Health & Wellness

Good physical fitness is directly related to a reduction in workplace injuries and illnesses. Fewer injuries translate into greater savings. Promoting healthy lifestyles among your workforce is a no lose strategy. PureSafety offers a variety of employee health and wellness courses covering diet and exercise, stress management, and drug & alcohol awareness.

CPR Training v2

Incidents requiring CPR can happen anywhere and at any time. The first response to such an incident is the most important. CPR given at the scene can improve a victim's chances of survival and recovery. This course will demonstrate how to recognize and respond to a severe life-threatening emergency until the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel arrive.
Learning Objectives: 
Explain what a cardiac arrest is; How to correctly resuscitate a victim in cardiac arrest; Protecting oneself while helping a person in need; The basics of life support
Course Length: 
35 min

Diet and Exercise v2

Poor diet and physical inactivity lead to more than 100,000 deaths each year in the United States. People who are overweight or obese increase their risk for heart disease, diabetes, stroke, high blood pressure, arthritis-related disabilities, and some cancers. This course presents information that will help improve your personal health, avoid illness and help prevent diseases associated with poor diet and physical inactivity.
Learning Objectives: 
Basics of nutrition and health; Types of diets; Food groups, fat and sugar; How to make good choices for diet and exercise
Course Length: 
54 min

Drug and Alcohol Awareness

Substance Abuse affects every worker directly or indirectly. When it impacts the workplace, productivity and profits suffer. This course will talk about what substance abuse is, the costs and the effects of substance abuse on the workplace, and the effects of a variety of substances on the body, the mind, and the emotions.
Learning Objectives: 
The definition of substance abuse ; Costs of substance abuse in the workplace ; Effects of substance abuse ; Ways to reduce the risk of substance abuse ; Identifying resources for education, prevention, and intervention
Course Length: 
81 min

First Aid for Back Pain

About one-half of all working Americans admit to having back pain symptoms each year. Back pain is one of the most common reasons for missed work and it is the second most common reason for visits to the doctor
Learning Objectives: 
Back pain symptoms that are treatable with back first aid; Steps to take in back first aid; Symptoms requiring medical attention beyond back first aid procedures
Course Length: 
20 min

Living a Less Stressful Life v2

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Learning Objectives: 
The impact of unmanaged stress ; Methods of coping with stress ; Recognizing when to seek professional help
Course Length: 
36 min

Pandemic Influenza

An influenza pandemic occurs when a new influenza virus, like the H1N1 virus, emerges and starts spreading as easily as normal influenza. Pandemics can result in millions of deaths and major disruptions of society, But their effects can be mitigated. That is why this nation, as well as the rest of the world, is undertaking preparations to quickly identify an emerging pandemic and then delay its spread while countermeasures can be developed.
Learning Objectives: 
Key features of monitoring and describing pandemics; Elements of a pandemic and the difference between a pandemic and an epidemic; The guiding principles of the National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza; Ways that businesses and individuals can reduce or slow the spread of influenza
Course Length: 
38 min

Respiratory Protection v2

Inhalation is the most common way chemicals enter the body. Therefore, understanding and complying with the OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard could prevent hundreds of deaths and thousands of illnesses annually. This training will present the basic requirements of the respiratory protection program and will focus on the types and limitations of respirators.
Learning Objectives: 
Respiratory Protection Standard requirements; Respirator selection; Capabilities and limitations of respirators; Respirator maintenance; Signs of respirator failure
Course Length: 
35 min

Tobacco and Smoking Awareness

Smoking and tobacco usage are major health concerns today. The links between tobacco use and health are well-documented and you
Learning Objectives: 
The frequency and impact of tobacco use ;The health consequences of tobacco ;Tobacco cessation issues and practices ;How to stop using tobacco ;Resources for cessation plans
Course Length: 
59 min
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