You have the right to a safe and healthy workplace. Under the NSW Occupational Health and Safety ACT 2000 (OHS Act) employers must make sure the workplace is as safe as possible. This includes maintaining safe machinery and equipment; developing safe work practices; training employees on safety, and providing protective clothing. Also under the Act, employees are responsible for safety […]
Simple Instruction has just bought a a training Defibrillator that we will be using as part of our Perform CPR and Apply First Aid courses. Come along and get trained in how to use a debibrillator how to provide emergency care, as you never know when you may have to save a family member, friend or a stranger over the […]
Legal Issues Rescuers need not fear litigation if they come to the aid of a fellow human in need. No ‘Good Samaritan’ or volunteer in Australia has never been successfully sued for the consequences of rendering assistance to a person in need. A ‘Good Samaritan’ is defined in legislation as a person acting without the expectation of financial or other […]
On the Beaches and Around the House Q: What is a rip? A rip is a seaward-moving water current. After waves have broken and run to the shore, the accumulated water then moves away from the shore through a pathway of least resistance – usually the deepest point. This moving pathway is called a rip. Q: Where do rips occur? […]
Avalon cliff fall: man plunges 12 metres September 26, 2010 http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/avalon-cliff-fall-man-plunges-12-metres-20100925-15rtd.html A man is in hospital after he fell 12 metres from a cliff on a Northern Sydney beach. The 28-year-old man sustained extensive head, chest and limb injuries, when he fell off the cliff at the southern end of Avalon beach, about 1pm (AEST) on Saturday. “The patient’s injuries […]
You never know when you are going to perform emergency first aid or CPR. Get yourself accredited now by contacting Simple Instruction. Our next course is on the 24/07/2010. Published in The Daily Telegraph, 16/07/2010, By Chelsea White. Mystery of the three-way head-on. HOW do three cars crash head-on? That’s the question accident investigators were left with yesterday after a […]
The Questions? Some people have asked: What will I be learning on the day? Are Simple Instruction’s courses accredited and recognised in all industries? Is the the Apply First Aid Certificate the same as my previous Senior First Aid Certificate? The Answers. Simple Instruction ABN 86307908724 is a co-provider, and our Apply First Aid and Perform CPR training courses are conducted under the auspices and in partnership […]
WHEN Joe Tomarchio woke up yesterday morning he had no idea that in the space of a few hours he would become a modern day hero. The Westpac banker was on his way to work when Molly Robinson tripped over an uneven road cover in the middle of a city intersection. Mrs Robinson, 70, slammed her head hard. The accident […]
