First Aid Training Courses – HIV/AIDS Courses – Basic Fire Courses

First Aid Training – HIV/AIDS – Basic Fire Safety

Please contact DCK Training if you would like an outline on the following courses:

1. Basic Fire Training
2. HIV/AIDS Peer Educators
3. First Aid Training Course

Basic Fire Training

US 120331 – NQF 3

It is in the need of safety that every person has a basic knowledge and understanding of Fire Prevention, confinement and extinction and what to do in the event of an emergency. It is important to note that this programme is based on the South African Qualifications Authority requirements and is Unit standard based: US # 110075.

What is a Fire and it’s Classification
Course Contents

  • The causes of Fire
  • The classes of a Fire

Identifying Hazards and Risks
Course Contents

  • Identifying Hazards
  • What is a Hazard
  • What is a Risk
  • Processes to Identify and Analyse Hazards
  • Inspections
  • Observation
  • Job Hazard Analysis
  • Incident/Accident Analysis
  • The causes of Injuries and Illness
  • Analyzing Probability and Severity to Determine Risk

Emergency Preparedness
Course Contents

  • Basic Requirements of an Emergency Plan
  • Typical Types of Emergency Situations
  • A Basic Emergency Response Plan

Emergency Response
Course Contents

  • Safety and Evacuation Procedure
  • Small Fire
  • Fire Extinguishers
  • Large Fires
  • Emergency Situations
  • Bomb Threats
  • Riots or Mass Action
  • Armed Robbery

Reference Material
Course Contents

  • Inspect to Identify Hazards Types
  • Inspect to Identify How Struck
  • Workstation Ergonomic Hazard Analysis
  • Symptoms Survey
  • Sample Safety Inspection Report
  • Relevant OHS Extracts

HIV/AIDS Peer Educators

These courses will enable learners to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of HIV/AIDS in the workplace, and its effects on a business and the society at large. The focus for PEER EDUCATORS, Managers and the workforce is knowledge, skills, values and attitudes in relation to the learner’s own context and experience of the pandemic.

HIV/Aids in the Workplace
US 13915 – NQF L3

Course Contents

  • HIV and the Immune System
  • What is HIV/Aids
  • The Immune System
  • The Defence
  • How does in Infection Happen
  • What are the Risk Factors for HIV
  • How to Protect Yourself from HIV Infection
  • Symptoms
  • What is the Impact of HIV Infection on Pregnancy
  • How is HIV Diagnosed
  • The Links Between STI Infection and Aids
  • STI and the Spread of HIV
  • Diagnosing and Testing
  • Signs and Symptoms of HIV Infections
  • Types of Testing
  • Pre-Test and Post-Test Counselling
  • Partner Notification and Counselling
  • HIV/Aids Management
  • Anti Retro-viral Drugs
  • Cost and Supply Considerations
  • Preventing & Treating Opportunistic Infections
  • Special Management Concerns for Women
  • Preventing HIV Infection
  • Interventions and Strategies for Intervention
  • Risk Assessment
  • Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmissions
  • Harm Reduction
  • HIV/Aids Policies and Pandemic
  • National Aids Legislation
  • The Employment Equity Act No. 55 of 1999
  • The South African Constitution Act No. 108 of 1996
  • The Basic Conditions of Employment Act No. 75 of 1997
  • Company Aids Policies
  • Effects if HIV/Aids in the Workplace

First Aid Training

Course Aim
To provide participants with a basic understanding of first aid. It is a standard training program for those who require a certificate of competence in First Aid.
Suitable for all staff and students

Basic First Aid – Level 1<
US 119567 – NQF L1

Course Contents

  • The Emergency Scene
  • Assessing the Incident Scene
  • Know When, Who and How to Call for Assistance
  • The Importance of Making the Area Safe
  • Medico-Legal Implications
  • Elementary Anatomy and Physiology
  • The Relevant Body Systems
  • Assess an Emergency Situation
  • Types of Injury & Prioritisation
  • Applying First Aid Procedures
  • Artificial Respiration (CPR)
  • Other Forms of Treatment
  • Choking – Burns
  • Dropping Back of the Tongue
  • Shock and Unconsciousness
  • Head and Spinal Injury
  • Wounds and Bleeding
  • Fractures – Epileptic Fits
  • Hypothermia

Assessment: Practical Testing

Basic First Aid – Level 2
US 120496- NQF L2

Course Contents

  • Basic Principles of First Aid
  • Primary and Secondary Survey
  • Artificial Respiration
  • Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation(CPR)
  • Airways Obstruction (Choking)
  • Wounds and Bleeding
  • Shock, Unconsciousness and Fainting
  • Burns
  • Head and Spinal Injuries
  • Fractures
  • Chest, Pelvic and Abdominal Injuries
  • Joint Injuries
  • Environmental Illnesses and Injuries
  • Frostbite
  • Hypothermia
  • Heat Stroke
  • Multiple Injury Management
  • First Aid Box Content & Inventory Control
  • Facts Concerning the Human Body

Assessment: Practical Testing