficiently if a fire breaks out. Without proper training, a small occurrence can quickly grow to become a […]

Why Workers Prefer Online Health and Safety Training

By: UniFirst First Aid

Why Safety Training is Important EHS training is crucial for a good safety culture. In the US, 99 workers on average die each WEEK from workplace accidents. Let’s take a quick look at the further benefits of EHS training: Keeps health and safety at the forefront Helps avoid the financial costs and lost production time of accidents […]

Police Officer Saves Infants Life With CPR

By: UniFirst First Aid

A veteran officer with the Vine Grove Police Department in Lousville, KY saves an infant’s life. Brixten Muir is just 12 days old and has a lung condition. On Tuesday morning, he stopped breathing and went into cardiac arrest. Officer Lamar Jones happened to be in the area when the call came in. The 40-year-old […]

Can You Find The Defibrillator At Work? Increase Your Survival Rates

By: UniFirst First Aid

About 10,000 cardiac arrests happen in workplaces each year, according to the American Heart Association. Using an automatic external defibrillator can increase the chance of survival. Do you know where your workplace’s automated external defibrillator is located? About half of all U.S. employees don’t, according to the results of an American Heart Association survey. The […]

Online Safety Training – A Great Solution For People Working From Home

By: UniFirst First Aid

Online Learning – Helping In More Ways Due to the current Coronavirus situation, medical attention in a lot of areas is delayed or perhaps unsupported, so it is more important than ever to be trained and ready should a situation arise. While onsite CPR and Safety Training are being postponed, there are alternatives available right […]

Hand Washing Recommendations from the CDC

By: UniFirst First Aid

Hand washing is critical in helping prevent the spread of germs It may seem like an obvious and simple task, but many people don’t wash their hands correctly. In order to help prevent the spread of disease, we want to share this video put together by the CDC (Center for Disease Control). The Centers for […]