Bethel Safety Associates
American Red Cross
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National Safety Council Courses
American Red Cross course information also available as a pdf download.
National Safety Council course information also available as a pdf download.
BETHEL SAFETY
AMERICAN RED CROSS COURSES
American Red Cross CPR/AED – Adult. Cost: $60.00. Length: 6 hours. Mix 6, Max 12
A hands-on adult CPR skills training course which teaches how to call for and work with EMS, care for conscious and unconscious choking victims, perform CPR and care for breathing and cardiac emergencies in adults ages 12 and up, and use an automated external defibrillator (AED) on a victim of sudden cardiac arrest. Students receive a 1-year Adult CPR w/AED certifications.
American Red Cross CPR – Child and Infant. Cost: $50.00. Length: 5 hours Mix 6, Max 12
A hands-on Child and Infant CPR skills training course which teaches how to call for and work with EMS, care for conscious and unconscious choking victims, perform CPR and care for breathing and cardiac emergencies in infants and children up to age 12. Students receive a 1-year CPR-Child and Infant certification.
American Red Cross CPR – Adult and Child. Cost: $60.00. Length: 5 hours. Mix 6, Max 12
This course teaches people how to call for and work with EMS, care for conscious and unconscious choking victims, perform CPR and care for breathing and cardiac emergencies in adults ages 12 and up. Please note that this course does NOT include training on an Automated External Defibrillator. Students receive a 1-year Adult CPR w/AED certifications.
American Red Cross Standard First Aid with CPR/AED (Adult). Cost: $80.00. Length: 8 hours. Min: 6 / Max: 12
This course teaches people everything in the Adult CPR/AED course plus elements of first aid including how to how to treat injuries, avoiding blood-borne pathogen exposure, Managing sudden illnesses, stroke, seizure, poisoning , and minimizing shock. Students receive a 1-year Adult CPR w/AED certification and a 3-year First Aid certification.
American Red Cross Sport Injury Prevention and First Aid. Cost: $60.00. Length: 8 hours. Mix: 6, Max 12
This course is designed for sports coaches, whether it is little league, high school students or professional athletes. Designed by the American Red Cross and the US Olympic Committee (USOC), this course uses a combination of sports-specific video examples and hands-on skills practice to give students the knowledge and ability necessary to increase the safety of athletes in a sports environment. You’ll learn to care for a variety of medical emergencies, including severe bleeding, shock, musculosketeletal injuries, sudden undiagnosed illness, as well as when and how to move an athlete in an emergency situation. Students will receive a 3-year Sports Injury Prevention, 3-year First Aid certification, 1-year AED with Child CPR, a 200-page reference handbook and 75 page workbook.
American Red Cross Babysitter's Training. Cost: $50.00. Length: 7.5 hours
Exclusively for youth age 11 to 15 years old, this course teaches skills and confidence to care for infants and school-age children. Using a combination of video, discussion, role-play and hand-on skill practice, it will show you how to Respond to emergencies and illnesses with first aid and other appropriate care. make decisions under pressure, communicate with parents to learn household rules, recognize safety and hygiene issues, manage young children, and confidently feed, diaper and care for infants. Students will receive a non-expiring Babysitters Training Certificate, handy reference book and reference CD-ROM.
American Red Cross Babysitter's Training and Infant Child CPR Weekend Combo Package Cost: $75.00 / Length: 11 Hours (7 hours on Saturday, 4 hours on Sunday afternoon)
A combined course consisting of Babysitter’s Training on Saturday and Infant/Child CPR on Sunday afternoon. This course, while containing a lot of material, is approached in a fun, interactive manner and is exclusively for youth age 11 to 15 years old. Students will receive a non-expiring Babysitters Training Certificate and a 1-year Infant/Child CPR Certificate.
American Red Cross First Aid for Dogs. Cost: $50.00. Length: 4.5 hours. Min: 10, Max 20
The class will teach you how to know when to call for emergency assistance for an injured animal, identify signals of breathing emergencies, including choking, and provide care for the symptoms you find, control life-threatening bleeding, recognize and care for signs of sudden illness, including poisoning, seizures, and heat and cold emergencies, and put together a “pet friendly” first aid kit. In addition, CPR and first aid skills for Dogs are taught through hands-on practice on dog manikins. Each student will receive a Pet First Aid Attendance Certificate and a complimentary Red Cross First Aid for Dogs guide.
American Red Cross First Aid for Cats Cost: $50.00. Length: 4.5 hours. Min: 10, Max 20
The class will teach you how to know when to call for emergency assistance for an injured animal, identify signals of breathing emergencies, including choking, and provide care for the symptoms you find, control life-threatening bleeding, recognize and care for signs of sudden illness, including poisoning, seizures, and heat and cold emergencies, and put together a “pet friendly” first aid kit. In addition, CPR and first aid skills for Cats are taught through hands-on practice on cat manikins. Each student will receive a Pet First Aid Attendance Certificate and a complimentary Red Cross First Aid for Cats guide.
American Red Cross Family Caregiving (6 Hours) $50 per person (10 Min / 30 Max)
Designed for individuals caring for a loved one at home, the American Red Cross Family Caregiving series offers a helping hand by providing information-packed sessions covering topics that can help caregivers provide better care. Each session consists of a video segment, information from a workbook and open discussion.
BETHEL SAFETY
NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL COURSES
DDC-6 (NY) Cost: $45.00. Length: 6 Hours. Min: 15, Max: 40
In this defensive driving course, you will learn to recognize the need for and benefits of defensive driving be able to identify risky driving attitudes and behaviors. You will also be taught techniques you can use to maintain control in adverse driving situations and be presented with driving skills and techniques to use in avoiding collisions and violations caused by vehicle or driving conditions. You will also become familiar with the skills and techniques that allow you to avoid collisions and violations, and you will learn to spot the common types of driving errors that contribute to collisions. Students will receive a National Safety Council Certificate which entitles them to a 10% discount on their insurance and allow them to remove up to four points from their license.
Alive at 25 Cost: $25.00. Length: 4 Hours. Min: 10, Max: 20 (Must be between 16 and 24)
Designed exclusively for young drivers between the ages of 16 and 24, this course will teach them how to take responsibility for their driving behavior. This course uses video, discussion, and role-play designed to help them understand how inexperience, distractions, and peer pressure cause unique driving hazards, how speeding, alcohol, and "party drugs" greatly increase their risk of injury or death, and how, as a driver or passenger, they can greatly reduce their risk by taking control.
Alive at 25/DDC-6 Course Combo Package: Cost: $50. Length: 9 Hours (Three 3-hour sessions or two 4 ½-hour sessions.)
This program combines the Alive at 25 and the DDC-6 and is exclusively for students age 16-24.
CEVO –Ambulance. Cost: $50. Length: 6 Hours. Min: 8, Max: 15
Designed for ambulance drivers, this course adapts the NSC defensive driving techniques to the unique nature of ambulance work, training drivers to navigate traffic safely in emergency and non-emergency situations. Course includes how to handle adverse weather conditions, blind spots and cushion of safety, intersections, passing and lane changes, safe backing and parking, scanning and traffic hazard identification, vehicle handling, design and inspection
CEVO – Fire. Cost: $50. Length: 6 Hours. Min: 8, Max: 15
Designed for fire department vehicle drivers, this course adapts the NSC defensive driving techniques to the unique nature of fire department work, training drivers to navigate traffic safely in emergency and non-emergency situations. Course includes how to handle adverse weather conditions, blind spots and cushion of safety, intersections, passing and lane changes, safe backing and parking, scanning and traffic hazard identification, vehicle handling, design and inspection
School Bus Driver Safety. Cost: $50. Length: 6 Hours. Min: 10, Max 25.
This course encourages driver involvement and interaction in the learning process. This non-lecture, participant centered format allows both experienced and new drivers to identify with the material and safe driving concepts presented. Throughout the course, drivers are encouraged to employ their reasoning and critical thinking skills to arrive at responses to questions and traffic situations that reflect the challenges they are faced with while driving a school bus.
Transporting Passengers with Special Needs. Cost: $50. Length: 6 Hours. Min: 10, Max: 25
Designed to comply with requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act, this course teaches both defensive driving techniques and safe passenger assistance procedures. Through individual and "Driver Learning Team" exercises, group discussion, and hands-on demonstrations, students learn about vehicle inspection procedures, handling a passenger pick-up site, defensive driving skills and techniques, maintaining a cushion of safety, backing conditions, passenger assistance procedures, effective communication skills, assisting passengers in and out of the vehicle, safe lift procedures, and securing passengers within the vehicle.
Van Driver Safety. Cost: $40. Length: 4 Hours. Min: 10, Max: 25
Vans are very different than passenger cars – they are bigger, heavier, have larger blind spots, and require longer following and stopping distances. This course teaches drivers of both cargo and large (15 passenger) vans skills including van characteristics, conducting a pre-trip Inspection, using a cushion of Safety, blind Spots, City, Highway and Rural Driving, and backing.
Straight Truck Driver Safety. Cost: $40. Length: 4 Hours. Min: 10, Max: 25
Trucks are very different than passenger cars – they are bigger, heavier, have larger blind spots, and require longer following and stopping distances. This course teaches drivers of straight trucks, including rental trucks, driving skills including vehicle characteristics, conducting a pre-trip Inspection, using a cushion of Safety, blind Spots, City, Highway and Rural Driving, and backing.
Maintenance Vehicle Driver Safety. Cost: $40. Length: 4 Hours. Min: 10, Max: 25
This course teaches drivers of maintenance trucks, including tow trucks, driving skills including vehicle characteristics, conducting a pre-trip Inspection, using a cushion of Safety, blind Spots, City, Highway and Rural Driving, and backing.
Utility Truck Safety. Cost: $40. Length: 4 Hours. Min: 10, Max: 25
This unique program covers specific situations utility truck drivers face. Course covers blind spots, cushion of safety, familiarity with the vehicle, scanning, turning, parking, and worksite traffic issues.