First Aid

Duration: 2 or 5 days
Delivery: In-person
City(ies): Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban & Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
Cost: Level 1 only: R1,063.75 (incl VAT) (NQF). Levels 1-3: R2,133.25 (incl VAT). Best price guaranteed.
Accreditations / endorsements: Approved training in terms of the Occupational Health and Safety Act’s General Safety Regulation, and delegates receive a first aid certificate valid for a 3-year period
“AHS employees are professional and experts in their field. They are punctual, friendly and the training material is excellent, whilst the courses are affordable. We look forward to working with the AHS team.”
~MMI Holdings

Accidents or life-threatening emergencies can happen to anyone, at any time and anywhere. Your ability to administer first aid skills quickly and effectively will determine the outcomes for victims, and may even mean the difference between life and death.

That is why the Occupational Health and Safety Act requires all employers to have sufficient numbers of well-trained first aiders. To meet this requirement for most workplaces, you need to undergo workplace first aid training such as  the First Aid Level 1 (NQF) Course, which will equip you with the basic first aid knowledge and skills to assist in most emergencies.

People who work in higher-risk environments, like factories, industry, or mining, could alternatively take the Level 1-3 course. Even if your workplace is lower risk, you may consider this additional compliance course, which will enable you to handle a wider range of emergencies, take a lead role at workplace accident scenes, help with scene management, and coordinate with the responding emergency services.

Within 14 days of completing either course, delegates will be issued a first aid certificate to prove compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act’s first aid training requirements.

Absolute Health Services can also help to make sure that your employer has all of the required first aid equipment on site and fully stocked.

Level 1 (NQF) First Aid course content

  • Introduction, principles of first aid, legal aspects and scene safety
  • Positioning and elementary anatomy and physiology
  • Scene survey and casualty assessment
  • Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and choking
  • Shock and fainting
  • Bleeding, wounds and burns
  • Fractures, sprains and strains
  • Head, spinal, chest and abdominal injuries
  • Environmental emergencies, bites, stings and poisoning
  • Record keeping

Further content in Level 1-3

  • More advanced training in the Level 1 content
  • Emergency carry methods
  • Drowning
  • Childbirth
  • Complete patient simulation

Because of the hands-on nature of this training, it is offered in person at Absolute Health Services’ excellent training facilities in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban & Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth). Alternatively, if your employer has eight or more people needing to take a course, the instructors can come to you and conduct the training on site. 

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Delivery: In-person

Address: Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban or Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)

Duration: 2 days

Other info: Click either "Ask a question" or "Request a booking", and we'll be in touch right away to sign up you or your team for the next available course in your area.

Cost: R1,063.75 per person (incl VAT). Best price guaranteed.

Delivery: In-person

Address: Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban or Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)

Duration: 2 days

Other info: Click either "Ask a question" or "Request a booking", and we'll be in touch right away to arrange a course to suit your calendar.

Cost: R1,063.75 per person (incl VAT) plus travel costs. Best price guaranteed.

Delivery: In-person

Address: Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban or Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)

Duration: 5 days

Other info: Click either "Ask a question" or "Request a booking", and we'll be in touch right away to sign up you or your team for the next available course in your area.

Cost: R2,133.25 per person (incl VAT). Best price guaranteed.

Delivery: In-person

Address: Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban or Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)

Duration: 5 days

Other info: Click either "Ask a question" or "Request a booking", and we'll be in touch right away to arrange a course to suit your calendar.

Cost: R2,133.25 per person (incl VAT) plus travel costs. Best price guaranteed.

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“It is our pleasure to recommend Absolute Health Services. They have provided awesome training for all our regional health and safety representative teams in PE, KZN and Cape Town. The feedback we have received from our teams was positive. We highly appreciate your services.”
~Discovery Health
“A world class service offering for our learners on and off campus. We consistently receive positive feedback following the various training sessions which is crucial to our long-term success in developing safe productive solutions to the business and market segment. Please keep up the impressive good work.”
~Murray & Roberts
“Most of us get tired being in a class for long but I enjoyed this one. Love the fact that it didn’t get boring and the facilitator was live and vibrant making us focused and wanting to know more. I appreciated her willingness to answer all questions and make sure we understand.”
~Western Cape Education Department

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Absolute Health Services

Absolute Health Services

A professional team of world-class health and safety experts, Absolute Health Services (AHS) offer top-quality Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) compliance training, in addition to other health and safety management services. They distinguish themselves through professionalism and focus on the client’s needs.

AHS is fully accredited to conduct OHS Act compliance training by the Health and Welfare SETA, the Quality Council for Trades and Occupations, and the Department of Employment and Labour.

AHS’s courses are engaging, up-to-date and cost-effective, and include extensive practical content and scenario training. Most of their instructors are paramedics registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) with emergency services related operational experience in addition to theoretical expertise.

AHS currently offers four kinds of courses on Skillfully: First Aid; Firefighting; Health & Safety Representative; and Health & Safety Officer. With training facilities in Joburg, Cape Town, Durban and Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), they are easily accessible for individuals; and will also come to your offices in order to train the OHS teams.